Is it that the boxes always fall in the same place every time?
if so that's nothing new. Look at my "balls always fall in the same order" scene
where this happens with 68 balls.
It's hard to make it lighter without it being completely unstable. just the momentum of the piston going up and down would make it bounce around all over the place.
And I think I know what's happening with this engine.
When the circles change size, the bigger circle keeps its previous speed, but the smaller circle spins faster than it was before because of the gear ratio. Then when they switch again the circle that WAS smaller becomes bigger but keeps its previous speed making the smaller circle spin even faster. This keeps happening over and over until the RPM limit of the scene is reached. which depends on the frequency of the scene.
Simple way to check your torque is to make the center hinge a brake and turn up the hinge torque until the engine stops.
For me it was just under 1000 Nm or 740 foot pounds
Last edited at 2014/05/15 22:06:54 by lethalsquirrel