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[Klaus Thoeni <klaus.thoeni@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, this job might be too big for the studend indeed.

On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:45:52 PM Bruno Chareyre wrote:
> Well, basically, it is not possible to fix this problem with the current
> logic, where each facet is an independant body.
> We need to consider a triangulated surface as one entity and define
> contacts differently if they are on facets, edges, or vertices.
> In order to do that, we need a well designed data structure defining the
> connectivity of facets, and used by Ig functors to track the contacts
> passing from one facet to the other.
> 
> The problem is similar as in chained cylinder, but in 2D (while chained
> cylinders are 1D). It would be a big step, but it is not a small job.
> 
> Bruno
> 
> On 11/04/12 13:08, Klaus Thoeni wrote:
> > Hi Bruno, I might have found a student which can work on it. What do you
> > think? Is it tricky? I didn't have a look at it since last time we
> > talked about it and it seams the bug is still existing. Let me know.