Re: Intersection Question

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Mark Baranowski (baranowski++at++marklynn.demon.co.uk)
Tue, 07 Jan 1997 15:30:01 GMT

On Tue, 7 Jan 1997 09:15:28 -0500, Bernard wrote:
>Mark, I recall that in your original posting, you mentioned you wanted to
>do collision detection between objects. This is difficult to implement
>using Isectors. We've used a different approach based on Oriented Bounding
>Boxes as presented in a SIGGRAPH paper this summer. Contact S. Gottschalk
>at geom++at++cs.unc.edu for more info in the RAPID library. We've used it
>successfully on a research project requiring collision detection between
>complex shapes such as a space station, a shuttle, a satellite and
>connected bodies comprising the arms on both the shuttle and the space
>station.
>

Who said I was using Isectors? :)

I am actually basing it on the Rapid library developed by S.
Gottschalk, but thanks anyway.

Hmmmm...seeing as how you have already done all this, do you fancy
saving me a lot of work? ;) (in my dreams....)

Regards.

Mark.

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