SwitchableProperties

Control multiple SimHub properties using multiple binds.

Video kindly created by LeecarL

This is a small plugin that allows the user to create properties that can change values according to binds (keyboard, steering wheel button etc.)

Example Practical Usages

First use case - Rotary switch pages

Using the first bind type, you can assign a button/key to a specific property value. This can be used to assign pages in a dash to buttons or rotary switch positions. Currently SimHub supports 4 actions for widget page swapping, but you can create as many binds as you like with the plugin.

Second use case - Dash + & - page cycling

Using the second bind type (Cycler binds), you can assign a button/key to cycle through the set of values that are created from the first bind type. This can be done in either direction to accomodate + and - buttons, and you can set up multiple (in case of multiple wheel rims, button boxes, voice commands etc.)

Third use case - Override pages (Brake Magic, Quali, Race Start etc.)

Using the third bind type (Toggle binds), you can assign a button/key to toggle the property to a specific value. When this bind is activated again, the property will return to it's last value. This can be used to assign buttons to temporarily display a specific page, while returning to the previous page when re-activated. This is ideal for creating dash pages such as the Mercedes F1 "Brake Magic" (displays brake temperatures more prominently), qualifying, race launch etc.

Basic setup and usage

For example, if you wanted to create a tabular menu system in a dash/overlay, where each menu tab could be accessed via buttons or touch screen presses, this could be achieved with the following:

Create a property in the plugin
Create binds for each menu tab specifying a memorable bind name, and a value
Connect these binds to an input (keyboard press, button press etc.)
Enter Dashstudio with your chosen dash
On each widget you wish to connect to the property, enable the "Fx" of the Visible property
In the "Fx" of the Visible property, a simple check for the property matching a desired bind name is written, for example, "SwitchableProperties.Page1 == 'tyres'". In this case, the property name is "Page 1", and the property value to match against is "tyres"
Repeat for all widgets, connecting each to a related bind.

You should now have a functional menu system, where each page will be made visible when the property matches it's respective value.