P2 2D/3D Internal Working Model?

T Chap

I always get a lot out of seeing a 2D or 3D model. Would anyone benefit from seeing the basic internal processes(data flow)? The Prop 1 had a very simple graphic with the gear illustrating the 8 cogs plus hub. I am thinking of something on another level, possibly animated in the future. What is this best done in? Solidworks would work but is pricey and has a learning curve. I can whip up non animated stuff in CAD. For my own purposes I would like to do something as a starting point and see if there is any public merit. If anyone thinks this has value, especially for newbies, what would be the basics to illustrate?


Examples:

1. show 8 cog engines in a circular shape.
2. show cyclic access to hub
3. show cog interaction/path to all pins

SRLM

I would do it in Javascript with D3. Then it's interactive:

https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Gallery

But that's not a trivial task...

Heater.

If you think about doing it in JavaScript consider the 2D graphics library ivank.js. That offers easy to use 2D graphics with GPU acceleration courtesy of webgl.
http://lib.ivank.net/

Or go full 3D with webgl using the three,js library. Also very easy to use.
http://threejs.org/


Yeah, yeah, IE does not support webgl. So what?

Cluso99

If it were in js, then heater wants to do js on the P2, so perhaps ultimately it could run on the P2 too!