[ODE] Exploding Model

[BlackEye0210 BlackEye0210]

But I am having problems using the hinge type joint. At high speeds the 
joint tends to collapse --> bodies connected to the hinge joint tend to fly 
out...

How do I actually use the hinge type joint. Does the joint connect to the 
bodies based on the center of mass of each body?? or does it attach to the 
body's adjacent edges?


>From: "Marty Rabens" <marty at rabens.com>
>To: "'BlackEye0210 BlackEye0210'" <blackeye0210 at hotmail.com>, <ODE at q12.org>
>Subject: RE: [ODE] Exploding Model
>Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 14:28:29 -0600
>
>Well, assuming your units are meters, if you drop a human from a height
>of 1000 meters, having it explode into pieces sounds pretty realistic to
>me.  ;o)
>
>Seriously, though, it sounds like you're just having stability problems,
>due to the extreme velocity you likely have at contact.  Read the FAQ
>entry for making stable simulations
>(http://q12.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MakingStableSimulations).
>And you may just need to make your world step size smaller.
>
>Regards,
>   Marty Rabens
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ode-bounces at q12.org [mailto:ode-bounces at q12.org] On Behalf Of
> > BlackEye0210 BlackEye0210
> > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 3:37 AM
> > To: ODE at q12.org
> > Subject: [ODE] Exploding Model
> >
> > Hi, I made a model of a human body using 15 segments of boxes and used
> > ball
> > hinges for the joints. I tried to make if fall from a height of 1000
>but
> > when it reaches the ground, all of the parts just explodes into
>pieces.
> > How
> > do I avoid that. I have a theory that the engine already can't compute
>for
> > it since the forced experienced is so extreme.
> >
> > Please Help
> >
> > Thanks
> >
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