Last Updated: 01 / 29 / 2010

PhysX DCC Plug-Ins

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PhysX Plug-In for 3ds Max

PhysX Plug-In for Maya

Downloads

PhysX Plug-In for Autodesk 3ds Max

The plug-in is freely available to all through our developer support website. If you don't already have an account, you will need to create one to download the self-contained plug-in installer.

To sign up for a new account:

Go to the developer support website
Click on "Sign In" link (top right of page)
Click on "Request a New Account"
Fill out all the required fields and wait for happy NVIDIA elves to approve your account

Once approved and logged in:

Click on the Online Support tab
Click on the Downloads link below that tab
On the left side, expand the "Downloads" section
Click on the "Plug-ins" folder link under the Downloads section
Download the 2.01 installer (either x64 or x86)

PhysX Plug-In for Autodesk Maya

PhysX Plug-In for Autodesk Softimage: The PhysX plug-in for Softimage is built-in. There is no need to download any additional content.

Overview

The NVIDIA PhysX plug-ins for Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, and Autodesk Softimage allow users of these DCC applications to easily create and manipulate physics simulations.

The plug-ins support a wide range of features such as:

Rigid bodies
Constraint specification
Cloth
Fluids
Soft bodies
Force fields
Exporting
Numerous sample projects

We encourage you to start by reading through the accompanying User Guides and trying out some of the sample projects.

Support

If you experience any problems or have suggestions for future improvements, please report them at our Developer Forums.