ElCuco68 Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 So far, I've got pretty much everything I need to squeeze out all the realism DCS is capable of, including Oculus VR goggles. Having tried it using the Oculus, I'm convinced that adding a motion platform with VR would be absolutely breath-taking, and now I'm obsessed with the idea. Once that happens, I go into tunnelvision problem-solving mode to acquire whatever the object of my obsession is, especially when, like this, the above-mentioned object would be considered a non-essential toy by the Treasurer (wife), and the turn-key solutions are very expensive. To that end, I'm committed to finding a DIY means of getting one of these. I have a machine-tool/metalworking shop in my basement, and have built things that were much more elaborate than this, including flying aircraft, so this should be do-able. What I want to do is build a top-notch 6-DOF platform; something very powerful, fast, and accurate. I've already found some builders' forums, and have been asking some questions, but I'm hoping that someone on here might have some background in building one of these as well. As far as I've been able to gather, there are several major types of 6DOF platforms, primarily classified according to whether they use hydraulics or geared motors, as well as other variables. Does anybody on here have any experience with these things? Asus ROG Maximus X Hero MB Intel i7-8700K 5.2 GHz delidded & lapped Corsair H100i CPU watercooler EVGA SuperNOVA 1200W P2 80+ Platinum PSU EVGA FTW3 watercooled GTX-1080Ti 32GB DDR4-3200 MHz RAM Two Toshiba XG5 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD's Various SSDs and HDDs, 24 terabytes 6 Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM fans in push/pull on CPU and GPU radiators. Windows 10 Pro 64, Oculus Rift CV1, TM Warthog throttle and flight stick.
Hansolo Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 You may wanna get in contact with TripRodriguez. I believe he is the master of 6DOF https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=180747 Cheers Solo 132nd Virtual Wing homepage & 132nd Virtual Wing YouTube channel My DCS-BIOS sketches & Cockpit Album
Mr_Burns Posted October 1, 2018 Posted October 1, 2018 I think Trip built a new EJ seat for realism and it fired him through the roof....
BlacleyCole Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 I saw a huey cockpit n one also I’m thing of going 3doecse the space available and cost. Iirc the software interface andfan noice is where most have problems BlackeyCole 20years usaf XP-11. Dcs 2.5OB Acer predator laptop/ i7 7720, 2.4ghz, 32 gb ddr4 ram, 500gb ssd,1tb hdd,nvidia 1080 8gb vram New FlightSim Blog at https://blackeysblog.wordpress.com. Go visit it and leave me feedback and or comments so I can make it better. A new post every Friday.
Marcq Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 This would work well for helicopter and VR, I made one 25 years ago, cheap to make http://www.acesim.com/plans.html Marc..
hannibal Posted October 6, 2018 Posted October 6, 2018 https://www.xsimulator.net/community/ find me on steam! username: Hannibal_A101A http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197969447179
jimiC Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) Xsimulator is a great forum with lots of information on it I've made a 2dof platform using their software . I suggest you give real thought to whether you really need 6degrees Imo forward and lateral motion have limited use and effect on your senses 3dof with pitch roll and then "heave" up down is sufficient. "Surge" or acceleration can then be mixed into your pitch axis and is quite convincing My platform uses dc geared motors with old server psus I went with jrk 12v12 controllers rather than arduino as they are a lot more user friendly and supported by simtools Another consideration is use of vr you will.need a way to offset the motion of your platform reference your hmd. If you don't have this then when u roll or pitch your aircraft your perspective will shift and be thrown out of the cockpit each movement you make in the sim Sent from my SM-G925I using Tapatalk Edited October 12, 2018 by jimiC
DD_Crash Posted October 13, 2018 Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) You might like this.... he made it for Elite Dangerous but Edited October 13, 2018 by DD_Crash
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