What is the difference between a BallSocketConstraint and a UniversalJoint?

[SubtotalAnt8185]

I looked for this answer for a couple of days and couldn’t find it. What exactly is the difference between the two?

I am aware of the extra properties that BallSocketConstraint offers:



What else?

[RMofSBI]

The announcement helps clarify:

Introducing UniversalConstraint

Here, Orange being the UniversalConstraint and Blue the BallSocket. You’ll notice that there is a rotation that the orange doesn’t accept compared to the blue one.

I linked u specifically to a reply where someone shows in video the small distinction… and this distinction is also clarified in the announcement itself.