Algodoo

Ummmm... It would be helpful if you printed some instructions on how to use this scene. It is not at all intuitive or self-evident. Thanks

Sorry. I'll do my best to include some instructions.

It's important for me to mention that I already updated this scene but I had problems uploading it. I will post the update when I can get my paws on the other computer. Sorry for the wait, but I can tell you what the new update has!
The new update contains:
- (De)Amplifier
- AC-DC converter
- Battery
I dont remember anything else, but I may have built other things.
Again, sorry for the wait!

P.S. I forgot to mention I am using a different computer (call it pc A) than the one I uploaded it with (pc B). I attempted to post an update via pc B but the router was down at the time, so I was not able to upload it. This mss and the last two were posted by pc A, and the scene update is on pc B. Sorry for the confusions.

the new scene has been posted

I tried to connect some of those components together with wires, and I placed the "electron" inside one of the wires, but when I start the scene, everything just floats away like helium balloons! I obviously am not doing something correctly.

Again, it would be helpful if you gave some instructions and also show a couple of examples of how to connect an electrical circuit. You still have not done that! I have been an electronics technician and engineer for most of my adult life, but I cannot figure out how your scene is supposed to work. I suppose that a YouTube video of you putting together a circuit and making it function would be very helpful.

Like circuits in the real world, everything must be glued together. Theres a good reason everything is not glued to background in most my recent scenes. If you want to put the circuits into a mobile object, like some type of robotic machine, having the parts loose makes it much easier. I'll add this to the scene.

Okay, you do it however you want to. I gave you my suggestions and if you don't want to take my advice, then we shall see if anyone else can figure out this weird scene with such scant instructions. Good luck.

I have taken your advice on this scene, and explained my odd choices. im only human, you know.
or maybe im a squid
or a dog
lol

UDG04 wrote: "I have taken your advice on this scene"

My reply: No you did not. You wrote only two sentences: "Note: parts must be filled entirely with electrons AND they must be glued together. Otherwise pieces will fly away from each other or fail to function." That is not what I would call "instructions".

You also wrote: "im only human, you know."

Well, is that your excuse for being lazy?

No offense intended. I truly want to help you succeed here on Algobox, but I feel like I'm wasting my time when my advice is not taken very seriously. When you upload a technical and fairly complex scene, it will sometimes require instructions for how to assemble and use it. Just because YOU understand your own design, does not mean that everyone else understands it. A scene like this one requires a lot of explaining and a lot of examples. It would be very helpful, in fact, to make a YouTube video which shows exactly how to glue the components together, how to fill the circuit with electrons, and how to activate the circuit. A single sentence or two are not enough information for people to understand your scene.

If you don't want my help any more, just let me know. There will be no hard feelings at all.

I enjoy your help. I admit I am not that committed to making my scenes user friendly. There is lots more to my life than Algodoo. I prefer the term "less committed" over lazy, and please dont accuse me of being lazy. I dont have that much experience as an engineer. I make mistakes. Like I said, im only human. I believe I gave sufficient instructions to assemble circuits. Explaining what has to be done sounds like instructions to me. If there's anything in particular you want an uncommitted engineer like me to do, it has to be directly stated with details.

Sorry,

UnityDogGaming04

I connected the low capacity battery directly to a motor, and then I filled the connecting channels (wires) with yellow electrons. I did everything that's explained in your instructions but nothing happens. The battery and the motor do not turn. Why?

Could you try posting a scene or sharing a video link? I dont understand why it might not work. The low-cap battery acts like a capacitor, in that it discharges quickly with really high voltage, so I imagine it would work best with the low-cap.
Thanks.

Oh, I think I know the problem! Each component is a separate group, meaning that you have to ALT + click on a piece to select it by itself, such as a terminal, and CTRL + ALT + click the other terminal to glue them together. Was this your problem?

I'm not the one who needs to post a video that explains how this scene works. If a person needs to "ALT + click" and do stuff like that, then it is too confusing and too complex for most people to figure out how to put those parts together and to make them work. Just because YOU understand how to make your own scene work, doesn't mean that everyone else knows how to do it. Because of the fact that your scene is not intuitive or easy for most people to figure out, I think that you really should post a video that shows a few examples of how to connect the parts together and to make them work as expected. I'm a fairly smart guy, but I really struggled to try to figure out how to make this scene work!

I meant to share a video explaining how you attached the battery and motor. I simply didnt understand why what you did caused the mechanism to lock up. But I think I'll try to make a tutorial video and give the link in the scene or desc.

i like this scene but you should add more simple components, liked leds, resistors, capacitors, etc