Here are the 'gears of the day' - they are so attractive that I can't
stop rendering them, interpreting them as objects of modern art.
Next challenge is to animate them properly,taking into account different
rotation speeds of the shafts.

Model is available here:
https://povlab.yesbird.online/studio/?m=gearbox5st.glb
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yesbird wrote:

> Next challenge is to animate them properly,taking into account different
> rotation speeds of the shafts.

Also, put a dot (union a sphere onto your gears) to mark the rotational
position.

First, this gives a much nicer visual effect, because it gives your eye
something to lock onto and make better sense of the rotation.

Second, if you're going to make a cyclic animation, you need to have all of the
dots line up with where they started.

For long gear trains, that might be a LOT of frames.
You can likely put multiple dots on the gears so that you can use a fraction of
the frames to get a good cyclic result.

I can tell you now:  That would make a valuable macro.

- BW

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On 19/10/2025 02:23, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Also, put a dot (union a sphere onto your gears) to mark the rotational
> position.
> 
> First, this gives a much nicer visual effect, because it gives your eye
> something to lock onto and make better sense of the rotation.
> 
> Second, if you're going to make a cyclic animation, you need to have all of the
> dots line up with where they started.

Thanks, absolutely agree - really good idea.

> For long gear trains, that might be a LOT of frames.

Probably, but I have powerful hardware resources - my hosting provider
assists me very well.

> You can likely put multiple dots on the gears so that you can use a fraction of
> the frames to get a good cyclic result.
> 
> I can tell you now:  That would make a valuable macro.

Really, this is the way to save a lot of time, I will think about
implementation, but at first I am planning to make a real-time online
animation like this one:
https://povlab.yesbird.online/studio/?m=gears.glb

In the nearest future I will make a gallery of models and one of the
sections will be dedicated to mechanics stuff.
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yesbird wrote:

> In the nearest future I will make a gallery of models and one of the
> sections will be dedicated to mechanics stuff.

https://507movements.com/index44.html
:P


:D
- BW

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On 19/10/2025 04:02, Bald Eagle wrote:
> https://507movements.com/index44.html
> :P

Oooooo, it's a great collection - many-many thanks !
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YB

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