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Originally posted by TEAM_74
currently I have probably the best physics student in the school working on reactor (i don't think he needs this program to figure out the equations)
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Haha, I'm honored....
A few things I've found as I've been working with reactor:
1. Setting the tubs as "Inactive" allows them to be stacked without falling down/exploding (yeah, reactor is really... odd... sometimes). It also allows for an object, such as a robot, to hit the tubs and make them topple.
2. Play around with toppling objects to make sure none of your tubs, etc. are "hovering" above each other (Did I mention reactor can be wierd at times??).
3. Soft Body objects probably won't be too useful for mechanical models, but could work wonders for objects such as a cushions, humans, etc. - especially if you want them to deform for any reason...
4. If you have to work on a computer that can't handle the demands of reactor for detailed objects, try playing around with animating helpers and then linking the actual objects to the helper when it comes time to render it (hopefully you'll have at least one computer that can handle complex reactor things...).
5. MOST IMPORTANTLY USE THE TUTORIALS!!!!!!!! THEY HELP!!!!