I’ve got a license for Solidworks, and the weldments feature is specifically designed to easily draw structures with I-beams and channels, and it works really well with Alu extrudes as well. I’m going to try MAY-CAD, though, just to compare. I’ll report back!
Through a serious of fortunate events and incredible generosity, I managed to get 3 of those XCEED-ingly good monitors from Checkers! (See @Darthmol’s thread)
It has long been a dream to have 3 monitors, as the level of immersion is next level (ta dum tiss), and some driving accuracy is just a bonus. I now see apexes for sharp corners easier and I can judge when to accelerate better.
I am under no illusion that guys drive way better than me on far worse rigs, but that is just proof that I need all the help I can get.
For example, Ty Majeski, a pro racer, has more than 10k iRating, yet drives on THIS:
But I digress.
This is my new monitors in position. Please ignore cable management and position. Trying to source some table mounted arms to get the screens closer to the wheel so I can have a better FOV.
Looks right proper mate! Wish you may happy miles of going cross-eyed trying to watch all 3 monitors at the same time, all of the time! What would do without our significant others?!
Those are 144hz, yes. Struggled to get Nvidia surround to work as expected as 2 are on HDMI and 1 on display port. So they are seen as 3 monitors and games run in windowed mode. I dont care, it is buttery smooth and amazing.
Setting up streaming was a challenge, but I am now streaming from the onboard HDMI port
Ok, so that’s definitely worth it, since the only place I found that sells it outright, could cost R12k.
i’m a little puzzle about the design, because i would need a shifter and handbrake fitted, that’s already sagging my current mount I assume you don’t use any? or are your photos old?
@oltman used Modular Assembly South Africa for his aluminum extrusion. They’re actually our sister company, but unfortunately our employee discount has been revoked due to COVID.
I do however have a lot of experience with the stuff so I happy to help with the design in general. We use that extrusion a lot at our company. Anything from conveyors, assembly tables and even entire industrial machines. I also have a lot of experience with lasercut parts so I can help there too if you need anything custom designed.
I dont use a shifter or handbrake, but it should be fairly easy to add a sturdy side mount for them. Download that cad app (May-Cad.com) and play around. Super easy to use and you get to see exactly what it looks like before spending a cent!