Rotate a ragdoll using forces?

Question

Applying a rotational force to the rigidbody attached to the spine or hips has no effect. Applying a force works as expected… but applying torque has no effect. How can I rotate a ragdoll through forces?

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Can you post the code used to apply the torque? Usually people use joint motors I believe.

– Lundell

Answer 1

Thank you @ceandros for pointing me in the right direction!

I was able to rotate my ragdoll by adding a Configurable Joint to the hips of the ragdoll. Then setting the targetAngularVelocity of the joint. There are also many other useful items for controlling a ragdoll with this joint.

docs.unity3d.com

Unity - Scripting API: ConfigurableJoint

Note:

You must set a value for angular drive damper, other than zero, for targetAngularVelocity to work.

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