NewtonBodySetCentreOfMass
NewtonBodySetCentreOfMass
void NewtonBodySetCentreOfMass( const NewtonBody* bodyPtr, const dFloat* comPtr)
Usage
Set the relative position of the center of mass of a rigid body.
Parameters
- const NewtonBody *bodyPtr - pointer to the body.
- const dFloat *comPtr - pointer to an array of 3 floats containing the relative offset of the centre of mass of the body.
Return
- Nothing.
Remarks
- This function can be used to set the relative offset of the centre of mass of a rigid body. When a rigid body is created the centre of mass is set to the point c(0, 0, 0), and normally this is the best setting for a rigid body. However, there are situations in which an object does not have symmetry, or simply some kind of special effect is desired, and this origin needs to be changed.
- Care must be taken when offsetting the centre of mass of a body. The application must make sure that the external torques resulting from forces applied at a point relative to the centre of mass are calculated properly. this could be done in the Transform and Torque callback function as the following pseudo code fragment shows:
Matrix matrix; Vector centre;
- NewtonGetMatrix(body, matrix)
- NewtonGetCentreOfMass(body, center);
- //for global space torque.
- Vector localForce (fx, fy, fz);
- Vector localPosition (x, y, z);
- Vector localTorque (crossproduct ((localPosition - center). localForce);
- Vector globalTorque (matrix.RotateVector (localTorque));
- //for global space torque.
- Vector globalCentre (matrix.TranformVector (center));
- Vector globalPosition (x, y, z);
- Vector globalForce (fx, fy, fz);
- Vector globalTorque (crossproduct ((globalPosition - globalCentre). globalForce);
See also
NewtonConvexCollisionCalculateInertialMatrix NewtonBodyGetCentreOfMass