Toy Box Tutorials #50 – Angled Camera

In part 2 of my 6-part mini-series on cameras, I'll introduce you to the angled camera. This camera has many of the same properties as the target camera, but it works a little differently. I'll discuss those differences in this video, and I'll give you a pretty thorough demonstration of this camera and it's abilities. …

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Toy Box Tutorials #44 – Color Pressure Plate

Our topic for today's lesson is the color pressure plate, which I'm going to use to build a simple combination lock for a door. I'll cover all of the toy's properties and logic connections first, like I normally do, and then I'll build the combination lock puzzle as an example of how to use this …

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Toy Box Tutorials #43 – Dual Action Trigger

For today's lesson, I'll cover the dual action trigger, and I'll use it to help build the mechanism that lowers the drawbridge that I built last time. Then at 10:33, I'll play through the opening part of this toy box and show you how everything I've built so far is coming together. https://youtu.be/0pdVHLn0VTA Have a …

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Toy Box Tutorials #42 – How to Make a Drawbridge

Today we'll revisit the path creator tool to address some unusual behavior that some of you are seeing. At time index 9:25, I'll build a drawbridge to demonstrate the problem. At 14:13, I'll explain what is happening and what to do about it, and then at 34:07, we'll use that knowledge to fix the drawbridge. …

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