TGM Assistant

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rF2 TGM Assistant is a free desktop tool created as a gift for the rFactor 2 modding community.
Its goal is to make tyre development easier, clearer, and less intimidating.
The TGM system is one of the most powerful parts of rFactor 2, but also one of the hardest to understand.
This application helps modders work with TGM and TBC files through a visual interface.
Instead of editing complex physics values blindly, users can adjust human-readable sliders.
The app then translates those changes into technical tyre parameters.
It includes dynamic graphs to help visualize grip, temperature, pressure, wear, slip, and load behavior.
It also includes tools to compare generated values with the original file.
The application can load existing TGM and TBC files, preserve the original data, and export modified versions safely.
A local tyre library is included to help users start from the closest available tyre dimensions.
The software is designed to work locally, without cloud APIs or mandatory online services.
The installer also supports language selection and rFactor 2 ModDev path configuration.
This is a V1.0 release, so some mappings are still approximate and need real-world validation.
The objective is not to replace expert knowledge, but to make experimentation faster and more understandable.
Advanced users can still inspect the generated TGM and TBC content directly.
New users can learn step by step without being forced to edit every raw parameter manually.
Feedback from the community is very important for improving formulas, mappings, and usability.
If you find a bug, please send screenshots and explain exactly what you changed before the issue appeared.
If possible, include the original TGM/TBC files and the exported result so the problem can be reproduced.
This project is built to grow with the community and make tyre development more accessible to everyone.
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Great, thanks

Just had a very quick play. I'm really impressed and can see this getting a lot of use!

The language setting is not respected throughout the tool (yet) - a lot of the notes/explanations remain in French. Pas de probleme, mais... ;oP
 
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So I've been having a bit of a play today as I have some tyres that I need to tweak to reduce overheating...

I'm a bit confused because if I make various changes to the graphs etc., synchronise the TBC and TGM files, export them, close the tool, reopen...

...the graphs etc. show no changes...

Do you have to export each graph JSON and re-import it? Is the data not baked into the TBC/TGM combo?

Thanks once again.
 
If you modify a TBC or TGM value, go to the corresponding TBC or TGM page. The modified value will be displayed in green.
Then, click “Export TBC” or “Export TGM”, as appropriate.


If you have modified both TBC and TGM values, click the “Synchronize TBC with TGM” button. Then, export the TBC file from the TBC page and the TGM file from the TGM page.


P.S. Some sliders have not yet been calibrated for certain ranges. When a file is imported, these sliders default to the center position.
 
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