BEPUphysics

Did you try implementing the JIT forcing?

Yes and it works but I was unsure how safe it would be outside of debugging on Windows. Running on XBOX for example.

I looked at the link. It seems very simple to implement but shouldn't really be necessary outside of debugging.

However, the spike is still there due to the lazy initialisation when not debugging though, just not as pronounced.

If it's caused by lazy initialization of a bunch of resources, you could try forcing initialization earlier. How would you recommend doing this? Is there anyway to force two objects to collide during load time and initialize the resources (LoadContent)? For example, can I force one update (time ste...

I have noticed that there is a significant drop in the frame rate when an entity (Box) collides with the environment bounds (Triangle). I have attached a small demo (with source) that highlights this problem. [WASD keys to move. Mouse to look] What is the cause of this? EDIT: The effect is more pron...

EDIT: I think I've got it now :) MaterialBlender woodOnWood = delegate(Material a, Material b, out InteractionProperties properties) { properties.Bounciness = a.Bounciness; properties.KineticFriction = 0.25f; properties.StaticFriction = 0.5f; }; Material wood = new Material(); wood.Bounciness = 0.60...

Where should I dynamically set the materials, restitution coefficients and friction coefficients for the correct collision response between two objects?

Is there a particular method I should overload? Does the 'MaterialManager' class come into play?

Another option is to perform all the physics-related logic within the context of a time step as opposed to an update, so the number of time steps per update is irrelevant.

Could you please elaborate a little?

I've hooked up the SolverStarting Action to a method in my code: space.Solver.Starting += new Action(Solver_Starting); For some reason the space.SolverStarting Action is called twice per frame instead of once. My algorithm for valid collision detection relies on this action only being called once pe...

Brilliant. Another physics problem solved. Thank you!

The .Tag property can be any class you desire. This means that you can have the original properties in there plus the new properties you wish to have. By creating a class that contains both original and new properties your problem should be solved. class MyNewClass { // Original CharacterController....

Setting the 'BaseCorrectiveSpeed' doesn't seem have any effect, even when in Servo mode. linearMotor.Settings.Servo.BaseCorrectiveSpeed = 1f; However setting the 'MaxCorrectiveVelocity' does stabilise things considerably and still allows for believable shaking. linearMotor.Settings.Servo.MaxCorrecti...

I can pick up and shake objects using a linear motor. The settings for the motor depend on the mass of the entity in order to keep the response the same across varying masses. linearMotor.Settings.Servo.SpringSettings.StiffnessConstant = 60000f * Entity.Mass; linearMotor.Settings.Servo.SpringSetting...

To solve that, either filter the collisions with collision rules or improve link placement. All done, that certainly improves things somewhat :) When the simulation is offline/paused and the space.Update() is skipped I would still like the joints to restrict movement when an object is moved via mou...

I've created the small demo for this problem (see attached .zip file)

WASD keys to translate the camera
Mouse to rotate the camera

Search for the following line: 'settings.NumLinks = 4'

Anything greater than 1 causes a problem.

Kinematic entities cannot be moved by any force; they have effectively infinite mass. In other words, that servomechanism shouldn't be doing anything. Sorry I should have stated that I make the Kinematic entities dynamic when they are grabbed by the mouse (and therefore the servomechanism) public v...