Is it possible to simulate the effect of spin on a ball projected in SL

[Rolig Loon]

That would be lovely, but as you know, there's no "air" on SL to interact with.  A physical ball will recognize collisions with the ground or water, or with non-phantom objects, but not with non-existent air.  You'd have to write a rather complicated script, probably with llSetKeyframedMotion, to define a path along which the ball is supposed to move, thus faking the effects of aerodynamics.  You could maybe feed that script a "random" path when the ball is launched, but it would be a pre-determined path from that point on.  It might be convincing to a point, but not very satisfying to a physicist or a baseball fan.  :smileysad:

[Rolig Loon]

That would be lovely, but as you know, there's no "air" on SL to interact with.  A physical ball will recognize collisions with the ground or water, or with non-phantom objects, but not with non-existent air.  You'd have to write a rather complicated script, probably with llSetKeyframedMotion, to define a path along which the ball is supposed to move, thus faking the effects of aerodynamics.  You could maybe feed that script a "random" path when the ball is launched, but it would be a pre-determined path from that point on.  It might be convincing to a point, but not very satisfying to a physicist or a baseball fan.  :smileysad:

[Monti Messmer]

Yes but not with the SL physics alone. You would need to script the spin and change the physical movement to it.

Sounds like alot of work but if you good at maths and phys .... 

Monti

 

edit: looks tonite i´m again slower than rolig, so for now i´ll keep my mouth shot :matte-motes-bored:

[Rolig Loon]

Awww... We said the same thing, Monti. I just run on at the mouth more than you do.