Is there a way to simulate magnets?

Dev618 · December 30, 2016 at 2:29 PM

Hey all,

So I'm making an electromagnet simulator for a school project. At first, I thought the Magnet object should do the trick, but it went very wrong. The nails were attracted to the magnet, then they would be shot out of the frame as soon as they touch the magnet. So I'm thinking on using movements for this, but I have no idea how. Can you guys help me with this?

P.S:This is optional, but it would be more realistic if the nails can be magnetized and attract other nails as well.

Klownzilla · December 30, 2016 at 2:40 PM

Actually i'm thinking that maybe set ball movement to the nails and have them always look at the magnet when it's close enough to affect them? Might require some tweaking though but maybe that's a simple way to do it?

Dev618 · December 30, 2016 at 3:14 PM

I've thought of that, but is there a way to apply physics to the nails?
I've tried the Physics bouncing ball movement, but it doesn't work.

Klownzilla · December 30, 2016 at 6:50 PM

Sorry I don't know. I haven't actually looked into anything about physics stuff/movements XD

KLiK-iT · December 30, 2016 at 9:48 PM

Yes, use the physics object. It has the magnet object. I'm sure it's not easy to do and math would be involved. Maybe a more advanced programmer will chime in.

KLiK-iT · December 31, 2016 at 9:50 PM

I tried this out and came up with this example. It works pretty well for what it is. Hope this helps and you can add to it and use it somehow.

Dev618 · January 2, 2017 at 10:11 AM

Thanks for the help guys! The example was great, but the magnet should only attracts objects in a certain range.
I actually made another example using variables, it did the trick but looked pretty weird.

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