I have modified an example physics script to try and determine why my script isn't working. I want my "ball.wrl" to remain stationary on the ground (as it would in real life because gravity keeps it on the ground). However, this only seems to work if the ball scale is very small (0.1,0.1,0.1) versus large (10,10,10). If the scale is large, the ball takes an initial bounce and then remains stationary. I've set ball bounce equal to zero, so I'm not sure why the ball bounces. (I realize the "bounce" effect scales with size, but I would like to get rid of the initial effect from the beginning).
Code:
#meshing
import viz
import vizact
import vizcam
viz.phys.enable() # Enable physics
viz.setMultiSample(4)
viz.fov(60)
viz.go()
#Change navigation style to pivot
cam = vizcam.PivotNavigate(center=[0,0,0], distance = 15)
cam.rotateUp(45)
cam.rotateRight(0)
#Add the object that will do the grabbing
hand = viz.addChild( 'marker.wrl' )
hand.setPosition( [-0.5, 1.8, 2.5] )
viz.phys.setGravity(0,-9.8/6,0) #Half Gravity
ground = viz.add('tut_ground.wrl') # Add ground
ground.collidePlane() # Make collideable plane
logo = viz.add('logo.wrl',pos=[0,1,6]) # Add logo
logo.collideMesh(bounce=1.5) # Collide and make it bounce a bit
link = None #The handle to the link object
for x in range(10):
for z in range(10):
ball = viz.add('white_ball.wrl',pos=[-.5+.1*x,2.5+.1*z,6],scale=[.5,.5,.5])
ball.collideSphere()
x = viz.add('ball.wrl', pos =(0,0,0), scale=[1,1,1])
ringPhys = x.collideSphere(bounce = 0) # Define x's physical properties
#Grab or let go of the ball
def toggleLink():
global link
if link:
#If link exits, stop grabbing
link.remove()
link = None
else:
#If no link, grab the ball with the hand
link = viz.grab(hand, x)
vizact.onkeydown(' ',toggleLink)
#Setup keyboard control of hand and ball
vizact.whilekeydown(viz.KEY_UP,hand.setPosition,[0,vizact.elapsed(1),0],viz.REL_PARENT)
vizact.whilekeydown(viz.KEY_DOWN,hand.setPosition,[0,vizact.elapsed(-1),0],viz.REL_PARENT)
vizact.whilekeydown(viz.KEY_RIGHT,hand.setPosition,[vizact.elapsed(1),0,0],viz.REL_PARENT)
vizact.whilekeydown(viz.KEY_LEFT,hand.setPosition,[vizact.elapsed(-1),0,0],viz.REL_PARENT)
vizact.whilekeydown('w',hand.setEuler,[vizact.elapsed(90),0,0],viz.REL_PARENT)
vizact.whilekeydown('s',hand.setEuler,[vizact.elapsed(-90),0,0],viz.REL_PARENT)
vizact.whilekeydown('d',hand.setEuler,[0,vizact.elapsed(90),0],viz.REL_PARENT)
vizact.whilekeydown('a',hand.setEuler,[0,vizact.elapsed(-90),0],viz.REL_PARENT)
Secondly, if I change the ball collision shape to mesh, gravity no longer affects the ball. I'm guessing the documentation is defining gravity as a force (
link), "Collide mesh objects are unaffected by forces and can only provide a solid collision area for other objects." Therefore, is there a way I can have a ring shape (just like a wedding ring) be a collision shape and be affected by gravity. I need to have the ring be dropped around a peg (capsule collision shape or mesh of cylinders) without having the ring go through the peg (only around it).
Thanks for your time!