RBCollection : Helper

RBCollection - superclass: Helper; super-superclass:Node - classID: #(72697407, 2075537247)

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Description:

The Rigid Body Collection is a helper object that acts as a container for rigid bodies. At a lower level, a collection also allows you to specify which mathematical method will be used for solving the rigid body behaviors for bodies in that collection.

Constructors:

RBCollection ... rctRBCollection ...

Properties

.disabled: boolean

When set to True , the RBCollection will be disabled.

.odeSolver(ODE_Solver) : integer

Specifies the ODE Solver. Corresponds to the radio buttons in the Advanced rollout, "ODE Solver" group.

Possible values are:

0 - Euler (default)

1 - Runge-Kutta

Interfaces

Interface: rctRBCollectionInterface

Properties

.rigidBodies : node by value array : Read|Write

Get/Set the array of rigid body objects in the RBCollection.

EXAMPLE:

rbc = RBCollection()--create an RBCollection
$RBCollection:RBCollection01 @ [0.000000,0.000000,0.000000]
s = Sphere pos:[100,0,0]--create a Sphere
$Sphere:Sphere01 @ [100.000000,0.000000,0.000000]
b = Box pos:[200,0,0]--create a Box
$Box:Box01 @ [200.000000,0.000000,0.000000]
rbc.rigidBodies = #(s,b)--add both objects to the RBCollection
#($Sphere:Sphere01 @ [100.000000,0.000000,0.000000], $Box:Box01 @ [200.000000,0.000000,0.000000])
select rbc--select the RBCollection
OK
max modify mode--change to Modify tab - the objects are on the list!
OK
rbc.rigidBodies--get the content of the list
#($Sphere:Sphere01 @ [100.000000,0.000000,0.000000], $Box:Box01 @ [200.000000,0.000000,0.000000])

Methods

<boolean>AddRigidBody <node>bodyNode

Add an object to the Collection. Returns true on success.

<boolean>RemoveRigidBody <integer>bodyIndex

Remove the indexed object from the Collection. Returns true on success.

<boolean>RemoveRigidBodyByINode <node>bodyNode

Remove the specified object from the Collection. Returns true on success.

<integer>GetNumRigidBodies()

Returns the number of object in the Collection.

<IObject>getRigidObject <integer>bodyIndex

Should returnthe object specified by the supplied index.

NOTE:

This method is currently broken - always returns undefined.

An existing workaround is to set the properties of the RigidObject as values in the User Properties of the node, for example

setUserProp $ "Mass" 123.4 --sets the mass to 123.4

The following is a list of the User Properties assigned by reactor:

Allowed_Penetration = 0.000000
Disable_Collisions = 0
Display_Proxy = Sphere01
Ellasticity = 0.21--note incorrect spelling, required to set Elasticity.
Friction = 0.5
Inactive = 0
Mass = 123.4
Phantom = 0
Proxy_Geometry = Sphere01
Quality_Type = 3
Shell_Radius = 0.050000
Simulation_Geometry = 3
Unyielding = 0
Use_Display_Proxy = 0

RBCollection : Helper

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