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--- public:t-vien-10-3:lab_4_materials:physx [2010/10/07 01:19] – claudio
+++ public:t-vien-10-3:lab_4_materials:physx [2024/04/29 13:33] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== Factory Scene with PhysX (unfairly only for Windows) ======
-The Panda 1.7.0 distribution comes with a Python exposure for PhysX, which is called Panda PhysX. Panda PhysX is a Python library you will use to access the Physx API from a Panda script.\\
+The Panda 1.7.0 distribution comes with a Python exposure for PhysX, which is called Panda PhysX. Panda PhysX is a Python library you will use to access the Physx API from a Panda script. This tutorial is created by Claudio Pedica (you may get in touch with him if there are questions)\\
-  - To begin with, you need to import the Panda PhysX classes you will use along the code.<code python>
+  - For this to work,  you need to first install [[http://www.ru.is/kennarar/hannes/share/PhysX_9.10.0513_SystemSoftware.exe|The PhysX Software System]]
+  - In your code, you need to import the Panda PhysX classes.<code python>
 from panda3d.physx import PhysxManager
 from panda3d.physx import PhysxEnums
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 joint.addLimitPlane(Vec3( 1, 0, 0), Point3(-1, 0, 0))</code>The last two lines here set the limits for the sliding door. While along the joint axis, the door will be not allowed to go behind the two limit planes. Now try replacing the LerpPosInterval calls, for opening and closing the door, with something more physics-oriented. Call **self.doorActor.setLinearVelocity(Vec3(-0.5, 0.0, 0.0))** to slide the door to the left.\\
   - Finally, make sure to remove all previous collision handling, since PhysX will take care of it from now on. Unfortunately, the events generated by the physics engine behave a bit differently than the events created by Panda's collision system, so playing a sound when collision occurs gets tricky. Don't worry about that for now, and enjoy the physical simulation without sounds.\\
-  - For extra awesomeness try the following: Create an instance of a AcmeBox every time you press the mouse button. Maintain a list of created boxes in your factory and iterate over that list in the simulate function to update their positions and rotations. This way you can fill the scene with tumbling boxes and enjoy the mess!
+  - For extra awesomeness try the following: Create an instance of an AcmeBox every time you press the mouse button. Maintain a list of created boxes in your factory and iterate over that list in the simulation function to update their positions and rotations. This way you can fill the scene with tumbling boxes and be happy to mess around!