What are Simulations?According to our lord and savior Robert Bourgeois, simulations are "the imitations of the a real world process or system." These can be used to represent anything, from machinery to environments to even everyday actions by us human creatures! But why do we use simulations?Simulations can and are already used in the legal system. This, usually, is to show the jury in a trial a depiction of what happened during a certain crime/incident (i.e. Murder, Car accident, Bank Heist, etc.). But, they can also be used in scientific experiments to show a hypothesis/depict the experiment. My simulation below shows a car running through cylinders and a brick wall, which is simultaneously being destroyed by a ball on a chain. ChallengesA major challenge I have run into with simulations is the computer. They take so much out of the computer that it causes lag, and sometimes even client crashes (something I have not experienced, but other classmates of mine have). Also, another problem is that the vertices can go nuts, creating a big messy blob. What do I like about simulations?When I came into the program two and a half years ago, I could not make anything realistic for the life of me. With the tools available to me for simulations, I can achieve that. With this new-found power I have, I can now use forces to create a very, very realistic simulation of trees and flags in the wind. I especially like the little mechanic that Autodesk added with the Cloth modifier where it'll cut the plane on sharp corners, because it's just so stupid (like me sometimes) but really funny (like me never) and sad (like me when I lose a game of Fortnite). In Summary
SourcesBourgeois, Robert. “Simulation Basics.” Schoology, Schoology, 2018, app.schoology.com/page/1928069756.
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AuthorI am Chance Gildart. I am a Junior in Digital Design and Animation II at DSA. Categories
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