I am attempting to have a sail interact with a rope that is in front of it.
When the sail billows out, I want it to press against the rope and billow
around it. I have tried several sets of settings to no avail. The sail just
billows through the rope and does not form around it.

The sail is created with MechSim and is a 50x50 mesh. The rope is an Iso CSG
cylinder.

1. Could the spacing on the masses in the mesh affect this? If the spacing
on the masses prevents a sail mass from colliding with the rope?

2. What collision settings and methods should I be using to cause the mesh
sail to collide with the cylinder (rope)?

3. Would I be better off creating the rope with masses and connections? The
current rope is very taunt, but I will be using loose ropes int he future.

4. Should the sail and each rope be placed in its own group?

I am just looking for some general guide lines. I will do the work if
somebody can point me in the right direction. If somebody could give me a
hint, I would really appreciate the help.

Thanks,

Tim

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