Elementary Question

At the moment I'm creating a B&M hyper (no pre-drop). As my coaster transitions from the lift to the first segment of the drop, there is a noticable pump/bump in the track that I can't seem to work out. The radius of the top of the lift is the same as the first segment of the drop. And for reference, the end angle of my lift is -35 degrees.[?]

You might have done this already but make sure there is and no lead out at the top of the lift, and no lead in at the begining of the drop.

I tried doing that, but there still is a pump/bump.

What have you done? Most likely, your angles do not match from one segment to the next and that is your error. For example, if you exit angle from the lift is -30 and your drop is -35, you would have a bump at the vertice where the two elements meet.

Maybe it would be better if I give you my values: Radius of Top of Lift= 11 Exit Angle of Lift= -35 Lift Leadout= 10. I want to have a 170 ft drop at 65 degrees. Can anybody tell me what values to input for my drop in HSAK/Purg?

The leadout is your problem, like I said before, it should be 0. Also, the leadin for the drop should be 0. You'll have to just play around with the values to get the right drop.

If it is a straight drop and you don't want a predrop section, you should just make the top of the lift and the airtime part of the drop one hsak turn.

Here is an example, if you have a lift hill angle of 30 degrees and you want a 65 degree drop, you should make a turn of 95 degrees. You will also need a leadin and leadout. The leadin could probably be something around 10-15, depending how tight you want the top of the lift to be and the leadout you will have to fool around with along with the radius to get the drop to drop as far as you want.

When you save this hsak turn as an element, load it into the Purg, rotate it 90 degrees around the z-axis and whatever angle your lift is around the x-axis.

I hope this helps somewhat, I'm quite tired so if you don't understand or have any other questions don't hesitate to ask.

[edit]oops, changed 90 to 95 (30 + 65..)

Yea that was a good explanation chris. It actually helped me out a ton, lol.

Thank you, that helped me out alot!