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$PHASESTEP
<Real>
$PHSTEP
$PH
This parameter is relevant to vehicles that use multiple phases to depict moving parts (usually wheels and/or valve gear). The setting modifies the distance which vehicles travel across the screen before the next phase picture is displayed.
The diameter of the driving wheels (input with the +/<Diameter>
- parameter in the picture's macro definition) is multiplied by the value of $PHASESTEP
and divided by the number of phases in the picture. The geometrically correct value for this parameter is p (Pi) = 3.14. However, often the vehicle's motions appear much more fluid when a lower value is selected. One can therefore use this parameter to set the value to one's own taste.