Hinge Scripting?

[mold999]

Hello,

I was wondering if there is any way to edit a hinge's properties, without using scene.my.* variables. I mean, if I have a circle with a hinge, and a box hits it, if I can edit the properties of the hinge. I'm not sure if this is possible, but I know that you can edit the geometry a thruster is attached to, and I was wondering if you could edit information of a hinge.

Thanks,

~~mold999

[Kilinich]

Yes, it's possible, you could find a lot of examples in my scenes (hinge - ratchet, damper, torsion).

Key functions here is scene.entityByGeomID() and (readable(owner)).geom0 , geom1 for hinge.
So you can add some property to circle like _wasCollision = false and read it from hinge to adjust something:
_circeCollide = {(scene.entityByGeomID((readable(owner)).geom0))._wasCollision}
You should enter that code in hinge's script menu window (editbox on the top).

p.s. You need to look which is .geom0 and which .geom1 for hinge.
p.p.s Sometimes you need to save-load scene after such code change, bug, reported, will fix (or already fixed in 2.1, I'm not sure).

[Don Carnage]

Hello!

I am starting yet. I can solve the problems mechanically only.
How I can an engine different revs to order to keys?
So: key1=50rpm, key2=100rpm ...

Thank you!

[Kilinich]

Hello!

I am starting yet. I can solve the problems mechanically only.
How I can an engine different revs to order to keys?
So: key1=50rpm, key2=100rpm ...

You could make 2 engines:
geom1 - motor1 - geom2 - motor2 - geom3

motor2 with auto-brake (+inf power) and key-controlled, it adds some rpm to system on key press or key toggle.

[Don Carnage]

Thanks!

Shall I drive a cogwheel with more smaller cogwheels for example? Does the emphasis of one of the engines not stop the other engine?

[jon_joy_1999]

no,
geometry1 is connected to motor1;
motor1 is connected to geometry 2;
geometry2 is connected to motor2;
motor2 is connected to geometry3;

essentially you have the output shaft of motor1 connected to the housing(geometry2) of motor2, with the final output being geometry3

[Don Carnage]

Thanks!
I try to do it so.
how can I solve it by a script? (an engine, with more eligible revs)
I would like to learn it.

thank you for the help!