[ODE] FW: Quick dQuaternion question

Jon Watte (ODE) hplus-ode at mindcontrol.org
Thu Jun 15 07:50:25 MST 2006



Auro wrote:

> But that does not imply that the black-box is handedness free (though 
> you're justified in saying that to minimise confusion).

I've said that ODE is handedness free. You cannot prove otherwise.

> You cannot compute a cross-product without a handedness convention.

That is wrong. The cross product uses the same exact math in both 
systems. X cross Y yields Z. Always.

> And there the method he shows uses cross-products and is therefore 
> handedness dependent.

You are mistaken: cross products do not depend on handedness.

Cheers,

			/ h+


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