Re: centre of gravity and volume for mesh model

On Nov 19, 1:42 pm, Rui Maciel <rui.mac...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
pjrich wrote:
To find the center of gravity (or "centroid") of a polygonal mesh:

Just to nit pick, the center of gravity (and even center of mass) isn't exactly the same thing as the
centroid, as the centroid is the geometric center while the center of gravity is the point on a solid where
it is possible to apply a single force which is statically equivalent to the effect gravity has on it. It
just happens that under some circumstances the two points coincide.

Rui Maciel

Precisely -- and those points coincide for any 2D shape or 3D mesh
with no thickness -- correct?
My apologies for the ambiguity. Nits are our business, after all.
P
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