Determining intersection point of two meshes [Archive]

View Full Version : Determining intersection point of two meshes

JimC

12-22-2009, 08:24 AM

What's the easiest way to determine where two meshes intersect? I don't suppose it's possible to get that information out of the collision detection engine without having it modify the meshes' positions & velocities?

JimC

12-22-2009, 08:59 AM

I meant the point of initial contact of two meshes, one of which is moving...

JimC

12-22-2009, 01:48 PM

Turn off viz.DYNAMICS for both objects. Request collision notification for one of them. Examine evt.pos and evt.normal attributes of the collision event object. Yes?