[ODE] Pushing an object.

[Peter Onion]

On Mon, 2006-01-02 at 17:03 +0100, Thomas Paviot wrote:
> Hello and happy new year,
> 
> Maybe the stability problem comes from the fact that you set linear 
> velocity of the reel. Did you try to add a force proportional to the 
> difference between the reel's position and the mouse cursor's position 
> (like a linear spring)?

Yes I did, but that was worse because depending on the size of the reel
the "error force" either made the reel "fly off" (small reels) or had to
be huge before it over came friction to start the motion (large reels).

> 
> The motion control can be easily achived if the trajectory is simple :

It's not simple as it is determined by the user moving the mouse about !

> [SNIP]
>  
>  ODE doesn't provide such a joint but you can create a new one.

I have plenty of other things to work on right now LOL.

Peter