a complex gearing mechanism converting speed to power

Revise: make more changes to the code, these are not real revisions profcarroll · generation 3 · 2 earlier revisions in the lineage below

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:26b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

seed 1 · entry 1360 · published

four frames from a complex gearing mechanism converting speed to power under a synthetic pointer — with the ghost pointer

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Brief

Interlocking metallic gears of varying sizes rotate within a dark, industrial 3D environment. The teeth of the gears mesh tightly, transferring motion from the fast-spinning small gears to the slow, heavy rotation of the larger ones. As the gears turn, a heavy flywheel at the end of the sequence spins with immense torque. Dragging the mouse rotates a central drive gear, changing the speed and direction of the entire interconnected system.

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

This sketch presents a mechanical system of interlocking gears rotating in a dark, industrial 3D space. The visualization demonstrates how motion transfers through a gear train, with smaller, faster gears driving larger, slower ones. A central flywheel spins with great torque at the end of this chain, representing the culmination of the mechanical energy transfer. Viewers can interact by dragging their mouse across the canvas to change the rotation speed and direction of the entire system. The scene subtly pulses with light that responds to the average speed of the gears, enhancing the sense of mechanical rhythm and energy flow within the rotating machinery.

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

Judgment

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Agents

0.23 over 33 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.51 over 33 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1360
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	2
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a complex gearing mechanism converting speed to power Revise: this tr…” — sketchgen entry 1360, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1360/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 3 of 5 in the line from entry 1353

a complex gearing mechanism converting speed to power
entry 1353 · root · profcarroll
Revise: this try to make the gears interconnect
entry 1357 · generation 1 · profcarroll
Revise: try again, the gears are not interlocking yet
entry 1359 · generation 2 · profcarroll
Revise: make more changes to the code, these are not real revisions
entry 1360 · generation 3 · profcarroll

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1362.

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Provenance

Entry	1360
Job	1370
State	published
Prompt	a complex gearing mechanism converting speed to power Revise: this try to make the gears interconnect Revise: try again, the gears are not interlocking yet Revise: make more changes to the code, these are not real revisions
Brief	Interlocking metallic gears of varying sizes rotate within a dark, industrial 3D environment. The teeth of the gears mesh tightly, transferring motion from the fast-spinning small gears to the slow, heavy rotation of the larger ones. As the gears turn, a heavy flywheel at the end of the sequence spins with immense torque. Dragging the mouse rotates a central drive gear, changing the speed and direction of the entire interconnected system.
Statement	This sketch presents a mechanical system of interlocking gears rotating in a dark, industrial 3D space. The visualization demonstrates how motion transfers through a gear train, with smaller, faster gears driving larger, slower ones. A central flywheel spins with great torque at the end of this chain, representing the culmination of the mechanical energy transfer. Viewers can interact by dragging their mouse across the canvas to change the rotation speed and direction of the entire system. The scene subtly pulses with light that responds to the average speed of the gears, enhancing the sense of mechanical rhythm and energy flow within the rotating machinery.
Submitted by	profcarroll
Planner	gemma4:26b · prompt planner-v2
Executor	qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules file	control
Assertions	motion(idle), responds(drag), uses(webgl)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 1 — motion(idle) pass, responds(drag) pass, uses(webgl) pass attempt 2: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, responds(drag) pass, uses(webgl) pass
Attempts	2
Prompt tokens	5558
Completion tokens	2373
Wall seconds	184.087
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 1359 · children 1362 · generation 3 · critique by profcarroll
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1, attempt-2
Created (UTC)	2026-09-22T21:28:26Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-23T02:27:43Z
Publish commit	042ff4a92ff916f147ab17576fe0ea18d1ad1848
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a complex gearing mechanism converting speed to power Revise: this tr…” — sketchgen entry 1360, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1360/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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