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Question My 3DOF motion simulator

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ' started by Cameron Olson, Mar 30, 2021.

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  1. Cameron Olson

    Cameron Olson Member Gold Contributor

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    Yup it does. Also has a screen capture of the replay in 3rd person above it for comparison. Thanks for being willing to take a closer look. Appreciate it. Its pretty close to perfect minus that. I think I fixed the rear motor tilt issue, motor arm was a little bit tilted up at the default center position, so the motor was wasting downward travel by having to reach center before the force could be felt.

    Any insight on how the profile editor values work? I searched all the documentation and forum posts but couldn't find a description other than a very general description of it.
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    Cameron Olson, Jul 21, 2021
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  2. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Please see the SimTools manual P 104 onward: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/rtfm-start-with-the-official-simtools-documentation.117/

    The Profile Editor lets you take a generic base motion profile and then create and save variants for specific cars/tracks, see the tips here in the FAQs: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/steps-to-create-a-motion-profile.228/
    noorbeast, Jul 21, 2021
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  3. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Please see the SimTools manual P 104 onward: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/rtfm-start-with-the-official-simtools-documentation.117/

    The Profile Editor lets you take a generic base motion profile and then create and save variants for specific cars/tracks, see the tips here in the FAQs: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/steps-to-create-a-motion-profile.228/
    noorbeast, Jul 21, 2021
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  4. Cameron Olson

    Cameron Olson Member Gold Contributor

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    So I've been toying with the idea of converting my rig to a Stewart platform at some point in the future. One of my concerns is how it handles surge. I've gone through a ton of YouTube videos looking at examples and I can't find any that show any noticeable amount forward/backwards linear movement in game. Most people seem to have theirs set to absurdly high to comically high pitch movements for surge. I'm sure good forward/backward movement can be achieved so if anyone has any example videos id love to see. Otherwise I think I may add a "surge table"
    Cameron Olson, Aug 17, 2021
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    very good work, how many watts are those motors?
    are they 24v dc?
    Raulmerlos, Feb 3, 2023
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