40d Talk:Machine component

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hanging windmills?

Is it possible to have a 'hanging' (for better reliability of power transfer) windmill partially supported so it won't fall?

i.e.

Windmill:
XXX
XXX
XXX

Floor beneath windmill:
+++
+ +
+++

Layer below:
...
.*.
...

Random832 10:18, 13 October 2008 (EDT)s ground

I don't think so. Walling every tile except power-transfer in the middle still leaves it thinking it's "hanging". It wants "ground" and no substitute will do! Corona688 15:12, 13 October 2008 (EDT)

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• In the diagram below,

  1 should work fine,

  2 works as long as dwarves can reach the building site. Any tile adjacent to the windmill will do.

  3 is valid, but has no connection between the machinery, and

  4 can't be placed.

Side view

-	=	-		-	=	-			*				*
	*				*			-	=	-		-	=	-
	1				2				3				4

For 4, what about this?

Side view

_	*
-	=	-
	4

And then the floor can be removed or left in place; whichever you prefer. Random832 16:36, 14 October 2008 (EDT)

Diagram unclear

I've added a "tutorial" to the main page, and for now am moving this subsection intact to here for improvement - right now it's not completely clear what the distinction is between brown and black, and short-dashes and long. If someone can improve the text/commentary in this so it's clear to someone who has never built a windmill (part of our target audience), feel free to replace it. (At least label it "Unusual windmill behavior"!) --Albedo 21:38, 21 October 2009 (UTC) (edit: diagram replaced @ bottom of article w/ edit - feel free to take a look and proof-read/improve.)--Albedo 22:21, 21 October 2009 (UTC)