Orientation of an object after collision with ground

[prabhakar157]

Hi All,
i am a new bee. if an object is release from certain height with some initial orientation. how do i know, what will be its orientation after collision with the ground.

Thanks and Regards,
K.Prabhakar

 

[mathman]

To answer that question, you need to know what happened on the way down - spinning, tumbling? Also what is the ground - concrete, mud, grass? I'm sure there are other factors as well.

 

[prabhakar157]

The object droped is cube, and the groung is made of concrete. how will i simulate its orientation after collision with the ground?

 

[mathman]

As the cube is falling, ordinarily it will be tumbling in some random manner. Also when it hits the ground it will bounce around. The final orientation will be quite random.