MSPhysics 1.0.3 (16 October 2017)

Pixero

Can it do soft bodies too?

solo

@cotty said:

You need a static mesh (context menu).

Can you explain this a little more detail?

Say I want to fill a bowl with marbles, how can that be done?

jiminy-billy-bob

@solo said:

Say I want to fill a bowl with marbles, how can that be done?

Select your bowl, in the context menu choose "static" in "state", and "coumpound from mesh" in "shape".

Anton_S

@pixero said:

Can it do soft bodies too?

Newton 3.12 has that feature, but its unfinished. I might integrate it into MSPhysics when its finished.

Anton_S

@jiminy-billy-bob said:

@solo said:

Say I want to fill a bowl with marbles, how can that be done?

Select your bowl, in the context menu choose "static" in "state", and "coumpound from mesh" in "shape".

Compound from mesh bodies are not recommended, as complex bodies could generate improper collisions. You might set a bowl static mesh, but make sure that the front faces are always facing out because the front faces are the only faces that generate the collisions, not the back faces.

tt_su

@pixero said:

Can it do soft bodies too?

Like tribles?

Pixero

@tt_su said:

@pixero said:

Can it do soft bodies too?

Like tribles?

You mean, like Trimbles?

No, I mean like flags, cloth and such.

kaas

Tried a bowl like Solo suggested. Marbles are falling though the bowl. So tried some boxes. Had to scale everything x10 or the boxes would stick through the bowl. I guess I need to tweak some settings.

msPhysics_bowl.skp

Anton_S

@kaas said:

Tried a bowl like Solo suggested. Marbles are falling though the bowl. So tried some boxes. Had to scale everything x10 or the boxes would stick through the bowl. I guess I need to tweak some settings.

Yeah, tiny objects are no good for newton. Another thing is I'll add the continuous collision mode feature, where objects won't fly through at fast speeds.

otb designworks

What are the chances of a mac version?

Anton_S

@otb designworks said:

What are the chances of a mac version?

The chances of a Mac version is like the chances of snow here in Salem Oregon - 3%
As you noticed this plugin requires AMS Library which is fully dependent on the Windows API. The mac version will be created, but it will lack a lot of features from the Windows version.

otb designworks

Too bad, but thanks for the explanation of why.

tt_su

@anton_s said:

@otb designworks said:

What are the chances of a mac version?

The chances of a Mac version is like the chances of snow here in Salem Oregon - 3%
As you noticed this plugin requires AMS Library which is fully dependent on the Windows API. The mac version will be created, but it will lack a lot of features from the Windows version.

What things do you need to do?