PhysX plug-in for Maya
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| PhysX plug-in for Maya | |
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| Latest version(s): | 2.72 |
| Type: | DCC plug-in |
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PhysX plug-in for Maya - plug-in that adds PhysX SDK simulation functionality to Autodesk Maya. Maintained by NVIDIA.
In addition, PhysX plug-in for Maya is default authoring tool for APEX Clothing module.
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Features
(valid for latest version of PhysX plug-in)
- Simulation engine - PhysX SDK 2.8.4 | PhysX SDK 3.1
- Static, kinematic and dynamic rigid bodies (box, sphere, capsule, convex hull).
- An updated rigid body system, providing improved control over a single body comprised of multiple shapes.
- Constraints.
- Dynamic and kinematic ragdolls.
- Separate controls for playing back the simulation, with or without Maya animation.
- Ability to bake simulation results to keyframes for offline rendering.
- APEX Clothing authoring pipeline.
- Debug visualization.
- Advanced simulation parameters (substeps, sleep and CCD thresholds, etc).
- Contact layers
- Pop-up PhysX Viewer for high performance simulation
- Updated documentation.
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Important note. Current PhysX plug-in for Maya does not support hardware acceleration for rigid body simulation. NVIDIA GPU is not required to work with the plug-in as well. |
Version history
| Version | Release date | Description |
| 2.72 [New] | May 16, 2012 | Minor bug-fixes and improvements over 2.71 version, Maya 2013 support. Is available for download through PhysX Registered Developer Program. Supports Maya (2009 - 2013), both 32- and 64-bit versions. |
| 2.71 | Feb 15, 2012 | Updated 2.7 plug-in with several bugfixes. |
| 2.7 | Nov 1, 2011 | New version of PhysX plug-in with SDK 3.1 and APEX Clothing 1.1 support. |
| 2.61 | Sept 9, 2011 | Updated public release. |
| 2.60 | Mar 17, 2011 | In terms of functionality this plug-in is similar to 2.60 PhysX plug-in for 3ds Max. Includes APEX Clothing pipeline. |
| 1.04 | Sept 10, 2008 | Old plug-in by Feeling Software. Not supported anymore, source code is available. |
Downloading PhysX plug-in
PhysX plug-in is available for download for free through APEX/PhysX Registered Developer Program.
Note: Installation of PhysX System Software is not required.
Gallery
Other notes
- PhysX plug-in v. 2.60 is included with Maya 2012 as a default tool.
See also
External links
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