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gravatic ball needs to sit on a non gravatic table

by rennie moffat · in Torque Game Builder · 01/26/2010 (4:04 pm) · 4 replies

I need to have a table which will hold a ball, this ball has a constantForce always applied to it, it is sensitive to gravity. The table, not affected by gravity simply needs to hold the object until it is collected by my player. The problem is, is that the ball, while sitting on the table, does not sit on the table, it slowly thinks through it.


I have been having this problem for a while, I set the table to immovable, with no physics, to only send collisions and it still, the ball sinks thru. this is not good. Please help.

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    Torque Owner Mike Lilligreen
    T2DTutorials
    #1
    01/26/2010 (4:27 pm)
    Easiest way to prevent this is to turn off the constant force on the ball while it is sitting on the table.

    Torque Owner rennie moffat
    Renman3000
    #2
    01/26/2010 (4:30 pm)
    ok so perhaps if velocity != o, then gravity true?

    or if it leaves its position?



    I think that could work. if there are even easier ways I am all ears. Thanks.






    Torque Owner Mike Lilligreen
    T2DTutorials
    #3
    01/26/2010 (4:43 pm)
    You could also have in the onCollision callback a check to see if the object the ball collided with is the table. If yes, then you turn off the constant force.

    Torque Owner rennie moffat
    Renman3000
    #4
    01/26/2010 (4:46 pm)
    oh right yes, that would see, easier.

    now to just get this bloody mount to work.



    I have another question tho unrelated but related.
    what would you say is the easiest way to get an object to see another
    see thread

    http://www.torquepowered.com/community/forums/viewthread/109855