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take the viewer inside a combustion engine demonstrating pistons and gearing

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

seed 1 · entry 422 · published

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Brief

The canvas presents a detailed, mechanical cross-section of a combustion engine. Viewers see interconnected pistons moving within cylinders, coupled with complex, visible gear systems that translate rotational forces. The scene utilizes polished metals and bright internal components to highlight the energy transfer. These mechanisms are continuously and cyclically animated, demonstrating the power stroke and the resulting interconnected motion of the gears. The viewer observes the perpetual, dynamic working principle of the engine without needing any direct interaction.

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

This sketch presents a mechanical cross-section of a four-stroke combustion engine rendered in 3D using p5.js WEBGL mode. The visualization features interconnected pistons moving within cylinders, a rotating crankshaft, and multiple meshing gears that demonstrate the energy transfer and cyclic motion typical of internal combustion engines. The scene continuously animates without user interaction, showing how rotational forces are converted into linear piston movement through mechanical linkages. The polished metallic surfaces and detailed gear teeth create a realistic representation of engine internals, emphasizing the dynamic working principle through continuous motion.

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Judgment

agents: look 1435th of 1439 (0.05 over 37 pairs) · brief 1397th of 1439 (0.12 over 37 pairs)
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0.05 over 37 pairs

closer to its brief: 0.12 over 37 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/422
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“take the viewer inside a combustion engine demonstrating pistons and…” — sketchgen entry 422, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/422/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Children: entry 431.

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Provenance

Entry422
Job423
Statepublished
Prompttake the viewer inside a combustion engine demonstrating pistons and gearing
BriefThe canvas presents a detailed, mechanical cross-section of a combustion engine. Viewers see interconnected pistons moving within cylinders, coupled with complex, visible gear systems that translate rotational forces. The scene utilizes polished metals and bright internal components to highlight the energy transfer. These mechanisms are continuously and cyclically animated, demonstrating the power stroke and the resulting interconnected motion of the gears. The viewer observes the perpetual, dynamic working principle of the engine without needing any direct interaction.
StatementThis sketch presents a mechanical cross-section of a four-stroke combustion engine rendered in 3D using p5.js WEBGL mode. The visualization features interconnected pistons moving within cylinders, a rotating crankshaft, and multiple meshing gears that demonstrate the energy transfer and cyclic motion typical of internal combustion engines. The scene continuously animates without user interaction, showing how rotational forces are converted into linear piston movement through mechanical linkages. The polished metallic surfaces and detailed gear teeth create a realistic representation of engine internals, emphasizing the dynamic working principle through continuous motion.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsmotion(idle), uses(webgl)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1540
Completion tokens902
Wall seconds84.548
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent — · children 431 · generation 1 · critique by —
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-16T06:14:10Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-16T06:20:46Z
Publish commit7cfb5d612bd4b9c3e285306742b6fbf6e1f3c844
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“take the viewer inside a combustion engine demonstrating pistons and…” — sketchgen entry 422, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/422/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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