BEPUphysics

Hello,

I just downloaded the BEPUphysics engine and I like to learn how to use it. Does anyone know of any good tutorials to help get me started?

Thanks!

Other than the documentation on the website (which isn't the best information for someone just starting out), you can check some of the demos source. The startSimulation method contains a bunch of different setups. If you'd like a much more stripped down version, you can look at http://www.bepu-games.com/forums/viewto ... 7&start=15; it offloads the update method to a separate thread, but the space.update could be moved easily into the normal XNA Game class update method.

Basically, to use BEPUphysics, you create a Space (Space space = new Space()) and add things to it (space.add()). Then, in an update method, you tell the space to update (space.update()). An "Entity" represents a kinematic or dynamic collidable object (which can be a parameter to space.add()). Entities range from boxes and spheres to MinkowskiSums and ConvexHulls. When you create an entity, there are two constuctors. One includes a mass, the other does not; the one with mass will specify a dynamic object, the other specifies a kinematic object (not affected by forces).

I'd like to create some 'real' tutorials in the future (hopefully the near future).

Norbo,

Thanks for the help. I really appreciated you taking the time to explain it also.

Thanks again!