topic Re: motion simulation? in Collaboration with other software

motion simulation?

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:26:39 GMT

does anyone know of any motion simulation add-ons or plug-ins for AC 14
wb

Re: motion simulation?

Anonymous — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:21:31 GMT

I never heard of anything like that for ArchiCad.

You can export the model to Artlantis, as this allows you for some cool wind-breeze effect.

Re: motion simulation?

Anonymous — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:19:59 GMT

It depends on what you are looking for. There is a construction simulation add on but this just allows sequencing not character animation. Some library parts have limited animation features such as doors that open or people that walk. Beyond this you need to export to an animation program such as Cinema 4D.

Re: motion simulation?

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:02:24 GMT

i'm thinking more for simulating simple machines, like gears etc.
wb

Re: motion simulation?

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:17:14 GMT

If you have a lot of time on your hands you could program the parts in GDL, otherwise there are much better programs for this purpose. The particulars would depend on the details of what you want to do.

Re: motion simulation?

Dwight — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:49:12 GMT

GDL sequencing is not difficult.

In Artlantis, it is simple now that elements can be isolated as objects.

So there you go.

Re: motion simulation?

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:44:10 GMT

Dwight wrote:
GDL sequencing is not difficult.

When I did a fire alarm animation the parts just wouldn't behave properly. The coding wasn't all that complicated but the animation wouldn't run reliably. I never did figure out why, just ended up still framing and assembling it.

I suspect that animating simple machines would be more complex than it sounds.

Re: motion simulation?

Dwight — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:46:09 GMT

Of course, since the expectation is of interactivity, when the programmer must meticulously calculate the gear 'speeds' to avoid collisions.