Algodoo

Hello, world!

When I saw some of those cars with working engine scenes, I said to myself "Wow, these things are impressive!" I initially thought "This should be easy; I can do that," since it looked so simple to me. I wanted to make an actual functional engine system with a driveshaft for my upcoming vehicle models. I went ahead and tried making engines similar to what I saw on those scenes, but alas, the Dunning-Kruger effect applied to me too. I took hours painstakingly looking at the script menu and every part trying to find how they worked and tried to replicate their methods (especially with interconnectimg the cranks' axles to each other), but I never got it.

Instead of reaching the Sun, I decided to start simple with this single cylinder demonstration with a manual start system. This engine can go up to ~280 rads/s (up to ~2600 RPM!), but it does fluctuate in direction every 30 seconds. In testing, I found that at around 90 seconds after starting the engine, the piston will stop, presumedly because the "gas circles," as I'd like to call them, suddenly push the piston down and force it into its postion, effectively stopping it. Not only that, but when I tried testing it on different common simulation frequencies (usually 60 and 100 Hz), the engine either only does a couple rounds before stopping, or it doesn't even start at all, which is why this simulation is stuck at 1200 Hz.

With all the flaws pointed out, this demonstration is also a plea for help. I want to see how those talented people can smoothly make a functional engine system from scratch. I'm also pretty new to Thyme coding, which I believe is extremely important when making engines. To those talented people, I want to see your tips and tricks and explain how those tricks can help me in making future vehicle models. All I want to do is to try new things, since my passion in graphic design has been in limbo for quite a bit. I still may not be active in Algodoo in general, but I will come back posting scenes (like this one) every once in a while. Thanks!