[Ktechlab-devel] About animated current in wires

[william]

Hi, I thought the idea of having the wires animated to show the strength 
of the current an interesting idea. An example of this in action can be 
found in the LiveWire software. Having used this I found it did help in 
understanding what was going on in the circuit at a lower level. Here's 
the link for anyone interested in implementing it:

http://www.new-wave-concepts.com/ed/livewire.html

If I remember, the amount of current is simulated by colouring the wires 
green for high current and fading into red as the current decreases. And 
as the current diminishes, the wires give the effect of  slowing down by 
using small segments flowing along the wires at a certain speed. Pretty 
nifty, I will have to get onto my windows box to double check the exact 
functionality but I think it works really well. William.