OPAL (software)

Open Physics Abstraction Layer
Initial release	0.1.0 / November 1, 2004 (2004-11-01)
Last release	0.4.0 / June 23, 2010 (2010-06-23)
Type	physics engine API
License	LGPL and the BSD license
Website	opal.sourceforge.net

The Open Physics Abstraction Layer (OPAL) is an open source realtime physics engine API similar to PAL. It is currently supported only by ODE, but can be extended to run off of other engines. OPAL is free software, released under both the LGPL and the BSD license. It was originally designed and written by Tyler Streeter, Andres Reinot, and Alan Fischer while working at Iowa State University's Virtual Reality Applications Center (VRAC).

OPAL is a high-level interface for low-level physics engines used in games, robotics simulations, and other 3D applications. Features a simple C++ API, intuitive objects (e.g. Solids, Joints, Motors, Sensors), and XML-based file storage for complex objects.

The latest version of OPAL is 0.4.0. On June 23, 2010, OPAL development officially ended.^[1]

External links

The official OPAL site

References

↑ "OPAL: Open Physics Abstraction Layer". OPAL official site. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

Physics engines (list)

Classical mechanics Dynamical simulation Game physics Physics processing unit Procedural animation Particle system Ragdoll physics Rigid body dynamics Soft body dynamics

Free / open source	Box2D Bullet Chipmunk JigLibX Newton Game Dynamics Open Dynamics Engine OPAL Physics Abstraction Layer Physics2D.Net Phyz Siconos Simulation Open Framework Architecture Tokamak

Proprietary	AGX Multiphysics Algodoo Chipmunk Digital Molecular Matter Euphoria Havok Phun PhysX Reactor Vortex

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