[ODE] Large mass and accuracy

[Adam D. Moss]

Michael.Rauh at dornier.eads.net wrote:
> I have the same problem. I need to get a realistic result with realistic
> dimensions of input values. But what do you do when you want to connect a
> wheel with 50 kg mass to a car/tank body with 50,000 kg mass and keep a
> stable simulation? Didn't find a proper solution so far.

I wonder if you can avoid most of the problem by breaking the large
mass into a number of smaller masses aggregated with 'fixed' joints.
That'd probably necessitate using QuickStep though.  Just a thought...

--Adam
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