The Powder Toy

erikals

Hey,

looking for ideas on how to make a working garbage truck body in TPT.

I have posted up one complete with cab and chassis but the 'garbage' gets blown all over the place when I try to use air pressure to push it to the back. Also the vacuum pump on the top sucks the garbage to it (but not through) when I use it to suck the air out of the body to load more 'garbage' into it.

Can anyone suggest fixes for these problems?

Thanks,

erikals

code1949

@erikals (View Post)
Post the save so we know what we're working with.

CAC-Boomerang

@erikals

Wow, you haven't posted in decades! Welcome back!

@code1949

This:

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Edited by CAC-Boomerang, 2011-06-22 04:27:45

Neospector

Edited. Posted at the same time.

Edited by Neospector, 2011-06-22 04:28:07

erikals

@CAC-Boomerang (View Post)
Thank you CAC-Boomerang.

Here is a new truck I posted - it now has compartments to isolate the vacuum - seems to stop the garbage being pulled up to the vacuum pump. See what you think.

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Edited by erikals, 2011-06-22 04:51:14

CAC-Boomerang

@erikals (View Post)

It's good, but the pressure won't push the "garbage" to the back.

Perhaps PIPE would suffice?

erikals

@CAC-Boomerang (View Post)
PIPE + powders + pressure equals BMTL. Not good.
Try it yourself and see.
I'm considering dumping the air pressure altogether and using a vacuum system instead.
What are your thoughts/ideas?

CAC-Boomerang

@erikals (View Post)

Really? It didn't do that to me.

erikals

@CAC-Boomerang (View Post)
Well it did for me.

Have you got a save you can publish?

CAC-Boomerang

@erikals (View Post)

Put anything you like down here, and I'm sure it won't solidify.

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EDIT: I have an idea... did you enable Ambient Heat? And did you use BRMT or another powder?

Edited by CAC-Boomerang, 2011-06-22 05:33:39

Garbage truck in TPT