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Spideylegs »» models »» homepage Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 02-Dec-02 16:46   »»  See the legs kinda going? http://sodaplay.com/constructor/player.htm?&getmodel=Spideylegs+StillWrong2

warptera »» models »» homepage Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 02-Dec-02 16:51   »»  this is how i did it: the short guideline is the length of the spokes in each wheels. they must be equal to give a nice center point. then I made a sqaure guideline to measure the length of the sides and diagonals of the box that connects the two trubines. the large guideline is made of exact mutliples of the length of each trubine blade. this way I can make tension springs of exact multiple lengths. for instance, make the leftmost be your starting point. a three point tension spring (w/ zips) should be connected using the 1st and 4th guideline measurements. a four pt tension spring should use the 1st & 5th measures. that way the gap between each point in the tension spring will be equal to the length of the turbines blades. -w

warptera »» models »» homepage Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 02-Dec-02 16:53   »»  oops, spidey, you slipped in there. go back and read my last post for the model link and context. -w

axilux »» models Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 02-Dec-02 19:30   »»  Lectvay, now I have made a new, better version of the same model. http://sodaplay.com/constructor/player.htm?&getmodel=axilux+Triangular_lattice_walker_2 Hope you enjoy it. /ax

Lectvay »» models »» homepage Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 02-Dec-02 22:45   »»  Very nice, axilux. A huge improvement!

axilux »» models Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 04-Dec-02 18:21   »»  warp, I've tried to copy your "stylus", but I don't know if I have figured out how stylus works yet. http://sodaplay.com/constructor/player.htm?&getmodel=trichoplax+dontdeservetolive Can you please help me, because I really enjoy the wave kind of locomotion. /ax

warptera »» models »» homepage Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 04-Dec-02 19:34   »»  Axilux, Actually, I think you have done better than you realize. In terms of functionality, that model works just like stylus. Check out this example: http://sodaplay.com/constructor/player.htm?&getmodel=example+axilux3 firstly, I deleted the centerline your installed. I understand why you put it there, but that method won’t adequately fix what went wrong. Secondly, when this type of model is started up, you need to manually “flip” every other motor to get them aligned in a spiral formation. So I did that and it functions the same. However, as you noticed, it doesn’t function as cleanly and it looks sorry (hence the name you gave it). The largest problem is that the motors are too close together. The flex chains need a relatively large amount of space to be able to adjust their shape and orientation from one motor to the next. If you space the motors, the flex chains will have more room to maneuver and the model will “spin” less jerkily. If that is clear, then I will tell you about the special guideline I used to make motors in graduated sizes. -w

warptera »» models »» homepage Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 04-Dec-02 19:45   »»  here is the graduated guideline i mentioned: http://sodaplay.com/constructor/player.htm?&getmodel=example+axilux4 this way, the motors form a nice even slope down to the end points. -w

kevilknc »» models Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 05-Dec-02 15:32   »»  warptera, or anyone else that can help I've been trying to make a turbine out of two hexagons, and it hasn't really been working. I accidentally deleted the model, so I can't show it, but could you give me some pointers about creating turbines? Thanks!

warptera »» models »» homepage Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 05-Dec-02 16:31   »»  kevilknc, Here is a 6pt turbine template: http://sodaplay.com/constructor/player.htm?&getmodel=example+kevilknc1 The top guideline represents the length of each support in the flex-hexagons. You don't actually need this guideline to complete the turbine. I just included it in case you accidentally delete one and need to rebuild it. the lower guideline represents a reasonable length for your turbine blades. Connect each corresponding point on the two hexagons by placing them on the intersections constituting the guideline, and then connecting them. Once this is done, go into construct mode and unravel on of the hexagons so the masses form a strait line but make certain they are still in order. Now place each muscle in order on the wave pallet at 1//6 intervals. I have already supplied these divisions for you. Each muscle should be at ˝ amplitude (dot on the center line). It should look something like this: http://sodaplay.com/constructor/player.htm?&getmodel=example+kevilknc2 the only step left is to tune your new turbine. It just takes some trial & error and practice. But be aware that sometimes turbines like to tangle so that sometimes the two sides will spin in opposite directions. If this happens, just “flip” one side and it should perform something like this: http://sodaplay.com/constructor/player.htm?&getmodel=example+kevilknc3 Best, w

kevilknc »» models Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 05-Dec-02 16:52   »»  Thanks a lot warp! That's exactly what I wanted to know.

axilux »» models Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 05-Dec-02 18:47   »»  Lectvay: > Very nice, axilux. A huge improvement! By the way, are your inertia walker in the zoo maybe inspired by me? (by the name and the construction it seems so) It is such a simple construction, so it could be just illusion. Warptera: Thank you very much! Now I think I can figure out the rest by myself. /ax

Lectvay »» models »» homepage Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 06-Dec-02 00:25   »»  axilux - Which model are you referring to? If you mean NewPower 1 or 2, those were pretty original constructions, I think.

axilux »» models Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 06-Dec-02 14:05   »»  It had something with "latice" or "trilatice" in the name. I am not suspicious - just curious /ax

warptera »» models »» homepage Re: ===Dedicated Help Thread=== *new constructors please read p.1 first!   posted: 06-Dec-02 14:12   »»  axilux, I made a model recently called "Lattice": http://sodaplay.com/constructor/player.htm?&getmodel=warptera+Lattice maybe you were thinking of it, and got me and Lect confused? I used the word Lattice because the walker's leg structure vaguely recalls DNA. best, w

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