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Hinge Question? Mods requested.

104k Kerbango  1.6 years ago

Is there a way to set a hinge to automatically go from positive to negative position upon activation? (And what is it?)

I need the hinge to swing 15-30 degrees in one direction from center.
which I can accomplish with activate1, but I want it to go -15-30 degrees in the other direction also with the push of one button, (even throttle).
I want to turn on the hinge and it goes forward and back.

example: Ag1 activate, hinge goes to maximum set #, then goes to minimum set #, then goes to maximum set #, and again and again.

Like how we can set rotators to spin a certain # of times at different speeds.

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    104k Kerbango

    @DISHWASHER2005 ok I will give it a try.

    1.5 years ago
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    i kinda didn't understand the question but here's something i use for hinges to move in different ways

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    Activate1? -Throttlecos(Time200) : (Activate2?0.25:0)+Roll*0.4

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    Activate1? -Throttlesin(Time200) : (Activate2?-0.75:0)

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    put the hinge range around 50
    speed 20 to 30

    +1 1.5 years ago
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    104k Kerbango

    @PlaneFlightX Here's what I was using the hinges for. Thanks for the help.
    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/MJ76fI/Bobot

    1.5 years ago
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    104k Kerbango

    @PlaneFlightX yes exactly.
    think ornithopter w/o all the intervening parts.
    But that is not what i am making....

    1.6 years ago
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    50.2k PlaneFlightX

    @Kerbango So you want it to continuously oscillate?

    1.6 years ago
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    104k Kerbango

    @PlaneFlightX I need it to swing 15-30 degrees in one direction from center. which I can accomplish with activate1, but I want it to go -15-30 degrees in the other direction also with the push of one button, (even throttle).
    I want to turn on the hinge and it goes forward and back.
    example: Ag1 activate, hinge goes to maximum set #, then goes to minimum set #, then goes to maximum set #, and again and again.
    Like how we can set rotators to spin a certain # of times at different speeds.

    1.6 years ago
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    50.2k PlaneFlightX

    I'd need more information, but if you just want a simple switch, then Activate1 might be it. Or try clamp01(Activate1)

    1.6 years ago