Table cloth draped over a table

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Piker on October 11, 2012 at 8:11am

It depends on the level of realism you want, but yes, draping over objects is possible.

For the cloth you need springs to resist stretching and shear, then hinges between each triangle to resist bending. (the video above shows the result of varying the bending strength)

Also, bear in mind the collision detection in Kangaroo is fairly basic - it works on points/solids only, so some edges may penetrate the volume, and it can be quite slow compared to other functions. There is also no self-collision, so cloth cannot pile up on itself.

Permalink Reply by Daniel Piker on October 11, 2012 at 8:19am

Here's an example definition

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• tablecloth.gh, 27 KB

Permalink Reply by Micha on October 11, 2012 at 9:00am

An example file - great, thank you. 

Sorry, I'm a total beginner. First GH show me this message at startup. Is it a problem?At the example is see this

If I create a mesh plane, how to connect it to the code and how to start the code? Double click on the task symbol? Sorry, so much questions.

Permalink Reply by Daniel Piker on October 11, 2012 at 9:37am

Hi Micha,

Did you already install the Kangaroo plugin ?

(download and installation instructions here http://www.food4rhino.com/project/kangaroo)

and some links to instructional videos here http://www.grasshopper3d.com/group/kangaroo

also, there are some more great intro videos here:

http://designreform.net/tag/Kangaroo

Permalink Reply by Micha on October 11, 2012 at 10:10am

Yes, I installed Kangaroo, but I found v 0.0.8.0 only. You used 0.0.8.2 - is it a problem? 

I looked the videos. I connect a mesh plane to the mesh input and double click on the task symbol, but nothing happens.

Anything looks here so: