cleggy 297 Posted December 16, 2009 my vehicle model does a violent pitch and stuffs its nose in the dirt every time I apply the brakes. Seeing her arse in the air is all very sexy but its not what I want. Anyone know what property/config entry controls vehicle pitch in this situation? My geo LOD has centre of gravity low and centred to the model so that seems OK. Any clues please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rstratton 0 Posted December 16, 2009 stiffer springs damperSize = 0.2; // max. damper amplitude damperForce = 1.0; // larger number more stiffness dampers damperDamping = 0.95; // larger number less movement in dampers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleggy 297 Posted December 17, 2009 thanks for the reply, will try that out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleggy 297 Posted December 17, 2009 sorry to come back on this but I forgot to mention my vehicle is tracked. I think the damper settings mentioned by mr stratton apply to wheeled vehicles? that leaves me with translationY damper settings in the model.cfg which are set very low already (other settings I've seen are massive in comparison). Any thoughts appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rstratton 0 Posted December 18, 2009 sorry to come back on this but I forgot to mention my vehicle is tracked. I think the damper settings mentioned by mr stratton apply to wheeled vehicles? that leaves me with translationY damper settings in the model.cfg which are set very low already (other settings I've seen are massive in comparison). Any thoughts appreciated. looks like it only works for wheeled vehicles cuz i went thru all the a2 armour configs didnt see any damper settings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jackal326 1182 Posted December 18, 2009 Could it be that the center of gravity is set too high in the geometry lod, causing the vehicles weight to tip it when it brakes? I'm just guessing, but that might be worth a check. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleggy 297 Posted December 19, 2009 @rstratton appreciate your help anyway! @jackal326 centre of gravity seems low enough to me. Will have to checkout some other models, see how they behave, maybe I'm over reacting. thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dm 9 Posted December 19, 2009 Check out your mass distribution too. If all the mass is in one smallish spot towards the center of the vehicle, it'll rock around wildly. Spread it out to the corners and you'll see the stability improve greatly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleggy 297 Posted December 20, 2009 Yep, your all quite right. It is a geo LOD problem after all (and me being an idiot). Thanks again. I think this is a *SOLVED*. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
