Cloth simulation through physics

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Cloth simulation through physics

Hi,

Are there any SDKs that enables animation of cloth like dresses, skirts, hair etc

Or any samples on how to implement it (I know it's not an easy task).

Thanks!

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Cloth simulation through physics

  • EladioG

    David has given you some more advice than it actually seemed.
    There is 2 approaches to getting physics running.
    1. Implement all the math yourself and create your own physics engine. This is definitely alot of work and you might find yourself spending countless hours sorting out bugs etc...
    2. Use a pre-built Physics API from a bunch of kinda people who spent the countless hours doing it themselves.

    I would suggest going with David's option and looking for some physics APIs freely available such as newton or ODE. There are quite a few out there.

    I hope this helps.
    Take care.


  • yaarit

    Hmm...I can't say I found many SDKs offering cloth simulation.

    I forgot to mention that I need real-time simulation, not some plugin for Maya or 3DS..

    Thanks again!

  • haibing

    You can find an example of using the GPU for cloth simulation at humus.ca. ATI also has a cloth sample in the latest SDK (March). NVIDIA has something on their site, too. I'd suggest you google "cloth simulation site:ati.com" and such to find out more. (You can use MSN Search, too :)

  • eric8910

    Thanks,

    But does ODE support cloth simulation -I mean without a ton of work...

    If you know of any other SDKs supporting real-time cloth simulation, I would be happy if you let me know!

    (As you understand, I am probably not goint to implement it myself... ;-)

    Cheers!

  • Vesa

    Yup. Just enter "Physics SDK" in your favorite search engine. Many of the higher end engines have support (or add-ons) for cloth simulation. In addition, modeling tools like Maya support cloth simulation as well.

  • droby10

    Excellent feedback, Eyal :-)

    Thanks a lot!
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