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Category: Building A Roller Coaster
In the last week, I experienced 2 failures on the rollback prevention devices on the lift hill. Both cracked along the length of the 2 x 4. Why is this happening and how can we prevent it? [aweber...
Video-Smooth Roller Coaster Design Part 6: Heart-line Rolls and Overbanked Turns
Isn't it sad that this is the last video of the series? I've had a great time making all of this material. In the last two decades, the heart-line roll has make its way into many rides. Let's...
Video-Smooth Roller Coaster Design Part 5: Roll Angle and Track Position
It is the second to last video in this series and we will discuss the tracks roll angle for turning and track location. There is a lot of trigonometry here, but I've managed to simplify...
Now that we have the basics and can make a 2D roller coaster that is smooth, let's kick this thing into high gear and make some turns. It's not as difficult as you would think! [aweber...
Video-Smooth Roller Coaster Transitions Part 3: The Iterative Approach
Now that we have a way to determine the G forces at any point, we can use our existing point and the G force to calculate the next point. Get ready for some sweet rides and MATH! Calm down, I've...
Video-Designing Smooth Transitions for a Roller Coaster – Part 2
As we continue our journey on how to create buttery smooth transitions, we need to consider what the radius needs to be at any point and the corresponding velocity. Both of these are easily...