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Stop Rotor on High Solar Power Output
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Landron 9 Dec, 2015 @ 5:33pm
Can't Get Duplicate Axis To Work
Hi,

Couldn't seem to leave a comment so I started a new discussion .

I have tried to setup a T shaped solar array and use the new duplicate axis to controll both Y rotors form the same programable block. I can't seem to get it to work, the first Y rotor is fine because it is the one being tracked and has the solar panel associated with it. But the second Y rotor will only continuously spin or stay put in one position.

Could you pleae either write some updated instructions or make a new instructional video showing how to use the new duplicate axis feature.

Thanks.
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Sigurd Hansen  [developer] 9 Dec, 2015 @ 10:21pm 
Please post your first run details as describred in the reporting bugs section. Will post more instructions soon. This feature is brand new and may contain bugs.
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Landron 10 Dec, 2015 @ 2:27am 
My world is a Survival non Dedicated Server
I have a dual axis solar panel setup in a T-shape [1 X rotor and 2 Y rotors, left and right side]

Output from the first run: [If you mean the text that comes up in the panel under faction info]

Initializing core...
X rotors: 1
Y rotors: 1
Solar panels/Oxygen farms: 1
Dual Axis mode enabled
Timer management enabled
[Number] Kw



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Sigurd Hansen  [developer] 10 Dec, 2015 @ 3:25am 
Please post the duplicate configuration settings. Need names of all rotors
#3
Landron 10 Dec, 2015 @ 4:08am 
Names of rotors:

Rotor X1
Rotor Y1
Rotor Y2

the settings i'm trying to use: [Don't know if this is the right way to do them or not]

const bool EnableDuplicateRotorX = false;
const bool EnableDuplicateRotorY = true;
const string NameOfDuplicateSourceX = "";
const string SearchForDuplicateDestX = "";
const string NameOfDuplicateSourceY = "Rotor Y1";
const string SearchForDuplicateDestY = "Rotor Y2";
#4
Landron 10 Dec, 2015 @ 4:13am 
The tracked panel seems to work fine but the other side of the T array is stuck at the opposite position, side on the panels look like an X.

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/581326261507047689/AC0D07080731AEAC27FB7D298DF1A8E3B2668DED/
#5
Sigurd Hansen  [developer] 10 Dec, 2015 @ 5:03am 
Try reinstalling the rotor in another angle
#6
Landron 10 Dec, 2015 @ 5:39am 
It almost seems like the duplicate is working in reverse to the main, is there any way to reverse the duplicate in the code?
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Sigurd Hansen  [developer] 10 Dec, 2015 @ 6:35am 
Not atm. But in a version or two.
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R3D5H1RT 14 Dec, 2015 @ 2:20pm 
I was able to get this working with one RotorX and one RotorY, but I can't get a second RotorY (i.e. a T shaped dual solar panel) to work. One RotorY will rotate but the other will not. The run outpit shows "Dual Axis mode enabled" but only 1 X rotor and 1 Y rotor. Any ideas?
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Sigurd Hansen  [developer] 14 Dec, 2015 @ 2:25pm 
For inverse duplicate Y you would have to use SearchForDuplicateDest1 or 2 + set InverseDuplicateRotor to true. The first run detail output does not list duplicate rotors(yet)
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Absolarix 1 Nov, 2016 @ 8:33am 
What I ended up having to do is set up two of this systems side by side on one solar panel tower.The left array controlled the whole thing with the X axis and it's own left side array of solar panels. The right array controlled a dummy X-rotor which did nothing (mount a light bulb or fancy pinwheel for fun) and then controlled it's actual right side array.
Last edited by Absolarix; 1 Nov, 2016 @ 10:09am
#11
Sigurd Hansen  [developer] 4 Nov, 2016 @ 7:05am 
If you like you can publish a save, and i'll have a look when I have time.
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Bizzmo 28 Jan, 2017 @ 9:53am 
First off, awesome mod man gj.
Two things.
1: I've also made a T-shaped solar aray and can't get it to work for some reason, when u have time to post a tutorial it would be much appreciated.
2: Sometimes the arrays on the Y-axel just keep going round and round... Will it breakthe script if I manually ad a max and min angle on the rotors so it stays within that angle?
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LetUsSmile 1 Feb, 2017 @ 7:41am 
got the same problem with Tshaped solar array and duplicate
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