[ODE] how to create new geometry classes within new collision detection system

[slipch]

Hello Tim,

Friday, June 6, 2003, 5:18:53 PM, you wrote:

TS> Hi!

TS> I am a little bit confused about how to create new geometry classes.
TS> collision_kernel.cpp says something about C++ subclassing and a 
TS> 'cumbersome' C interface to support legacy code.

TS> I have already created new geometry classes as it is described in the 
TS> ODE docs (chapter 9.8) and it worked fine with the old collision 
TS> detection system. It seems to me that I have used the mentioned C 
TS> interface at that time, providing collider-, selector- and aabb-function.

TS> Is this further on the way to create user geom or is C++ subclassing the 
TS> preferred one? What must be provided or changed in the latter case and 
TS> can the code be integrated within separate .h and .cpp files?

TS> kind regards,   
TS>         Tim


You may use the same code in new collision detection system as in the
old one.

 Examine Cylinder contribute to make sure. Cylinders - is
user definite geometry class.



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 slipch                            mailto:slipch@gsc-game.kiev.ua