People build the most complicated elevators, yet they always wobble and clang all day. And then something so simple ends up being the most stable and asthetically pleasing build. I love it

@Postie1994

2 жыл бұрын

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman's Odyssey

@-Wraith

Жыл бұрын

ive built a pretty stable hybrid grid elevator, just gotta place it right and its all good

@lyr4nx931

5 ай бұрын

Some have spent ages researching a ballpoint pen that can write in space. Others took a pencil.

Now this guy is an actual Engineer!!! Amazing

@mcmerry2846

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there are things hard to do, because the game itself doesn't allow them

I remember this thing from the display hangar. The concept is simple enough but it's still so satisfying to see such mechanical systems going, particularly when it's just for the sake of building it rather than necessity.

@csx5882

3 жыл бұрын

.... Unless... You play with the mod that makes jetpacks very inefficient under gravity, or turn off jetpacks in the settings. Then such aperatis would be very handy indeed

@hectormarshall8608

3 жыл бұрын

@Pierce Jonah yea, been watching on Flixzone for months myself =)

Clean, elegant, functional and practical. Just amazing.

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

I like all these words

@nickkozak4763

7 ай бұрын

@@BlackArmor718large grid version for rovers??

BlackArmor puts the 'Engineer' in Space Engineers...

Dang, you could effectively make a turbo-lift using this system. Rig it up to also go on multi axis.

@djdonkeyface5451

2 жыл бұрын

I was just about to comment about how this could become an actual viable 3 axis elevator, then saw this comment lol

Who needs a jetpack when you can have a tremendous amount of engineering skill and patience.

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

Lol! It's more fun to not need one

Oh! Perfect. My ships will have much less of a space problem now that we have here a theoretically infinite elevator in a 1 block wide shaft. I don't like making ships that require jetpacks to travel between levels just in case I run out of Hydrogen, or if I can't afford to spend it traveling through the ship.

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

True, for safety I'd probably recommend only using the elevator when the ship is not under any acceleration. So stationary or just drifting without dampeners

@normaldavid

3 жыл бұрын

I know enough about Klang to follow that advice.

what i love the most about space engineer is to break your head over engineering stuff like that. only to not use it at all. no body got time for using an elevator, since you have a jetpack. Yet it is something everyone should own :D

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

I had fun with the problem solving

Really nice tutorial, and very clever designs. This can be used for so many things. Always great work!

I'm amazed by how stable it is! Most elevators I've seen or used always had some sort of wobble or clang to them.

I’ve recently started a new build that I can finally use this on, though I was thinking about making one with multiple floors/stops. Instead of a stop timer, I was thinking of adding a sensor onto the elevator that detects large grid blocks within a short range, triggering the stop mechanism whenever it sees that it’s arrived at a suitable landing. Of course that means I’d need to add more buttons, one to send the elevator up and one to send the elevator down, and it would stop at every landing, but that’s fine for this application. Great content, I’m glad I found this channel when I did!

Your builds are Epic!! Along with the music, can get lost in this stuff. Thanks duder!!

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that duder

This is the second elevator one I've seen and I love your work very creative and very clever. Keep up the amazing work.

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew

Mate you not only have the coolest things, but also the best and most enjoyable videos just showcasing the said things!

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying that

Looks great!

It’s beautiful. I’ve been staring at it for 5 hours

Amazing design and a fine work of engineering.

That is the most creative elevator I've ever seen

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Eric

SO ELEGANT AND SO SIMPLE, I LOVE IT.

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Just Damn!!!! This guy is just sick!!! I'm marathoning his channel LOL!!

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Jason

Now ride it to space!

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

That's a long way to go using small grid blocks

@Canoby

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 Obviously this would be a LOT larger (and probably still too large to be practical for most PCs) but do you think a large ship version would be feasible, even if you weren't going full skyhook?

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

@@Canoby You could certainly make a large grid version

@Neboooo

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 it’ll be longer if you don’t start going up now

Coolest elevator I've ever seen, including real life 😮

Thanks, helps a lot!

Such a simple idea when you think about it

silky smooth, like a mechanical rock climber. lol you should make a mountain climber using landing gear haha

THAT'S SO NEAT! :o

Thank you

I don’t bother with programming blocks because they’re beyond my level of patience but amazing work. Going to definitely do something similar

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, all it does is modify timer delay values so 60 ticks =1 second, which let's you trigger things in

@goodtown3258

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 you have shown a trick that allows you to turn off and on timers insequence that allows a timer action to be qued faster than the default 1 second. could this be a work around to using the programable block on this build? I play almost exclusively on vanilla servers and scripts are disabled.

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

@@goodtown3258 I'm not sure. The scriptless version will work but I'd recommend a chair

So its a climbing elevator. That's really smart.

This is INSANE

Dude your insane... how the heck you came up with this idea, its out of this world... (and flipping amazing.......)

@pauldriscoll6319

2 жыл бұрын

I need a button that says "WHAT THE HECK SUBSCRIBE TO ALL OF BLACKARMOR's WORK lol

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul! Glad you are enjoying it

This sooo good! Thx for making a video on it.

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

No problem

Yay glade you did this! Good thing I asked you to do a tutorial.

@jonny_codphilo7809

2 жыл бұрын

its all you come on everybody round of applause

Its like a Steampunk elevator 😍

I spent several hours yesterday trying to implement the control timings from scratch in survival mode. They're damn complicated, even before you bring scripts into the conversation.

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

You have much more control over piston speeds than timer delays, so use those for the finer adjustments

This is so cool

That is beautiful

I guess you can add multiple floors by creating a up button and down button but the space between floors needs to be exact for the timer

Very cool... kudos 👏

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Impressive

Watch the fingers🙈😅✂️ nice job

Amazing

Neat 👍 very smooth and expandable +1 I can imagine a sort of monorail system using this or a retractable landing pad that brings the ships into the base... Must try that now (in creative because i don't want to lose my sanity in survival)

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

yes creative is much more convenient

Nice work :)

The real Engineer Gaming

thats pretty genius

A climbing elevator? Where do you even come up with this stuff. Well done you never cease to amaze. Also, with a bit of tinkering and a hinge or two shouldn't this "technically" be able to go sideways or around corners?

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

It should be able to crawl all over the place with some more R&D

Okay, so we have the ad. Where is the part that tells you how to build it? For those in survival with this being the only functional elevator design?

very good job :)

Genius

I love this new style of video where you show to set it up very helpful. May I ask, how different is the script less version as it didn’t get much time in the spotlight?

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

It actually is faster but also more bumpy, I ran outta time with the song :)

@cyitain9856

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 currently working on a lift for one of my ships and took inspiration from the one in the video. Though for me Klang is trying to teach me something by flinging the lift of into space at max speed.

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

@@cyitain9856 You can’t use the minimum distance value because the piston head has a small displacement associated with it, you can only travel 3 blocks with the piston

@cyitain9856

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 Thanks. I got it working by turning off rotor lock and upper and lower limits on the rotor. (Can’t see that ending badly at all :) ) (sorry for posting questions then already having them fixed when you reply. It’s just good to feel like I’m showing someone my build.) (mech is done but will probably wait until this ship is ready as it contains two mechs in it which it can shoot out of it’s gravity cannon),

Oh nice, I have the same system

All vanilla too. Impressive

Super.

Ohhh, could you actually make a 3D movement transport capsule with this? Something like half life train. Sure would be cool to have something like that in a base.

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

I bet it could be done

Was wondering how you did it in the hangar!

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

Should be easy to play with now

So now a large version for building/hanger elevators?

daaaaaaaang!

This is giving Clang the middle finger

I would love to try to make a large grid version of this to transport ships, rovers, etc. to different levels in a base. Sadly, I lack your engineering know-how.

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

I would make sure whatever is being transported is mag locked to the platform

@slickwilly6129

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 Thanks for the advice!

cool

Thank you use it

Hi I absolutely look up to your mech builds and want to make some myself and other piston rotor builds but my question is I’m looking to build a up right walking mech with clean natural motion the way humans would walk so where would I start building and what techniques should I look into I have already been to your mech world

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

I don't typically do humanoid style walking because if you actually look at your feet as you move, there is hardly any clearance at all between your foot and the ground. That does not transfer over to SE very well. The best of that style I have done is the Jaeger, which is more of a heavy stomp walk. If you use similar leg dimensions and angles as that one it should walk just as well.

Anyone know a tutorial vid for this? I get the basic concept but would like to take a shortcut in designing a fully large grid version with a few other tweaks

I wish I could do this in scrap mechanic, if only we could instantly attach to blocks like so.

Big brain

Very nice. I was wondering though. Knowing your love of Battletech/Mechwarrior, will you be making a Summoner, Hunchback, Warhammer, Battlestar, or any of the other humanoid mechs?

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

I actually don't like humanoid mechs very much

@guardian1326

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 rats. Ok, I would just love to see a working Zues or Warhammer. Have you thought about about a Madcat, Catapult, or Marauder?

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

@@guardian1326 Neup lol. My next stuff is going to more animalistic

@guardian1326

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 sooooo..... Liger Zero?

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

@@guardian1326 Not yet

This is brilliant- does this work horizontally too? Thanks for sharing! Another thing we all learned from BlackArmor

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

I'm going to have a look at that....I know it will work flat where you ride on top of the pistons, but flipped to the side 90 degrees is something I didn't try

@cyitain9856

3 жыл бұрын

I see no reason for it to rotate and break unless the connecting rotors aren’t set to rotor lock or have a high torque.

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it works

@Canoby

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 Awesome!

@Cyberguy42

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718I was surprised when you changed a number of settings for the rotor but didn't lock it, are there advantages to relying on rotor limits and braking torque rather than rotor lock? Very smooth elevator, I look forward to trying it out.

what if you use it in a printer loop for a infinite driller, just thinking hehe

I love you.

Could this be a space elevator at a larger scale?

do you have to have the pistons pulling you up or could they push you up instead and could you make a large version for a ship????

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

No, yes, and you can

if i would put a platform instead of that smal personal elevator, how many blocks and or weigjht would this be able to carry?

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

Probably a lot but I would make sure it was secured

The Crawlevator.

It will be nice if you showed in survival how can be placed

Is there any way this could be placed on the xbox workshop?

How about you build it as an space elevator

Anyone tried to make a Elevator for Hangars this way? Im kinda scared that i play to much with Crank Power xD dont want to explode my base :'D

How does it perform under load? I'm thinking of using this to lift a small rover

@nyakssj1370

2 жыл бұрын

I managed to reverse engineering this elevator only by video (because I'm currently unable to download it from workshop) and u know, I put over 20 artificial mass on the elevator (I think it's over 40 tons) and it was capable to lift it with no difficulty in moon gravity and with some struggle in Earth's gravity but still it is very impressive for such invention. Speaking for myself I installed this elevator in my ship and also modified it to go forward-aft and in some spaces up and down and u know.... going from weaponary to engine room became something like morning walk but u just need to stay.

idk if you make mechs anymore but can you make a three legger?

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I can but nothing I want to make has three legs

No idea what those pegs were, or the things latching on to them.

Im making this bigger

this game also could add a simple lifter for player to make elevators too, english is a mediocre language; you type 'elevator' on youtube, it shows lifter machines, space elevators and so many stuff unrelated, thats what u get when you have a language that 1 word means 1000 things...

Okay sooo.... i tried to modify it a little bit DON'T OVERWEIGHT IT CLANG will make this thing rocket through armor walls no problem if something goes wrong I'm looking for a small rover elevator but for 200m sooo not the easiest in therms of stability and weight Any ideas ? The size of the platform is 3x8 big blocks

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

A bigger one of these with more gears

@thobiasmartin4768

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 I just discovered your channel and your inventions are quite interresting I decided to try the gear version and it works way better for me Had to stabilise the shaft with magntic plates because 200m of shaft held by only one rotor moves a bit and sim speed goes down a looooot But i was able to triple the size of the platform and make it into a rover elevator without any problems Fantastic job and thanks for sharing

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

@@thobiasmartin4768 nice work glad to hear it

lever arm crane lift

@Jkauppa

2 жыл бұрын

two sided for balance

@Jkauppa

2 жыл бұрын

monorail lift

I like the design and simplicity. However I tried to combine four of these and instantly crashed the server xD Any suggestions about making multiple of these work on a single platform together?

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

Be the host of the server :)

How much weight can this bear? Or are pistons infinitely strong?

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty freakin strong

@pyroparagon8945

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 in space engineers, that's close enough. Clang frowns upon things like "accurate measurements." Trial and error is the law of the land.

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

@@pyroparagon8945 Ain’t that the truth. That’s why it’s more fun, you don’t calculate much you just experiment until it works

Piston+door=elevator how many times do we need to teach you this lesson old man

@gravelycritical

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing I always do. Always worked for me. The K.I.S.S. principal never fails.

Does it work on a moving ship?

@BlackArmor718

Жыл бұрын

Yes

Attempt# 1 when do you think you can fix the Xbox box version of how to build a mech🤔

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

I found an easier way to do the same thing, so just thinking about the best way to share that without having to make a new world. A blueprint perhaps would be better this time

@johnathanhernandez5155

3 жыл бұрын

I figured it out the world loads if you play on the beta instead

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnathanhernandez5155 Interesting, thanks for telling me

Biggest question though... Can you stack it high enough to go to space? 👀

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

There is no limit except computer power

@timbertherian99

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 do you know if this works on xbox SE?

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

@@timbertherian99 the nonscripted version will but it isn’t as good

Instead of doing trial and error with delays, would it be possible to have a sensor to stop the elevator at a specific height? And if you were willing to go a step further, a binary decoder using sensors and strategically placed blocks might be an interesting way to manage the system. I'm imagining a system where you can type in a binary sequence and the elevator can then ascend or descend until it comes to a matching sequence in the elevator shaft. There would also have to be a failsafe for situations where the elevator may be going the wrong way, so a special reverser sensor at each end of the shaft might be a good idea.

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

I think I'll stick to the timer delay :)

@nyakssj1370

2 жыл бұрын

Tried and it work but I must warn u that u should use big sensors because for some reason small sensor do not activate any function until object leaves it's range but there no such problem with big sensors. (Idk why this works like this)

Wish I could get this to work but I cannot get the elevator to snap to the wall.

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't have a problem if you follow the video

@froggygun

Жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 i did watch the video. probably some setting.

@froggygun

Жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 ah after a lil tryin i went in spectator mode and it worked :D

Now make it as fast as possible. For science.

can you use a "chain instead arms" just wondering

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

Are you referring to something like this? www.reddit.com/r/spaceengineers/comments/agttnv/chain_elevator/

@INWMI

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 mm yea but what about a continuos chain like an escalator

Is it possible to build this up to space?

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

With large grid

Is there a tutorial on how to build this?

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

Should be able to by looking at the blueprint

@Hadfield15

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 aight, TY

How did you make this

@BlackArmor718

2 жыл бұрын

Pistons and disconnecting rotors

can you add a call button to various "floors"?

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

That would be a little more complex timer systems, I'd probably have it stop at a set distance and then you can press the button again to keep going or press a different one to go down

@Jadefox32

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackArmor718 hmmm, I'll have to take a look, if nothing else just going up a floor might be the easiest.

@cantseewhatcantbeseen4485

3 жыл бұрын

​@@BlackArmor718 I think I got a pretty simple solution, using sensors that shut off and stop the sequence when the desired floor is reached, that way it can skip floors with dead sensors (no call request) and stopping on the ones that have active sensors (ones requested by the operator).

@BlackArmor718

3 жыл бұрын

@@cantseewhatcantbeseen4485 Yeah that's a good way to do it as well. How would you set up the sensor to look for the elevator?