Garage Door Science Hub

A collection of interactive educational presentations about garage door engineering, physics, and technology — built by A Plus Garage Doors.

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What's Inside

1. Science of Garage Doors

Interactive 3D explorer with six animated Three.js scenes: door system mechanics, torsion spring physics, drive type comparison (chain, belt, screw, direct), motor internals, smart home integration, and LED radio interference.

2. Science of Garage Door Springs

Torsion spring physics deep-dive with interactive winding simulation, energy comparison (fastball vs. spring vs. bullet), wire stress visualization, and four documented failure scenarios.

3. Rolling Steel Doors Lab

Commercial rolling door engineering — coiling mechanism animation, five slat profile comparisons (flat, curved, insulated, perforated, grille), rolling steel vs. sectional head-to-head, and five application scenes.

4. Garage Door ROI Calculator

Interactive return-on-investment calculator for new garage door installations. Compares costs, energy savings, home value impact, and payback periods.

5. Energy Efficiency Lab

Insulation types, R-values, climate zone analysis, and energy savings calculations for garage door upgrades.

6. Spring Fatigue & Cold Weather

How temperature swings and metal fatigue cause spring failures — with cycle life modeling, cold weather stress analysis, and maintenance guidance.

7. Spring-Powered Catapult

Fun physics demo using garage door spring mechanics to launch projectiles. Demonstrates stored energy, release mechanics, and trajectory physics.

8. Installation Training Simulator

Step-by-step garage door installation training with interactive decision points and safety checkpoints.

9. Safety Systems Lab

Interactive exploration of garage door safety mechanisms — auto-reverse, photo eyes, manual release, and entrapment protection systems.

WordPress Plugin (A Plus Garage Door Science)

Six of the presentations are bundled as a WordPress plugin with Gutenberg blocks and shortcodes.

Install

1. Go to the Latest Release
2. Download the .zip file
3. In WordPress: Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin → upload the zip
4. Activate the plugin

Blocks & Shortcodes

All shortcodes accept an optional height attribute: [aplus_rolling_steel height="600px"]

Gutenberg blocks are available by searching for any presentation name in the block inserter.

Auto-Updates

The plugin checks GitHub for new releases automatically. When a new version is available, you'll see the update in your WordPress dashboard — one-click install.

Tech

Each presentation is a self-contained single HTML file with inline CSS and JavaScript. No build system, no dependencies to install, no package manager. The Science of Garage Doors presentation uses Three.js r128 via CDN for 3D rendering.

Running Locally

Open any presentation HTML file directly in a browser.