[ODE] getting forces from ODE

[Bram Stolk]

Hmm, surely, this is a faq, but I could not find it in the docs:

How can I get from ODE, the force that acts upon a body?
dBodyGetForce() is not usable, and I've found this in the archive:

http://q12.org/pipermail/ode/2004-July/013494.html

But the suggested feedback mechanism is linked to a specific
joint. I want the overall force, regardless of which joint was
responsable for it. (E.g: gravity forces are also present, yet
not linked to joints).

Also, I found this thread:
http://q12.org/pipermail/ode/2006-May/018734.html
But that one is very confusing....
surely what happens here, is calculating acceleration, not
forces?

thx,


  Bram

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