Kangaroo Physics
(by Daniel Piker)
Kangaroo is a Live Physics engine for interactive simulation, form-finding, optimisation and constraint solving.
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Kangaroo is a Live Physics engine for interactive simulation, form-finding, optimization and constraint solving.

It consists of a solver library and a set of Grasshopper components.

Installation instructions and a draft manual are included with the latest download.

Kangaroo is now included with Rhino 6 and 7 and if you are using a current version you do not need to download or install it from here.

For all questions and discussion please visit https://discourse.mcneel.com/c/grasshopper/kangaroo

or click the 'Website' link to the right

Versions 0.096 to 0.099 make use of the Plankton halfedge mesh library by myself and and Will Pearson, released under the terms of the LGPL license ( https://github.com/meshmash/Plankton )

 

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Title
Description
Platform
 
Kangaroo 2.42 (Current version)
2017-10-25
Beam stability fix and restoring some old utility components
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo 2.41
2017-10-22
New goals including beams, supports, and curvature continuity. Pressing Ctrl during solving now cancels iteration. Rigid bodies now work with meshes. Various tweaks for speed and stability and bugfixes. SplitAtCorners utility.
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Grasshopper for Rhino 5 Mac
Kangaroo 2.3.3
2017-07-11
Fixed rotation bug in Zombie solver
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo 2.3.2
2017-06-14
adds a new rigid point set component
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Grasshopper for Rhino 5 Mac
Kangaroo 2.3.1
2017-06-06
Various bug fixes and new features. See the group for more details
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Grasshopper for Rhino 5 Mac
Kangaroo 2.3.0
2017-04-11
Several bug fixes and new components. See website for more details.
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo 2.2.1
2017-02-07
6dof nodes included. Rigid bodies with collision.
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Grasshopper for Rhino 5 Mac
Kangaroo 2.1.4
2016-05-17
Minor bug fixes. Added Coincident Goal
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo 2.1.2
2016-04-12
Grab component fixed to work with Win10 and Mac WIP. Simplified inputs on main solver component. Zombie and momentum solver options added. Various new Goal objects. (updated example files to follow shortly)
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo 2.02
2015-04-29
Several new Goal types - Magnetic Snaps, more Collision types. Bug fixes. Recommended to install alongside version 0.099
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo 2.01
2015-04-07
Several new Goal types - Volume, 2dCollide, Solid/Pt collision, SphereCollide, AngleClamp, PlasticHinge. New methods for easier scripting. Tolerance setting for solver. Range setting for Grab. Bug fixes. Recommended to install alongside version 0.099
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo 2.0
2015-03-18
A complete rewrite of the solver & all components. This is a first release for testing - all features still subject to change. Can be installed alongside the older version. For more details & example files see: grasshopper3d.com/group/kangaroo
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo Physics 0.099
2014-09-03
Many new features, including: Tetrahedral+triangular finite elements, 'Zombie' solver option, point-line force, area-dependent weight, soap-film elements with optional anisotropy, geodesic control strings, updated MeshMachine. See group for more details
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo Physics 0.096
2013-12-15
minor bug fix (data trees were not correctly handled in duplicatePts component) See the forum for more details of new features.
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo Physics 0.095
2013-12-11
Many new features, including: Remote timer controller, reciprocal structures, gears, remeshing, true minimal surfaces, developable strips, simple origami, fast sphere collision... Speed improvements/bug fixes.
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo Physics 0.085
2013-02-12
Minor bug fix for RemoveDuplicateLines component
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo Physics 0.084
2013-01-10
Added BoxCollide Force. Traction option on MeshCollide. Changes for increased speed in some functions. Several new UserObjects to simplify inputs for common operations. Various new utility components. other minor bug fixes
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo Physics 0.080
2012-12-03
Adds an option to constrain AnchorPoints separately in the x y and z axes, and contains a fix for the CollideMesh component. Also, this is the first official version where the physics engine library is a separate file from the Grasshopper component.
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo Physics 0.074
2012-12-03
Added 'Level Set' force, springs can now have upper and lower cutoffs, added depth dependent pressure force, added 'relative' and 'waterline' options to Wind force
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo Physics 0.066
2012-12-03
Updated for compatibility with Grasshopper 0.8.0051 (Remember to remove previous versions)
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo Physics 0.065
2012-12-03
- Hinge force. For shells/plates, origami & unfolding/flattening meshes. - TangentIncircles force (CP meshes). - FoldAngle measurement (to set rest angle for hinges). - Plasticity input to Springs/AnchorSprings (permanent deformations).
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo Physics 0.06
2012-12-03
New forces added : Alignment, Wind, ConstrainToCurve, ConstrainToMesh, Shear, Vortex, Planarize Ngon. Other new functions : AnchorSprings, Trails, Planarity measure. Various bug fixes
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo Physics 0.051
2011-03-31
Compatible with Grasshopper 0.8.0006. Fixed a bug where Custom masses were not properly assigned. Added Laplacian smoothing force. Added NakedVertices component. Added VertexNeighbours component
Grasshopper for Rhino 4 & 5 for Win
Kangaroo 2.5 (beta)
2019-02-04
Early version for testing. Rhino 6 only.
Grasshopper for Rhino 6 for Win
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