SpringThing Tutorial 4

http://kkava.com/java/springthing
New capabilities demonstrated:
-Multi-select and apply -Stiffness (k #)
-Mass (m #)
-Damping (d #)
-Constraints (fix, fixx, fixy)
-Contact mode (ctc, nctc)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Springthing
• applet
• java
• physics
• tutorial
• kava
• kkava
• fea
• dem

[ihugtheworld]

it looks and feels great! but...what is it exactly and what's its purpose?

[kscrosson]

@ihugtheworld At best, you could call it a "physics engine" and at worst you could call it eye candy, which still isn't too bad ;)

The pupose was to see if I could do something like this, back in 2006. I still work on it from time to time, right now just up against learning JOGL to make it 3D interactive.

[o2db9]

by the way Java Applet did load in 2 browsers...special requirements?

[kscrosson]

Thanks for the good feedback! I think you might need the latest Java VM install v1.6.

Could you let me know what Java version was being used?

[o2db9]

Dear Kava,

fan-tas-tic! congrats. I am a media artis currently building a mesh-like movable videoscreen...and came accross your work!

I can only second what Airo-san said: You really should approach the media art world with your SpringThing.

Send it straight to ars electronoca! VJs will probably also get CRAZY on this. I have seen similar things built in quarz composer.

[kscrosson]

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[airotab007]

Great! I'm looking foward to seeing...

Maybe it is also great if this is applied to the interactive art...

[kscrosson]

I'm planning on making a demo of a building construction. Maybe with some flying buttresses. :)

[airotab007]

Thanks for the comment!

I see...engineer...Strand7...I know that many structural engeeners (even in Architecture) use finit element analysis...

This morphing structure stimulate me a lot....kinetic surface, kinetic structure... for the architecture...

wanna collaborate with a people like you to make a nice project in the future...

I hope that it will be developed further.

[kscrosson]

Hi, I'm a mechanical engineer. I work for Strand7, we have a lot of civil engineering clients. I haven't used this for anything specific, mostly just to play with and explore structural dynamics.

Let me know if you want me to add anything.

Thanks!