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gears
26 June 12, 02:49
ISI posted a new technology page explaining how they create cars. A few excerpts:

With every car we build, we try to work with the designer or someone who had direct involvement with the car in a competitive environment. There is a lot of trust required from manufacturers and teams when sharing information, even when they are helping us with a car no longer in active competition.

The goal of a simulation is to simulate the real world as accurately as possible, our in-house tools help us check the data we are given is correct, and is how we plug any gaps in that data. We can run full physics simulations, and this allows us to complete both the most complex and simplistic tests we need to, all within real-world constraints.

The most difficult data to acquire, is tire data. Many teams work under a non-disclosure agreement with tire manufacturers, and this means we occasionally have to purchase and test tires ourselves. We also use our own tools to verify any information we are given, or test various scenarios to build our own data.

http://imagespaceinc.com/technology/car-models-physics/

And if you're interested, there's another good read on the History of the ISIMotor Engine here:

http://imagespaceinc.com/technology/software-engine/

Petrolmania
26 June 12, 03:33
Quite interesting actually. First thing I thought of was the joke irRcing pulled a year ago with their "NTM" that they never even tested before release. Hopefully this will become normal for future sims. I was never an rFactor "1" fan but rFactor2 so far I quite like it the little I've driven it. It shows iRacing as the arcade game it is.

LeSunTzu
26 June 12, 09:37
That sounds more like marketing than anything else. Unless they have a F1 or LMP at their disposal to test the tires on track... :P

Copyright
26 June 12, 09:57
It does a bit, though I suppose they can stick things in them, cut them up and hit them with blunt instruments, heat them up...

gears
26 June 12, 14:15
lol easy guys, it say "occasionally".... when they can't get the data from the tire manufacturer.

Obviously, if they can't get the data, and thy can't test the tires properly themselves, they won't make it.

Petrolmania
26 June 12, 14:28
So, if we have to drive some cars on the rims, we know why!! hahahahaaaaa....

gears
26 June 12, 14:36
lol that would be hilarious if they released a car without tires and let the modders finish it :laugh:

pez2k
26 June 12, 15:07
That sounds more like marketing than anything else. Unless they have a F1 or LMP at their disposal to test the tires on track... :P

By testing, they mean running the tyre on rollers at different angles to plot out exactly how much slip there is under various circumstances. They did an article on tyre testing a month or two ago.

tjc
26 June 12, 22:52
Mmm... interesting. :)