Rigid Bodies - Rube Goldberg Effect

Month 13
Visual Effects 1

This was our first project for VEF1. We learned the differences between active rigid bodies and passive rigid bodies, and made an animation that showed the interaction between the two types. The best way to showcase this was through a Rube Goldberg machine/effect.

The active rigid bodies were the moving objects whereas the passive rigid bodies were the stationary ones (such as the platforms). I included an invisible passive rigid body platform underneath the glass bin. This was to support the bin after the torus lands on it, otherwise it would completely drop due to its own weight. The only field used in this scene was a gravity field.