Newton 2 Question

I have fiddled with Newton 2 for awhile now and I am having trouble with only one aspect of it - the Multi-Zone Force. In this picture below, I need to know what the circled functions do (the ones with the red outline). If I can master this, then I would be able to make decent tracks instead of bumpy ones. Help is greatly appreciated!
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They are time zones. The red represents vertical force, the yellow represents lateral force and the blue is the roll. On the right, you can add a section or lock one. When you lock one it goes with the shortest time-line and has the same time. You can change the section length only based off of one force. So, you can have a whole section of vertical force while the roll and lateral force are split up into two. That way you have more of a likeliness to get what you want.

Check out the tutorials to understand the concept better.

I hope that helped,

devilsrule911

Thank you DevilsRule911, but I have another question. Are there any sort of recommendations for certain transition types between different elements? In other words, are there any guidelines/rules for making smooth transitions with any element? This will help me A BUNCH in my future Newton 2 projects[:)].

Transitions-

1. Have a time zone that has the constant banking
2. Have a time zone that is atleast 1 sec long that the banking changes to new banking
3. Have a times zone that has constant banking

4. Click on middle time zone
5. Where it says "quintic", click, and pick "timewarp" on the list
6. The bottom of the grid box is the old banking, the top is the new banking. The line graphs how the change in banking happens. Wherever it is steepest is where it is transitioning fastest. If you bring the tension all the way to the right, it makes the transitions slow on the ends and really quick in the middle, and if it is all the way to the left, it will be constant transition speed all the way through, but this isnt a good idea, the begining and end have a sharp change to no longer transitioning, and will be very jerky. If the "center" is all the way to the right, it will transition slow at the begining and quick at the end. If to the left, its the opposite.

Get it? Questions?

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The best recommendation I could think to offer would be for Maverick like transitions such as this one, (http://www.rcdb.com/3570.htm?p=16920); however it will work well with all sorts of transitional elements as well. Using 1.2 to 1.6 seconds (will require tweaking to get it right) for the change in banking, as well as the positive/negative forces. The amount of time for laterals in this section won't really matter, but you might as well make it even with the others for consistency. Use Linear for the banking, Quintic for the lateral forces and then use Sextic for the positive/negative forces. For the positive and negative forces in this zone you will want to set the G's to be around zero or 1/2 a G'. (Sextic is a U-shaped style, for example if you have 2 G's going into the zone, and you set the force in Newton2 to be -2 G's, you will still exit the element with 2 G's. The 0 G's will occur in the middle of the zone, and will also be the center of your transition in banking if you do it right.

Kind of typed that fast, if it doesn't make sense and you want more info feel free to PM me or ask about it in this thread (I'll check back).