Foamy Ether - A Framework for a Theory Of Everything Conceived and written by Peter C.M. Hahn C.E.T.  Copyright © 2005-2007

 

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// 2DblankArray.thd

// Blank ether array with alternating colors

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// set background color

scene.backColor=RGB(92,92,98);

 

// turn gravity off

scene.gravity={0,0,0};

 

// remove shadows for faster rendering

scene.shadow = false;

 

// use degrees as metric for angles

factory.useDegrees = true;

 

// turn collision detection off so things don't blow up

factory.detectCollision = false;

 

// set colors

var green = RGB(108, 255, 108);

var white = RGB(200, 200, 200);

 

// choose some default material

//Material (density, springConstant, dampingConstant, staticFriction, dynamicFriction, thresholdVelocity);

var mat = Material(1e-8, .0001, .00001, 1, 1);

factory.material = mat ;

 

// set spring and damper constants

var spngCnst = .00000001;

var dmpCnst = .00000005;

 

// set dimensions of array

var width = 15; // enter number of balls for array width

var depth = 15; // enter number of balls for array depth

var spacing = 20; // enter spacing between balls

var ball = "";

 

// position camera in middle of array

// consider camera to be hovering over array looking down on x z plane

scene.camera = {spacing*width/2, spacing*width, spacing*depth/2};

// point camera down at middle of array

scene.lookAt = {spacing*width/2, 0, spacing*depth/2};

 

// build 2D array of spheres

var s = array();

for (var x=0; x < width; x++) {

   s.append(array());

      for (var z=0; z < depth; z++) {

         var ball = Sphere(2, {x*spacing,0,z*spacing});

         // color every 5th ball on z & x axis

         if(x%5 == 1 || z%5 == 1){

            ball.color = green;

         }else{

            ball.color = white;

         }

         s[x].append(ball);

         // set all outer edge balls as stationary otherwise array collapses

         if (x==0||x==width-1||z==0||z==depth-1){

            ball.static = true;

         }

      }

}

 

// build array of springs and dampers attaching to spheres on x axis

var spx = array();

var dpx = array();

var dmpr = "";

var sprng = "";

for (x=0; x < width-1; x++) {

   spx.append(array());

   dpx.append(array());

      for (var z=0; z < depth; z++) {

         // make spring and attach to adjacent spheres

         sprng = Spring(s[x][z],{0,0,0},s[x+1][z],{0,0,0});

         sprng.springConstant = spngCnst;

         spx[x].append(sprng);

         // make damper and attach to adjacent spheres

         var dmpr = Damper(s[x][z],{0,0,0},s[x+1][z],{0,0,0});

         dmpr.damperConstant = dmpCnst;

         // color every 5th damper green on x axis

         if(z%5 == 1){

            dmpr.color = green;

         }else{

            dmpr.color = white;

         }

         dpx[x].append(dmpr);

      }

}

 

// build array of springs and dampers attaching to spheres on z axis

var spz = array();

var dpz = array();

for (x=0; x < width; x++) {

   spz.append(array());

   dpz.append(array());

      for (var z=0; z < depth-1; z++) {

         // make spring and attach to adjacent spheres

         var sprng = Spring(s[x][z],{0,0,0},s[x][z+1],{0,0,0});

         sprng.springConstant = spngCnst;

         spz[x].append(sprng);

         // make damper and attach to adjacent spheres

         var dmpr = Damper(s[x][z],{0,0,0},s[x][z+1],{0,0,0});

         dmpr.damperConstant = dmpCnst;

         // color every 5th damper green on z axis

         if(x%5 == 1){

            dmpr.color = green;

         }else{

            dmpr.color = white;

         }

         dpz[x].append(dmpr);

      }

}

 

// render scene

WaitFrame();