Hey Markus!

I'm sure the true engine rebuilders who read this forum are laughing at our wide-eyed marvel of what's obvious to them!

I hope my explanation was done pedagogically enough for everybody... I know I learned something else in the process. Notice the chain tensioner sprockets are on the side of the chain that doesn't actually pull the cam sprocket... just like on my old Schwinn 10-speed bike. The things you just don't think of just looking at the manual.

Still no luck. This blows, this is a thing of beauty. I can get a still shot but not automation.

Oh well,

David

Argeo right click on the pic (once it has loaded and is running) and save it somewhere on your computer. Then browse to it from the desktop background selection page
You can't use internet explorer wallpaper. (It will choose the image in the cycle that was showing when you clicked it)

Jump to this thread now!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/205571-animated-porsche-engine-full-size-version-available.html

Darrly, who is the guy in your avatar with the blinking eyes?

Well, Doug, you see, that's your's truly, the "Fuchs Polishing Fool" himself... and as you can see from the coal-miner's face, I get into my polishing!!!

Very cool animation! I'm very impressed.

Oh, and if anybody else out there is running Linux, I made a modification to xscreensaver. The "engine" screensaver, written by Ben Buxton, used to have just an incorrect model of a 4-cylinder engine. I added a 6-cylinder Porsche engine, among others. :) You can download it from http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots.html

It's a 3-D spinnning model, but it's nothing as detailed or accurate as Darryl's. I made sure the firing order was correct, though!

Thanks DarrlD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

Won't animate (XP/IE)
 

OK, I'm a true computer dolt, but I don't see this thing moving, ever. I've followed the directions to save and then right-click to set as desktop, and I get a still image. When I save it the computer saves it as a bitmap, no option I can see to save as a gif file.

Thank you for the animation, comes at an excellent time to visualize what I'm working on. Thanks