How to Plan Your Sim Racing Cockpit in 3D

May 6, 20265 steps

Buying a sim racing cockpit is a serious commitment — wheels, pedals, shifters, rigs, and screens all need to work together. Corsair Atelier lets you visualize the complete setup in 3D before you spend anything, so you know exactly what you're getting.

What you need

A web browser (desktop or mobile)
About 5 minutes

Step 1: Load the sim racing scene

On the Atelier homepage, pick a sim racing predefined scene — or start from scratch and choose "Sim Racing" as your scene type. You'll get a dedicated cockpit environment to build in.

→ Start with a sim racing scene

Corsair Atelier homepage showing the Carbon Circuit Haven predefined sim racing scene with a full Fanatec cockpit, triple monitors, and scene type thumbnails for Desk, Desk Rig, Sim Racing, Content Creation, and Home Office — Select the sim racing scene to get started

Step 2: Pick your wheel base and wheel

The wheel is the heart of your rig. Browse Fanatec wheel bases and compatible steering wheels in the product browser. When you select a wheel base, compatible wheels are highlighted automatically.

Close-up 3D view of the CSL Elite Steering Wheel Porsche Vision GT at $349.99 mounted on a Fanatec wheel base, with MAKR suggesting compatible pedal sets and offering contextual chips like Does it have force feedback and What's the rotation angle — Click any component to see details, pricing, and compatibility suggestions

Step 3: Add pedals, shifter, and handbrake

Build out your controls. MAKR can suggest what pairs well with your wheel choice, or browse manually. Products that don't fit your current rig are automatically filtered out.

Close-up 3D view of a Fanatec shifter and handbrake mounted to the cockpit frame, with pedals visible in the background showing exactly how components attach to the rig — See exactly how pedals, shifter, and handbrake mount to your rig

Step 4: Choose your rig frame

Select from cockpit rigs that support your chosen components. The 3D view shows exactly how everything mounts together — no guessing about compatibility or spacing.

Complete Fanatec sim racing cockpit in white at $1,000 shown in 3D with triple monitors, wheel, seat, and all components assembled, with MAKR offering suggestions like Add the racing wheel to my cart, Can I swap out the pedals, and What's the total cost of this rig — See the full cockpit assembled with color variants and pricing

Step 5: Finalize and purchase

Rotate the full cockpit, check everything looks right. Ask MAKR about any last questions ("will this fit in my room?" or "what screen size works best here?"). Then add to cart or save for later.

→ Try it — ask MAKR to "build me a sim racing rig"

Save your configuration and come back to it any time

Pro tips

Ask MAKR "build me a sim racing setup for [budget]" to get a complete rig recommendation instantly
Switch between desk and sim racing scenes to plan a combined setup if your rig shares a room with your desk
MAKR knows Fanatec compatibility rules — it won't let you pair incompatible wheels and bases

Ready to build your cockpit?

Visualize your full Fanatec sim racing rig in 3D — see exactly how every component fits before you commit.

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