[ODE] Mass translation problems

[Tim Rightnour]

On 02-Dec-2004 Jon Watte wrote:
> The translation of a mass is not respected by a body. The center of mass is
> always at the center of the body. You have to instead translate your geom,
> typically using a GeomTransform. This is mentioned in the FAQ, by the way.

Is that really true?  In my simulation I use dMassTranslate(0, -5000, 0) to
translate the mass of my characters downwards.  I found that this caused the
objects to not topple over.  Removing this line allows the objects to topple. 
This is how I keep all my characters upright in the game.. and it seems to
work.. so what am I missing?

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Tim Rightnour <root at garbled.net>
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