Critical Mass Labs has just released Vertigo, a *free* plugin for 3ds max 3.1 that delivers real-time collision detection and rigid-body dynamics simulation. Vertigo features include:
· Define the mass, density, friction, inertia, torque, rotation and surface of objects.
· Pile objects as high as you want with stable stacking.
· Recreate rather than approximate bumps, smashes and crashes with mesh collisions.
· Simulate hundreds of objects at once using optimized algorithms.
Vertigo may be downloaded for free but this version will expire on October 31st. More information available at Critical Mass Labs’ website.