Rigs
Rigs are the physical simulators customers book and drive on. This screen is where you create each rig, describe its hardware, link it to its SimHub telemetry box, set its photo, control the order it appears in, and block off dates when it is unavailable.
Open Rigs in the admin sidebar (under Setup, monitor icon).
The rig list
Section titled “The rig list”Each rig is one row in the table:
| Column | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Drag handle | Grab to reorder. The order here is the order customers see when booking. |
| Thumb | The rig’s photo (or a placeholder). Click it to upload or replace the image. |
| Name | The rig name in your current language. |
| Description | A short summary, truncated. |
| Features | A badge with the number of feature bullets entered. |
| Status | An on/off switch — active rigs are bookable, inactive rigs are hidden from customers and shown dimmed here. |
| Actions | Opens the edit panel (clicking anywhere on the row does the same). |
The header shows a live rig count. Use Add Rig (top right) to create a new one.
Creating and editing a rig
Section titled “Creating and editing a rig”Click Add Rig, or click a row to edit an existing one. Both open the same side panel. When editing, a summary card at the top shows the current photo, motion/VR badges, and a SimHub shortcut.
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Name | Required (English is mandatory). Multilingual — see below. |
| Description | Optional. Multilingual. |
| Features | Optional, comma-separated bullets per language (e.g. Triple displays, DD wheelbase, Load cell pedals). Multilingual. |
| SimHub IP | The address of the rig’s SimHub box, e.g. 10.0.0.5:8888. Used to link telemetry and open SimHub. Leave blank if not applicable. |
| Supports motion | Toggle on if the rig has a motion platform. |
| Supports VR | Toggle on if the rig supports VR headsets. |
| Active | Whether the rig is bookable. |
Click Create / Update to save, or Cancel to discard. New rigs are added at the end of the order.
Multilingual fields
Section titled “Multilingual fields”Name, Description, and Features are stored per language. The editor shows a language tab strip; fill in each locale you support and a badge flags any locale still missing a value. English is always required as the fallback. For the Features field, type a comma-separated list per language — GTLane splits it into individual bullets on save.
Photos
Section titled “Photos”Click a rig’s thumbnail in the list to open the photo dialog. You can drag an image onto the drop zone or click to browse. Drop a new image to replace the current one, or use Remove to delete it (a placeholder is shown until you add a new one). The dialog enforces a maximum file size and accepts standard image formats.
Reordering rigs
Section titled “Reordering rigs”Drag a row by its handle to change the order. The new order saves automatically and determines how rigs are presented to customers. If a save fails, the list rolls back to its previous order.
Deleting a rig
Section titled “Deleting a rig”Open a rig, then click Delete in the edit panel footer. A confirmation dialog asks you to confirm by name before the rig is removed.
Blackout dates
Section titled “Blackout dates”Below the rig table is the Blackout calendar — a month timeline for marking days when rigs are unavailable. The first row, All rigs, blacks out every rig at once; each rig below has its own row.
- Pick a reason type — Maintenance, Private Event, or Holiday — each shown in its own color.
- Click a day cell on a rig’s row to add a blackout for that reason. Click a filled cell again to remove it.
- Use the month navigation to move between months.
Blackouts block the affected rigs (or all rigs) from being booked on those dates. Consecutive days with the same reason merge into a single bar on the timeline for easy reading.