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Rainbow Factory
CoriDavis:
Already tried checking normals. They're all how they should be
CoriDavis:
More progress on the Rainbow Machine. Any suggestions where I should put the support beams to hold up the giant crusher that looks like it weighs over a ton and would surely bend those pipes if not supported?
Raxx:
Do those big blocks have to be there? Anyway, I'd probably put those blocks behind and above, rather than directly above them, then run two I-Beams horizontally underneath (going from left to right, not front to back), with some vertical support columns bolted to the floor and beams and ceiling. And possibly put a walkway up there next to the tanks, since it seems that maintenance would have to go up there regularly (though if there are only flying ponies working there, I suppose walkways aren't needed...just platforms.
Good job so far. Storage tanks usually have meters and such on them, and valves along the pipes to help control, direct, and/or isolate the flow of whatever is inside the pipes. If anything, I suggest valves on the elbow right before it drains into those vats, valves on the pipes right before it enters the top of each tank, and large valves right after each vat on the large pipes. And then a capacity meter per tank, and probably a pressure meter on the face of the tank or in the pipes that feed into the tank. If that's too much for you, well...this is an industrial facility, where components are basically the same throughout ;) So it's really just where you make one valve and copy and paste it everywhere, re-sizing when needed. If a pipe line connects to another pipe line (where it could branch off in more than one direction), there would usually be a valve right after each branch so that the direction of flow can be controlled, as well.
CoriDavis:
The big boxes on the side were supposed to be part of some sort of piston system for the crusher. I edited quite a bit of it along with some air tanks that would power the piston (unless air power wouldn't be enough). I need to think of more pipes and stuff to add so I can have a whole background made out of the machine
CoriDavis:
Valves and meters, Check! I made the amount inside each tank vary since they probably wouldn't all have the same amount. That would be unrealistic. I added valves where you suggested and tried to make it look a little more like the picture (but not too much since I don't want to get in trouble for copyright) Anything else I should add? I feel like the big tanks in the back need more pipes leading to them, but where?
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