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Code center => Bugs and fixes => Topic started by: Elite on November 20, 2006, 04:22:41 PM

Title: Mysterious tie forces
Post by: Elite on November 20, 2006, 04:22:41 PM

cond
*.robage 0 =
start
.tie inc
stop

cond
*.robage 1 =
start
520 .aimdx store
70 .repro store
stop

cond
*.robage 2 =
start
1 .tie store
stop

I'm noticing strange forces on the ties that don't look like they should be there.
This bot seems to spin, even though it's just designed to tie itself into a circle. It's attached.
The spinning seems a little odd. Where's it getting the energy from?

Anyone else noticed this?

Title: Mysterious tie forces
Post by: EricL on November 21, 2006, 12:10:38 AM

It's an inbalance in the physics, a result of the calculations for tie Hooke, torque and collision bot forces.  I'll take a look and see if I can tune it better.

Title: Mysterious tie forces
Post by: PurpleYouko on November 21, 2006, 08:46:08 AM

This kind of thing has given us all headaches for years.
Tie physics are horrible.

Title: Mysterious tie forces
Post by: Testlund on November 21, 2006, 11:55:53 AM

And Eric is like an aspirin, makes DB barable for us users.  

Title: Mysterious tie forces
Post by: EricL on November 21, 2006, 05:16:50 PM

Yea, that Eric guy walks on water and heals the dead.  I'd lift weights, but that is like putting more sand on the beach...  

Hey, check out 2.42.9d and tell me if you like how ties work now.