[ODE] weight distribution in box

Bram Stolk bram at sara.nl
Wed Mar 2 14:15:53 MST 2005


THD wrote:
> I simply use dMassTranslate when setting the mass, here I lower the
> centre of mass by 1.
> 
> dMass m;
> dMassSetBox(&m, 1, length, width, height);
> dMassAdjust(&m, 5);
> dMassTranslate(&m, 0.0, -1.0, 0.0);     //centre of mass
> dBodySetMass(bodyId, &m);


Ok, ill try this, but strictly speaking... doesnt this mean
that you will have some mass defined outside the geom?
If so, is this bad for the simulator?

   bram


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