Algodoo

phew glad this one is suitable for 2.0.1 .BTW check out my futuristic "metronome" right next to your scene .

Nice work!

Thanks, Wild bill!

pretty cool. you should try to make an actual mechanical one, where you have to move the weight up and down to change the tempo

I had been trying to make an actual mechanical one before lethalsquirl made the comment above. It is not as easy as I thought. I will post it as a response to this scene.

I didn't know about lethalsquirl's suggestion until I saw the comment in s_noonan's metronome. I would have tried it, but s_noonan beat me to it, and I doubt that I could do a better job than he did. I do tend to rely quite heavily on scripting instead of on mechanical physics, and I want to change that. So, I will be doing more scenes with mechanical components and less scripting. A good balance is about 50/50 in my opinion, although many guys would rather do 100 % mechanical.

Xray,

If you make a metronome that uses the pendulum principle, then I will delete my scene. Feel free to use any of my ideas. You may be able to improve on my weight sliding system (maybe a scripted stiff spring actuator), those ugly springs (maybe with a hinge bendConstant), or the method of adding energy (maybe by using restitution, script, or an escapement).

s_noonan --
I'm currently racking my brain on that 3D bowling game that I did a POC on a while ago. It's extremely challenging because there are so many different parts of the game that must be considered, such as: Handling downed pins, scoring, ball physics, and much more. So, at least for some time, I will not be working on another metronome. And even if I do, you do not need to delete your version. Mine would probably be done quite differently than yours, so I don't feel there would be any conflict at all.