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0 pointssixtyj4mo ago0 comments

For roller coasters there is a software for simulation. It is imho similar situation compared with balls in your Marble Fountain

https://www.nolimitscoaster.com/

First, I thought about Ansys or CATIA software but I couldn’t find any module specialized for simulation of balls.

But I think that people from those companies could help as well and participate in simulation as an interesting usecase. (These software are expensive for personal projects.)

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djmips4mo ago

Well except for this is SIM only whereas the OP (WillMor) is making them for real with a 3D printer!

sixtyjOP4mo ago

My point was that these software could help to find weak parts in trajectory - so instead of trying to figure it out by looking where balls are too quick to fall from the ride - you can simulate it. I saw real tramway simulation done in Ansys.

stavros4mo ago

I think the physics are different, a ball is basically a car without a differential, so it's going to behave differently on the tracks. I'd imagine the ball is harder to simulate because of that.

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