[ODE] dCreateBox() inputs halfsizes?

[J. Perkins]

Ruud van Gaal wrote:

> Problem is that I'm creating a single ODE box for the body to add forces to. In 
> this case the center of the box is also the center of mass, so any forces 
> applied at certain points (suspension locations) give correct torques etc.
> However, at collision time, I need the bounding box of the *geometry* instead, 
> which is shifted with respect to it's dynamics counterpart. In other words, the 
> space geomID box and the world bodyID box are related in size, but their 
> centers don't match.


I think you want to use the dCreateGeomTransform() function, which
lets you apply a local transform to your bounding box. I just
started using this function yesterday and while I haven't gotten
it to work yet, I think it will do what you want.

Jason
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