class Joint

Defined in: C4Contacts.h

The Joint class represents a joint node in a world.

Definition

class Joint : public Node

Member Functions

`Joint::GetJointType`	Returns the specific type of a joint.
`Joint::GetFirstRigidBodyConnector`	Returns the first rigid body connected to a joint.
`Joint::SetFirstRigidBodyConnector`	Sets the first rigid body connected to a joint.
`Joint::GetSecondRigidBodyConnector`	Returns the second rigid body connected to a joint.
`Joint::SetSecondRigidBodyConnector`	Sets the second rigid body connected to a joint.

Constructor

Joint(JointType type);

The constructor has protected access. A Joint class can only exist as the base class for a more specific type of joint.

Parameters

type The type of the joint. See below for a list of possible types.

Description

The Joint class represents a joint node in a world. A joint can be used to connect a rigid body to another rigid body or to static geometry, and the type of joint determines what kind of motion is allowed for the connected rigid bodies.

A joint node can be of one of the following types.

`kJointSpherical`	A spherical joint.
`kJointUniversal`	A universal joint.
`kJointDiscal`	A discal joint.
`kJointRevolute`	A revolute joint.
`kJointCylindrical`	A cylindrical joint.
`kJointPrismatic`	A prismatic joint.

Base Classes

Node A Joint node is a scene graph node.