Hotlap Analyser - Revision history

Flame CZE at 21:09, 23 March 2026

2026-03-23T21:09:54Z

Flame CZE at 10:47, 22 January 2024

2024-01-22T10:47:02Z

Flame CZE at 01:02, 2 December 2023

2023-12-02T01:02:21Z

Flame CZE at 00:54, 2 December 2023

2023-12-02T00:54:16Z

MandulAA: /* Menu bar options */

2020-11-21T13:53:11Z

Menu bar options

Victor: /* How it works */ typo

2009-06-19T15:16:13Z

How it works: typo

Victor: /* Track and car selection */

2008-06-16T21:05:41Z

Track and car selection

Victor: /* Data views */

2008-06-05T03:35:35Z

Data views

Scawen: /* Braking points */

2008-06-04T19:09:28Z

Braking points

Scawen: /* LFS World Hotlap Analyser */

2008-06-04T19:08:32Z

LFS World Hotlap Analyser

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-== LFS World Hotlap Analyser ==
+{{Historical|This page contains outdated information, but is kept for historical reasons. Starting with 0.7A, hosting with a dedicated server is now deprecated and no longer available.}}
 [[Image:HotlapAnalyserView.jpg|thumb|LFS World Hotlap Analyser]]
 http://www.lfsworld.net/rafa/
-=== What is it ===
+== What is it ==
 At LFS World there is a section dedicated to [http://www.lfsworld.net/?win=hotlaps hotlaps]. There you can upload your best laps driven in hotlap mode and compare yourself to other racers. To help you improve your driving skills, there are the so called [[Telemetry]] programs that can provide you with a lot of (technical) data about your lap. This however requires that you first download the analyser software, then start LFS and output a special file, made from the hotlap. Only then you can open this special file in your analyser.

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	It is therefore advised to compare brake, throttle and speed at the same time.		It is therefore advised to compare brake, throttle and speed at the same time.
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 === Menu bar options ===
-[[Image:HotlapAnalyserRedButton.gif|right]]Starting at the left of the menu bar we find a red button with a name and a laptime in it. This shows you the first hotlap that has been loaded into the analyser. Click on it to load another hotlap in its place.
+[[Image:HotlapAnalyserRedButton.gif|right]] Starting at the left of the menu bar we find a red button with a name and a laptime in it. This shows you the first hotlap that has been loaded into the analyser. Click on it to load another hotlap in its place.
 The two SPR and RAF buttons next to it allow you to download the LFS Replay (SPR) or the Analyser (RAF) files.
-[[Image:HotlapAnalyserBlueButton.gif|right]]The blue button and its SPR and RAF buttons work the same way, for the second hotlap that you load into the analyser.
+[[Image:HotlapAnalyserBlueButton.gif|right]] The blue button and its SPR and RAF buttons work the same way, for the second hotlap that you load into the analyser.
-[[Image:HotlapAnalyserSyncButton.gif|right]]Next we find the Sync button. When activated, the analyser will sync both hotlaps by distance. That means that the cars will always appear at identical positions on the track as opposed to non-synced, where the hotlaps are just displayed over time.
+[[Image:HotlapAnalyserSyncButton.gif|right]] Next we find the Sync button. When activated, the analyser will sync both hotlaps by distance. That means that the cars will always appear at identical positions on the track as opposed to non-synced, where the hotlaps are just displayed over time.
-[[Image:HotlapAnalyserMetricButton.gif|right]]The next button is the Km/h or Mph selector.
+[[Image:HotlapAnalyserMetricButton.gif|right]] The next button is the Km/h or Mph selector.
-[[Image:HotlapAnalyserAddGraphButton.gif|right]]Then there is the New Data View button that will add a new data view window to the analyser. You can have a maximum of four opened at the same time.
+[[Image:HotlapAnalyserAddGraphButton.gif|right]] Then there is the New Data View button that will add a new data view window to the analyser. You can have a maximum of four opened at the same time.
-[[Image:HotlapAnalyserReplayButton.gif|right]]The Play/Pause button does what it's named after; it will start or pause replaying of the hotlaps. You can also press the space bar.
+[[Image:HotlapAnalyserReplayButton.gif|right]] The Play/Pause button does what it's named after; it will start or pause replaying of the hotlaps. You can also press the space bar.
 You can select playback speed via the pulldown menu, or by pressing 1, 2, 3 or 4.
-[[Image:HotlapAnalyserScrollButton.gif|right]]The last button is named SF, which stands for Scroll Follow. When you are zoomed in on a graph and you are playing back, you can activate this option to let your zoomed graph(s) scroll along with the playback.
+[[Image:HotlapAnalyserScrollButton.gif|right]] The last button is named SF, which stands for Scroll Follow. When you are zoomed in on a graph and you are playing back, you can activate this option to let your zoomed graph(s) scroll along with the playback.
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 [[Image:HotlapAnalyserTCSelection.jpg|thumb|Track & car selection]]
 === Track and car selection ===
-When you [http://www.lfsworld.net/rafa/ start the analyser], the first thing you will see is the track and car selection screen. Here you must choose the track and car of the chart to wish to analyse hotlaps from.
+When you [http://www.lfsworld.net/rafa/ start the analyser], the first thing you will see is the track and car selection screen. Here you must choose the track and car of the chart you wish to analyse hotlaps from.
 You will not see this screen if you load the analyser through the compare function of the [http://www.lfsworld.net/?win=hotlaps&whichTab=trackcharts hotlap chart pages].

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 There are different types of views that you can select, like graphs of course, but also some other views that show you more of a summary of information :
-[[Image:HotlapAnalyserOverView.gif|thumb|Overview]]
+[[Image:HotlapAnalyserOverView.jpg|thumb|Overview]]
 '''Overview'''<br>
 This gives you a lot of basic telemetry all in one view. Split times, speed, gear, RPM, clutch, throttle, brake and a Gforce meter are all available.
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 CL - (manual) Clutch
-[[Image:HotlapAnalyserWheelView.gif|thumb|Wheel View]]
+[[Image:HotlapAnalyserWheelView.jpg|thumb|Wheel View]]
 '''Wheel view'''<br>
 This is a 3D representation of the cars' wheels. You can see air temperature (air inside tyre), forces acting on the tyres (red means too much force) and you can view the lean of the wheels, though you might want to open the Live Camber graph for more detail.
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 You can zoom in and out on the objects with your mouse wheel.
-[[Image:HotlapAnalyserSetupInfo.gif|thumb|Setup Info]]
+[[Image:HotlapAnalyserSetupInfo.jpg|thumb|Setup Info]]
 '''Setup info'''<br>
 Here you can find some basic setup information of each of the hotlaps. This is primarily useful to learn about gearing and suspension.<br><br><br><br><br><br>
-[[Image:HotlapAnalyserGraph.gif|thumb|A graph]]
+[[Image:HotlapAnalyserGraph.jpg|thumb|A graph]]
 '''Graphs'''<br>
 These views display graphical representations of racing data. There are many to choose from. Some graphs will be wheel-specific. For these types of graphs you will see a wheel selector button.

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 You can easily compare braking points. Turn on Sync and open the Brake graph. There you can see who brakes first in a corner. Or watch the brake indicators on the Overview window while scrolling through the replays (manually).
-It is wise to not blindly trust a braking point though, also consider the exit speed of a racer. Braking too late is bad! The trick is to find the braking point that lets you exit the corner at the highest possible speed. You should brake just in time to enter the corner through the best possible driving line and speed.
+It is wise not to blindly trust a braking point though. Also consider the exit speed of a racer. Braking too late is bad! The trick is to find the braking point that lets you exit the corner at the highest possible speed. You should brake just in time to enter the corner through the best possible driving line and speed.
-It is therefore adviced to compare brake, throttle and speed at the same time.
+It is therefore advised to compare brake, throttle and speed at the same time.

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 === What is it ===
-At LFS World there is a section dedicated to [http://www.lfsworld.net/?win=hotlaps hotlaps]. There you can upload your best laps driven in hotlap mode and compare yourself to other racers. To help you improve your driving skills, there are the so called [[Telemetry]] programs that can provide you with a lot of (techincal) data about your lap. This however requires that you first download the analyser software, then start LFS and output a special file, made from the hotlap. Only then you can open this special file in your analyser.
+At LFS World there is a section dedicated to [http://www.lfsworld.net/?win=hotlaps hotlaps]. There you can upload your best laps driven in hotlap mode and compare yourself to other racers. To help you improve your driving skills, there are the so called [[Telemetry]] programs that can provide you with a lot of (technical) data about your lap. This however requires that you first download the analyser software, then start LFS and output a special file, made from the hotlap. Only then you can open this special file in your analyser.
 To make things easier, we have now added an [http://www.lfsworld.net/rafa/ instant Hotlap Analyser] at LFS World that allows you to just select two hotlaps uploaded at LFS World and instantly analyse them without the need to convert anything.