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Simhub Dashboard Overlay

tcfshcrw edited this page Mar 26, 2024 · 5 revisions

The overlay was design to add into the dash currently use.

Binding Overlay Toggle

Open the Controls and Events tab in left menu.
And bind the prefered shortcut with OverlayToggle.


Edit Device Screen setting(for none touch screen)

First import the sample overlay dashboard. Link In device setting, click Screen settings.

In screen settings, enable the Information overlay.
and select FFB pedal Dash overlay


# Edit current dashboard( for touch screen device) Open the _**Dash Studio**_ in left menu, import the example dash.
Example Dash can be found [HERE](https://github.com/ChrGri/DIY-Sim-Racing-FFB-Pedal/blob/ba3ebef6154c48ace9972f182ad61804412c52ba/SimhubDash/FFB%20Pedal%20Dash.simhubdash)
Click the _**MORE**_ of prefered the dashboard, choose _**Edit Dashboard**_.
Click _**Dashboard**_ in topmenu, choose _**Manage screens**_ .
In manage sereens, _**Add screen**_ , can be naming as overlay.
Click conditional overlay screen for the added screen.


Click the _**Edit**_ next to conditon.
Click Use _**Ncalc**_.


paste the Ncalc formula: **if([DIY_FFB_Pedal.Overlay_display]==1,true,false)**

Then click _**OK**_ to leave Ncalc binding.

Back to imported example Dash **without closing editor**, choose _**More**_ and _**Edit dashboard**_.

_**Copy**_ the "Profile layer" and "effects" layer.

Back to the prefered Dashboard, in the overlay screen just added, paste this 2 layer.


_**Save**_ Dashboard and done. Now, the binding shortcut can use to toggle overlay in the prefered dash.