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Razmott said:
well... i have problems with the axles and the steering. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but it's not working. If anyone could help me, that would be great.
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the wheels need to be supported better because each node is basically a joint, if that helps
i know whats wrong, but i don't know how to word it
 
Well, I haven't made any progress for a few days, I'm taking my time.

So, there's still a lot to do; among them, making those damn axles, for God's sake!!!!!! Sorry, I'm getting angry.
I'm on vacation, so I could do more stuff, if I'm not too lazy; Ah, laziness, the worst and the best thing the Earth has ever created... Okay, I'll keep you posted when I make some progress.
 
Well, I finally moved on! Yay! So, you can't really see the difference, there are wheels now. All that's left is the suspension and steering, and then the detachable parts.
There are also still some things to refine.
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There's one thing I don't understand: no matter how many adjustments I make to the steering, the wheels turn the wrong way.
Please see the previous post to download the truck file.
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In fact, the hydros must not be configured correctly, which causes the wheels to turn in opposite directions.
And I have adjusted the nodes that compose the hydros, it does nothing, I absolutely do not understand.
 
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I might do it, but nothing's certain. I have to finish this damn n/b first and we'll see about the rest later.
 
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The entire suspension isn't correct, which is mostly why the steering isn't working. You also made the hydros/steering deactivate after 40 kmh, which wouldn't be very helpful in a wagon. It would be better to use the option "i" (invisible), or no option. If you want to fix the steering and create a better suspension, you can use the docs here, however I don't think they're the easiest to understand. To be completely honest, just took a double wishbone suspension from here and modified it to work with my car. If you want, you can see how the different suspensions on that page work, and maybe take one (although you'll have to modify them quite a bit so they don't explode for some reason. Or you can just take the suspension from my car (yes I'm giving you permission to do so, no need to credit me) and tune it to your liking. I use Blender to do all this, but the basic tools needed (resize, move, rotate, add and delete vertices/nodes, etc.) should be pretty easy to learn, and makes suspension swapping easier. Also clean up the node coordinates please, these coordinates work but they're not very pretty: 0, 0.0015642929660898838, 0, -0.18325721970658146. And since your wagon is 4 tons, I highly recommend you to decrease the node weights withminimassand decrease the damping of all the beams to stop it from exploding, and decrease the spring of the wheels so they're a little more grippy
 
Thanks for your advice. How do I "clean up" these coordinates? Also, how decrease the spring of the wheels so they are a little more grippy.
 
Razmott said:
Well, I finally moved on! Yay! So, you can't really see the difference, there are wheels now. All that's left is the suspension and steering, and then the detachable parts.
There are also still some things to refine.
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This wheelbase looks way too long. I would suggest shortening it (the distance from the rear wheel to the front wheel) as well as moving the front axle back, and the back axle forward.
 
Yeah maybe. In fact, it's about the size of the Burnside wagon. I might shorten the rear, because given all the trouble I had with the front axle, I don't want to modify it anymore. Otherwise, your drawings are good, but it's more of an 80s car (a bit like the Volvo 740).
 
Well, it can be a futuristic 80's car :)

I came up with the side profile and the wheel. The body is based very roughly on the Bedford.
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Excuse the image being flipped*
 
That's cool ! I prefer cars that are a bit boxy (hence the Volvo inspiration). But I'll take inspiration from your drawings.
 
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