[ODE] Simulating Chess Pieces

[Roel van Dijk]

I wouldn't change the rotation of the body your self. Your initial approach 
look fine to me. Make sure that 'y' is really the top of the piece. Try it 
with a value of 0. If y is correct then there could be a problem with the 
friction. I assume that the piece rests on some ground plane or a box geom. 
Check the contact points that are created for the piece and the ground.

On Wednesday 12 January 2005 10:02, Jeroen van den Belt wrote:
> I want to simulate Chess Pieces,
>
> At this moment I represent them by boxes (when this works, I switch over to
> cylinders).
>
> I want to let the king fall down on the board, but when I apply a force
> with dBodyAddForceAtRelPos, applying
> at the top of the piece (0,y,0) ,
>
> I don't get the desired effect, I looks that the lower part moves first.
>
> My question is. What is the right way to move a body? Should I use Torque
> of Force? Or should I change the rotation of the body myself.
>
> Thanks