cab shake question

[cbff33]

Spent the evening of july 4th in glendo wyoming watching some great bnsf action. I could really notice the bounce of the locos and frame flex and all that. I know orts models cab shake.....but would it be possible to model the cab bounce whenever it hits different gradient track...

[apco25]

It's a generic motion model to give you the impression of the normal movement you see. I would be great if eventually such motion would be induced by grade crossing, switches, diamonds and such. Maybe in the forthcoming releases.

Btw, I set my mine to level 1 (any more and its too much of a roller coaster ride) to get the best effect.

[cbff33]

Ya I was at the grade crossing in glendo wyoming at a little truck stop....took a bunch of video with my phone. Lead end engines bounce not too noticable as they were still working up to speed....but by time the trailing 2 locos came over the grade crossing.....the up and down bounce was very evident. Driving an 18 wheeler I'm used to frame flex over bumps and such. But to really be able to see pronounced frame flex on 200 ton locos is always impressive. I think the spring bounce initiated by grade changes and crossings and such would be a neat addition to or if its possible.

[seagoon]

It's a generic motion model .....

Too regular, too cyclic and not random or erratic.
IMO Railworks does a good job of simulating cab movement, as does Run 8.

Bruce

[cbff33]

Who asked about either of those sims? As the op of this post I will say railworks is a bore. And run 8 carries no interest for me.

[seagoon]

Who asked about either of those sims? As the op of this post I will say railworks is a bore. And run 8 carries no interest for me.

Nobody asked.
As a responder to your post I simply observed that the replication of "cab shake", to which you originally referred, is more realistically presented in two other current simulations whereas in OR the effect is more like standing on the rolling deck of a small ship.

Whether or not you like or dislike either of those simulations is immaterial. It was a comparison. As is the use of the ship analogy. And nobody asked for that, either.

Bruce

[cbff33]

And my question was purely in relation to future development of cab shake within or ....not about which sim does a better job of producing cabshake at this point in time.