As part of my dissertation I need to create a file-format (probablly XML based) for storing the position of blocks, in the final tower. I had originally planned to just make the file format, but It seemed silly not to make a GUI to allow me to quickly test the format is correctly loadable and editable. Anyway… 10 hours, 4 cups of coffee and 3 diet cokes later, I have come up with something that im "Quite pleased with"

What does it do?

At this point I havent actually even written the file-format. This is a 100% JS, and CSS (HTML) application, that allows me to position blocks, drag and drop them around and then "simulate" to see if they would fall over. I Plan to write the file-format later this week (maybe today), and Ill post the nex link here, once im done! note:: EDIT: I did it! I wrote the file-format loader, and Updated the software to allow saving and loading of blocks via a XML file, its rough, but it works!

The blocks are based on the real blocks that I own,

and you will have to trust me when I say its really a great simulator. If a block "falls" in the simulator, It means it will fall in real life. It doenst "topple, or wobble" in the simulator, It just falls straight down. No point in extra code thats not needed, Its just nice to be able to check if a tower will actually stay upright! Oh!, and the software /is/ correct. It doesnt allow you to compensate for weight, because the robot builds one block at a time.

Can I play with it?

Yes! Just Click this amazing link!

What does it need/use?

It is ONLY TESTED in chrome, It Might work in others, probably not IE. Not my fault, IE is crap. -- SAVING ONLY WORKS IN CHROME -- It is built ontop of jQuery, and jQueryUI for the dragging/dropping. Is is NOT a plugin. Its a static site, It is not an "easy-to-impliment" into anything kind of thing…

Can I have the code?

Yes! Its probably really buggy, but here you go