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[Bruno Chareyre <bruno.chareyre@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 14/07/10 20:19, chiara modenese wrote:
> I'd prefer to avoid adding more and more data in this class. Adding 
> functions is not a problem. You could add previous penetration to 
> MindlinPhys, it would make more sense since only this sort of 
> interactions need the value. Deriving a new Ig from ScGeom is maybe 
> better in terms of design, it seems a bit overkill to me though.
> Bruno
>    
>
> Ok, no problem, I need it for energy computation. I was asking because 
> I thought it could have been similar to previousNormal, but in fact 
> that is needed to all the laws.
What about simply using currentUn-incidentVelocity.dot(normal)*dt by the 
way?
I removed previousNormal. :-)

> Btw, in ScGeom are you getting rid completely of rotateAndGetShear 
> function? Or would you think to keep it somehow?
Its removed as well. I adapted your law with the new rotate(Vector3r) 
function.

Bruno