Recently I was inspired to design a program that can convert any SVG document into a simulation of a physical machine. I am just getting started writing such a program, but have had some promising initial results. Here is what I have to share.

Below is a video capture of my first attempt at writing a program to convert any ordinary SVG document into a mechanical simulation. You can use any tool to generate your SVG document, such as Inkscape, Illustrator, or perhaps even a plain old text editor. My program then takes that document and runs it as a simulated machine.

The example document I started with is demonstrates a simple machine. I hope to create a few complex machines highlighting the possibilities of what can be done with my program so that other people might enjoy using it to create their own machine simulations.

Here is what the example document from the video above looks like in Inkscape, my SVG editor of choice.