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19.1.2 momentForBox

inertia = physics.misc.momentForBox(mass, width, height)

Parameter

Type

Description

mass

in number

The mass of the box

width

in number

The width of the box

height

in number

The height of the box

inertia

out number

The inertia of the box


This routine computes the moment of inertia for a solid box. This is a useful helper routine for computing the moment of inertia as an input to the physics.Body(...) constructor.

Introduced in platform.apiLevel = '2.0'