MECHANICSINTERACTIVE ATLAS
LIVE MODEL
Anatomy of power

V8

Eight cylinders. One rhythm.
Engineering in every motion.

90°BANK ANGLE
5.0 LDISPLACEMENT
16VALVES
01 / ENGINE SERIES
Telemetry / Cylinder 01
Working cycleCYL. 01
Power

Combustion energy turns
into crankshaft rotation.

Cylinder pressure— bar
0°180°360°540°720°
Valve timing360°
IntakeExhaust
02 / INSIDE
Everything hidden under the metal.A lengthwise cut through the block reveals
the engine kinematics.
Rotate · Zoom · Explore
ENGINE SPEED
1,200rpm
7003,0006,000
Firing orderSTEP 90°
V8
ASSEMBLING THE ENGINE
Mechanics / 01

Explore it from the inside.

A procedural teaching model of a V8: a 90° bank angle, a cross-plane crankshaft, one camshaft per bank and two valves per cylinder.

RotateMouse / one finger
ZoomWheel / two fingers
Pause / next firingSpace / →
Reset camera and speedR

Click a cylinder number to follow its cycle. The colored bars under the stroke name stop the engine on that stroke.

By default time runs 20× slower. The time switch cycles through ×0.01, ×0.05, ×0.2 and ×1. Pressure is an illustrative model, not test data. The exploded view widens the gaps so you can study the parts.

Geometry and lighting are generated in code with three.js. No models, no textures.