I have to give this upvotes every few years this resurfaces on HN. This is the best option for visualizing linkages and the outputs from such mechanisms.
It was lacking in one type of constraint, but it was open source so I was able to extend the code and contribute a feature after 8 years of weekly use.
> but it was open source so I was able to extend the code and contribute a feature after 8 years of weekly use.
Keep at it! There is a bit of learning curve and we need more people to keep climbing it. My way in was though the NURBS code which hadn't been touched in 2 or 3 years when I found it.
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I have to give this upvotes every few years this resurfaces on HN. This is the best option for visualizing linkages and the outputs from such mechanisms.
It was lacking in one type of constraint, but it was open source so I was able to extend the code and contribute a feature after 8 years of weekly use.
Keep at it! There is a bit of learning curve and we need more people to keep climbing it. My way in was though the NURBS code which hadn't been touched in 2 or 3 years when I found it.