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API Referencevepowertrain

Range Box

Transfer case providing high and low range gear selections for 4WD vehicles. Multiplies the gear ratios for off-road crawling or highway driving.

Transfer case providing high and low range gear selections for 4WD vehicles. Multiplies the overall gear ratios — low range for off-road crawling with maximum torque, high range for normal highway driving.


Inherited Methods

This device inherits all methods and properties from the Powertrain Base Device.

Public API

VariableTypeDescription
outputPortstableMap of active output ports.
deviceCategoriestableCategories identifying this device type.
requiredExternalInertiaOutputstableOutput ports requiring external inertia calculation.

Usage Example

-- Access the range box (transfer case)
local rangeBox = powertrain.getDevice("transfercase")

-- Switch to low range
rangeBox:setGearIndex(1)  -- Low range
rangeBox:setGearIndex(2)  -- High range

See Also

  • Differential — Axle power splitting
  • Manual Gearbox — Main transmission
  • Powertrain Base Device — Inherited base methods

Powertrain Base Device

Base class inherited by all powertrain components. Provides common methods for locking, disabling, and querying device state. Every powertrain device shares these properties.

Sequential Gearbox

High-performance sequential transmission for rapid gear changes. Supports dog-ring engagement, flat-shift capability, and gear whine audio simulation.

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