Algodoo

Nice idea for those users who don't know how to script!

Yes, and I am planning on making more of these "tools". Let me know if you might have any ideas for tools that non-scripting people would like to have.

Thanks!

Good idea. Works well. My only suggestion is to rename the scene with something that describes the end product. I opened the scene and it wasn't immediately apparent what the modified spring was for. You do a good job explaining it on this page, but few people visit this page (about 7%, if the same people aren't hitting it multiple times). Maybe the scene can be named "Oscillating Actuator" or "Swing Spring" or "Push-Pull Spring" or "Push-Pull Mover Thing".

OK, so here's an idea for another scene. Have the spring length controlled by the rotation of a circle that is hinged to a box. Hinge works like a "Gumby" hinge. Connect two small circles with the actuator spring. Connect hinge box to one spring circle using a second "communicator" spring that relays the spring length to the actuator spring without the use of scene.my variables.

Hmmmm.... I thought "Spring Tool for Non-Scripted Scenes" pretty much says it all. If anyone cannot understand that, then they are too dumb to use it in the first place!

Concerning your Gumby Hinge idea, it's a good idea, but it may be a little too complicated for some (same situation as my previous comment). I will think about it.

Thanks!