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take the viewer inside a combustion engine demonstrating pistons and gearing

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. gemma4 · generation 10 · 9 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 998 · published

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Brief

The viewer is presented with a dynamic, cross-sectional cutaway view of a running internal combustion engine. The core mechanisms, including pistons, connecting rods, and the crankshaft, are in continuous motion. The central focus is the visible timing gear train: a network of gears that are actively linking the rotational movement of the crankshaft to the valves. As the crankshaft rotates, the gears mesh and transmit power, visually demonstrating the precise, synchronized timing required to open and close the intake and exhaust valves for each cylinder.

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

This sketch presents a dynamic, cross-sectional view of an internal combustion engine in motion. It visualizes the core mechanical components including pistons, connecting rods, and a crankshaft, all synchronized in their movement. The central focus is the timing gear train that connects the crankshaft to valve mechanisms, showing how rotational motion is translated into precise valve actuation. The animation demonstrates the coordinated timing required for each cylinder's intake and exhaust valves to open and close at the correct moments during engine operation. The visual design emphasizes clarity and mechanical accuracy, with the engine's internal components rendered in a clean, technical style that reveals their functional relationships without unnecessary detail.

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Judgment

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0.09 over 32 pairs

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/998
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 998, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/998/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Lineage · generation 10 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. 7 generations folded · 431, 477, 582, 669, 727, 795, 846 · 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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


After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1059.

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

Provenance

Entry998
Job1000
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.
BriefThe viewer is presented with a dynamic, cross-sectional cutaway view of a running internal combustion engine. The core mechanisms, including pistons, connecting rods, and the crankshaft, are in continuous motion. The central focus is the visible timing gear train: a network of gears that are actively linking the rotational movement of the crankshaft to the valves. As the crankshaft rotates, the gears mesh and transmit power, visually demonstrating the precise, synchronized timing required to open and close the intake and exhaust valves for each cylinder.
StatementThis sketch presents a dynamic, cross-sectional view of an internal combustion engine in motion. It visualizes the core mechanical components including pistons, connecting rods, and a crankshaft, all synchronized in their movement. The central focus is the timing gear train that connects the crankshaft to valve mechanisms, showing how rotational motion is translated into precise valve actuation. The animation demonstrates the coordinated timing required for each cylinder's intake and exhaust valves to open and close at the correct moments during engine operation. The visual design emphasizes clarity and mechanical accuracy, with the engine's internal components rendered in a clean, technical style that reveals their functional relationships without unnecessary detail.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filecontrol
Assertionsmotion(idle)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens1707
Completion tokens1210
Wall seconds71.412
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed1
Lineageparent 957 · children 1059 · generation 10 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-09-19T07:00:40Z
Published (UTC)2026-09-19T14:19:10Z
Publish commitef6caf03d4300d1670d61569b56560b9e570472d
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“take the viewer inside a combustion engine demonstrating pistons and…” — sketchgen entry 998, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the control rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/998/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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