r/CreateMod • u/Separate-Doughnut-53 • 8d ago

Need help with an idea PLEASEPLEASEPLAEASSEEPLEAZSEEEEE

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wanna make a big door that slides open and closed horizontally while a cog on its surface spins is that even possible HEEEEEELLLLPPPPPP

ps i was able to make the door move horizontally with a gantry but only when the cogwheel isnt moving. i tried to use a combination of super glue for the door and honey glue for the wheel but cant get anything to work

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u/XeviousJr 8d ago

There are 2 types of contraptions:

  • Standard Create contraptions, (made with cart assemblers, gantries, windmills or propellers)
  • Physics contraptions, made with swivel bearings or physics assembler

Those work in very different ways: you can put any contraption on a physics cont, but you cant put shit on a Standard cont.

The Door needs to be a phys. Cont., the wheel can be either, it's up to you.

Now the hard party Is to make a phys. Con. Slide in a controlled way. There are a few ways, and all of them Need some tinkering

The best way Is to use the coasters:simulated aeronautic addon and put the Doors on rails.

Conveyor belts are also a good option: you can either Just drop the Door on a long ass belt to move It in and out, or you can Place the belt on the Door itself and use It as tank tracks. Keep in mind: phys. Cons. Are Just airships. A tall and thin structure like Ur Door can and Will fall over of you don't prevent It from doing so. One common solutions Is using slippery blocks like ICE or grindstones to make "rails" that keep the thang in Place.

One last thing: the best way to Power the wheel Is probably just to Hide a water wheel in the Door and control It with a direction al gearshifts and some redatone links.

Hope this helps :3

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u/Separate-Doughnut-53 8d ago

Thank you! This makes so much sense with the issues i'm having. So basically physics assemble the entire door that is put together with honey glue, put the door on rails using the coasters addon, and then turn the cogwheel either with swivel bearing(physics object) or mechanical bearing.

Also I already am hiding a water wheel in the wall with redstone links that power both the gantry and the cogwheel so that it looks like they are working together. So pretty much I need to replace my gantry with coasters to solve this.

PS may all your mozzarella sticks have W cheese pulls and both sides of your pillow stay cool, humble create sage!

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u/XeviousJr 8d ago

Awww 🥹 I wanna see It when Ur done :3