21-02-2023, 01:24 PM
(This post was last modified: 21-02-2023, 01:28 PM by josemendez.)
(21-02-2023, 12:51 PM)ellioteserin Wrote: Basically, can Obi Ropes apply forces to rigidbodies that arent constrained to the rope?
Hi Elliot,
I'm not really sure what you mean, for two objects to apply forces to each other they must be constrained in some way, even if it's just a contact constraint. That's what a constraint is: a channel that facilitates force (or rather, impulse) exchange between objects.
Ropes apply forces to all rigidbodies, whether it's due to collisions or because they're attached to them. This is shown in the promotional video (see the crane at 0:20 for instance, or the friction see-saw at 1:33 which is made out of two rigidbodies attached to the ends of a rope):
So yes, you can suspend a cylinder from a rope and apply forces to it by moving the rope. You can also move the cylinder and it will apply forces to the rope, this is usually called "two-way coupling".
cheers!