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[Medo3337]

I'm trying to change the position of a RigidBody in Bullet Physics, here is the code that I am using for rendering:

dynamicsWorld->stepSimulation(1.f/60.f,10);

  //print positions of all objects
  for (int j=dynamicsWorld->getNumCollisionObjects()-1; j>=0 ;j--)
  {
   // -- For each RigidBody
   btCollisionObject* obj = dynamicsWorld->getCollisionObjectArray()[j];
   btRigidBody* body = btRigidBody::upcast(obj);
   if (body && body->getMotionState())
   {
	btTransform trans;
	body->getMotionState()->getWorldTransform(trans);
	model[j]->X = float(trans.getOrigin().getX());
	model[j]->Y = float(trans.getOrigin().getY());
	model[j]->Z = float(trans.getOrigin().getZ());


	//printf("world pos = %f,%f,%f\n",float(trans.getOrigin().getX()),float(trans.getOrigin().getY()),float(trans.getOrigin().getZ()));
   }

I want to be able to change the position (x, y, z), I tried the following but it doesn't work:

float newX = // Any new X value here
float newY = // Any new Y value here
float newZ = // Any new Z value here
int modelId = 1;
btCollisionObject* obj = dynamicsWorld->getCollisionObjectArray()[modelId];
btRigidBody* body = btRigidBody::upcast(obj);
if (body && body->getMotionState())
{
  btTransform trans;
  // -- Set new transform
  trans.setOrigin(btVector3(newX, newY, newZ));
  body->getMotionState()->setWorldTransform(trans);
}

[zacaj]

void translateBody(btRigidBody *body)
{
	    body->activate(true);
body->translate(d);
}

I use this in my engine to translate (note: not the same as just set) the positions of rigid bodies. To go to a specific position, I assume you'd just have to retrieve the original position first

[Medo3337]

I tried that, but it doesn't transform correctly as expected.

Here is what I have tried:

float newX = // Any new X value here
float newY = // Any new Y value here
float newZ = // Any new Z value here
int modelId = 1;
btCollisionObject* obj = dynamicsWorld->getCollisionObjectArray()[modelId];
btRigidBody* body = btRigidBody::upcast(obj);
if (body && body->getMotionState())
{
  body->translate(btVector3(newX, newY, newZ));
  body->activate(true);
}

Edited by Medo3337, 23 October 2012 - 08:28 PM.

[erwincoumans]

Instead of directly changing the position, it is better to change the velocity.

Here is some sample code to show how this can work
http://bulletphysics.org/Bullet/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=29081#p29081