MST Workshop

The MST Workshop (short for "Math Science and Technology Workshop"') is an interactive computer programming language. It has hundreds of objects that can be dragged on to the workspace and connected by wires or snapping them together. The workspace immediately solves the equations created and displays the results. MST Workshop is useful for creating animation in 2D and 3D (using OpenGL).

MST Workshop uses components to process data. These components are connected when their terminals touch or when a virtual wire is connected between them. The interactive nature becomes apparent when components are connected. The color of the connected components changes from gray to a color specific to the value of the data passed through the connection. Components calculate in realtime. Certain components that require a time frame can be started and stopped by buttons in the toolbar. Examples of time dependent components are the timer, oneshot, and the integration over time component.

The data passed between components can be either a scalar value or an array of values. Arrays can be any number of dimensions with any number of parameters. An example of a 3 dimensional array with 2 parameters is a 3D block of data with temperature and pressure at each point. Most components can take either scalar or array data for inputs. For example the Add component can add scalar values, add a scalar to an array of any size, or add two arrays of the same size.

MST Workshop 5.0 is available for free from Download.com. [ [http://www.download.com/MST-Workshop/3000-2212_4-10824886.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10824887 Download.com] ]

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