Hello,

Trying to decide how to tackle this. Thanks in advance.

Aircraft engine part called a governor is relatively complex for Aircraft mechanic students to grasp at first, so the goal is to make an animated 3d model to help students understand the principles and mechanisms involved.

The goal is to make an HDA that will be interactive

The physical principles are centrifugal force, simulate a spring and the force that would be applied as the spring is compressed, friction etc. Constraints like rotation, sliding, hinges.

RBD simulation or fake the interactions with keyframes and CHOPs?

It is for instructional purposes so doesn't need accuracy, so any recommendations on how I might go about this?

I can provide more details if needed.

Cheers