Mark@lateral-dynamics
09-27-2020, 11:42 AM
I got a notification from Performance Trends last month with an offer to upgrade to their latest version "V2.4 C." I have been running the "B" version for some time, it's got a lot of bugs but there are work-arounds for the ones I have found so it works "okay."
New version offers a few items that are noteworthy. The biggest one for me is the "Force Based Roll Center," which is different than the "Kinematic Roll Center" - which is the norm, historically. I recall that the late, great, Bill Mitchell was a fan, if not the "inventor," of the FBRC, he had this in the WinGEO suspension program that I had used years ago, but after he passed, they didn't continue to upgrade so I went to P-Trends.
Roll centers for IFS and IRS are pretty controversial in the physical world, so it's not a huge deal, but wondering if folks out there have upgraded, and seen worthy results for this and other new features/bug fixes. A hundred bucks, is a hundred bucks, so before I pull the trigger thought I'd ask here.
Thanks!
New version offers a few items that are noteworthy. The biggest one for me is the "Force Based Roll Center," which is different than the "Kinematic Roll Center" - which is the norm, historically. I recall that the late, great, Bill Mitchell was a fan, if not the "inventor," of the FBRC, he had this in the WinGEO suspension program that I had used years ago, but after he passed, they didn't continue to upgrade so I went to P-Trends.
Roll centers for IFS and IRS are pretty controversial in the physical world, so it's not a huge deal, but wondering if folks out there have upgraded, and seen worthy results for this and other new features/bug fixes. A hundred bucks, is a hundred bucks, so before I pull the trigger thought I'd ask here.
Thanks!