Official FVD (Force Vector Design) Thread
Hi ! does anyone know how to nail the japanese jetcoaster snappy roll and forces transitions in FVD++, like for examle in Sonic Boom by Element 115 ? Thanks !
Coaster Blast, I would personally suggest you handbuild your jetcorster.
Every roll node should be strict, make sure to use strict nodes for your turns too. Try to make every direction change constant radius for that authentic snap.
in fvd use geometric sections with short transitions between pitch and yaw changes
^^^ This, and if you're section is on free-speed, make sure you're setting the geometric sections with respect to distance so you can keep the radii constant!
As a follow up try to avoid banking the track during a turn, jet coasters are usually designed so the track is very simple to manufacture. Banking and turning at the same time is complex to create compared to banking first then turning. that's why most jet coasters bank to the maximum turn angle before the turn starts, then holds that banking for the whole turn.
Think about it as if you have to make the track yourself with limited expertise and equipment, what would be the easiest way to do it.
Element, that is some extremely useful advice!
I'm not sure where I'm going with this B&M Hyper, I just know I had to steal borrow Music Roller Coaster @ Happy Valley's FBR/Transfer/Station setup
This seems like a really dumb question, and I never used to have this problem (re-downloaded the program) but I can't seem to get the "transition editor" box to pop up when I'm working on a force section. Shouldn't it just come up automatically?
Is the + not appearing when you're hovering over the graphs?
Happens to me frequently enough. Sometimes selecting the anchor and then re-selecting the force or geometric section you want to modify will do the trick.
piteous posted on February 22nd, 2019
Is the + not appearing when you're hovering over the graphs?
Happens to me frequently enough. Sometimes selecting the anchor and then re-selecting the force or geometric section you want to modify will do the trick.
The + does appear when I hover over the graphs.
Selecting the anchor and then re-selecting the force didn't do the trick either. This is version .79 if that makes any difference.
the transition editor tab will only appear when you've selected a specific graph to manipulate with the section
also, taking a second look at your screenshot, you might have to either a) use the scroll wheel when hovering over the graphs to zoom out the graph; or b) left-click and drag the graphs to the left until you see the section you want to manipulate
Hmmm. Still doesn't seem to be working. Maybe this thing is just bugged?
in my last response i may have been directionally challenged and meant drag right not left.
if i'm looking at that right, the sections i see are the station, another straight section (feeder?), the lift pull up, and the lift middle (and let me know if i'm completely wrong), so my best guess is that the graph you want to be manipulating (force section after the top of the lift) is off-screen, all the way to the right
notice how the section you're currently working with will not have that bluish/greyish shading?
hope i'm helping
That did the trick.
Thanks a lot for your help man! Again, I figured it was something really obvious / simple that I just wasn't doing... but I've used this program before and this didn't happen haha.
all good
i often have similar problems, specifically when adding on new sections -- sometimes the graphs just disappear, but usually selecting the anchor will "reset" the graphs.
it's also worth nothing that when you select the anchor, the graph appears to "reset to zero", so to speak, so if you're working on later sections you'll have to zoom or drag the graphs to locate the section you want to manipulate
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What's the preferred minimum node spaces for Y'all coaster's when exporting?
0.5m
Is FVD supported on Linux (particularly on mint/ubuntu)?
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Stop. F. Up. The. Graphs. Each opening is a spaghetti noodle, swear.
What is the cause of graphs wanting to freeze or decides to change the layout on its own in the program?
What do you mean by "decides to change the layout on its own", specifically? Could you provide a screenshot?
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