Recent content by tatebn

Damn. This seemed so simple when I was outlining it in my head. The way I have it working now, I have the midpoint of each row of links acting as it's own pendulum. The links are a function of that midpoint position and an x offset. That's almost working. I can't seem to get the links...

Would it be possible to do the same thing as the swing just slightly increase the distance between the two endpoints? With the same kind of rotation. If that would work it seems like we could take x offsets from the middle to get the position of each link.

http://www.angelingaround.com/ Someone knows what's up. This is flash. Click the person and move them off their seat. They swing just about like what I'm looking for.

Xelec: What was the formula you were trying to use? If I could get a formula that would take care of this, I might be able to work it out myself. Like I said, my biggest thing is I don't know how to go about solving this. I just don't know what direction to go in. I'll do some research...

Xezlec: How hard would it be to actually get the shaking thing to work? The more I think about it the more that sounds cool and like it should be my goal. I'm not scared of a whole mess of code. Just need direction. Thanks, Brandon

Fair enough man. Like I said, this is a side project I've been working on. I'm in no rush. But I would love to get this working. Don't lose any sleep over it. But if you help me figure it out, credit will be given, as it is undoubtedly due.

I'm not so worried about the box shaking. Although that would be cool to have that kind of response. I'm mostly worried about this acting like the box is "wearing" the necklace.

I'm not really sure what perturbations are. I'm much more knowledgeable on the programming side than the physics side. Mostly what I'm looking for here is direction. If anyone has some time on their hands and thinks it would be a fun project to figure out the formula exactly, that would be...

Objective C. Kind of different. If I can get the formula right, I should be able to translate it to Objective C without much problem.

It's a novelty iphone app. And I will absolutely give you some credit if I ever get it done and in the app store. Thanks, Brandon

Yeah, the code's kind of thrown together. Not really sure what I'm doing there. This is kind of a side project for me, so I haven't had a whole lot of time to work on it. You can basically think of each link as having an invisible string connecting it to the next link. Like a necklace...

Another note. I'm also struggling with getting the "links" to gravitate toward the middle when they're moving back down. I need the "medallion to be the center point of gravitation. If that makes any sense.

I'm submitting a very simple diagram. The top 3 rows are "links" the single box on the bottom is the "medallion". I basically need this to swing as if it's being worn. so the top two "links" would be the anchors. Now imagine the box is rotated on the x and y axis, kind of like if it laid...

I basically need a function that will animate a chain necklace. Think of the necklace as having three square links on each side with a central medallion. I need this to swing like an actual necklace. My biggest problem with this is the fact that I don't have a standard for gravity...