which bounds should i use?

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I am very new to the GE and have a lot of questions. but for now i will only ask 1.

I have a bucket type thing that i want a domino to fall into and i don’t know what type of bounds to use. I tried convex hull prototype but it doesn’t support indents i think?

well here is a pic…

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f106/lawsonfulton/untitled.jpg

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Convex Hull does not support indents because it is convex. Indents are concave (the opposite). I do not believe there is yet good support for concave physics objects. Concave objects work fine as static (not dynamic) objects, though. This probably doesn’t help much with your project, though.

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so there is absolutely no way to make a dynamic bowl object?

well that is disappointing because i wanted to have a bunch of them on wheels.

Thanks anyways

-lawson

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Just use compound objects: split bowl’s walls into separate objects (box bounds), then parent them to the platform. Make the platform compound, not walls. After parenting clear parent inverse (alt-p) for every child object. You must use Blender 2.43 preview build which you can get from http://www.continuousphysics.com/ Blender forum.

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ok thanks trying it now

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thanks it worked perfectly

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Good thinking, PSK131. Glad you found a solution. lawsonfulton, hope your project turns out well. I assume it’s for the competition, so I wish you the best.

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I was about to also say compounds. This will open up new possibilities, like buckets and donuts.

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ya it is for the competition just testing out some ideas…

thanks for the help