Crane & Rigging Simulator
Real picks in real time - the crane, the steel, the plan coming together.
Raw session, straight from the sandbox - click to play
A 3D crane and rigging sandbox that runs in your browser. Plan the pick the way it is planned in the field.
Five cranes drawn from published manufacturer capacity charts. Cross the line and the crane tips.
Bridles, spreaders, off-plumb picks. Over-tension a leg and it snaps. Physics, not a score bar.
Splice sections, stand towers, brace and span. Build the whole structure one pick at a time.
Free-build across five scenes, or take on the campaign in challenge mode.
Each zone's levels run in sequence - every pick builds on the last, ordered the way the real steel would go up, until the finished structure stands.
I'm Nate Young. I've run crane and rigging for 19 years, the last five at Stage FX, Inc.
I built Pick Playground to plan picks before they happen. It uses real manufacturer load charts, rigging that fails when you abuse it, and steel you can connect in all sorts of configurations. Part CAD tool, part game.
Most sandbox features as well as the first five levels in Challenge Mode are free in your browser; the full version is coming to Steam soon. Found a bug or have an idea? [email protected].
The load charts in Pick Playground are drawn from the manufacturers' published capacity charts: Grove TMS500E, GMK4100B, and TM9120, Link-Belt 175AT, and Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2. Pick Playground is an independent project, not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any crane manufacturer. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.
