Hello, You can add a bunch of geometries to a single body, and then attach any number of joints to the body. Adjust the place where the joint is attached to the body via the SetAnchor() function. And I would use whatever joint has the minimal DOF necessary. If you can use a hinge joint instead of a ball joint, then do so.
Hope that helps. -nate On 5/9/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi, How should I properly implement multiple bodies with a fixed position relative to each other. (the ODE-faq says I should make one body of it... but I want multiple differently placed/oriented bodies) i.e. a base-body, with a few other bodies on top of it, the purpose is to connect other effectors on these points, (i.e. grippers, all with different initial position and orientation, but still able to move up/down relative to the base...). I wanted to make the connection with a BallJoint, and make it at a fixed angle. (for the ease of modelling the grippers and other effectors, I wanted to model the effector in one plane, and then set the angles of the balljoint..., but something is telling me this is not the way to go...) tnx, Andy ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Playerstage-gazebo mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/playerstage-gazebo
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