I will add details on how each item I accomplished was resolved:
1. How do I create a similar rope to the crane scene?
- This must be done at run time. - resolved
- The rope needs to connect from the crane tip object to the load object (without changing the height of the load/pulling the object closer like the grapple rope does) -resolved
- The rope will be a straight line in the y-direction - resolved
2. How do I control the length/max length of the rope?
- In the crane scene the rope hits a stopping point where it cannot extend further. How do I specify that? - resolved
- How do I make sure the rope distance between the load and crane tip is the same as the current distance between the objects before the rope is generated/instantiated
3. How do I control the stretching of a rope?
- In the crane scene it grows without stretching, this is the behavior I want. - resolved
4. How is the load in the crane scene connected to the rope? Where is that specified.
- resolved
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Alright, so I did a on of learning over the past 24 hrs and read most documentation + watched the video. Here are the important questions remaining.
- How do I make sure the rope distance between the load and crane tip is the same as the current distance between the objects before the rope is generated/instantiated
The biggest issue here is establishing the rope length without any bouncing and twisting once I add the load to the rope. As seen in the attached image "crane3" I correctly get the rope length established, but I want the load to be absolutely still and in place with the rope taut . "crane 4" image shows the expected result.
My sudo code is like this:
Code:
//Init rope prefab
obiRope.GeneratePhysicRepresentationForMesh();
yield return null;
ObiRopeCursor cursor = obiRopeObj.GetComponent<ObiRopeCursor>();
float distance = Vector3.Distance(start, end);
cursor.ChangeLength(distance);
//Code to add load to the desired location on the rope
