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creating car sort of shape in medium level 2
hi this is my first post, ive been looking around the forum for a few days now and need to know how to make a car or something simular to the half cart Medium Level 2 Let's Get Physical Time, ive been trying to create this all day and i sort of got it working it runs but skids everywhere all over the place, i have it locked to the track but still i cant get it to work properly, the wheels are inline perfectly, i used the snap to keep then in line and they seem to run smoothly but when i try it the cart goes all over the place, im pretty sure that this has been answered in alot of other topics, ive looked at alot of them and still its the same answers, but i cant do it right for some odd reason, i would like a little info or help if someone can give me it, greatly appreciate it, thanks alot folks.
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Re: creating car sort of shape in medium level 2
You only need to lock one object to the driving line. It's usually best to do this with an object already there so it does not move. If you're locking the tires to the line, that could be why it messes up.
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Re: creating car sort of shape in medium level 2
ok so if i have a ramp before i add things/glue things to it i should lock it to the driving line first? is that what your saying? then after glue the free rotation hinges to it afterwards? thanks alot for the reply 
sorry for edit, but this is what im doing and i hope anyone can say if its right or not,
right i get the ramp, lock it to the driving line, then i get wheels and copy and snap them into position, when thats done i add the free rotation hinges, glue the outside of the hinges to the wheels, then i glue the inside of the hinges to the ramp,
is that correct, for some reason it slides left and right like as if it was drifting, then eventually it stops
i hope someone can help me with this, because i will never continue my track if i cant do this as i really wanted this in it as part of it,
thanks alot
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Senior Member
Re: creating car sort of shape in medium level 2
Keep in mind when you select a group of glued objects and change its properties (like lock to drive line) it changes the properties for all the objects. You can select individual pieces from glued objects by holding down the left bumper. This is helpful if you want to adjust its position or just lock it to the drive line. Also, here's a good tutorial on free rotation hinges and cars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYA12ljUV4Q
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Senior Member
Re: creating car sort of shape in medium level 2
Glue something like a small wooden plank onto the underside of the ramp, and lock both the ramp and the plank to the driving line. These two offset points of contact will keep it from twisting.
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Re: creating car sort of shape in medium level 2
sorry folks im only getting back to you, i actually created in my opinion great sort of monster truck and the wheels run smoothly on the track and its locked to the driving line, it just took me a while to figure it out, one of the previous posts helped me figure it out, that the ramp or board i was using should be locked to the driving line first before adding the extras like axels and wheels etc.. thanks alot folks for the help anyway. cheers