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    • david_hD Offline
      david_h
      last edited by

      Here's one for the gurus. . .
      Im drawing a Lottery ball pin and want to fill it with ping pong balls, but I am not sure how to fill the bin with the balls in a random like way. I am not good with Compo Spray. But that is the first thing I thought of to use, and I am just not good with it. It kept asking me if I wanted to go ahead and add 8000 copies. . ..

      uh. . .NO.

      I need about 50 or so inside the bin. as you can see I am trying to find an easy way to give this a random look. Right now I just have them all lined up. dumb.

      See image below. Any ideas?

      thx,

      David

      bin.png

      If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
        last edited by

        I'm not really up on Sketchy Physics but I wonder if it might be the way to go. Could you put a temporary opening on the top of the basket and set the balls up to drop into it when you say, "Go?"

        Etaoin Shrdlu

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        (THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE)

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        • david_hD Offline
          david_h
          last edited by

          That would be terrific except for one little hiccup. I havent even looked at SuPhy in about 4 years. I wouldnt know how to begin.

          thanks for the thought tho.

          D

          If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            Sorry I can't tell you where to begin either. You might pose your question on the Sketchy Physics forum, though. One of those rocket scientists will probably have the answer for you.

            Etaoin Shrdlu

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            • david_hD Offline
              david_h
              last edited by

              good point, and therefore I shall do just that.

              Thx

              D

              ps if anyone else has any thoughts on this. . please chime in

              D

              If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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              • Rich O BrienR Online
                Rich O Brien Moderator
                last edited by

                https://sites.google.com/site/sketchyphysicstutorial/basics

                Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                • david_hD Offline
                  david_h
                  last edited by

                  Hey Hey! Thanks Rich. I'll check this out.

                  D

                  If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                  • F Offline
                    fransko
                    last edited by

                    look like this?


                    Lotto machine.skp

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                    • david_hD Offline
                      david_h
                      last edited by

                      Not exactly . . .but thanks for the effort / response.

                      I think my image above was misleading. What I need is to show this bin (Image A) filled with ping pong balls like image B. I am just not sure how to make this happen in a fairly natural random way. . .

                      Image AImage B

                      If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                      • Dave RD Offline
                        Dave R
                        last edited by

                        Did Sketchy Physics not work for this?

                        Etaoin Shrdlu

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                        • Rich O BrienR Online
                          Rich O Brien Moderator
                          last edited by

                          A few years back I did something similar with spray cans dropping out of a box.

                          It works fine if you use the earlier link as a base. I'd try again except I don't have it installed.

                          Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                          • david_hD Offline
                            david_h
                            last edited by

                            I guess I didn't understand that the attached model was a SUPhys model. I guess I am going to have to learn it in order to do what I need to do.

                            Thanks for the help.

                            D

                            If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                            • pilouP Offline
                              pilou
                              last edited by

                              You can use that πŸ˜‰ (file linked)
                              Take any number of Spheres you want (groups or components) at any place above the SkateRamp πŸ˜‰
                              Launch Sketchyphysics
                              Make a Pause at any time you want
                              Open the Outliner
                              Select Spheres inside the Oultliner else the animation go to the start!!!
                              Copy / Past balls in your project πŸ˜‰

                              During the animation you can take and move any ball !
                              If you want another curvated form blocks : just make 2 separated blocks A & B! (groups or components)
                              StaticMesh / Convexhull

                              Have fun πŸ˜‰

                              PS And if you want more sophisticated balls with Number : use the very tricky
                              Relplace random Component by Sdmitch πŸ˜‰

                              balls.jpgballs1.jpg


                              balls.skp

                              Frenchy Pilou
                              Is beautiful that please without concept!
                              My Little site :)

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                              • pilouP Offline
                                pilou
                                last edited by

                                I have replaced the file on the previous post πŸ˜‰
                                Groups are now components so you can remplace them at the end by anything you want πŸ˜„
                                Yes you must install SketchyPhysics else nothing will arrive πŸ˜‰

                                Even you don't know Sketchyphysics : You have no more to make
                                Just Press Start and Pause and re read the post above πŸ˜„

                                how.jpg

                                Frenchy Pilou
                                Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                My Little site :)

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                                • david_hD Offline
                                  david_h
                                  last edited by

                                  Merci Mon ami. Je vais le faire!

                                  David

                                  If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                  • david_hD Offline
                                    david_h
                                    last edited by

                                    so I downloaded the latest and greatest of SP3 and on the start up I get this. . .
                                    capture.png

                                    and when I press the Play button I get this. . .

                                    Capture 2.PNG

                                    any thoughts?

                                    If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                    • pilouP Offline
                                      pilou
                                      last edited by

                                      Ah damned 😲
                                      I am affraid to say that I don't know why you have this sort of thing πŸ˜•

                                      Try to install a previous versions of Su
                                      That I shown was done with a recent version of Sketchyphysics on an old SU 7 version πŸ˜„

                                      Another thing : seems Sketchyphics makes some interference with some other plugs
                                      so disable it when you don't use!
                                      I just change the name of its extension ".rb" as ".rbo" in the plugin folder πŸ€“

                                      Frenchy Pilou
                                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                      My Little site :)

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                                      • david_hD Offline
                                        david_h
                                        last edited by

                                        I was afraid of that. I've only got 1400 Plugins that could be the problem. Should be no problem going through all of them. πŸ˜’

                                        If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                        • pilouP Offline
                                          pilou
                                          last edited by

                                          Save somewhere the folder Plugins
                                          Create a new folder Plugins
                                          Install Sketchyphysics
                                          run it
                                          but from you error messages I doubt that will be sufficient πŸ˜‰

                                          Frenchy Pilou
                                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                          My Little site :)

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                                          • david_hD Offline
                                            david_h
                                            last edited by

                                            it usually never is-- πŸ’š

                                            when it comes to me, but I will give it a try.

                                            Thx,

                                            d

                                            If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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