[ODE] rotating spheres (planets)

[david ong]

is there a more suitable engine for my needs?


--- Vrej Melkonian <vmelkon at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I think in ODE, it's not possible to have a body act
> as a gravity source.
> The gravity in ODE is linear. You just give it a
> direction and ODE will apply a constant (non
> attenuating) force no matter where the object is.
> A planet would need to attract objects to it's
> center
> and ODE doesn't have this form of gravity.
> ODE is best suited for "local" simulations. Pretend
> the earth is flat :)
> 
> Vrej
> 
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