| Cannon.js | |
| Cannon.js | |
| Programming Language: | JavaScript |
| Operating System: | OS independent |
| Genre: | 3D physics engine |
| License: | MIT License |
| Developer: | Stefan Hedman |
| Latest Release Version: | 0.6.2 |
| Latest Release Date: | [1] |
Cannon.js is an open source JavaScript 3D physics engine created by Stefan "schteppe" Hedman.[2] Unlike physics engine libraries ported from C++ to JavaScript, cannon.js is written in JavaScript from the start and can take advantage of its features.[3] In a 2013 comparison with Ammo.js, cannon.js was found to be "more compact, more comprehensible, more powerful with regard to its performance and also easier to understand", but did not have as many features.[4]
Cannon.js supports the following shapes: sphere, plane, box, cylinder, convex polyhedron, particle, and heightfield. This collection of shapes matches the collection used by rendering engines such as Three.js and Babylon, but is not complete. For example, it is not sufficient for X3DOM, an application of X3D which allows 3D graphics to be included in web pages without the need for a plug-in.[5]
The physics engine implements rigid-body dynamics, discrete collision detection, and a Gauss-Seidel constraint solver.[6] It can perform cloth simulation[7]
Cannon.js can be used with Three.js and Babylon.js[8] [9] WebGL renderers to generate physics-based 3D scenes. It can also be used to provide networked-physics synchronization for multiplayer online games using Lance.gg[10]
The sample code below creates a sphere on a plane, steps the simulation, and prints the sphere simulation to the console. Note that Cannon.js uses SI units (metre, kilogram, second, etc.).[11]
// Create a spherevar radius = 1; // mvar sphereBody = new CANNON.Body;world.addBody(sphereBody);
// Create a planevar groundBody = new CANNON.Body;var groundShape = new CANNON.Plane;groundBody.addShape(groundShape);world.addBody(groundBody);
var fixedTimeStep = 1.0 / 60.0; // secondsvar maxSubSteps = 3;
// Start the simulation loopvar lastTime;(function simloop(time));