How To Get Track Map Overlay For iRacing

[@richlavigne1505]

When this video first came out, I tried this, but had mixed results. I think it was because I was using the non-license option. After buying a bass-shaker and paying for a lic. option to get full use of the bass-shaker options, I recently came back to the global map to give it another try and now I see all of the view and customizable options that you show in the video. I"m just not sure if they were there before and I just missed them, or it really was showing me different options. One thing I'm trying to nail down is exactly what the overlay uses to make the map. When I started running it this week, the first session I did was a MX-5 practice at Lime Rock and the map was already pre-loaded. I did not need to complete any timed laps to make it show up. I figured it was maybe using my b-lap/o-lap data to make the map since I've previously driven that track in that car, many times. Then I went to an Advanced Mazda practice which was at Watkins Glen and no map, but that too is a course/car combination that I've driven many times. Then I did a test session at Mid-Ohio a course I've never driven... no map. Then I did a test session with Porsche RSR at Laguna Seca, another combination I don't think I've ever driven... and the map was there.

[@richlavigne1505]

I figured it out. The overlay is using the statistics and track map information gathered while sim hub while using sim hub. It is saving its own information and statistics. It is not pulling any information from iRacing. Maps were being displayed for me because I had been using Sim hub for a week for the bass-shakers, prior to using the global map, so all of those sessions had already stored mapping information within Simhub.

[@MarvUSA]

Convinced !! Been wanting a track overlay for a long time now. Thanks David.

[@Sampsoid]

Your welcome Marv :)

[@Jkarl74]

Try sim racing app its free and has good maps and all that worth a try

[@ScarabSmoke]

Thanks for this, never knew this was a thing!. Great to see other cars and where they are in position to you on the map

[@Sampsoid]

No problem 👍

[@gonzo3915]

For the first couple of laps on a new circuit it wont have a layout until it learns the Track.

[@seebarry4068]

Oh that’s cool. I didn’t know about this. Thanks David, you now have an iracing stalker for your trouble. You’re right about the line, I was learning vir with it, turned it off and it wasn’t as familiar as I expected. But, I went faster without it eventually.

[@BooDawgNJ]

Dave - You're the best bro! Can't thank you enough for all that I've learned from you. If you're ever in Southern California, I owe ya a beer bro.

[@thirteencarbonatoms]

Thanks. I'm a noob to sim racing. Your video are a great help.

[@waltercardillo2273]

Another informative and great video David.

[@artbullock1023]

Great for learning a new track! Thanks

[@kennyrodg]

Awesome ! Just what I needed.

[@Sampsoid]

Great to hear!

[@briansmith1098]

Hi David!How do I use the Overlay in full screen? Great videos!!! Thanks

[@dreweboygaming]

Where’s the seperate video. You are amazing thank you for everything you do

[@JunoBeach1944]

Keep the good work up !!

[@Sampsoid]

Thanks, will do!

[@patrickf1gaming]

good to know this exists. Do I have to open the app every time I want to race and set it up? Or is it fixed in iRacing once I set it up?

[@timothygray7412]

thanks very much!! exactly what I needed mate.

[@MatasVinikaitis]

I need to try this, just being really busy lately... Haven't raced for 2 weeks 😵

[@mitchelb9252]

I was thinking about this, it would make it a lot better, thanks😬👍

[@RodneyDenholm1983]

Hey there David, mate i now have a licence for this really cool software, but do i need to set this up every time i start iRacing or can i set it up once so that when i start iRacing it automatically starts for the track map ?

[@redguysimracing2382]

Every time I return iracing to full screen my overlay disappears any way to fix that?

[@madhaz3359]

I'm having this problem as well

[@chaddharris5909]

Hi David Great videos. I have downloaded and donated to Simhub so I can use the track overlay. When I open global map there is no lap map inside the rectangle is there any steps I am missing cheers Just read a post below and got the answer

[@iracingross882]

Looks very interesting. My critical question is; does this work with triples in surround mode? Does it also require to be in windowed mode or windowed mode to work?

[@kyleingram5046]

On sim hub I can’t customise mine, I don’t have the drop down box like you do on the right hand side. Any know how on how to get it back ?

[@ivogoncalves8834]

How can you overlay the sim hub info without exiting the full screen in the game?

[@leonhubbard9032]

how do u get the overlay to stay on top if its in full screen rather than windowed? please help

[@outoftouch99]

did you find a way to keep it on top im having same problem

[@chuckutz1969]

Awesome video, thank you!

[@beano9343]

I found the live map to better than the full map when I was driving around Nurbugring as the full map doesn't show all the corners properly due to the length of the track. Been trying to learn the track and a few corners catch me out all the time. I wasn't able to change the size of my position "dot" for some reason though. Maybe I set it too small?

[@andrewbillowsatmtatravel5880]

Great video David. Question...I have a couple of tracks that appear too big for the box and a sections at the edge miss the box. Is there a fix that you know of?

[@Kalivermore925]

So as an overlay you wouldn’t see it in game capture right?? So if i wanted this to be seen on stream i’d have to use screen capture instead of game capture or window capture

[@roninquinn1570]

Does this or any overlay for that matter work with VR? I think overlays don’t work at all in VR/SteamVR. ☹️

[@steelereign]

I'm fairly sure that I saw VR overlays as part of RaceLabApps.

[@TonyKiv]

How does this compare to the track map on Sim Racing Apps? I have used that a few times because I use the pit road countdown from them.

[@shawndoyle1139]

Cheers mate but tryed a few times and no mate will try again later maybe have to wait a few laps for it to load

[@Sampsoid]

Indeed you are correct. If not used it at a track before then you just have to wait a couple of laps.

[@michaelchan4236]

Hey David. Is setup sync still working? The site could not be opened. Fantastic video btw

[@Powerofcleanair]

Would you know how a track can be added to Iracing?

[@pjlynes]

david im trying to do this now. but only seems to work in windowed mode does it work in fullscreen mode on the game its self

[@smeltn]

The question comes in now is, most of us are using 2 different overlay apps between simhub and racelabapps. Should we notice any performance hits using both?

[@tonybracing3255]

Thanks for the video. I have downloaded it, and got the licence..question..can the overlay be used on a previously recorded replay? I cant find the answer on their forums, Thanks.

[@stuartrpearson]

Does anyone know how to set the dots color to the relevant car class, race a lot of multi class and it helps

[@baphy_mcgoats]

Thanks, dude!

[@real_axl5707]

Mine says game isnt running, and if i try to start it through simhub i just get presented with the login on browser cause i have it on steam and default iracing start just opens browser.

[@Ruzkig]

Overlays wont work with nvidia surround? How should i set up my triple screens? (1440p 32”) Regards from Sweden Great channel!

[@dongottlieb9134]

Trying to use simhub overlay had few issues getting it to work with Iracing. Then because iam great with pc. Anyhow. Sometimes it don’t work. Dunno what I’m doing wrong.

[@Runn2Win]

Are you running the sim in full screen or in windowed mode/hide windows frame??

[@andrewenglish4660]

Hello everyone need your help on I racing is now showing the map up on screen many Thanks Andrew

[@joeymartin4116]

Hi when I tri to do this the track is not in the box and I also can't get anything on my phone it's doing my head in I am also licensed I'm new to all this any help would be great full.

[@robjdrum]

Any way to auto start/stop these like other overlays?

[@steviea712]

Thanks for the vid and the other great tutorials, couldn't get this to work in full screen mode, am I missing a trick?

[@salalatzo]

Yes, same for me. I donated and have the licensed version but the overlays disappear to the background when I try to run full screen.

[@steviea712]

@@salalatzo I also donated and have the full version, still no idea. Also at Suzuka the full track map doesn't fit in, and I don't seem to be able to get it to with changing different settings? Sure there's a way but I'm not so good at these things

[@salalatzo]

Just wanted to say Great channel and tutorial . Look for a post from alfie glenie about 3 months ago and a reply from marcel smit. Looks like it won’t run in full screen but marcels post may remove the borders. I’ll give it a try.

[@jruffner12]

download went well but i can't get the red box to go away, when i press stop edit red box and map all gp away. sim hub costumer service elplaned nothing, just refunded my donation. can you help.

[@timthompson4593]

Great video, I’m not able to open Sim Hub when iRacing is open, I’m not able to get to the app. If I open sim hub first then it’s behind iRacing. How do I get sim hub open when iRacing is open? Please help me . Thanks

[@timthompson4593]

I figured out with the windows button I can bring up the task bar to get to the SimHub app but the windows button doesn’t hide the task bar after you launch SimHub. I tried ALT enter but that hides the task bar and closes the SimHub map over lay. Any ideas? Thanks

[@heyopey]

Does that work in VR ? Thanks. Great videos by the way thanks for that too

[@MrZazi8]

either im blind but i followed your instructions and okayama international circuit doesnt seem to show up

[@XIPodXAppleX]

How can i activate different colours in multiclass sessions?

[@SteveSurgenor]

Anything available for VR ?

[@salvatoreorla]

sorry guys i'm new to this game. How can I take the driver's hands off the steering wheel on cockpit cam?

[@chrisasst]

Mine is not showing the track. Does it only work on select tracks, or do I need a subscription. Thanks for anyone that replies.

[@holdenman1]

didn't work for me....didn't matter if I open simhub up 1st or iracing.either way my 3 screens get squashed into one screen and graphics all gone :-(

[@stuartrpearson]

Dave mentions it right at the end but no tutorial

[@MrDiogoFelix]

Mine didnt worked says its waiting for data or just does not appear

[@SmokeyStoner]

Thank you.

[@gwenndolynnmecklenburg6457]

Download it, but doesn’t do nothing, tried it a few times but nothing goes.

[@ChrisPalmer84]

I had this same issue and went to their forums and found a solution that worked for me. After you play the overlay and the overlay editor and map windows come up, move the map where you want it. On the overlay editor, click the bottom left button "Stop edit". Now minimize the editor and start running laps. The reason the track doesn't display at first is because the map isn't loaded up in the app yet. After you complete 1-3 timed laps the track will be displayed and then it works just like in this video. Hope this helps!

[@Sampsoid]

Absolutely spot on! Thanks

[@ChrisPalmer84]

@@Sampsoid Your videos have helped me so much, so I'm more than happy to help out!

[@ansta5306]

Cheers mate 👍

[@steve196134]

Cant get it to show. Ive tried everything . Can anyone help ?

[@hermes9358]

Why cant I use it in full screen?

[@ansta5306]

Can’t see map in box 🤔

[@EyeoftheAbyss]

It doesn't appear to work for me in VR. Is a setting available to change this?

[@ifonlyyoustillskated]

any luck finding a resolution?

[@EyeoftheAbyss]

@@ifonlyyoustillskated No. I don't think it works in VR.

[@VincentVeli]

Does this still work?

[@meatcreap]

good shit

[@jacobyoung8474]

How did he get the track map? I've tried and it shows blank.

[@Sampsoid]

Try and do a full lap and should appear.

[@c00p80]

Anyone know how to get this running in full screen mode for iRacing? All works fine until I alt-enter to go into full screen

[@marcelsmit9048]

it doesn't try running iracing in windowed mode. hide your windows taskbar and it will look as a full screen

[@alfieglenieracing7839]

Marcel Smit how can you change it to windowed mode please?

[@marcelsmit9048]

​@@alfieglenieracing7839 you have to change a few settings in your app.ini file Documents\iRacing\app.ini Change this under [Graphics DX11] Fullscreen = 0 Border=0 reduceFramerateWhenFocusLost=0 windowedMaximized=1 That should do it. If you still see a border ingame, go to the options graphics setting in the game and uncheck border.

[@marcelsmit9048]

@@alfieglenieracing7839 or look here github.com/SIMRacingApps/SIMRacingApps/wiki/How-to-setup-iRacing-in-Windowed-Mode

[@alfieglenieracing7839]

Marcel Smit thankyou I’ll try that👍

[@maxwidner4359]

It works in windowed screen but when I put iracing to full screen I can’t see it

[@fyrebyrd80]

Turn off gaming mode if you're on Windows 10. Just search for "gaming mode" in the start search bar.

[@Sampsoid]

That's correct, windows mode with border off is what I would recommend if using overlays.

[@Sampsoid]

Gaming mode is only used to optimize cpu usage to full screen running game in focus

[@fyrebyrd80]

@@Sampsoid oh ok. I turned off gaming mode after seeing you mention it in another video then the overlays started showing. I must have already had the other settings correct.

[@Sampsoid]

I have since turned mine back on as seems to be working well. My biggest worry with it was using it with OBS while I streaming/recording as was causing issues.

[@Kearz.]

Why do you say use simhub in this and then Kapps in another?

[@Sampsoid]

Hi, I have gone through them all to see what I prefer. I personally don't use a track map but am always hunting for one that will suit my needs.

[@Kearz.]

@@Sampsoid hey thanks for the reply, and for the videos has really helped out I am just getting started so has been really helpful. I find the track map is useful for me right now as I am learning, but I tried to get one in kapps from another video with no sucess. I have got this working now and running alongside kapps

[@Kai_7901]

Do you have to move the overlay every time you start or will it remember where you placed it.

[@steve196134]

doesnt show ?

[@JasonRenfrow]

Hey first to comment. Do I win a prize. 😂. Great video as always.

[@PauloHSCP]

Is this cheating?

[@outoftouch99]

what kind of game makes you run 3rd party apps just to see the map you are racing on wtf is the game im about to uninstall this crap

[@MrFadelicious]

Be careful with SIM hub. I downloaded it and it put a virus in my computer. I had to reset my computer. I only use my computer for iRacing. Never had any issues until I downloaded it. I knew it was a bad idea when it was asking for administrator permission.

[@SESKE_5]

you sure it wasn't anything else ?