40d Talk:Axle

someone needs to find out what these thingies do Yeah really. I'm guessing they transfer power but I can't test that yet.

They do transfer power, and I am currently testing different things about them and sources of generating power. Brooks do not have suffecient flow to power a water wheel for instance.

I am stealing the key format and using it on the pages I edit. It should be used throughout the wiki and is the most clear representation of a keyboard key that I have seen yet. Schm0 10:12, 1 November 2007 (EDT)

Z0 to Z-1

Is it possible to transfer power from Z0 to Z-1?--Xazak 19:48, 3 November 2007 (EDT)

You need to:

1. Z0 : Deliver power to spot adjacent
2. Z0 : Dig channel (remove floor)
3. Z0 : Build gear assembly over hole
   The space below the assembly is now able to receive power
4. One of:
   • Z-1 Build a gear assembly to transfer power back to horizontal
   • Z-1 Build a machine to receive power
   • Z-2 Dig another hole to transfer to Z-2

I think this is correct - I don't have DF here to test. --Shagie 19:55, 3 November 2007 (EDT)

This is correct. I put an explanation on the main article page, but what I wrote may need to be cleaned up. I would have had a very hard time following what you wrote if I hadn't just figured this out myself from forum posts. Maybe we can compromise. :)

Hmm... lets see... I wasn't exactly writing that bit with intent to have it be the article answer, but rather an answer for Xazak. I believe the key to this would be drawing diagrams of some sort.

 Deliver power
    --
 =====

 Dig channel
    --
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 Build gear assembly
   *--
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 Build a machine under gear
   *--
 == ==
   O

 Build another gear assembly and axels
   *--
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 --*

 Build channels and vertical axels something else at the bottom
   *--
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   |
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   |
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 --*

All these examples also work for going up instead of down. If there is a better way of writing this for the article, then feel free to modify away. --Shagie 00:40, 5 November 2007 (EST)

transferring power multiple z-levels

objective: power a machine (mill or screw pump) at z-5 (ground level is z-0)

I assume the steps are:

1. build power source (windmill / gear mechanism + water wheel)
2. build channels at z-1, z-2, z-3, z-4
3. at z-4, build a single (5 unit long) verticle axle on top of the channel
4. build machinery on z-5

did I get this right? Or can each verticle axle only span a single z-level? --GarrieIrons 07:11, 24 June 2008 (EDT)

You can't resize vertical axles. They span only one z-level --Dorten 07:32, 24 June 2008 (EDT)

There is no such thing as a multi-z-level building. Yet. --Savok 08:31, 24 June 2008 (EDT)

Valid Connections

I'm a bit confused as to what kinds of connections between Axles and Gear Assemblies and
Machines/Power Sources are valid. Here's a few examples, tell me if they're valid or not.
All the diagrams are on the x-y plane, i.e., the n-w plane.

Legend (Because I don't know the actual symbols): |- Horizontal Axles O Gear Assembly + Power Source M Machine . Floor

1) 2) 3) ..+.. ..+.. +.... ..|.. B-->..|M. ---M. O-O-O A-->.M|.. ..... M...M ..... ..... (Can Axles be one tile long? (Can machine A (What about this?) Will the middle Gear be powered? Assembly direct power to What about B?) both of the machines?