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sw01
A "rigid" chain of rods?
Mar 1st, 2009, 10:07pm  
Hi,

I'm trying to sketch a chain of rods in 3D, like the 2D demo of translations (http://processing.org/learning/basics/arm.html)  but with somewhat of independent movement based on inertia, like the numerous particle demos out there.

The closest question comes to: is there a good way to simulate a chained rigid bodies in Processing?  I've tried doing it using particles a while back, but as far as I can see, it's not suited for this type of simulation (particles will fly apart if distance is kept constant by strong force).

Any suggestions?
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PhiLho 
Re: A "rigid" chain of rods?
Reply #1 - Mar 2nd, 2009, 11:42am  
Search (on this board) BoxWrap2D, the Processing library for JBox2D, a physics simulation library. It handles precisely inverse cinematic and gravity, among other things.
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sw01
Re: A "rigid" chain of rods?
Reply #2 - Mar 2nd, 2009, 7:00pm  
Thank you so much!  I'll take a look at it.
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