Jason Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Has anyone seen this? Novodex - apparently it'll support the hardware PPU (Physics Processing Unit) that they make. There is very little information about the API for this; I have no idea if it solves in software if the hardware is not present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADjestic Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Has anyone seen this?Novodex - apparently it'll support the hardware PPU (Physics Processing Unit) that they make. There is very little information about the API for this; I have no idea if it solves in software if the hardware is not present. 18129[/snapback] Prolly I am not too competent - but I heard some people argue that ODE is a good option for a dynamics solver. On the other hand the last novodex seems to do pretty good. So - why ODE? Why not novodex? 1)I know - it's "closed" - but it doesn't mean that it's not usable. 2)It seems to be OSX/Windows only. On the other hand XSI5 uses it and it is ported to Linux - so some linux-ported novodex will prolly appear. 3)It's not free - but it doesn't mean that you have to pay for just playing with it and writing your non-commercial solvers. Just why not choosing the best possible sollution? (I am not saying that novodex is the best one - but it seams to be better then ODE) I could be wrong, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Novodex is far better than ODE at least as far as it is implemented into XSI 5. (which has both ODE and Novodex) Novodex does not need the hardware but would be accellerated by it if it were present. ODE seems to me good for games and not mich else. Keep in mind I only have experience with it through XSI. Hated it. Novodex - begining to really like it. Its fast but sometimes collissions are screwey until proper adjustments are made. This is true of all RDB solvers. Looking at the DOPS implementation in Houdini 8 I am really impressed. Very well done. My 2 cents Lyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 > why ODE? Why not novodex? Just why not choosing the best possible sollution? (I am not > saying that novodex is the best one - but it seams to be better then ODE) why not get an implementation of BOTH? I mean, why bother with either? because the Houdini (and prisms) way of doing things involves having more than one way to solve any given problem. ODE, DOPs, Novodex, and any other system will all have advantages AND disadvantages. Use whichever is best suited to what you are working on, if they are all available... so, do you want to write a Novodex interface in DOPs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 6, 2005 Author Share Posted August 6, 2005 so, do you want to write a Novodex interface in DOPs? How is the API? Anyone had experience with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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