VIP3R that tutorial you have linked is pretty outdated huh? Im thinking that alot of the functions used in it have been replaced by new ones or outright deleted?
Nope, all functions in the tutorial still work. You can copy and paste the tutorial programs and they will still run in V1.22 (latest version) of JV-ODE.
I don't remove any functions if I can help it, in order to remain backwards compatible with earlier versions of JV-ODE.
With JV-ODE you can create rigid bodys or movable bodys?
ODE rigid bodies are movable bodies. You actually have either a 'rigid body + geom' or a 'static geom'. Which is why you're confusing the following...
I thought you had to create a body object, then a geometry object, then a mesh object?
That is correct for all movable rigid bodies. A static geom however does not need a body, explaining why it's not there in the ramp code.
...there are literally hundreds of posts and previous threads that would have to be looked over, and much of that information is outdated also right?
No, the vast majority is up to date. If you're looking for something specific, search for relevant keywords in the text of each thread. There's only nine threads, how hard can it be? :)