uv sphere attached to area with strings?

hey guys, im new with blender, but i wanna learn :slight_smile:

so i want to make something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVkdfJ9PkRQ&feature=player_embedded in blenders game engine. i just dont know how to do it. it should look like this:


and i just want to know how to make a string attached to the uv sphere go up to the cylinder at the top. so when you run it in blender, it will fall like in the video???
either if you could answer it, or link to another tutorial, it would be great.

ps. remember im new :o

You could use theRigid Body Joint constraint
http://screencast.com/t/YBa0yHGXz

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swinging_balls.blend (151 KB)

that’s exactly what it is supposed to be like, only thing is, i can’t really find out how to make the joints and all that. could you maybe make a fast tutorial, briefly showing how you did it???

A quick demo on the principles used for each of the swinging objects.
http://screencast.com/t/yK2foOUXL8

That went perfect, thanks for the demo :slight_smile: