getmass/setmass - where does that value come from?

[Grumpy Old Man 3548]

Hey folks,

any idea where to find the mass values of vehicles? They don't appear to be in the config viewer, are they stored elsewhere?

cheers

[Altroot 0]

I have some issue with the values as well, I can't seem to be able to sling a kuma.

Any suggestions on what I'm failing on.

 

[R3vo 2654]

The Kuma is not slingable by default so you need to attach ropes manually. Additionally, reducing the weight to 10 or even 1 unit/s is way too much. I'd personally decrease the weight by percentage like so:

_value = 0.9;//90% weight

this setMass ((getMass this) * _value);

Lowering the weight by more than 50% is not really recommended for the reasons you've showed in your video.

 

You can create ropes with the following command

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ropeCreate

[R3vo 2654]

Here's a working example:

Revo_kuma setMass ((getMass Revo_kuma) * 0.3);   //30% weight seems to be the sweetspot
ropeCreate [Revo_taru, "slingload0", Revo_kuma, [2, 2, -1.5], 50];  
ropeCreate [Revo_taru, "slingload0", Revo_kuma, [-2, 2, -1.5], 50];  
ropeCreate [Revo_taru, "slingload0", Revo_kuma, [1.8, -5, -1], 50];  
ropeCreate [Revo_taru, "slingload0", Revo_kuma, [-1.8, -5, -1], 50];

1. Place a taru heli in the air, name it Revo_taru (or what ever you like)

2. Place an empty kuma right underneath it, name it Revo_kuma

3. Execute above code in the debug line

4. Enjoy ;)

[Altroot 0]

creating ropes is a good call as I'm sure once the kuma is slung with lower mass it would move around like a pendulum under the chopper.

Many thanks for the suggestion. 

edit:
Many thanks for the example also.

[Altroot 0]

Worked a dream buddy. Thanks again.