[ODE] Looped systems

[Nate W]

On Wed, 18 Jun 2003, Henri Hakl wrote:

> does ODE support looped articulated systems? In other words can object
> A be joined to object B which is joined to object C which in turn is
> connected to object A again?

Yes.  The buggy shown in this picture has several loops in its suspension
and steering linkages, and it works just fine.  

http://www.natew.com/juice/images/Buggy3.jpg

Hinge-2 joints would have accomplished the same thing with less
computation, but I was aiming for complexity, not efficiency. :-)

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Nate Waddoups
Redmond WA USA
http://www.natew.com