How to properly create a LONG chain/rope?

AcesHigh

I want to drop a Sketchyphysics chain/rope, made of several components, over a complex object.

But do I have to link each one of the possibly hundreds of chain segments to ball joints or is it possible to automate the process, so I can simply copy and paste the segments?

hpnisse

Yes, there is a way to create a chain/rope (if you have SP3 with script field).

in the model I have here there is two example, one with ball thats linked to each other direct, and one with a cylinder between each ball.

[attachment=0:122zsqmx]ROPE.skp[/attachment:122zsqmx]

@unknownuser said:

The long ROPE:


> ontouch{|t,s,p|
>    connect(t,"ball") if frame==0
> }
>

-- This script is only connected everything it touch when you press play.

@unknownuser said:

The short ROPE.


> ontouch{|toucher,s,p|
>    if frame==0 #only at start
>       case toucher.name 
>          when "Rope"
>             connect(toucher,"ball")
>       end
>    else #after first frame
>       ontouch{} #turn off ontouch event.
>    end
> }
>

-- This script connect everything that have the name "Rope" when the Play button is pressed.

hope this help...
/hpnisse

AcesHigh

I was expecting some way to do it without having to resort to scripting. Cause sincerely, that looks like greek to me

hpnisse

Okey

Perhaps the file that never show upp in the answer before understand what I mean?

ROPE.skp

That you see its not so hard, and Iam not good at neither scripting or english:P.

This is better than having physics joints in every link that take a lot of the computer:P