[ODE] rotating spheres (planets)

[david ong]

> 
> doesn't have to be a pebble , but if i was to
> simulate
> a sphere shaped spaceship that has landed on the
> earth
> , i would want it to move with the ground that
> rotates
> around the earth's axis of rotation every 24hours,
> but
> there should be sufficient realism and friction to
> prevent the earth's ground from rotating the space
> ship 360 degrees per day.
> 
> 
> Dave
> 
> --- Megan Fox <shalinor at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Not really - as far as I know, there isn't a
> single
> > physics engine out
> > there aimed at orbitally-sized simulations, but I
> > was waiting for Jon
> > to weigh in (I believe he's using double
> precision,
> > which might be
> > able to handle this, but I've no idea).
> > 
> > My question, though is - Why on earth would you
> want
> > to simulate a
> > pebble and a planet with full rigid body physics?
> > 
> > -Megan Fox
> > 
> > On 5/24/05, david ong <darkdave3000 at yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> > > anyone got an answer for the questions below?
> > > 
> > > >
> > > > say, im trying to create a space sim, will
> tiny
> > > > objects resting on large rotating sphere like
> > > > objects be correctly displaced around the axis
> > of
> > > > rotation of the larger object?
> > > >
> > > > Will a pebble on earth be displaced around the
> > axis
> > > > of the earth as the earth rotates?
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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