[ODE] question

[Jon Watte (ODE)]

Figure out whether a force will stop being applied in the middle of the 
timestep, and, in that case, step the world twice; once up to the force 
cut-off point, and once after that.

However, the behavior will still not be predictable, because of the 
vagaries of a varying time step. Use a fixed time-step instead, and the 
"specific time" problem magically also gets solved (as long as it's 
expressed in quanta of the timestep).

Cheers,

			/ h+


Alex Brown wrote:
> How do I apply a linear force for a specific period of time in such a 
> way that it will be independent of the timestep? Right now I apply the 
> force until my accumulated time between steps exceeds the time I wish to 
> apply the force. My timestep is dependent on my framerate so if there is 
> a hiccup the force could be applied too long.
> 
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