Step 

Description 

Activate the robot.mphx document:
If robot.mphx is not open, double click on corresponding tree-node from Explorer in order to open the document.

From right panels, choose the Add panel -> physics geometries are shown, we will use it for the robot. 

 

Create de mobile base:

1. Click on the physics Box geometry for activate the create mode of a Box,
2. Move mouse cursor over perspective view then start drawing the box,
3. Choose Select Mode (S) then double-click on the created box for showing its properties inside the Modify panel. (you can directly select the created box then activate the Modify panel manually).

 

 

Box physics properties:

1. Click on Reset Local Matrix button for reset the box's position and rotation,
2. In box properties, set length (L)=0.3, width (W)=0.2 and height (H)=0.01. (unit is meter).
3. Set Mass=0.5 Kg.

The box that will be use in collision detection is now centered and have good lengths. 

 

Box display properties:
Click on Shape icon (red screen) for showing box's display properties.

From Material group, click on the Diffuse button and choose for exemple the blue color.

Note that transparency is performed by changing the diffuse color's alpha property. 

 

Creating the first wheel:
We will use Sphere for creating wheels because collision detection is faster with this kind of geometries than Cylinders or Capsules (CPU).

1. Activate the Add panel,
2. Click on the Sphere for activate the Create Mode,
3. Create the sphere in the perspective view,
4. Enter Select Mode (S), and activate the Modify panel,
5. Change sphere position according to the right screen shot.

Note: You can change position by setting values in Relative Position fields or, using the Move Mode (M) then moving the object with the mouse along object's axes.

Then, set the following values for the sphere:

• mass = 0.1 Kg
• ray = 0.045 m

 

 

Creating the second wheel:

1. Set mouse mode to 'Select Mode',
2. Select the Sphere from a view,
3. Copy/Paste (Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V)-> a new sphere is created at its clone's position.
4. Enter Move Mode (M),
5. Move the mouse cursor along the Y axe (green) and when its color changes to yellow, press left mouse button to capture it. (view must be activated to perform this operation).
6. Move the mouse along Y+ for moving the new sphere to the left of the robot.

Now, the new sphere is located on the left of the robot, at an approximative position. You can change directly the position from the Modify panel (selecting the sphere before) or use the fast commands Same xxxx:

1. Select the first created sphere, then the second one (select order is important, use Ctrl key for performing multiple selection),
2. Press Shift + Y for performing Same Y command (Shift is used to perform Y2=-Y1 instead of Y2=Y1) -> the second sphere's Y position is moving to -Y of the first one !

 

 

Rear wheel:

1. Enter in Select Mode (S),
2. Select a sphere then Copy/Paste it,
3. Enter Move Mode (M),
4. Set is position as shown on the picture (set Y=0 and ray=0.045)

 

 

Step 

Description 

Creating Rigid Bodies:
We will use the automatic method for creating rigid bodies.

1. Enter in Select Mode, then in a view, press Ctrl + A for selecting all entities,
2. Click on the Auto rigid Body icon () for starting automatic creating,
3. Choose option detached for making all entities are dynamics (we don't want a rigid group).

It is also possible to create a rigid body drawing it in a view like others entities. You can find it from the Add-> Link -> Rigid Body panel. After creating it by this way, you can add/remove child from its properties panel. 

 

Adjusting sizes:
You can see that rigid bodies size (which is purely visual and has no effect in the simulation) is not uniform.

1. Enter in Select Mode (S) and select all rigid bodies (using Ctrl for the multiple selection),
2. Show the Modify panel,
3. Set Anchor Size to 0.1 : this change is propagated to all selected entities.

 

 

For more comfort for the future, move the rigid bodies in order make them away from the robot. This manipulation does not affect the simulation because rigid bodies are in automatic mode (Inertia type 'Auto').

(See Rigid Bodies properties)
 

 

Rename entities: 

• Select base rigid body then rename it body_base,
• Select left wheel rigid body and rename it body_left,
• Select right wheel rigid body and rename it body_right,
• Select rear wheel rigid body and rename it body_rear.