Algodoo

I'm impressed with the thought behind this design concept.
  1. The design works very well as a light pipe if you turn off collisions on the struts and set the wall refractiveIndex = +inf.
  2.Poisson's ratio for the bar is very close to steel if you remove the wall hinge brakes, apply a bendConstant, and set the impulse limit to +inf.
  3.I suspect that the linkage geometry determines Poisson's ratio and that realistic bending can be achieved by adjusting hingeConstant, bendConstant, and by setting the bendTarget during bending similar to Formable Spring Steel for wall hinges.

thanks for the input, while i enjoy the fun prpperties of this bar i will probably be making another steel counterpart with your advice.

with further testing of the optical capabilities of this bar, it seems to have less "leaking" rays than the one i have used for my electrical system.