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  1. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Thank @NicolasB for the clarification. When you are ready please start your own project thread here: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    noorbeast, Sep 6, 2016
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  2. NicolasB

    NicolasB New Member

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    No problem but I am at the very beginning...

    I have to decide first which type of actuator is the best for my 3Dof project : rotary servo motors, linear actuators and try to understand what solution is the best performance/noise/cost ratio...
    NicolasB, Sep 6, 2016
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  3. David Harbour

    David Harbour Member

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    High guys

    My name is David and I have been looking at your site for some time trying to get inspiration for a Flight simulator that I would like to build myself.

    The desire to build a flight motion simulator came about from, being involved in the building of a flight simulator for a local ATC Squadron here in Surrey, the Squadron in question had purchased a motion sim seat from Atomic Motion Systems and after having a go on the seat I wanted one, but could not afford the price, so I am going down the self-build road.

    And I plan to build a 2dof or 3dof with heave

    I have already started manufacturing components for the simulator ready to assemble.
    David Harbour, Sep 6, 2016
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  4. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @David Harbour.

    You have come to the right place, there is a really active community here who freely give of their time and expertise.

    You will find plenty to get you started in the FAQs, from design software, dimension of sims, to PSUs, pots, motors, JRKs, Arduinos and Motor Monsters and more: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    If something sounds odd then look it up in the glossary: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/

    When you are ready please start your own project thread here: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
    noorbeast, Sep 7, 2016
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  5. Stefan Nnu

    Stefan Nnu New Member

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    Hello!

    My name is Stefan and i am from Munich. I am Student and dont have that much money. I wanted for my Dirt Rally Rig a buttkicker solution. First i tried X-Sim but it was completly hopeless to get started.
    So now i am here :).

    I want everytime i shift gears, the buttkicker should "work".
    is this with xsimulator possible? or is only Movement possible?

    Greetings from Germany :)
    Stefan Nnu, Sep 7, 2016
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  6. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @Stefan Nnu

    The current version of SimTools does not support transducers, but it is planned for SimTools 2.0, which is currently in development.
    noorbeast, Sep 7, 2016
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  7. Stefan Nnu

    Stefan Nnu New Member

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    ohhhhh :(

    But thanks for the quick answer :)

    Wish you all a good Day!
    Stefan Nnu, Sep 7, 2016
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  8. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    noorbeast, Sep 7, 2016
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  9. Rudolf Jan Horak

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    Welcome to the forum. When you install your sim tools there is a great link to the documentation. You can do the quick guide if you know more about this software or you can do the more detailed version. The FAQ is great and when you have a project the guys here should be able to get you started.
    Rudolf Jan Horak, Sep 8, 2016
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  10. Tim Cooper

    Tim Cooper New Member

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    Hello from Columbus, OHIO. I'm new to motion sims and an avid racing sim fan. Looking for information on how to obtain parts/supplies/info about DIY racing sim motion rigs. In particular, something similar to the Next Level V.2
    Tim Cooper, Sep 9, 2016
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  11. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @TimCooper.

    You have come to the right place, there is a really active community here who freely give of their time and expertise.

    What you seem to be looking for is a compact design simulator. A number of members have built such simulators including myself, do keep in mind that a compact type of design can take more power to drive it compared to say a shoulder mount design: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site:xsimulator.net+compact+simulator&ia=web

    You will find plenty to get you started in the FAQs, from design software, dimension of sims, to PSUs, pots, motors, JRKs, Arduinos and Motor Monsters and more: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    If something sounds odd then look it up in the glossary: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/

    When you are ready please start your own project thread here: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your compact simulator project.
    noorbeast, Sep 9, 2016
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  12. tomato

    tomato New Member Gold Contributor

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    My Motion Simulator:
    2DOF, 3DOF, DC motor, AC motor, SCN5, SCN6, SimAxe, Arduino, JRK, Joyrider, SimforceGT, Motion platform, 4DOF, 6DOF
    :cheers
    tomato, Sep 9, 2016
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  13. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    noorbeast, Sep 10, 2016
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  14. josh966

    josh966 New Member

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    Hi everyone,
    I am new in this field. Because of some interesting reason, I fall in the simulator world.
    Maybe Arduino control board seems to be the suitable choice building up my simulation environment with lower cost.
    Thanks for the abundant information in the forum.

    Best regards.,
    Josh
    josh966, Sep 10, 2016
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  15. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @josh966.

    There is indeed a great deal of information available here that makes building your own motion simulator possible, backed by a very active community who give freely of their time and expertise.

    You will find plenty to get you started in the FAQs, from design software, dimension of sims, to PSUs, pots, motors, JRKs, Arduinos and Motor Monsters and more: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    If something sounds odd then look it up in the glossary:http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/

    When you are ready please start your own project thread:https://www.xsimulator.net/community/

    Good luck with your project, whatever that turns out to be.
    noorbeast, Sep 10, 2016
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  16. Rodrigo Gontijo

    Rodrigo Gontijo New Member

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    :)
    Rodrigo Gontijo, Sep 11, 2016
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  17. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    noorbeast, Sep 11, 2016
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  18. deloum

    deloum New Member

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    Hello every body !

    My name is Delo and my first loves started with arcade machines and especially race arcade machines. When I was young I spent long time (and money !) to sega rally, daytona, scud race and other ones !
    Few years ago I could have my own game room and I found a twin sega rally 2 cabinet which reminded me all good time. Since this moment I've tried some race games from PC and I wanted to have mine. But all commercial solutions as logitech or thrusmaster I could test let me a sensation of toys. That's why I'm building a heavy duty simulator from a servomotor as you find in MMOS or Mizoo solutions.

    I have bought an old empty arcade machine :

    le mans.jpg

    My idea is to replace parts to create a PC simulator. For the moment I've replaced the screen and the original wheel motor by a servo Lenze working with an Argon driver.
    I would like now modify the dashboard to insert LEDs indicators, 7 segments for example.
    Typically games will be Project Cars, Assetto Corsa, Dirt Rally. Why not put one or two sega emulators (model 2 and 3) just for fun !
    deloum, Sep 12, 2016
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  19. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @deloum.

    Nice find!

    When you are ready please start your own project thread here: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    You will find plenty to get you started in the FAQs, from design software, dimension of sims, to PSUs, pots, motors, JRKs, Arduinos and Motor Monsters and more: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    We have a glossary for all those acronyms we tend to use, which will help you decipher some descriptions: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/
    noorbeast, Sep 12, 2016
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  20. Pzeter10

    Pzeter10 New Member

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    New member here,

    What a great site, so much info... I have been inspired to build a 2dof and am here to get a clue.
    Pzeter10, Sep 13, 2016
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