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SimTools v3 Public Beta

Discussion in 'Tutorials and Tips by the Developer' started by yobuddy, Sep 26, 2022.

  1. ivan jack

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    I reinstalled Dirt Rally2 plugin to use default min/max values and see if any motion is present in game. Auto detect works, but I get some random strange moves while in game. I installed all the plugins , defined axes of motion, rechecked everything. I managed to capture min/max values before app closes by itself, but motion still strange with those values too. Same thing with AC.
  2. yobuddy

    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    I haven't seen any strange movements or anything.
    I have had quite a few reports of AC working well, so I'm not sure where to look.
    I have not been able to get the capturing of Max/Min to not work either.
    What antivirus are you running? It's all I can think of right now.
    But its really late here, so maybe I will think of something else in the morning. lol
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    The update works, thanks :thumbs
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  4. Wrride

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    I am having an issue with iracing working fine then disconnecting during a session and simtools is shutting down. I have tried manually launching the game and auto detect. The error log is blank as well. I don't have any other games to try it on either. Any ideas on what might be causing the issue?
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    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    By shutting down do you mean crashing or stopping back to main gui?
    Sounds like a interface issue to me.
    Maybe a interface is getting overloaded?
    What is the output rate to your interfaces?
    Maybe slow them down a bit for a test and see if it fixes the problem.

    The demo for Live for Speed works well for testing.
    Chat soon,
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    [​IMG] Hi. @yobuddy With this phenomenon, the menu cannot be selected.


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    hello youbuddy. For the past two weeks I have been Out ... physical problems, hospital, surgery ... now almost all solved. I just wanted to ask you if you managed to control the problem 1) that I had reported in my post #67 to you with my pc.
    You said this is a scaling problem

    Description of problem:
    1) In simtools v3 interface plugin I have installed "AMC INTERFACES THANOS". At this point I enter "INTERFACE SETUP" and on "select plugin" I select AMC. As soon as I do this the screen shrinks and becomes very small on my screen. At this point I can't enlarge it anymore. To be able to return to the enlarged screen, uninstall simtools v3 and reinstall it again. In the screen settings the text scaling value suggested by the system is 300% and if I try to change this value, however, things do not change, after selecting the puglin AMC the simtools v3 screen is greatly reduced compared to what it was initially and the only way to get simtools v3 back to its initial size is to uninstall and reinstall it. The monitor used is a sony 55 "4k tv. I tried to download simtools v3 demo in my office pc where I use a 22" monitor and where the suggested and set text scaling value is 100% and here the problem does not exist presents.

    Video of the problem
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    Thanks I'll try that as well.
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    Daguru Rally drivers do it in the Dirt

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    hi @yobuddy i just uninstalled v3 then reinstalled it , as it seemed to not update for some reason dirt rally 2 had no motion and odd movements and now it says my license code is valid but diaabled any clue?

    simtools v2 works fine
  10. yobuddy

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    Hi Guy's,
    I have found the error that is causing the crash and weird output.
    The error is causing my cpu usage to go up over 65%, so its a big difference for sure.
    Anyway, give me today and I will get it fixed up.

    Same problem here.

    The GUI scaling problems will get fixed when I get to skinning.
    For now set scaling to 100% and it will work fine.
    I the past week i have gone thru all 55 or so custom controls used in v3 and fixed the scaling problem.
    The last step is to fix the problem forms.
    We will get there for sure.

    Are you on the beta or the old alpha version?
    Beta is here: https://simtools.us/downloads-links/
    The alpha licenses are now disabled is why i ask.
    Simply use your v2 license to register.

    Chat soon everyone,
    yobuddy
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  11. Daguru

    Daguru Rally drivers do it in the Dirt

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    hi @yobuddy thank you thats what it was i was on beta must have reinstalled alpha by mistake cheers back up and almost running i still have updates available at the top but cant see how to update it is there a way to find out if im on the latest version ?
    thanks in advance
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  12. Mu-KwangKim

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    @yobuddy Is there no solution to this problem?

    I've installed it on other PCs, but it's the same phenomenon.

    Maybe it's a problem related to Korean Windows...?
    (I tried changing the local language settings, but it didn't work.)
  13. yobuddy

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    When you install v3, it always installs the latest version.
    The updates available probably means you have a game plugin that can be updated.
    You could also check you options page and see if you have some options set to not update.
    Take care!
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    Check the scaling settings on the pc and make sure its set to 100 (for now).

    upload_2022-10-22_15-3-31.png
  15. Mu-KwangKim

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    Of course, I've used that method. I've already used it 100% and I've tried other magnifications just in case.

    Windows 11, Windows 10, theme changes, and so on, but they're all the same symptoms...
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  16. Daguru

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    @yobuddy ok thats great:thumbs it was f1 2022 plugin
    :( however i have no motion on any game when i launch the game the rig moves up but on loading to track screen the rig move up and down ever so slightly and no motion on track

    edit not using auto detect but did test it, did the same on that as well
  17. yobuddy

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    I will get a update pushed out soon that will fix it, just need coffee and a bit of time is all.
    Chat soon!
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  18. yobuddy

    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    Found the problem, forgot one "Exit Sub". :oops:
    So the background tread kept firing over and over creating a memory leak.
    Anyway, working on a fix... ;)
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    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    Update Pushed! :thumbs
    Fixed - Memory Leak (Caused Max/Min page crashes - and motion data stream problems etc.)
    Fixed - Starting the game from the motion - max/min, dash or vibe - hi/low page will now correctly show the incoming data on the form.
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  20. yobuddy

    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    @Mu-KwangKim
    Try right clicking on the simtools shortcut and then click "change high DPI settings".
    upload_2022-10-22_18-9-28.png

    And then I'm guessing the bottom one will work?
    upload_2022-10-22_18-9-55.png

    Let me know buddy.
    Take care!
    yobuddy