[ODE] .30 -> .35 joint problem

[mike polyakov]

its value depends on the configuration.  configurator.c tries a couple 
choices, like HUGE_VAL, and i guess picks the "best" one.  I think it has 
previously come up (on the list) as a source of problems...

At 09:57 PM 3/18/2003 -0800, Nate W wrote:

>I'm updated Juice to use ODE .35 and I've run into a problem with hinge
>and slider motors.  I set the low and high stops to -dInfinity and
>dInfinity, and this ends up locking the joints at their initian
>angles/positions.  With .30, that would disable the motors and allow the
>joints to move freely.
>
>Also, what's the numerical value of dInfinity?  I'm getting something with
>a mantissa of 10 ^ -38, which sounds more infinitesimal than infinite.
>If my dInfinity is getting defined wrong, that would explain the problem
>I'm having.
>
>If anyone can shed any light on this, I'd be grateful.  If nobody has any
>ideas I'll try to create a test case tomorrow night using the drawstuff
>framework.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Nate Waddoups
>Redmond WA USA
>http://www.natew.com
>
>
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