Simpit Wall plating test

[Duckforceone]

So having recently been lured back to star citizen, and since i now have a nice 3D printer, i have been looking up simpits for the last many days to gather inspiration and ideas.

And i am thinking i want to in the end have a small room simulator. But since extruded aluminum is so expensive here, i was thinking about wooden skeleton and then 3d printing some nice surfaces on the inside to make it look like a futuristic spaceship.

(also been looking into joysticks and all sorts of other stuff)

But here's my quick test print of a 225mm x 225mm plate. It is by no means the finished product, it's more a test of seeing the surface finish and the rigidity of it.

Next step i'm thinking about making some square stackable boxes, that you can click on a plate like this. Need to figure out the click system though, and how to do curved top surfaces too (though that's going to be near impossible with the same finish though.)

 

[Ayeteeone]

Are you looking to create a simpod?? I like the idea but man, that's a lot of printing! I've been toying with a similar idea for an Avenger Titan cockpit, and a 3D printer could go a long way toward recreating that look.

For sticks, here's my incredibly strong endorsement of Virpil. Running their Constellation Alpha sticks on original WarBRD bases, their build quality is superb and the control provided is a joy to experience. Especially with the view from the new Zeus ships! Combined with the Tobii eyetracker, I can and have spent hours doing nothing more than flying around sightseeing.

 

[Duckforceone]

Are you looking to create a simpod?? I like the idea but man, that's a lot of printing! I've been toying with a similar idea for an Avenger Titan cockpit, and a 3D printer could go a long way toward recreating that look.

For sticks, here's my incredibly strong endorsement of Virpil. Running their Constellation Alpha sticks on original WarBRD bases, their build quality is superb and the control provided is a joy to experience. Especially with the view from the new Zeus ships! Combined with the Tobii eyetracker, I can and have spent hours doing nothing more than flying around sightseeing.

yep i'm testing out things to figure out if a simpod would be good and what i would like in it...

been eyeing the VKB ones myself, on a limited budget. But yeah if i had unlimited cash i would just go virpil... :D

haven't tried the new zeus, so guess it's a view i need to try.

not sure how good the eye tracker is with super ultrawide gaming... but it's one thing i would also love to have.

What i do have is a super ultrawide, and extra monitors. Thinking of doing a sort of MISC window, slim but wide.

And build my own button boxes, use the 3 stream decks i have, and some tablets and phones with gameglass...

but looking at what extruded aluminum costs to make just a small simrig, i can probably print a cover for the entire enterior for less than that... :D

 

[Ayeteeone]

ot sure how good the eye tracker is with super ultrawide gaming... but it's one thing i would also love to have.

What i do have is a super ultrawide, and extra monitors. Thinking of doing a sort of MISC window, slim but wide.

Tobii says 27 in, but I've run mine on a 34 with no issues at all. There is a limit to how far you can turn your head before the sensors lose tracking on your eyeballs, but it's far outside a normal monitor. I have a 48" desk and can look to either edge of it without breaking track. Also, it's a keybind to enable/disable, and I put that on my sticks for quick access.

VKB has a good rep. I have no personal experience with them but there are others here that have spoken highly.

How well is gameglass working now? I experimented with it and was not satisfied at all with the latency. Mind you, this was some time back. There is another option called Gametouch controller that is on my to-do list to check out.

Looking forward to seeing what you decide, and how it develops :)

 

[BUTUZ]

Following this as I do want to do something interesting with my setup to go with 4,0 it's very boaring at the mo.

What 3d printer did you get?

 

[Duckforceone]

Following this as I do want to do something interesting with my setup to go with 4,0 it's very boaring at the mo.

What 3d printer did you get?

Got the P1P from bambulab. It's simple to use, not much you need to tinker with, and it prints fast AF...

 

[BUTUZ]

NIce can't go wrong.

 

[Cugino83]

Quick tip: for the panels instead of printing them you can use foam board the material that is commonly used in cosplay or scenery making works: its lighter, cheap and way faster to work then a a FDM printer.
The material can be cut with a normal utility knife and once formed you can heat it up with an hairdryer to "seal" it: this will close the texture of it eliminating the sponge looking and also, ifyou trace panel lines in it, they'll open up to reveal very beautiful texture.Also its very simple to glue since it goes well with normal PVA glue...

For mounting the panels, regarding of the construction material, you can use neodimium magnet: they are strong enough and very easy to work with: either drill a hole on both side (panel and support) or screw in some extra screws in the support, as long as they are steel magnet will stick to them...

 

[Duckforceone]

Quick tip: for the panels instead of printing them you can use foam board the material that is commonly used in cosplay or scenery making works: its lighter, cheap and way faster to work then a a FDM printer.
The material can be cut with a normal utility knife and once formed you can heat it up with an hairdryer to "seal" it: this will close the texture of it eliminating the sponge looking and also, ifyou trace panel lines in it, they'll open up to reveal very beautiful texture.Also its very simple to glue since it goes well with normal PVA glue...

For mounting the panels, regarding of the construction material, you can use neodimium magnet: they are strong enough and very easy to work with: either drill a hole on both side (panel and support) or screw in some extra screws in the support, as long as they are steel magnet will stick to them...

sadly here in europe foam board is super expensive. think i paid 10 dollars for an A4 (printer paper) sized piece.

regarding magnets, i'm definitely thinking that's the way i'm going to go, as it makes things easy to move... :D

 

[Cugino83]

sadly here in europe foam board is super expensive. think i paid 10 dollars for an A4 (printer paper) sized piece.

regarding magnets, i'm definitely thinking that's the way i'm going to go, as it makes things easy to move... :D

Ehm... I'm in Italy and I assure you you can find that material quite cheap, you just need to look in the right places and, most important, don't look for the overpriced A4 sheet, get the big one:

EVA Foam, Low Density

Excellent low density EVA Foam developed and designed especially for cosplay, crafting, theatre and more. Discover our low density EVA Foam now.

cosplayshop.be

5mm thick, 1m x 2m 24€....

Looks for online shop that sell cosplayer material you'll find very affordable price and different thickness too.
Be aware this material warn out knife edges really fast, so either stock up with blades or sharpen them often.

 

[Thugari]

might look for something like this.

its a thought

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[BUTUZ]

Ehm... I'm in Italy and I assure you you can find that material quite cheap, you just need to look in the right places and, most important, don't look for the overpriced A4 sheet, get the big one:

EVA Foam, Low Density

Excellent low density EVA Foam developed and designed especially for cosplay, crafting, theatre and more. Discover our low density EVA Foam now.

cosplayshop.be

5mm thick, 1m x 2m 24€....

Looks for online shop that sell cosplayer material you'll find very affordable price and different thickness too.
Be aware this material warn out knife edges really fast, so either stock up with blades or sharpen them often.

For 24 euros you could 3d print a whole room.

 

[Duckforceone]

ok gotten to thinking about layout to start out with.

As i have a super ultrawide curved screen, i was thinking of building up around it and my keyboard to start with.

On the left of the keyboard is room for my logitech G13, and on the right a mouse. All on connected plating so nothing moves.

In front middle is a tablet for touch interface, left and right of that, are Stream Deck XL's, and to the far left a normal stream deck. Leaving room right for a custom button box in the future.

Could also easily add more stream decks and button boxes on the sides and top as i'm making it wide enough.

Top middle is a secondary monitor, i'm thinking to a secondary pc to avoid issues. Going to use my KVM to easily switch my mouse and keyboard over to it.

upon more thinking i might even put my BEACN mix create underneath my small stream deck on the left.

the idea is the bottom stuff is curving with the screen, and in the end, making it look more like a viewport. Maybe even put the screen a bit further back.