[ODE] skeletal character

[alfo trentam]

My intention is to build a keyframed skeletal character!
When the character is hurt by someone/somewhat I "release" the keyframe 
system and leave the character fall/slam giving it an impulsive force onto 
the contact point.
Despite the work up to this point is really hard, the real problem is: when 
the character is ready to fight again I (the program) must understand the 
current position of every "piece" of body to make it stand up taking back 
his idle keyframe-controlled position.

Another question:
Can I move programmatically an object (not applying a force but setting 
position and rotation) make it physically interact with other objects? Ex: I 
move a box at 3 m/s in a given direction, if it hit something: what was 
hitten receive a force in te contact point and I (the program) take care of 
manage my box!
I would animate a character that could kick a box (making it fly away) and 
could be kicked.

Sorry again for my shocking bad english!

Thanks Manohar for your quick reply, please try to help me more!  :-)

Alfonso


>From: "Manohar B.S" <sciphilog at yahoo.com>
>To: alfo trentam <alfo30 at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [ODE] skeletal character
>Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 04:45:51 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>Hi Alfo,
>          If you want to use ODE for character
>animation with only two legs then I think to make the
>character juat stand on its own two legs is a big
>challenge and you have to do a lot of human body
>motion analysis.
>
>  I am not dicouraging you. But a four legged create
>can be done with much ease. You can get the human
>motion data from internet and you can then combine ODE
>and this data to form an integrated system.
>
>  I hope I helped,
>Manohar
>
>
>--- alfo trentam <alfo30 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Someone knows how to implement a skeletal character
> > system which make
> > possible to animate a character (run, walk, fight,
> > and so), letting fall
> > like a rag doll and, after some seconds, make it
> > rise animating it again?
> > Suggestions are welcome, I don't pretend a full
> > working source code!
> >
> > I'm new to this mailing list! I had a look at
> > archives and I understood this
> > is a list full of big brain!!! :-)
> >
> > Please, be patient with me and my bad english!!!
> >
> > Alfonso
> >
> >
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