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Sim Innovations has released a beta version of KnobFS which is a utility that lets you use your Knobster in VR via a little popup menu that lets you choose a control and then make adjustments with the Knobster.

Thread discussing the app (along with a link to download the beta) is at https://siminnovations.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6480

Note: this software will only work with an actual Knobster. It doesn't work with homemade knobs.

Splendid!!!

Haven't tried it in VR yet, but for stock aircraft it works brilliantly in 2D!

 

Thanks for posting the link  🙂

 

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Yup - works great in VR too (Reverb G2).  Excellent. 

Works: well with the MSFS stock aircraft I've tried; for some, but not all, of controls in the JF Arrow; none of the controls as far as I can see on the PMDG 737 (which is no surprise as no doubt all those controls are specifically bound in the PMDG software).

Great add-on and no impact, as far as I can see, on VR performance

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If I click one of the menu options of the toolbar window it says my Knobster is not connected. But it is, and it is working in SPAD.next?

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42 minutes ago, Rene_Feijen said:

If I click one of the menu options of the toolbar window it says my Knobster is not connected. But it is, and it is working in SPAD.next?

I found with mine, the KnobFS window would briefly report that my Knobster wasn't connected but then would connect and populate. But I'm not using my Knobster in SPAD.next. Perhaps SPAD has grabbed exclusive control of the knob and thus KnobFS can't connect? Total guess on my part.

2 hours ago, Malaromane said:

I found with mine, the KnobFS window would briefly report that my Knobster wasn't connected but then would connect and populate. But I'm not using my Knobster in SPAD.next. Perhaps SPAD has grabbed exclusive control of the knob and thus KnobFS can't connect? Total guess on my part.

Hm, will try with SPAD off , thanks. And maybe be more patient.

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I'm not sure what SPAD is...so I am presuming it is working without it 😉

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1 hour ago, Rene_Feijen said:

Hm, will try with SPAD off , thanks. And maybe be more patient.

You might not have to turn SPAD off completely. Just don't enable the Knobster in SPAD. I'm using SPAD to map my Alpha and Bravo but I haven't enabled my Knobster in it and everything is working fine.

10 hours ago, Malaromane said:

You might not have to turn SPAD off completely. Just don't enable the Knobster in SPAD. I'm using SPAD to map my Alpha and Bravo but I haven't enabled my Knobster in it and everything is working fine.

That is a difficult step for me as the Knobster works perfectly -with SPAD- as the FMS outer/inner knobs and Push inner knob on Garmins.

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Russ Barlow has posted a good overview of KnobFS and its capabilities over on YouTube. Definitely worth a watch. I learnt that you can add custom controls using LVARs AND that the menu of selectable controls is aircraft-speciific.

 

It seems really interesting, thanks for the news!

Put an order and now wait for it 😉

In the meanwhile I need to design a suitable support in 3D printing.

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