Collision setup weirdness
by PGames · in Artist Corner · 03/05/2010 (1:43 am) · 7 replies
So I'm making a tent with custom collision (simple boxes) through collada. Here's my tree:
The weird thing is, once it's in the engine, the collision of the tent seems to be in mesh form or at least convex halls, and I get an warning message saying: Physx Warning: f:\scmvista\experimental\PhysX_2.8.1_GPU\novodex\SDKs\Physics\src\Actor.cpp(324) : Creating static compound shape - performance warning.
I just want my collision to be simple shapes, what's going on? Is my setup incorrect?
The weird thing is, once it's in the engine, the collision of the tent seems to be in mesh form or at least convex halls, and I get an warning message saying: Physx Warning: f:\scmvista\experimental\PhysX_2.8.1_GPU\novodex\SDKs\Physics\src\Actor.cpp(324) : Creating static compound shape - performance warning.
I just want my collision to be simple shapes, what's going on? Is my setup incorrect?
#2
03/05/2010 (11:19 am)
why you use this symbol "_" in the names of your nodes? I think it should be "-". 
#3
03/05/2010 (1:02 pm)
ya, "-"
#4
There's nothing wrong with your collision node setup; the warning is coming from stock PhysX code. Do you see a problem with collision in-game?
03/07/2010 (1:28 pm)
Some 3d apps do not support the '-' symbol in names, so using '_' as a replacement is supported by the collada importer, and most DTS exporters.There's nothing wrong with your collision node setup; the warning is coming from stock PhysX code. Do you see a problem with collision in-game?
#5
Is there a way to see collision in game?
03/07/2010 (5:38 pm)
Yeah, the collision works in game, but it seems to be using visible mesh collision instead of collision mesh collision. My collision mesh is just a box for the tent, but the actual collision is pretty much the tent's mesh. Is there a way to see collision in game?
#6
I assume you are adding this object to the scene as a TSStatic? Have you set the collisionType to "Collision Mesh" in the World Editor?
03/07/2010 (8:06 pm)
Not that I'm aware of.I assume you are adding this object to the scene as a TSStatic? Have you set the collisionType to "Collision Mesh" in the World Editor?
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