[tuhopuu-devel] questions about ODE support and Plug-Ins

[Joschka Boedecker]

Hi Kester,

thank you for the quick reply. Unfortunately, it were exactly those 
advanced ODE features like hinges, and the like that we were hoping to be 
able to use (for articulated rigid bodies like simulated robots). 
Well...we'll see, if we can figure it out, we might be able to contribute 
these things to the blender project (if that would be desirable at all).

Thank you anyways. Cheers,

Joschka

> Hi Joshka,
>
> ODE was implemented into blender for it's collision detection & response. 
> I did some of the later hacking on it.
>
> It's usefulness to you is entirely dependant on what you are using ODE 
> for.  Blender was only using it for collision detection (triggering 
> logic) and collision response (physics.)  None of the more advanced ODE 
> stuff (hinges, motors) was implemented.
>
> It is possible to write a python plug in to export geometry data, in any 
> format you want.
>
> If you want to check it out, checkout tuhopuu and build the 'kesterji' 
> engine.
>
> Kester