how to simulate the wind kinetic sculpture? Help

by Lo cheng wei

Feb 24, 2014

Hi, everyone:

I would like to simulate a wind kinetic sculpture that each unite connect to another(like the image I posted).

I would to achieve when all of unties are connected together, I can calculate the center of the gravity of kinetic sculpture and what the virtual install will be look like in the physical world.

I do not know which add-on can simulate that. Like kangaroo, millipede or karamba maybe have chance to achieve the goal. However, I do not find any similar example. 

Anyone has advise? or if there has example will be better. thanks in advance.

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    Daniel Piker

    Hi,

    This can be easily simulated in Kangaroo, just using bending and springs:

    The important thing is that each member is a polyline, with vertices at any point it connects to another member.

    This is just a quick example with equal loads, and I've left it to you to balance the moments about each pivot point.

    Later I'll show how wind forces can be added to make it rotate.

    I've been thinking for a while this would be a nice thing to try and simulate, whenever I see this book cover:

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