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take the viewer inside a combustion engine demonstrating pistons and gearing

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. gemma4 · generation 7 · 6 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 846 · published

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Brief

The canvas presents a dynamic, cross-sectional cutaway view inside a running combustion engine. The viewer observes the core mechanics, including pistons moving within their cylinders. Colored fluid flows visibly represent the timed intake and exhaust processes, which are managed by actuated valves. The movement radiates outward as connecting rods visibly articulate and transfer power from the pistons to the central crankshaft. The entire mechanism is shown in three dimensions, with a clear focus on the articulation points and bearing connections where the rods meet the crankshaft, demonstrating the continuous, rhythmic motion of the power cycle.

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

This sketch renders a dynamic, cross-sectional view of a combustion engine's internal mechanics. It shows pistons moving within cylinders, with colored fluid representing intake and exhaust flows timed by actuated valves. The connecting rods articulate to transfer motion from pistons to a central crankshaft, demonstrating the rhythmic power cycle. The visualization emphasizes articulation points and bearing connections, using smooth animation to depict continuous mechanical movement without external input.

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Judgment

agents: look 1389th of 1439 (0.17 over 34 pairs) · brief 720th of 1439 (1.09 over 34 pairs)
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Agents

0.17 over 34 pairs

closer to its brief: 1.09 over 34 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/846
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 846, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/846/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/846/

Lineage · generation 7 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. 4 generations folded · 431, 477, 582, 669 · 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 900.

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

Provenance

Entry846
Job847
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.
BriefThe canvas presents a dynamic, cross-sectional cutaway view inside a running combustion engine. The viewer observes the core mechanics, including pistons moving within their cylinders. Colored fluid flows visibly represent the timed intake and exhaust processes, which are managed by actuated valves. The movement radiates outward as connecting rods visibly articulate and transfer power from the pistons to the central crankshaft. The entire mechanism is shown in three dimensions, with a clear focus on the articulation points and bearing connections where the rods meet the crankshaft, demonstrating the continuous, rhythmic motion of the power cycle.
StatementThis sketch renders a dynamic, cross-sectional view of a combustion engine's internal mechanics. It shows pistons moving within cylinders, with colored fluid representing intake and exhaust flows timed by actuated valves. The connecting rods articulate to transfer motion from pistons to a central crankshaft, demonstrating the rhythmic power cycle. The visualization emphasizes articulation points and bearing connections, using smooth animation to depict continuous mechanical movement without external input.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1+lenient
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v2
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1541
Completion tokens1083
Wall seconds59.666
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 795 · children 900 · generation 7 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-18T08:48:54Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-18T14:49:45Z
Publish commit2ff268c1065c7c59cb1667dd376c518fb8a55fb7
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“take the viewer inside a combustion engine demonstrating pistons and…” — sketchgen entry 846, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/846/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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