[ODE] Box/Trimesh contact filtering and oblong geoms

[Eric Froemling]

I just wanted to point out that the same little flawed bit of code
exists in ode_collision_trimesh_trimesh.cpp in GenerateContact().

Eric

> 
> Ok, its taken care of :)
> 
> Julien LOLLIVIER wrote:
> 
> >It seems you're right : with a test like "< FLT_EPSILON", all is
perfectly stable, and it filters more contacts than with "== 0". (gcc
3.3.2, x86)
> >I've learned something new today, thanks ;)
> >
> >I think it's obvious, but since I'm using single precision, EPSILON
and DBL_EPSILON does not produce a correct behavior.
> >
> >The same system is used for normals:
> >if (fabs(dDOT(in_Normal, Contact->normal)) > 0.99) { ... }
> >Correct formulation is something like "> ((dReal)1)-ODE_EPSILON" ?
> >
> >--
> >Julien 'Xfennec' Lollivier,
> >CQFD Corp. - Quiris
> >http://raydium.cqfd-corp.org/
> >
> >On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:17:00 -0600
> >Rodrigo Hernandez <kwizatz at aeongames.com> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>That sounds like it should be changed to EPSILON, either FLT_EPSILON, 
> >>DBL_EPISILON or an aproximation if float.h is not available.
> >>There is no check for EPSILON on the configure script, but I could 
> >>easily add it to autotools, could you try changing your test 0 for an 
> >>EPSILON and see what happens then?
> >>
> >>Thanks.
> >>
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