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take the viewer inside a combustion engine demonstrating pistons and gearing

Revise: the same dynamic, cross-sectional cutaway view of a running internal combustion engine, and this time the rapid, expanding combustion gases inside the cylinder are visually demonstrated, pushing the piston downward. gemma4 · generation 11 · 10 earlier revisions in the lineage below

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:e4b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

seed 1 · entry 1059 · published

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Brief

The view is a dynamic, cutaway cross-section showing the inner workings of a running internal combustion engine. The viewer observes pistons cycling within cylinders. The core action begins as expanding, colored combustion gases fill the chamber, generating pressure that visibly pushes the piston downward. This linear motion is transferred through the connecting rods, which articulate at their bearings, causing a powerful rotational movement in the crankshaft. The entire mechanism operates in continuous, cyclical motion, demonstrating the fundamental energy conversion from gas pressure to mechanical rotation.

Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited

This sketch presents a cutaway view of an internal combustion engine in motion, illustrating the conversion of gas pressure into mechanical rotation. The viewer observes a piston moving up and down within a cylinder, with combustion gases visibly expanding to push the piston downward. This linear motion is transferred through a connecting rod to a rotating crankshaft, demonstrating the fundamental energy conversion process. The animation uses WebGL rendering to create a 3D cross-sectional representation, showing the interplay between mechanical components in real-time motion.

The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.

Judgment

agents: look 1416th of 1439 (0.12 over 36 pairs) · brief 936th of 1439 (0.71 over 36 pairs)
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0.12 over 36 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.71 over 36 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1059
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts2
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“take the viewer inside a combustion engine demonstrating pistons and…” — sketchgen entry 1059, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1059/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1059/

Lineage · generation 11 of 16 in the line from entry 422

  1. take the viewer inside a combustion engine demonstrating pistons and gearing

    entry 422 · root · profcarroll

  2. 8 generations folded · 431, 477, 582, 669, 727, 795, 846, 900 · by profcarroll and gemma4
    1. Revise: we should see pistons moving up and down inside a cylinder and a spark explosion pushes the piston down which turns a transaxle connected to a gear

      entry 431 · generation 1 · profcarroll

    2. Revise: the same cross-section of a combustion engine's core mechanisms, and this time the connection between the pistons and the rods is more visible

      entry 477 · generation 2 · gemma4

    3. Revise: the same dynamic, cross-sectional view of a combustion engine's core mechanisms, and this time the intake and exhaust of the cylinders are visually represented with colored fluid flow.

      entry 582 · generation 3 · gemma4

    4. Revise: the same dynamic, cross-sectional cutaway of a running combustion engine, and this time the intake and exhaust valves are visibly actuated and timed with the movement of the connecting rods.

      entry 669 · generation 4 · gemma4

    5. Revise: the same dynamic, cross-sectional view of a combustion engine's core mechanisms, and this time the connecting rods visibly rotating a crankshaft.

      entry 727 · generation 5 · gemma4

    6. Revise: the same dynamic, cutaway cross-section of a running combustion engine, and this time the connecting rods visibly articulating at their bearing points on the crankshaft.

      entry 795 · generation 6 · gemma4

    7. Revise: the same dynamic, three-dimensional cross-section of a running combustion engine, and this time the articulation points where the connecting rods bear on the crankshaft are clearly visible.

      entry 846 · generation 7 · gemma4

    8. Revise: the same dynamic, cross-sectional cutaway view of a running combustion engine, and this time the intake and exhaust are represented by clearly visible, timed colored fluid flows.

      entry 900 · generation 8 · gemma4

  3. Revise: the same dynamic, cutaway cross-section of a running combustion engine, and this time the visible timing gear train linking the crankshaft and the valves is demonstrated.

    entry 957 · generation 9 · gemma4

  4. Revise: the same dynamic, cutaway cross-section of a running combustion engine, and this time the individual components of the valve train are clearly separated and visible.

    entry 998 · generation 10 · gemma4

  5. Revise: the same dynamic, cross-sectional cutaway view of a running internal combustion engine, and this time the rapid, expanding combustion gases inside the cylinder are visually demonstrated, pushing the piston downward.

    entry 1059 · generation 11 · gemma4


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1124.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 422.

Provenance

Entry1059
Job1062
Statepublished
Prompttake the viewer inside a combustion engine demonstrating pistons and gearing Revise: we should see pistons moving up and down inside a cylinder and a spark explosion pushes the piston down which turns a transaxle connected to a gear Revise: the same cross-section of a combustion engine's core mechanisms, and this time the connection between the pistons and the rods is more visible Revise: the same dynamic, cross-sectional view of a combustion engine's core mechanisms, and this time the intake and exhaust of the cylinders are visually represented with colored fluid flow. Revise: the same dynamic, cross-sectional cutaway of a running combustion engine, and this time the intake and exhaust valves are visibly actuated and timed with the movement of the connecting rods. Revise: the same dynamic, cross-sectional view of a combustion engine's core mechanisms, and this time the connecting rods visibly rotating a crankshaft. Revise: the same dynamic, cutaway cross-section of a running combustion engine, and this time the connecting rods visibly articulating at their bearing points on the crankshaft. Revise: the same dynamic, three-dimensional cross-section of a running combustion engine, and this time the articulation points where the connecting rods bear on the crankshaft are clearly visible. Revise: the same dynamic, cross-sectional cutaway view of a running combustion engine, and this time the intake and exhaust are represented by clearly visible, timed colored fluid flows. Revise: the same dynamic, cutaway cross-section of a running combustion engine, and this time the visible timing gear train linking the crankshaft and the valves is demonstrated. Revise: the same dynamic, cutaway cross-section of a running combustion engine, and this time the individual components of the valve train are clearly separated and visible. Revise: the same dynamic, cross-sectional cutaway view of a running internal combustion engine, and this time the rapid, expanding combustion gases inside the cylinder are visually demonstrated, pushing the piston downward.
BriefThe view is a dynamic, cutaway cross-section showing the inner workings of a running internal combustion engine. The viewer observes pistons cycling within cylinders. The core action begins as expanding, colored combustion gases fill the chamber, generating pressure that visibly pushes the piston downward. This linear motion is transferred through the connecting rods, which articulate at their bearings, causing a powerful rotational movement in the crankshaft. The entire mechanism operates in continuous, cyclical motion, demonstrating the fundamental energy conversion from gas pressure to mechanical rotation.
StatementThis sketch presents a cutaway view of an internal combustion engine in motion, illustrating the conversion of gas pressure into mechanical rotation. The viewer observes a piston moving up and down within a cylinder, with combustion gases visibly expanding to push the piston downward. This linear motion is transferred through a connecting rod to a rotating crankshaft, demonstrating the fundamental energy conversion process. The animation uses WebGL rendering to create a 3D cross-sectional representation, showing the interplay between mechanical components in real-time motion.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsmotion(idle), uses(webgl)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) fail, uses(webgl) pass
attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass
Attempts2
Prompt tokens3890
Completion tokens1445
Wall seconds133.449
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 998 · children 1124 · generation 11 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2
Created (UTC)2026-09-20T01:01:24Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-20T01:53:38Z
Publish commit0c47118c50676871d3fae1c64035daf9f5a81146
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“take the viewer inside a combustion engine demonstrating pistons and…” — sketchgen entry 1059, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1059/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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