Physics engines: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:01, 18 March 2008

This is a short comparison of 2d physics engines.

	Chipmunk	Box2d	Phun	iPhysics
License	MIT	zlib	-	-
Source Code	yes	yes	no	no
Documentation	[1]	[2]	-	-
Forums	[3]	[4]	[5]	-
Wiki	-	[6]	-	-
irc.freenode.net	#pymunk	#box2d	-	-
Latest Release	March 08	March 08	March 08	March 08
Language	C	C++	C++
Library Size	41 kb	165 kb	~ 1.5 mb	~ 300 kb
Speed [1]	+++	+++++	+++	+++
Platforms	Linux, Windows, Mac	Linux, Windows, Mac	Linux, Windows	iPhone
Python Bindings	pymunk: Elements	via SWIG: Elements	-	-
XO Compatible	yes	yes	not yet (only with OpenGL)	-
Notes	-	-	-	more infos
Screenshots	[7]	[8]	[9]
Videos	[10] [11] [12]		[13]	[14]

See also: Speed Tests (made on March 18, 2008)

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+| [http://files.slembcke.net/chipmunk/release/ChipmunkLatest.tgz yes]
-| yes
+| [http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/box2d/Box2D_v2.0.0.zip yes]
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 '''See also''': [[Physic_Engines/Speed_Tests|Speed Tests]] (made on March 18, 2008)
-== Download & Build Instructions ==
-''''' Chipmunk '''''
-# http://files.slembcke.net/chipmunk/release/ChipmunkLatest.tgz
-''''' Chipmunk, Python API & Examples '''''
-# http://www.linuxuser.at/elements/elements.zip
-''''' Box2d '''''
-# svn co https://box2d.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/box2d box2d
-# Download and apply this patch: http://pippin.gimp.org/tmp/box2d-build-diff.txt
-# run 'make'
-If it fails with a suggestion to use the -fPIC flag, add it to Source/Makefile, line 13. So it looks like this:
- CXXFLAGS=   -g -O2 -fPIC
-''''' Phun '''''
-# http://phun.cs.umu.se/wiki/Download (Binaries for Windows and Linux)
-''''' iPhysics '''''
-# http://iphysics.r4m0n.net/index.php?title=Latest_Updates
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