3.1.0-test4

A pre-release of v3.1.0, intended for advance testers.

3.1.0-test3

A pre-release of v3.1.0, intended for advance testers.

3.1.0-test2

• Updated the native libraries to v9.2.3 of Libbulletjme (minSdkVersion=22).
• Upgraded to JUnit v4.13.1 .

3.1.0-test1

A pre-release of v3.1.0, intended for advance testers.

3.0.0

• Bug fixes:
  • collision-group checks are ineffective due to missing parentheses
  • ConcurrentModificationException thrown by the "Physics Cleaner" thread
  • assertion failures while tracking the ID of a soft-body anchor
  • JVM crash while reading the collision flags of a static rigid body
  • assertion failure during PhysicsLink.postTick()
• API changes:
  • changed the semantics of the countJoints() and listJoints() methods in the PhysicsBody class
  • changed the return type of the rayTestRaw() method in the CollisionSpace class
• New DynamicAnimControl features:
  • a mechanism to ignore collisions between physics links that aren't directly joined
  • a mechanism to apply bone rotations (from an AnimClip, for instance) to linked bones in dynamic mode
  • setLocalTransform() methods for the managed bones of physics links
  • a fixToWorld() method to lock a PhysicsLink into position
  • an adjustable pinToWorld() method
• Improvements to New6Dof constraints:
  • enable springs in RangeOfMotion for more effective locking of axes
  • a NewHinge subclass inspired by Bullet's btHinge2Constraint
  • getters for the calculated transforms
• More convenience:
  • added a factory method to construct a satisfied, double-ended New6Dof constraint using physics-space coordinates (instead of local ones)
  • added a clearIgnoreList() method to the PhysicsCollisionObject class
  • added a CcdFilter class to select rigid bodies with CCD active
  • added a DacUserFilter class to select physics objects belonging to a particular DynamicAnimControl
  • added findEnd() and findOtherBody() methods to the PhysicsJoint class
  • publicized the boneIndex() methods of BoneLink and TorsoLink
  • construct a RangeOfMotion (for a fixed joint) using Euler angles
• Improvements to PhysicsDumper:
  • dump the positions of locked DoFs in a New6Dof
  • an option to dump the ignored PCOs of a PhysicsCollisionObject
  • dump the application data of a PhysicsCollisionObject
• Built using Gradle v6.6.1 .
• Based on:
  • v6.0.0 of the Heart Library,
  • v0.9.0 of the jme3-utilities-ui library,
  • v0.6.0 of the Wes Library, and
  • v0.9.15 of the jme3-utilities-nifty library.
• Updated the native libraries to v9.2.2 of Libbulletjme.

2.0.1

Bugfix: characters and ghosts ignore their own ignore lists!

2.0.0

• Changes to the library API:

  • Deleted the MinieCharacterControl and VHACDResults classes.
  • Replaced inner class PhysicsSoftBody.Material with SoftBodyMaterial.
  • Deleted deprecated methods and constructors.
  • De-publicized 7 debug-control classes.
  • Changed arguments of the PhysicsCharacter, CharacterControl, and Convex2dShape constructors from CollisionShape to ConvexShape.
  • Changed an argument of a HullCollisionShape constructor to float....
  • Changed the shape arguments of sweepTest() methods to ConvexShape.
  • Changed an argument of the volumeConvex() method to ConvexShape.
  • Privatized 6 fields:
    • CollisionSpace.physicsSpaceTL
    • CompoundMesh.scale
    • PhysicsSpace.physicsJoints
    • PhysicsSpace.pQueue
    • VHACD.indices
    • VHACD.vertices
  • Changed 7 returned collections to unmodifiable collections.
  • Based the PhysicsCollisionObject and PhysicsCollisionEvent classes on the NativePhysicsObject class.
  • Added a private constructor to the VHACD class.

• Bugfix: location not initialized when creating a PhysicsCharacter.

• Eliminated all finalize() methods by implementing a cleaner thread and adding 4 classes:

  • BoundingValueHierarchy
  • CharacterController
  • NpoTracker
  • VehicleController

• Added collision listeners for ongoing contacts (to the PhysicsSpace class).

• Added totalAppliedForce() and totalAppliedTorque() methods to the PhysicsRigidBody class.

• Added 2 new constructors to the HeightfieldCollisionShape class.

• Implemented debug visualization for local physics.

• Added argument validation to the setMaxSlope() method in the PhysicsCharacter class.

• Added a setContactCalcArea3Points() method to the PhysicsCollisionEvent class.

• Added accessors for the speculative contact restitution flag of a PhysicsSpace.

• Added 3 compatibility methods to the PhysicsCollisionEvent class.

• Dump additional information for rigid bodies.

• Improved descriptions of user objects.

• Upgraded to Gradle v6.5.1, Libbulletjme v8.4.0, and JUnit v4.13 .

2.0.0-test2

Another pre-release of v2.0.0, intended for advance testers.

2.0.0-test1

A pre-release of v2.0.0, intended for advance testers.

1.7.0

• Fixed bugs in the library:

  • kinematic PhysicsRigidBody cloned as a dynamic one
  • CompoundCollisionShape.correctAxes() yields incorrect results when multiple children reference the same shape
  • native objects of SoftBodyWorldInfo and VehicleTuning are never freed
  • worldInfo field of PhysicsSoftBody not cloned, loaded, or saved
  • FINE logging of collision spaces reports nativeId=0 in create()

• Deprecated many obsolete methods slated to be removed from v2.

• Added debug-visualization features:

  • rebuild the debug shape of a CompoundCollisionShape ONLY when it changes
  • arrows to visualize cluster/node/rigid body velocity vectors
  • markers to visualize pinned soft-body nodes
  • arrows to visualize rigid/soft body gravity vectors
  • add texture coordinates when visualizing a PlaneCollisionShape
  • specify line widths for PhysicsJoint debug arrows
  • configure the shadow mode of the debug root node

• Additional PhysicsDumper output:

  • restitution of each rigid body
  • angular velocity of each dynamic rigid body
  • split-impulse parameters of each SolverInfo
  • isGravityProtected for rigid bodies and isWorldInfoProtected for soft bodies
  • native ID for each SoftBodyWorldInfo

• Other added library features:

  • an application-specific data reference for each PhysicsCollisionObject
  • an ignore list for each PhysicsCollisionObject
  • contact tests for collision spaces
  • an option to protect the gravity of a PhysicsRigidBody from modification by a PhysicsSpace
  • an option to protect the world info of a PhysicsSoftBody from replacement by a PhysicsSoftSpace
  • methods to rotate/translate a CompoundCollisionShape
  • a method to activate all collision objects in a PhysicsSpace
  • publicized the addJoint() and removeJoint() methods of PhysicsSpace
  • keep track of the PhysicsSpace (if any) to which each PhysicsJoint is added
  • construct an IndexedMesh from the debug mesh of a CollisionShape
  • construct a MeshCollisionShape from a collection of native meshes
  • a method to copy the cluster velocities of a PhysicsSoftBody
  • getters for the combined rolling/spinning friction of a PhysicsCollisionEvent
  • access the split-impulse parameters of a SolverInfo
  • nativeId() methods for PhysicsCollisionEvent and PhysicsCollisionObject, to prepare for v2
  • getters for the proxy group and proxy mask of a PhysicsCollisionObject
  • construct a CompoundCollisionShape with specified initial capacity

• Major refactoring efforts:

  • many classes based on a new NativePhysicsObject class
  • 4 debug controls based on a new CollisionShapeDebugControl class
  • physics appstate configuration using a new DebugConfiguration class

• Updated the native libraries to v6.4.0 of Libbulletjme.

• Based on:

  • the 3.3.2-stable release of jMonkeyEngine,
  • v5.5.0 of the Heart Library,
  • v0.8.3 of the jme3-utilities-ui library, and
  • v0.5.0 of the Wes Library.