Wheels

Wheels are an important part of creating a vehicle in Homebrew. If you want your vehicle to drive along the ground, you're going to need them. They can also be used as landing gear for planes. To add a wheel to your vehicle, start by placing a Wheel Hub. The rest of the wheel's option are set from there.

Wheel Hub

The Wheel Hub is one of the most complicated parts in homebrew, possessing more settings than any other part. They are the basic parts used on almost every car, truck, buggy, train, etc. They may take some getting used to before a player is able to use them easily, but they are certainly one of the most commonly used parts in Homebrew.

Inputs

• Steer - Causes the wheel to turn sideways, changing the direction the wheel produces thrust in.
• Drive-shaft - Used to transfer engine power to other parts.
• Brakes - Applies force to stop the rotation of the wheel, and causes the vehicle to slow down or stop.

Properties

• Is left Wheel - When ticked, causes the wheel to rotate in the opposite direction. Mostly used when the wheels on one side are spinning in the wrong direction. This setting fixes them.
• Steer Offset - The number of degrees the wheel will steer by without any input.
• Steer Coefficient - A number multiplied by the steer input. When the steer input is 1, this is the number of degrees the wheel will turn by.
• Sideways Offset - The horizontal offset of the wheel. Causes the wheel to be placed left or right by a certain amount. Must be between -0.5 and 0.5.
• Wheel Scale - The size of the wheel's diameter. The number assigned here is multiplied by the wheel's default diameter.
• Wheel Width Scale - The width of the wheel. The number set here is multiplied by the wheel's default width.
• Suspension Distance - The distance, in meters (m) the suspension is allowed to move vertically.
• Suspension Force - An amount of force the wheel's suspension will push upward with.
• Suspension Damping - The amount of force needed before the suspension will push up.
• Forward Friction - An amount of force applied to keep the wheel from sliding forward and backward.
• Sideways Friction - An amount of force applied to keep the wheel from sliding sideways.
• Wheel Type - The type of wheel the hub will use.
• Brake Force - The amount of force, in Newtons (N) applied to the brakes of the wheel when the brakes are active.

Outputs

• Thrust - An amount of kinetic force that allows a vehicle to move, measured in Newtons.

Small Wheel Hub

A smaller wheel hub for use in small vehicles, such as go-karts, shopping carts, scooters and skateboards.

Inputs

• Steer - Causes the wheel to turn sideways, changing the direction the wheel produces thrust in.
• Drive-shaft - Used to transfer engine power to other parts.
• Brakes - Applies force to stop the rotation of the wheel, and causes the vehicle to slow down or stop.

Properties

• Is left Wheel - When ticked, causes the wheel to rotate in the opposite direction. Mostly used when the wheels on one side are spinning in the wrong direction. This setting fixes them.
• Steer Offset - The number of degrees the wheel will steer by without any input.
• Steer Coefficient - A number multiplied by the steer input. When the steer input is 1, this is the number of degrees the wheel will turn by.
• Sideways Offset - The horizontal offset of the wheel. Causes the wheel to be placed left or right by a certain amount. Must be between -0.5 and 0.5.
• Wheel Scale - The size of the wheel's diameter. The number assigned here is multiplied by the wheel's default diameter.
• Wheel Width Scale - The width of the wheel. The number set here is multiplied by the wheel's default width.
• Suspension Distance - The distance, in meters (m) the suspension is allowed to move vertically.
• Suspension Force - An amount of force the wheel's suspension will push upward with.
• Suspension Damping - The amount of force needed before the suspension will push up.
• Forward Friction - An amount of force applied to keep the wheel from sliding forward and backward.
• Sideways Friction - An amount of force applied to keep the wheel from sliding sideways.
• Wheel Type - The type of wheel the hub will use.
• Brake Force - The amount of force, in Newtons (N) applied to the brakes of the wheel when the brakes are active.

Outputs

• Thrust - An amount of kinetic force that allows a vehicle to move, measured in Newtons.

Fork Wheel Hub

A special wheel hub with bikes and trikes in mind. Perfect for any bike or trike purposes.

Inputs

• Steer - Causes the wheel to turn sideways, changing the direction the wheel produces thrust in.
• Drive-shaft - Used to transfer engine power to other parts.
• Brakes - Applies force to stop the rotation of the wheel, and causes the vehicle to slow down or stop.

Properties

• Is left Wheel - When ticked, causes the wheel to rotate in the opposite direction. Mostly used when the wheels on one side are spinning in the wrong direction. This setting fixes them.
• Steer Offset - The number of degrees the wheel will steer by without any input.
• Steer Coefficient - A number multiplied by the steer input. When the steer input is 1, this is the number of degrees the wheel will turn by.
• Sideways Offset - The horizontal offset of the wheel. Causes the wheel to be placed left or right by a certain amount. Must be between -0.5 and 0.5.
• Wheel Scale - The size of the wheel's diameter. The number assigned here is multiplied by the wheel's default diameter.
• Wheel Width Scale - The width of the wheel. The number set here is multiplied by the wheel's default width.
• Suspension Distance - The distance, in meters (m) the suspension is allowed to move vertically.
• Suspension Force - An amount of force the wheel's suspension will push upward with.
• Suspension Damping - The amount of force needed before the suspension will push up.
• Forward Friction - An amount of force applied to keep the wheel from sliding forward and backward.
• Sideways Friction - An amount of force applied to keep the wheel from sliding sideways.
• Wheel Type - The type of wheel the hub will use.
• Brake Force - The amount of force, in Newtons (N) applied to the brakes of the wheel when the brakes are active.

Outputs

• Thrust - An amount of kinetic force that allows a vehicle to move, measured in Newtons.

Types of Wheels

Default Wheel - Your standard wheel, useful for just about everything. Comes installed by default.
Thin Wheel - A thinner wheel than normal. Useful for all sorts of things, especially bikes.
Offroad Wheel - A wheel purpose-made for heavy-duty off road action!
Monster Truck Wheel - A much larger type of wheel designed for large trucks, specifically monster trucks.
Wooden Wheel - An old-fashioned wooden wheel, like the kind you'd see on horse drawn carriages.
Sports Wheel 1 - A basic wheel for sportscars. Features different tread designs from the default wheels.
Sports Wheel 2 - A thinner type of wheel for sports cars, featuring chrome spokes.
Sports Wheel 3 - An extremely thin type of wheel with bright red spokes for added effect.
Sports Wheel 4 - Another thin wheel for sports cars, this time featuring star-shaped spokes.
Sports Wheel 5 - A shiny wheel with solid gold accents, tailor made for the most extravagant of players.