[ODE] rotating spheres (planets)

[Gary R. Van Sickle]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ode-bounces at q12.org [mailto:ode-bounces at q12.org] On 
> Behalf Of Vrej Melkonian
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 9:32 AM
> To: ode at q12.org
> Subject: Re: [ODE] rotating spheres (planets)
> 
> I think in ODE, it's not possible to have a body act as a 
> gravity source.
> The gravity in ODE is linear. You just give it a direction 
> and ODE will apply a constant (non
> attenuating) force no matter where the object is.
> A planet would need to attract objects to it's center and ODE 
> doesn't have this form of gravity.
> ODE is best suited for "local" simulations. Pretend the earth 
> is flat :)
> 
> Vrej
> 

...pretend?

;-)

-- 
Gary R. Van Sickle