Bullet 1.8 source code release, Compound Collision Objects

[Erwin Coumans]

A new source code drop is available:

• * Compound Collision Shapes (initial version, not optimized)
  * New MacOS-X (i386) precompiled COLLADA physics viewer
  * StaticPlaneShape emulates an infinite plane using GJK
  * ParallelIslandDispatcher,ParallelPhysicsEnvironment
  * Generic6DofConstraint

Collada Physics Viewer 0.7 (ColladaDemo) , using COLLADA-DOM:

• * Support for COLLADA import/export of compound shapes (more then one collision shape)
  * Support for COLLADA import/export of generic D6 constraints (no limits/motors)
  * <mesh>, <convex_mesh> support

http://www.continuousphysics.com/mediaw ... e=Download

[Eltharyon]

A quick question about the compound collision objects:

As far as I can see these will be fully shareable just like any other bullet shape. Am I correct in this assumption? I just had a bad awakening using a different Physics Engine where compound shapes cannot be shared (whilst all others can).

[Erwin Coumans]

A quick question about the compound collision objects:

As far as I can see these will be fully shareable just like any other bullet shape. Am I correct in this assumption? I just had a bad awakening using a different Physics Engine where compound shapes cannot be shared (whilst all others can).

Indeed, CompoundShape can be shared.
A compound-sharing example is available CcdPhysicsDemo, if you enable 'compound'.

Erwin