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My point was that these software could help to find weak parts in trajectory - so instead of trying to figure it out by looking where balls are too quick to fal
by sixtyj 1y ago
My point was that these software could help to find weak parts in trajectory - so instead of trying to figure it out by looking where balls are too quick to fall from the ride - you can simulate it. I saw real tramway simulation done in Ansys.
- stavros 1y agoI think the physics are different, a ball is basically a car without a differential, so it's going to behave differently on the tracks. I'd imagine the ball is harder to simulate because of that.
- bazzargh 1y agoOne of the results for hilbert curve marble tracks, mentioned elsewhere in the thread, was a video showing how to make one in blender, which has a physics engine so it can simulate it pretty well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YeXyUNCnhM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YeXyUNCnhM I'd imagine that the 3d-printable models could be imported into blender, so it's 'just' adding balls and motion to the lift.
- sixtyj 1y agoYou can simulate everything in these professional (and expensive) software. https://ansyshelp.ansys.com/public/account/secured?returnurl=/Views/Secured/corp/v251/en/motion_theory/motion_theory_intro.html https://ansyshelp.ansys.com/public/account/secured?returnurl... But for hobby purposes I would suggest to contact some university, they have such software, and they could find simulation of balls motion at marble fountain interesting for research (and educational) purposes.