Elastic Attacher Joint

[lindbejb]

I am having an issue with an attacher joint that acts elastic while turning. Issue is corrected after turn is complete.

Qualified comments only. Thank you.

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<inputAttacherJoints>
        <inputAttacherJoint index="1>0|1|0" jointType="trailerLow" rootNode="1>" breakable="false"/>	
    </inputAttacherJoints>

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<movingTool index="0>7|0">
            <componentJoint index="0" anchorActor="0"/>
			<inputAttacherJoint value="true"/>
        </movingTool>

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<component2 centerOfMass="0.00 0.00 0.05" solverIterationCount="150" />
        <joint component1="0" component2="1" index="0>7|0" rotLimit="0 40 0" breakable="false" />

[don_apple]

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[lindbejb]

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thanks

[Smith Modding]

Get rid of the breakable part maybe? I don't have that anywhere in my xml for my trailer, and I have no issues with the attacher joint

[da-hoffi]

and maybe change

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<movingTool index="0>7|0">
            <componentJoint index="0" anchorActor="0"/>
         <inputAttacherJoint value="true"/>
        </movingTool>

to

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<movingTool index="0>7|0">
            <componentJoint index="0" anchorActor="0"/>
         <inputAttacherJoint index="0" value="true"/>
        </movingTool>

[lindbejb]

and maybe change

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<movingTool index="0>7|0">
            <componentJoint index="0" anchorActor="0"/>
         <inputAttacherJoint value="true"/>
        </movingTool>

to

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<movingTool index="0>7|0">
            <componentJoint index="0" anchorActor="0"/>
         <inputAttacherJoint index="0" value="true"/>
        </movingTool>

unfortunately doesn't help

[lindbejb]

bump

[redglasses]

have you tried it with in game tractors?

[lindbejb]

have you tried it with in game tractors?

yes...

[redglasses]

can you get us a video of it happening??

[lindbejb]

can you get us a video of it happening??

pictures are diagnostic enough. Waiting for someone from Giants to resolve issue.

[fruktor]

first of all I would guess that you don't need the movingTool
<movingTool index="0>7|0">

You would only need this if you changed the position/orientation of this node relativ to its physical parent.
But from all what is shown here I can't spot any movement of this node.


About the actual behavior of the joint ...
Well, kinda hard to say without access to all the files
But, one idea could be that the trailer is way too heavy ... therefore the tractor has not enough power to slide the trailer over its front axis (that's actually what's happening when the trailer can't follow the tractor due to a too tight curve)
You could do a test and set the rotationLimit for the y axis of the componentJoint to e.g. 90°

If you have no success, please post 2-3 more pictures showing the set up in straight line and in curved position.
Please with the debug mode enabled (F5), so that we can see the components etc.

Good luck and cheers,
fruktor

[lindbejb]

Made changes, still doesn't seem to function correctly.

[Procobator]

I have an idea, it maybe a long shot though. Could the second tandem axle in the rear be causing a lot of simulated stress due to turning so sharply? Could this stress be enough to make that joint become elastic?