What are good libraries for creating a python program for (visually appealing) 3D physics simulations/visualizations?

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What are good libraries for creating a python program for (visually appealing) 3D physics simulations/visualizations?

I\'ve looked at Vpython but the simulation

Answer 1

From your question, it is not clear what you want to achieve. Do you want to create a standalone application that can be used to control the simulation at runtime, or, create a simulation using Python that can then be viewed offline?

For the latter, you could look at Blender, an open source 3D content creation suite which includes a python scripting interface giving access to most (if not all) of the internals of the application. Blender comes with some physics and particle libraries which might be of use and as an application is indicative of the type of software used to make visual effects for films etc.

If you want to make a standalone application to control the simulation at runtime, this is most likely not a suitable option. However if you want to produce a series of viewable images it might be worth a look.