[fluxus] how to get position etc after being moved by the physics engine?

[Claude Heiland-Allen]

Dave Griffiths wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've got some code that splits an object in two, but the two new objects
>> are always created at the origin because I don't know how to get the
>> position of the original object after it has been moved around by the
>> physics engine.  Any clues?
> 
> does:
> 
> (grab object)
> (let ((pos (vtransform (vector 0 0 0) (get-transform))))
> (ungrab)
> ...
> )
> 
> work?

Perfect! :)

> (you probably want the rotation too)

Not necessary at the moment, but it would be nice to know how to get it
- I didn't know where to look in the manual to find this stuff  - the
function list is strangely empty on the website - but vtransform sounds
like it might be in the maths section.

> cheers,
> 
> dave
> 

Thanks,


Claude