How do Pivots work?

[Booze_Rooster]

Hey guys, new to StormWorks.

Only been playing a few days. Figuring everything out slowly but surely.

Trying to utilize some pivots on a creative mode build.

How do they work exactly? They place fine, but they don't pop up in any of the logic menus, nothing I place to interact with them seems to work.

Haven't turned anything up on YouTube of use yet and my searches of old discussions have only brought up debates over glitches.

Can anybody walk me through how to use them properly to create angled sections and working pivots?

Thanks in advance for any and all help!

[ShlubBub]

Alright so,

There's three types of pivots. Velocity, Robotic, and the generic pivot. Velocity pivots and robotic pivots function similarly in the way that they can be used to remotely move an object. For example you can use these pivots to create a wheel, spinning radar, turret, etc. The other pivot however, does not use electricity or logic. It is free standing and works similarly to a chain or a hinge if that makes sense. If you want to use a pivot to create a special angled section, I would use a robotic pivot or a robotic door hinge. They both work in the same way, you set a rotation target in order to aim them. I've linked an example of all the pivots in action I made, but if you need any more help or would like to see full examples of them on creations let me know.

Cheers,
-Uncle Sam

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2556587206

[Booze_Rooster]

Thanks for the help. Managed to use the robotic door hinges. Less visually appealing but they'll do the trick.

[Ra-Ra-Rasputin]

A reminder that you can combine pivots unlike in vast majority of other games where you build stuff by using the "merge" function. This allows more stable attachment, such as using 2 hinges for a large door instead of 1.

[ShlubBub]

Originally posted by Booze_Rooster:

Thanks for the help. Managed to use the robotic door hinges. Less visually appealing but they'll do the trick.

Glad to hear it bro and no problem. :)