BGE patch #10492 approved: getLinearVelocity() now can provide local velocity as well. This patch is harmless and backward compatible; it can go safely into 2.46 release

source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_GameObject.cpp

@@ -581,16 +581,27 @@ void KX_GameObject::SetObjectColor(const MT_Vector4& rgbavec)
 
 
 
-MT_Vector3 KX_GameObject::GetLinearVelocity()
+MT_Vector3 KX_GameObject::GetLinearVelocity(bool local)
 {
 	MT_Vector3 velocity(0.0,0.0,0.0);
-	
+	MT_Matrix3x3 ori, locvel;
+	int i, j; 
 	if (m_pPhysicsController1)
 	{
 		velocity = m_pPhysicsController1->GetLinearVelocity();
+		
+		if (local)
+		{
+			ori = GetSGNode()->GetWorldOrientation();
+			
+			for(i=0; i < 3; i++)
+				for(j=0; j < 3; j++)
+					locvel[i][j]= velocity[i]*ori[i][j];
+			for(i=0; i < 3; i++)
+				velocity[i] = locvel[0][i] + locvel[1][i] + locvel[2][i];
+		}
 	}
-	return velocity;
+	return velocity;	
-	
 }
 
 
@@ -948,7 +959,15 @@ PyObject* KX_GameObject::PyGetLinearVelocity(PyObject* self,
 											 PyObject* kwds)
 {
 	// only can get the velocity if we have a physics object connected to us...
-	return PyObjectFrom(GetLinearVelocity());
+	int local = 0;
+	if (PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"|i",&local))
+	{
+		return PyObjectFrom(GetLinearVelocity((local!=0)));
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 

source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_GameObject.h

@@ -252,8 +252,9 @@ public:
 	/** 
 	 * Return the linear velocity of the game object.
 	 */
-		MT_Vector3			
+		MT_Vector3 
 	GetLinearVelocity(
+		bool local=false
 	);
 
 	/** 

source/gameengine/PyDoc/KX_GameObject.py

@@ -58,15 +58,16 @@ class KX_GameObject:
 		@rtype: 3x3 rotation matrix
 		@return: The game object's rotation matrix
 		"""
-	def getLinearVelocity():
+	def getLinearVelocity(local):
 		"""
 		Gets the game object's linear velocity.
 		
 		This method returns the game object's velocity through it's centre of mass,
 		ie no angular velocity component.
 		
-		cf getVelocity()
+		@type local: boolean
-		
+		@param local: - False: you get the "global" velocity ie: relative to world orientation.
+		              - True: you get the "local" velocity ie: relative to object orientation.
 		@rtype: list [vx, vy, vz]
 		@return: the object's linear velocity.
 		"""
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ class KX_GameObject:
 	def setParent(parent):
 		"""
 		Sets this object's parent.
+		
+		@type parent: L{KX_GameObject}
+		@param parent: new parent object.
 		"""
 	def removeParent():
 		"""