[Pyode-user] pyODE developement status, XODE

[Petr S. <pet...@gm...>]

Hi,

is there any new version planned during Q1 of 2008?

I like how PyODE module is done, but as a typical user I want more :)
I would appreciate any functionality on XODE file handling, such as 
easier access to GEOM primitives.
It seems developement on this field has been stopped a bit.

Currently I solve problem with missing features via own modifications of 
PyODE core files, but I feel this is not the best thing to do.

What I miss most is parsing more info from XODE geoms ( exact 
dimensions, not just AABB bounding box ) and loading of cylinders.

To load cylinders I added following to
--- XODE\geom.py:
[code]
    def _parseGeomCylinder(self, attrs):
        def start(name, attrs):
            if (name == 'ext'):
                pass
            else:
                raise errors.ChildError('cylinder', name)

        def end(name):
            if (name == 'cylinder'):
                self._parser.pop()

        radius = float(attrs['radius'])
        length = float(attrs['length'])
       
        self._setObject(ode.GeomCylinder, radius=radius, length=length)
        self._parser.push(startElement=start, endElement=end)
        print "Remark: XODE/Mass/Cylinder - Supported only in unofficial 
extension..."
[/code]

In _startElement:
[code]
        elif (name == 'cylinder'):
            self._parseGeomCylinder(attrs)
[/code]

--- XODE\body.py ( in  _parseMassShape ):
[code]
            elif (name == 'cylinder'):
                # -- My mod
                print "Remark: XODE/Mass/Cylinder - Supported only in 
unofficial extension..."
                radius = float(attrs['radius'])
                length = float(attrs['length'])               
                if (density is not None):
                    mass.setCylinder(float(density), 3, radius, length)
[/code]

I must admit I am very far from being Python or ODE master, so I would 
appreciate any addition on this from the "pros".
I will make appropriate post in "feature requests", but I am curious 
when new official release is planned, what are your future plans with 
this module...


Thanks,
Petr