Alternatives to setOmega()?

Hi there!

The API docs say:
setting velocity/omega directly for a body in realtime is not recommended for proper physics behavior

So what can I do to change these properties in realtime?



SONB

Forces, move everything using Forces.

Hm.. Yeah, that's what I thought too, but the forum is full of code samples of callback functions which use setOmega()...

Well anyway, I will follow your advice OvermindDL1
Thanx


SONB

Honostly, I don't know what Omega does/is, so I just do what I've been told, I've been doing everything in my engine using Forces.

Omega is the rotational velocity (how fast the object is spinning, and in what direction). it is the rotational equivalent of velocity.

to create omega, you apply a torque to the body. torque is the rotational equivalent of force.

Ah, I've just been applying a force at the location of where the engine is located to turn on the vehicle I have, placed at 0,0,5 parallel to it.

yeah. the OgreNewt helper functions addForceGlobal and addForceLocal do that for you. that create the force and the torque for a specific point like that.