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Motion Simulator Community

  1. Real World of Racing

    Post everything here related to real racing stuff

    1. Ready, set, go - Start your engines

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
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      Latest: How to expand a 3DOF to a 4DOF using x 2 Arduino Uno R3's and 4 IBT-2 H bridges using SMC3? RESOLVED Kevinski, Feb 26, 2025
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  2. Support Forum for SimTools Customers (Beta)

    Access to this forum needs a valid license key

  3. News and Information

    Technology and XSimulator news, Online Racing Leage, Off topic stuff, fun and more

    1. News

      News and everything related to the Sim (Motion) world.
      Discussions:
      206
      Messages:
      2,945
      Latest: license recovery key ROBERTO PAGLIA, Feb 14, 2025
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    2. New users start here - FAQ

      Qestions and answers - how to start - where to start. New members introduce here!
      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      13,391
      Latest: Are YOU a NEW MEMBER? Introduce HERE! noorbeast, Mar 13, 2025 at 08:37
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    3. Forum and Website

      Do you have any questions how to use this forum, or have any special feature request? Than post here!
      No simulator related stuff!
      Discussions:
      312
      Messages:
      2,414
      Latest: Motion platform using pneumatics Harry Hayes, Mar 5, 2025
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    4. Marketspace - Marktplatz

      Find and offer Software, motion simulators and individual parts. Only non commercial allowed here. Commercial offers will be removed.
      Discussions:
      623
      Messages:
      2,904
      Latest: 6x Upper Pivots (Heim joints) from Departed Reality Viktor, Mar 12, 2025 at 13:01
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    5. Off Topic - All other stuff here

      Interesting stuff, Fun and Information | Not motion simulator related
      Discussions:
      990
      Messages:
      6,401
      Latest: IBT2, Aka BTS7960 Single H-Bridge irayspot, Mar 8, 2025 at 00:49
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    6. Virtual Racing League

      Racers wanted! Get in your car and race with us here. Top Driver-Wall and Trophies are coming soon. Join the XSimulator Racing Team now!
      Discussions:
      62
      Messages:
      961
      Latest: Iracing test drive juani, Jun 12, 2024
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  4. Motion Simulator Projects

    Your Motion Simulator project here | Ideas, Tutorials, Instructions

    1. DIY Motion Simulator Projects

      DIY motion simulator projects. Share your projects with reproduction hints and learn from others.
      Discussions:
      2,992
      Messages:
      72,209
      Latest: My take on the typical linear actuator 6DOF (Sabertooth/Kangaroo with DC motors) runar totland, Mar 13, 2025 at 19:30
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    2. DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ

      Generic questions and suggestions about DIY motion simulator building.
      Discussions:
      1,936
      Messages:
      18,370
      Latest: Design and manufacture brackets and joints runar totland, Mar 13, 2025 at 16:54
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    3. Commercial Simulators and Peripherie

      You can post non-DIY simulator hard- and software here. This can be complete simulators or peripheries like wheels and shifters.

       

      We reserve the right to delete articles that contains intrusive advertising or publishing of copyright protected material. Make sure that you have the permission to post certain images or other resources from commercial simulator equipment.

       

      We may also delete posts that are in direct competition to the SimTools software or that does not fit our guidelines. If you are unsure ask us first.

       

      Any commercial affiliation, interest or intent must be disclosed, including as they pertain to DIY prototypes, and to protect all parties it is a requirement that any posting must be in the Commercial Simulators and Prototypes section.

       

      If you are a company and want to have your posting glued to the top of this page check out our advertisement plans: https://www.xsimulator.net/advertise-xsimulator-net/
      Discussions:
      809
      Messages:
      9,744
      Latest: Anyone has experience with Hologate Blitz/MotionSim 4dof? gaspar, Mar 10, 2025 at 00:56
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    4. 3D Printing

      Share your projects, files, tips, techniques and other related subjects
      Discussions:
      107
      Messages:
      1,223
      Latest: IBT-2 support bracket noorbeast, Mar 2, 2025
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    5. VR Headsets and Sim Gaming - Virtual Reality

      Post here anything that is related to virtual reality gaming with a 3D VR Headset. It should be related to motion simulation gaming. Please post all other VR stuff to the off topic section.
      Discussions:
      451
      Messages:
      6,387
      Latest: HP Reverb G2 V2 Motion Compensation help Ayousry, Mar 9, 2025 at 00:35
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  5. Motion Simulator Software

    SimTools, Game Manager, Game Engine, modules and plugins

    1. SimTools Support Forum

      GameEngine | GameManager | Plugins
      Discussions:
      1,409
      Messages:
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      1. Tutorials and Tips by the Developer

      2. SimTools Pro & Entertainment Version

      3. SimTools DIY Version

      4. SimTools Plugins

      Latest: SimTools v3 Public Beta Pietbrok85, Mar 13, 2025 at 16:07

    2. Share your SimTools presets

      Presets for Interfaces and Axes can be shared here. Applicable to SimTools Game Engine
      Discussions:
      59
      Messages:
      575

      1. Game Engine Interface presets

      2. Game Engine axes presets

      Latest: Setting interface output Sim Tool v3 noorbeast, Mar 13, 2025 at 11:43

    3. Official Companion Apps

      Support forum automatically created by the download section of SimTools Companion Apps.
      Discussions:
      44
      Messages:
      1,501
      Latest: SimTools v2 - Video Ride Creator noorbeast, Feb 18, 2025
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    4. SimTools for commercial purposes

      Discuss here all questions related to the use of SimTools with commercial equipment and simulators.
      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      95
      Latest: how to sent data? yobuddy, Sep 25, 2024
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  6. Motion simulator Hardware

    1. SimTools compatible interfaces

      Interfaces, assembly, installation, tutorials
      Discussions:
      711
      Messages:
      20,064

      1. FlyPt Mover

      Latest: FlyPT Mover 3.7.0.9 SYLUS, Mar 13, 2025 at 09:32
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    2. Motor actuators and drivers

      Motors and drivers, linear actuators, magnetic actators etc...
      Discussions:
      582
      Messages:
      7,113
      Latest: Reasonably Priced 100A Motor Controllers Wagnard, Mar 6, 2025
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    3. DIY peripherals

      Simulatoren Peripherie wie z.b. Tachos, Displays, Lenkräder etc. - Simulator peripherals like gauges, displays, wheels etc.
      Discussions:
      625
      Messages:
      10,025
      Latest: DIY H Shifter Manual and Sequential USB Shifter USB Euler, Mar 10, 2025 at 19:24
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    4. Electronic and hardware generally

      Topics related to all kind of electronic like soldering, doing pcb prototypes, measuring, electronic fundamentals and tutorials.
      Discussions:
      290
      Messages:
      2,675
      Latest: Fly back diode needed for ibt2s noorbeast, Feb 6, 2025
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    5. Direct Drive Wheels

      Discussions:
      135
      Messages:
      2,242
      Latest: Need help troubleshooting OSW problems with VSD-E , STM32F4 Discovery board and small Mige Psit, Mar 13, 2025 at 17:19
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    6. Archive

      This category contains outdated and no longer relevant motion simulator hardware projects
      Discussions:
      6
      Messages:
      27

      1. SimAxe Motion Controller

      Latest: win-7 not talking to win 10 yobuddy, Dec 18, 2023

  7. Programmers corner

    Projects in C / C++, C# Java, .NET and other languages can be discussed here

    1. Miscellaneous

      General software and microcontroller programming and tutorials
      Discussions:
      139
      Messages:
      1,019
      Latest: Stepper motor stall warning? Also EMC issues. Aerosmith, Mar 8, 2025 at 10:57
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  8. Racing Simulation Games

    Talk about specific games like project cars, Assetto Corsa, Raceroom Racing Experience, LFS, Dirt and more

    1. Project Cars

      Discussions:
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      Messages:
      411
      Latest: Project car No dash data safsadffff, Nov 6, 2023
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    2. Assetto Corsa

      Discussions:
      68
      Messages:
      767
      Latest: Assetto Corsa Evo Kenshiro27, Mar 10, 2025 at 16:19
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    3. iRacing

      Discussions:
      37
      Messages:
      296
      Latest: Motion Profile per car ? noorbeast, Sep 25, 2024
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    4. Raceroom

      Discussions:
      6
      Messages:
      23
      Latest: RaceRoom Traction Loss moves on every turn? Michael Jeffries, Jan 23, 2020
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    5. rFactor

      Discussions:
      21
      Messages:
      123
      Latest: Simtools v3 RF2 plugin Bradabong, May 26, 2024
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    6. LFS - Live For Speed

      Discussions:
      13
      Messages:
      104
      Latest: LFS not outputing data Jodino, Jan 24, 2025
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    7. Race Series

      Discussions:
      1
      Messages:
      4
      Latest: Car race game for Sim Tools noorbeast, Nov 12, 2021
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    8. Dirt Series

      Discussions:
      50
      Messages:
      333
      Latest: Multiplayer passenger mode cfischer, Jul 2, 2024
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    9. Other Racing Games

      We can not list all available games separated by name so feel free to talk about other games in this forum.
      Discussions:
      82
      Messages:
      658
      Latest: BeamNG Plugin Bugged? noorbeast, Mar 9, 2025 at 01:50
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  9. Flight Simulation Games

    Flight Simulator Cockpits, hardware and electronic, Addons and extensionpacks, flight movies, performance settings and much more for Flight Simulator, XPlane and Prepar3d

    1. Flight Simulator 2020 - FS2020

      Discussions:
      32
      Messages:
      347
      Latest: Flight simulator noorbeast, Feb 28, 2025
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    2. Flight Simulator X

      Discussions:
      23
      Messages:
      367
      Latest: FSX Gerardo Rivera, Feb 8, 2024
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    3. X-Plane

      A forum for X-Plane advanced flight simulator. The most popular flight simulator available for all platforms Mac, Windows, and Linux.
      Discussions:
      34
      Messages:
      178
      Latest: X-Plane used more that MSFS for motion? Airbas72, Sep 24, 2023
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    4. Prepar3D

      The Prepar3d Forum is a forum for Lockheed's Prepar3d simulation software and add-ons. Its an application based on Microsoft® ESP™, a visual simulation platform that brings immersive games-based technology.
      Discussions:
      29
      Messages:
      261
      Latest: Lag input to the motion simulator Gerardo Rivera, Jul 29, 2023
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    5. Digital Combat Simulators (DCS)

      Discussions:
      72
      Messages:
      942
      Latest: Please help with DCS export lua matsoubat-, Feb 19, 2025
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    6. Other Flight Simulation Games

      Discussions:
      49
      Messages:
      341
      Latest: Elite Dangerous Appreciation Thread peter stolmeier, Feb 26, 2025
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