[Bf-committers] Where to store physics related data

[Matt Ebb]

Do it in modifier data, I'm pretty sure current softbody is like that
for historical reasons, from before it was rolled into the modifier
stack system.

Matt

On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 3:38 AM, Gergely Klár <shinjin at creativereboot.hu> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm working on an improved softbody modifier from scratch.
> What is the best place to store modifier related data, like mass, velocity,
> additional geometry used only for the simulation, etc.?
>
> I have looked at the code of both the current softbody and the cloth
> modifier, and they seem to this in two different ways.
> Cloth stores its data in a ClothModifierData struct, just I would do
> by instinct.
> On the other hand softbody adds a SoftBody pointer to the Object struct.
>
> Is one approach better than the other? If it is, which and why?
>
> Thanks,
> Greg
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