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  1. Baptx

    Baptx Member

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    Welcome here!
    Nice cockpit, it lacks can be a painting;)
    Baptx, Mar 26, 2015
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  2. dberg1

    dberg1 Member

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    Hi Robert, dig the cockpit. Do you have any parts for your motion set up yet? Arduino, servos, drives? The reason I ask is I beleave I'm about the same stage as you, and would like to follow your progress. I have aruonos and servos I just got moving last night after beating my head against the wall for a week. If I would have followed the step by step directions I would have been farther ahead.
    dberg1, Mar 26, 2015
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  3. Robert Ferguson

    Robert Ferguson New Member

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    My Motion Simulator:
    Arduino, 6DOF
    Actually I just found this site... I had never thought about motion control for a game, I was just pursuing a Google search about a microcontroller issue I am having. It looks interesting, but I don't know if IL-2 even supports motion feedback. I may have to look into it further.
    Where are you in IL? I just moved here from Wauconda this last sumemr.

    Robert Ferguson, Mar 27, 2015
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  4. dberg1

    dberg1 Member

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    I live in Oregon, IL and work for niu in dekalb. I started looking in to motion a couple of years ago, and got frustrated, with my arduino(I have a problem following simple directions sometimes). Recently accuired a lathe and a cnc mill for hobby gunsmithing and was looking at converting the mill to mach3 controls, and Started looking at the arduino again, then I started poking around in here again, and decided to take a run at it. I Mainly use fsx and dcs(Huey, f15,and a10). It looks like there are plug-ins for il-2. Be careful, Ive never been in a motion sim and I'm addicted. Lol.
    dberg1, Mar 27, 2015
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  5. doduong11

    doduong11 New Member

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    Greeting Everyone, I'm a new member here and i would like to introduce myself to the community. I love racing simulators and nothing better than stumbling on this website, my brother and i are dying to build 1 of these simulator and would love to be able to get supports from the forum members. So thank you everyone for having me here in this forum and for future supports.
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    doduong11, Mar 30, 2015
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  6. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @doduong11.

    You will find both an incredible amount of information here and an active community for support.

    Add yourself to the members map, have a look through the existing member builds and when you are ready start your own build thread. Ask lots of questions, during the planning stage, as you are building and when setting up your complete simulator.

    Good luck with your project.
    noorbeast, Mar 30, 2015
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  7. qh630

    qh630 New Member

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    hi,I come from china
    qh630, Apr 4, 2015
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  8. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @qh630.

    Have a look at existing member builds for ideas and inspiration concerning motion simulation: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    You will find the FAQ section covers some more specific topic areas, like types of simulators, designs and motors: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    If you are having a hard time understanding terms or acronyms the have a look at the Glossary of Acronyms and Names: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/

    And don't forget to take a moment and add yourself to the Member Map: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/memberMap/ :thumbs
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    noorbeast, Apr 4, 2015
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  9. AlexWilmot

    AlexWilmot New Member

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    Hey Everyone

    Came to this forum to assist my whole DIY setup, have a machine shop at my disposal but my knowledge of electronics is as good as my golf.... which sucks.
    I do race cars and karts in real life but always wanted a sim.
    will start a thread for some queries instead of putting them here.

    Regards
    Alex
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    AlexWilmot, Apr 4, 2015
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  10. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @AlexWilmot.

    A full machine shop is a great start, most of us manage with simple tools.

    There is plenty of information in the FAQ section about various aspects of the electronics: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    Start your own build thread and outline what you would like to create. Members here can then advise what things you need to consider.
    noorbeast, Apr 4, 2015
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  11. bsft

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    Use JRKS then, piece of cake for noobs like me
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    bsft, Apr 4, 2015
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  12. Gareth

    Gareth Well Done You.

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    Hi, Hoping to learn that nuts and bolts of Motion. For the day I actually have space to make one. For now I am going to make do with a Desktop miniature proof of concept.
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    Gareth, Apr 7, 2015
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  13. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @Gareth

    Have a look at @eaorobbie's RC model and code for use with SimTools: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/rc-model-for-motion-simulation.4600/

    If you are having a hard time understanding terms or acronyms then have a look at the Glossary of Acronyms and Names: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/

    When you are ready please start your own project thread and feel free to ask lots of questions.

    And don't forget to take a moment and add yourself to the Member Map: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/memberMap/

    Good luck with your miniature motion project.
    noorbeast, Apr 7, 2015
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  14. c-chambers

    c-chambers New Member

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    Hello all, i just joined this forum, and thank goodness for it, i just built a wheel for racing sims and was wondering how the heck i was going to add some force, it would appear i have came the rite place, i have just placed my marker on the map in the forgotten county of Ireland, i look forward very much to reading the many posts that are on here, thank you all.
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    c-chambers, Apr 7, 2015
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  15. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    noorbeast, Apr 8, 2015
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  16. sierses

    sierses New Member

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    Hello
    I've been playing sims for years.
    At the moment, Richard Burns Rally is hands down my favorite, though Stock Car Extreme is also very good.

    Before reading a few threads here today, motion simulation seemed a bit too far out of reach.
    I've read about tactile transducers before as an option (SimVibe), but I could never justify it as a priority over more useful, better, fuller sound (using mini-DSP with 2 subs EQed almost flat down to 20Hz!!).
    However, I still want to feel the visceral swooping and thrashing to be connected to the game.
    I have a DFGT and the limited force feedback from the wheel, while precise and engaging, makes me wonder how much more is out there.

    Today I spent some hours rebuilding and testing the LED assembly for FaceTrackNoIR with wider angle IR LEDs.
    When last used it almost a year ago it seemed like it had unlimited potential, but the LEDs I had were only good for 5-15 degrees of movement in various directions before disappearing on the PS EYE.
    Surprisingly, now that I use 3 monitors (portrait-landscape-portrait), it doesn't work in racing sims as well as I'd like, but I'm still hopeful for flight sims (fingers crossed).

    I do have a question about 2+DoF sims vs tactile transducers. Are the actuators/motors able to provide 'small'/ high frequency data as well as the transducers? I've seen videos of motion sims and it seems like there is a lot of movement, but it is hard to see the fineness and quality of the movement.

    SimVibe seems too limited in what it supports, and I've read that SimTools doesn't support transducers yet.
    Will it support them in the near future? Is it just a matter of programming?
    It seems that for a quick and dirty approach you'd just need to add a way to map/mix and limit the forces and then send them to an audio output. But maybe that doesn't give a good enough end result.

    Thanks
    sierses, Apr 9, 2015
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  17. Diego Lopez

    Diego Lopez New Member

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    Hi and regards from Costa Rica! I'm new to the sim world and got here looking for info on 3dof. Currently racing @ iRacing mostly.
    Diego Lopez, Apr 9, 2015
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  18. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @Diego Lopez.

    When you say 3DOF I am guessing you mean to include traction loss, here are some existing examples:

    http://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/2dof-to-3dof-diy-seat-mover.5271/

    http://www.xsimulator.net/community...h-traction-loss-by-pit-finished-but-wip.5276/

    http://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/first-attempt-at-a-2dof-motion-sim.5654/page-3

    There are many more to be found in the member build section: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    You will find the FAQ section covers some more specific topic areas, like types of simulators, designs and motors: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    If you are having a hard time understanding terms or acronyms then have a look at the Glossary of Acronyms and Names: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/

    When you are ready please start your own project thread.

    On your thread do ask questions, there is a lot to take in but the community is good at giving tips during planning, reviewing purchase lists, giving feedback and encouragement during the build and providing advice on actually sorting out motion profiles.

    And don't forget to take a moment and add yourself to the Member Map: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/memberMap/

    Good luck with your project.
    noorbeast, Apr 9, 2015
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  19. dto13

    dto13 DTO13 Gold Contributor

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    Hola a todos escribo desde España increíble los comentarios de la gente la verdad que muestran mucha ilusión y saber mucho del tema----
    ilusionado con el nuevo proyecto y aprendiendo y viendo los comentarios para apuntar .......
    dto13, Apr 10, 2015
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  20. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Google translate:
    Hi all amazing write from Spain 's comments people the truth that show great enthusiasm and know much about it ----
    excited about the new project and learning and seeing the comments to point .......

    Welcome @dto13.

    There is indeed a lot to be excited by in what you will find hear, along with the really active and supportive community who freely give of their time and expertise.

    Do start your own build thread and outline what you would like to create.

    And don't forget to take a moment and add yourself to the Member Map: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/memberMap/

    Good luck with your project.
    noorbeast, Apr 11, 2015
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