Is penalty method used in Bullet?

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qingteng
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Is penalty method used in Bullet?

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I am new here. Thank you for your attention.
I know impulsed based method is used in Bullet Physics? Is the penalty method also used in Bullet Physics?
Dirk Gregorius
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Re: Is penalty method used in Bullet?

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no
qingteng
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Re: Is penalty method used in Bullet?

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Dirk Gregorius wrote:no
What about the Constraint-Based Method? Is it used in Bullet? Thank you.
Dirk Gregorius
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Re: Is penalty method used in Bullet?

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Yes, Bullet uses a constraint method with a PGS/SI solver. Look at the presentations by Erwin Coumans and Erin Catto. These should give you quite a good overview.
qingteng
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Re: Is penalty method used in Bullet?

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Dirk Gregorius wrote:Yes, Bullet uses a constraint method with a PGS/SI solver. Look at the presentations by Erwin Coumans and Erin Catto. These should give you quite a good overview.
Thank you.