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How soon PhysX 5.0 support will be added to Unity?

Discussion in 'Physics' started by zim22, Dec 21, 2019.

  1. zim22

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    zim22, Dec 21, 2019
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  2. Edy

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    I'd expect 1-2 years at least.

    (EDIT Dec 2022) ...no matter when you read this.
     
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    Edy, Dec 22, 2019
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  3. PutridEx

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    Seems like physx 5.0 sdk is still not released.
    I'm curious -- what physx version does the latest unity version (2021.2) use now?
     
    PutridEx, Nov 15, 2021
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  4. unity_44234FBC39E5661FBF5B

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    last time I check it was physx 4.0
     
    unity_44234FBC39E5661FBF5B, Nov 18, 2021
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  5. hippocoder

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    It was recently updated to the latest bug fixes in 2021.2.3
     
    hippocoder, Nov 24, 2021
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  6. PutridEx

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    PutridEx, Nov 8, 2022
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  7. Cloudwalker_

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    +1 physics junkie eagerly awaiting 5.0
     
    Cloudwalker_, Nov 10, 2022
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  8. koirat

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    They will port it, one day.
    But without new features.
     
    koirat, Nov 10, 2022
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  9. Edy

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    At least PhysX 5 seems to implement correct rigidbody dynamics out of the box. Current rigidbody simulation is severely faked for rigidbodies with non-uniform inertia (almost everything except primitives).
     
    Edy, Nov 10, 2022
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  10. xCyborg

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    I can't find it in the release notes or roadmap anywhere, but koirat is right, it wouldn't be much use without the new features, right now we don't even have many features of PhysX 4.0.
     
    xCyborg, Nov 11, 2022
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  11. Edy

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    Basic rigidbody simulation will be much better (actually realistic) even if they upgrade to PhysX 5.0 without any new feature.
     
    Edy, Nov 13, 2022
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  12. Marcos-Schultz

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    3.5 years
     
    Marcos-Schultz, Nov 13, 2022
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  13. jason_yak

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    Really hope we one day see PhsyX 5, Flow and Blast libraries available to use in Unity, they look amazing!
     
    jason_yak, Dec 20, 2022
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  14. ibeckerpilan

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    Is there perhaps an update on this. We are in need of PhysX 5.
     
    ibeckerpilan, Mar 2, 2023
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  15. Lionious

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    would love to hear more about that from unity team , if they working with it.
     
    Lionious, May 19, 2023
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  16. BenjaminVintecc

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    Are there updates on this?
     
    BenjaminVintecc, May 25, 2023
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  17. jason_yak

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    I've been wondering also, but I can't find anything about it being considered on the public roadmap.
     
    jason_yak, May 26, 2023
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  18. pverflow

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    just like fusion its always 1-2 years away.
     
    pverflow, Aug 24, 2023
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  19. lauhonyeung

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    wow, it's not even on the roadmap
     
    lauhonyeung, Sep 8, 2023
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  20. Gooren

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    Yep, not even on the roadmap :(
     
    Gooren, Sep 17, 2023
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  21. PandaArcade

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    Will it increase Unity's revenue? Likely not a priority :(
     
    PandaArcade, Sep 25, 2023
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  22. OCASM

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    I remember an NVIDIA developer making its own PhysX integration back in the 4.0 days. That's probably the way if you guys actually want it done.
     
    OCASM, Sep 25, 2023
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    mgear, Sep 25, 2023
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  24. Ruchir

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    No updates? :(
     
    Ruchir, Jan 30, 2024
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  25. lauhonyeung

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    physx5 when?
     
    lauhonyeung, Feb 1, 2024
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  26. Edy

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    It's not happening. As for what I know, the outrageous licensing conditions imposed by nVidia where unacceptable even for Unity. I hope that the situation changes in the future.
     
    Edy, Feb 1, 2024
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  27. Ruchir

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    Isn't it supposed to be open-source?
     
    Ruchir, Feb 1, 2024
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  28. Edy

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    No. It's source-available, which is different than open-source. Similar to Unreal, which is proprietary but source-available.
     
    Edy, Feb 2, 2024
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