[ODE] degrees of freedom in a slider

[STenyaK (Bruno Gonzalez)]

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:04:13 +0200, Remi Ricard <remi.ricard at simlog.com>  
wrote:
> You can add an hinge or a ball between the block and the cylinder but
> you will need an extra body.
>
> Block body -> Hinge Joint -> Extra Body -> Slider Joint -> Block body
>
> I created a new joint which I call "Rotoide prismatic"  but the rotation
> axis is perpendical to the axis of the  slider.

Nice, looking forward to the new joint type. I had always thought the  
slider was as pictured in the docs (but never really tested it).

I wonder how difficult it would be to code support for "jointed joints"...  
that is, being able to use 2 types of joints without needing to insert an  
extra body in between (which is sometimes not a realistic model of the  
real thing). Of course, it's just a suggestion, in case someone is  
interested and has time to give it a try :)

-- 
Saludos,
     STenyaK

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