The SIM Dashboard Community Designs Thread

Do you have one .zip file with all of them anywhere rather than downloading one by one?

Thanks. This stuff is really cool!

 

Nope. Is that even possible? AFAIK the only way to get these downloaded and installed is through the SIM Dashboard app itself.

That being said, I have been thinking about compiling a complete list for each and every car with links to their respective dashboard(s). Though I have no idea in what manner I would do that. A dedicated website would be nice instead of having to fit everything into a forum post. Anyone wants to come up with something?

And thanks for the kind words! I gotta admit I rarely if ever use the dashboards myself these days, and pretty much only use my ancient tablet whenever I need to create or edit dashboards. Speaking of which, there's quite a lot of stuff I've been cooking up during the current beta cycle. There's definitely going to be a number of new dashboards once 1.6 goes public.

 

My bad. Realized after the fact that your dashes are not SimHub dashes. Different format.

 

When you update the dashboards, will it be possible to put the remaining number of P2P in Brazilian stock cars?

 

I haven't checked if there have been any recent changes to what kind of data SIM Dashboard utilizes/has access to in AMS2, but based on how it was in the past this kind of information is not available in the app. So no, I don't think I will be able to add info about the remaining P2P to the stock car dashboards, sorry.

 

What a shame, this is very important information, the people at sim dashboard should include this possibility, well, who knows if with the 1.6 the lights on the windshield indicating P2P really come, maybe they will add this information, I'll keep my fingers crossed for that.

 

As far as I am aware, SIM Dashboard is a one-man-project, and I'm not sure how much of a priority further development (in terms of features) of the app is for the dev. I'm content with getting bugfixes and support for new games every now and then even after all those years to be honest - not to mention the fact the minimum requirements haven't been raised in all that time. My old Samsung tablet is still on Android 4.3.something I believe.

Speaking of which, I can't wait to find out how long it'll take to upload and share all those new dashboards I've been cooking... If the tablet craps out at every single attempt to upload just a single page, it's gonna take weeks. First we gotta get the 1.6 RC or full release, though.

 

Hi @XTRMNTR2K I am very new to SIM Dashboard. About to purchase. Do you have anywhere that all your designs are placed for easier downloading, other than going through the pages of this thread? Great looking dashes, BTW. Thanks.

 

Hey Michael,

I'm happy to hear that! Right now I'm afraid the most convenient way to find my designs is through the search function on the official SIM Dashboard community site, but you have to be logged in to use it:
https://www.stryder-it.de/simdashboard/designs/?tag=&search=XTRMNTR2K

With quite literally hundreds of individual pages I've worked on so far I think it's about time I do something about organizing them. Not sure what's the easiest way, though? Perhaps a file (Excel spreadsheet?) with links and a short description. Tell you what, I'll see if I can whip something together - can't say when I'm done with it, though.

 

What about just a storage server somewhere and a link to that? Then you just put all your dashes in one location which would be easy for people to get to, and easy for you to store. I'll have a look through your dashes. Thanks.

 

I'm having trouble with some of the dashes cutting off the RH side. Has a black bar on the RHS where part of the dash should be. eg your older Porsche GT3 works fine but the newer one does not.

 

Ah, you mean store the dashboards themselves on a different server? I'm afraid that's not possible. Designs can only be edited, uploaded and downloaded through the app itself as there is no export or import function that does not involve the SIM Dashboard community design server. That's one of the limitations compared to SimHub.

Unfortunately there have been issues with scaling on different devices for a long time now (as has been reported earlier in this thread). I tried fixing these myself, tried contacting the developer (who had always been helpful and quick to reply in the past), but to no avail it seems... What I recommend is try a scaling mode that minimizes the issues (which used to be the one that scales the design from the center while keeping the aspect ratio) and then manually adjust any widgets that need adjusting. The SIM Dashboard server app (which is browser-based) is great for that - I do almost all of my editing from the PC rather than the tablet itself.

As I only have an ancient tablet (not made of stone, though! ) with a low resolution and an aspect ratio of 16:10 my dashboards are specifically tailored to that; while I have tried loading up some designs on an old Samsung Galaxy phone with a different aspect ratio, the results have been hit-and-miss, and I haven't been able to figure out what's causing these scaling issues yet.

 

Thanks for the reply. I'll just see which ones work.
If the dash has more than 1 page, do I have to download all of them separately and swipe sideways?

 

Yes, that's the way it works. To make switching between pages easier, you can assign hotkeys for "previous page" and "next page" in the SIM Dashboard Server app, iirc. For example, I have mine set to , and . which works well except when I need to type text while the app is running - it gets a bit annoying when the tablet changes pages every time I am manually adding ".0" for things like brake bias in the editor.

 

Hey everyone, sorry for kind dropping off of the face of earth lately, especially since I promised to have new dashboards for the 1.6 cars ready ASAP. The good news is that all of these dashboards are done... The bad news is that my ancient Samsung tablet continues to crap out every single time I want to upload one of the designs to the SIM Dashboard community servers. The reason for this, as far as I can tell, is that the app loads previews (and possibly fetches other data) for all the designs (currently 223!) on my account while doing so, which totally overwhelms that old Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, leading to MASSIVE slowdowns and increased instability to the point where I can not even type in the name and description without the virtual keyboard crashing several times in the process.

Unfortunately, what this means as a consequence is that I likely won't be able to upload any new designs in the future; heck, I can consider myself lucky if I'll still manage to share all of the finished designs that are still on my device with you! Just uploading the 6 pages I am about to share with you took me like 2 hours. Yeah, it's THAT bad.

Getting a new tablet would be nice, but it's a very low priority item for me right now. I might be able to finally upgrade to better sim racing gear in the near future (already ordered a SHH Thorn shifter for one thing, and hope to be able to go for a Moza wheel and pedal setup sometime soon), and since I don't actually use my dashboards on a regular basis anymore (they're primarily meant for people whose setups obstruct the in-game dashboards) I can't say when or if I will be able to get a new tablet.

tl;dr I'll try my best to get these already finished dashes to you if possible, but can't make promises for any new ones in the future. Sorry.


With all of that being said, here's what I managed to upload so far! Hopefully with more to come over the course of the following days (weeks?).

LMP2 class:

Ligier JS P217 for AMS2


Oreca 07 for AMS2



LMDh / IMSA GTP class:

Lamborghini SC63 LMDh for AMS2


Alpine A424 LMDh for AMS2



P1 Gen 2 class:

Ligier JS P320 for AMS2 page 1/2


Ligier JS P320 for AMS2 page 2/2



These are as close to the in-game dashboards as possible in terms of visuals and functionality, with one of the exceptions being the Ligier JS P320 second page; in AMS2, activating the pit speed limiter automatically switches the car's display to this mode. Since the layout and displayed data is different from the regular mode, this can not be replicated in SIM Dashboard so I had to make a choice: Skip this mode entirely or make it its own dedicated page. I opted for the later.

Some of the other new 1.6 cars have something similar, in which cases I usually tried to find a simpler compromise. You'll see what I mean once they're uploaded and verified (however long that might take...).

Until then - have fun with 1.6 and keep on racing!

 

Good news, yesterday I managed to upload most of the remaining dashboards. Only two more cars to go I think (Lambo Veneno and Huracan Super Trofeo).

GT3 Gen 1:

Audi R8 LMS GT3 Gen1 for AMS2 (Lights off)


Audi R8 LMS GT3 Gen1 for AMS2 (Lights on)



GT3 Gen 2:

Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II Gen2 for AMS2 (Lights off)


Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II Gen2 for AMS2 (Lights on)



Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 for AMS2



GT4:

Audi R8 LMS GT4 for AMS2 Page 1/2


Audi R8 LMS GT4 for AMS2 Page 2/2



Group A:

Audi V8 quattro DTM Group A for AMS2



EDIT: Fffuuuu- almost forgot about the 'vette. That one will be uploaded as well of course (if my tablet stops crashing, that is).

 

As promised, here are the last dashboards (for now, anyway):


Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2 for AMS2 Page 1/2


Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2 for AMS2 Page 2/2



Lamborghini Veneno Roadster for AMS2



Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for AMS2