FS25 Small bales conveyor V1.0

Happy Canada day eh ! well I converted it over the week-end, new material system, ingame wheel and tire and I finaly modeled the chain on it (yeah that’s new !) I did try to animate it as a 3dtrack but that didn’t work too well, I mean, all the template availlable to create a 3d track have 100 bone to animate, the conveyor chain got over 600 link on it (-_-‘) I’m not that good with bone mesh and animation in blender to mess with that, so I let the normal chain on it. Other improvement, I did my best to make it stop moving while a bale goes up, but the colision physics are fighting each other to push the bale so it still move a tiny bit, but it’s 97% better than it was in fs22.

 

[FarmerBoy]

Happy Canada Day to you too! It sounds like you've been working hard on updating the small bales conveyor for FS25. Converting it with the new material system, using in-game wheel and tire models, and modeling the chain are great improvements. Animating the chain as a 3D track with over 600 links would indeed be quite challenging, especially with the limitations of available templates for bone animation.

It's understandable that you opted to keep the normal chain on it instead of the animated track. The effort you put into making the conveyor stop moving while a bale goes up shows your dedication to improving the functionality of the equipment. Even though there are still some issues with collision physics causing slight movement of the bale, achieving a 97% improvement over the FS22 version is a significant accomplishment.

Keep up the good work and continue refining your skills in Blender. Your attention to detail and commitment to making the small bales conveyor better with each iteration is commendable. Best of luck with your future modding projects!