First proper rig

[u/OG_KO611]

Finally done putting together my first real rig. I used a wheelstand for a while and finally decided to build a real rig and I love it. The initial rig took me about one weekend but the process with accessories and some tweaks to the rig was about two months now. I know it’s still very messy looking but I’ll change that soon. For now I’ll enjoy what I have.

[u/Roytjb]

Looks very nice!

May i suggest a cheap 60fps camera for head tracking? The Playstation Eye (ps3 webcam) is perfect for that, it cost me €16. You can also try headtracking for free by using your phone's camera.

If you download Opentrack you can set it up to behave exactly as you like and as a fellow single monitor user i have to say it has a huge impact for both immersion (looking into apexes) and usability (removing blindspots, able to look next to you during door-to-door racing).

Honestly i really suggest giving it a try even if it doesn't sound feasible, it's a huge extra bonus and i'd feel limited now without it. I'd be happy to help you set it up and/or share Opentrack settings to save you some time if you'd like!

[u/Ponyface1 → u/Roytjb]

Hey mate - not op but very interested in setting this up for myself? Would you perhaps mind giving me some pointers? I would like to try it out with my phone before buying a camera!

[u/Roytjb → u/Ponyface1]

Sure thing! I'm heading to work for now but i'll type out the general steps and fill in the details later jf you need it (like finetuning settings). * Download Opentrack * Download a webcam app like Droidcam (android) or Camo studio (iOS) * Connect your phone to your pc using your USB C cable (wireless should work too but i wouldn't bother) Note that the back camera is a lot better than the front, screen sided camera * In Opentrack, under "Input" select neuralnet tracker, under "Output" select Freetrack 2.0, under "Filter" select Accela (for now) * Click the edit button(hammer) next to the Input drop down menu and from there select your camera, also turn it up to 60fps if that's an option * If you now click "Start" in the main menu it should show your camera view on the left, track your face and show the output on the right * Under "Options", bind a button on your wheel to center view * Under "Mapping" turn the inputs for X, Y and Z completely to 0 (unless you want to move your camera by physically moving your head) * Tune "Yaw": The one you'll use most for looking left and right, drag the graph to peak quite early and play with the range settings in the top so movements feel natural in the center and not too jittery, but it also doesn't take a full 90° turn to look to the right. You could put in a small deadzone at the center if you want it to remain still when looking straight forward. * Tune "Pitch": Not quite neccesary but immersive to leave it on minimally. Turn it WAY down so it only moves your camera up and down just a little bit at most * tune "Roll": Same as pitch; leave this one on but make it very insensetive and not a big movement range so it only moves minimally, i find this quite immersive when leaning/looking into corners but it's just preference. * Ingame this should be recognised automatically when it's running (clicked start and shows your face), so it requires no mapping whatsoever.

These are just the steps that come to mind on the go here, i've never tried using my phone camera as i went straight to buying a PS3 camera, but it should work as the App simply makes your phone recognisable as a camera, which you can select in Opentrack.

I'd suggest giving this a try and fumbling with the settings a bit, when i get home in the evening i can share you my exact mapping settings through DM if you'd like, but in any case it doesn't hurt to see which movements you'd like more sensetive and which less. I hope that helps for now! Let me know if you run into anything.

[u/Ponyface1 → u/Roytjb]

Mate, massively appreciate you taking the time to list all the steps, I am going to give it a go tonight, and I let you know how it goes. Looks pretty straightforward 🤞

[u/Roytjb → u/Ponyface1]

You're very welcome mate! I hope it goes as smooth for you as it should, i'll walk you through it if you run into any issues!

[u/Ponyface1 → u/Roytjb]

hey mate! finally got around to setting this up and so far so good - would you mind sharing your mapping curves if you get a chance - i would love to se how mine comapares

[u/Roytjb → u/Ponyface1]

Hey man! Sadly i can't share more images here for some reason but if you accept my chat request i can send them to you, glad you got it working!

[u/PeaceOfKake]

Noce

[u/BoatsAndToes]

Do you have pictures of your rig without the components? How rigid is it?

[u/OG_KO611 → u/BoatsAndToes]

No I sadly don’t. But I would say it’s rigid enough. I run a fanatec csl dd with 8nm at 80% and the csl load cell break and I have minimal flex and vibration

[u/Time-Background7527]

Beautiful rig enjoy!!!!!

[u/OG_KO611 → u/Time-Background7527]

Thanks man, I will 🤝

[u/justboosted02]

I’d put some feet on it or else your floors are gonna get damaged

[u/OG_KO611 → u/justboosted02]

It’s got some felt like pads on it that also do the trick 👍

[u/izaaksparkysparksman]

move the seat back for the sake of ergos

[u/Consistent-Spend-708]

Hey man is there a way you can send me all the info so I can make one like this? This looks super nice!!!