Wall mount simulation...nail surface & simulate gravity

Hi all,

I´m trying to simulate the behavior of a planar irregular surface (for example a weirdly shaped wall clock) when fixing/nailing it at a point and gravity is applied. This way I want to find out where I can mount a wall fixture so that my shape hangs the way I intended it to.

Could anyone help me to get the simulation working? So far I only got the entire mesh to fall down instead of rotating around the fixed point.

Thanks in advance for you help,

Florian

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Permalink Reply by Florian Bendl on January 4, 2015 at 3:20pm

Forgot to mention...uniform material density can be assumed.

Regards,

Florian

Permalink Reply by Daniel Piker on January 11, 2015 at 7:37am

Hi Florian,

I don't think there is actually any need for a simulation here.

Couldn't you get the line from your nail to the centre of mass (in Grasshopper Surface>Analysis>Area), then rotate about the nail so this is vertical?

Daniel

Permalink Reply by Florian Bendl on January 11, 2015 at 8:57am

Hi Daniel,

you are right of course. Thanks for reminding me of the "plumb line method" from my school days! :)

Regards,

Florian

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