Particle Simulation

This project simulates particles in 3D with a few different types of physics systems.

Compiling

This section is under construction, we are using GLM (OpenGL Mathematics) now which makes stuff a bit more complex. While custom vector math was fun and easy to compile, it wasn't very practical for development...

General Cross-Platform

If you want to bring your own compiler, all you need to do is make sure you have GLM installed and compile main.cpp with POISX Threads support.

Linux (GCC)

To compile this project on a Debian-based Linux system using GCC (GNU Compiler Collection), just make sure you have it installed. If you don't know if you have it, you can install it by running:

sudo apt install build-essential

If GCC is already installed, apt will either say you have the latest version or tell you an upgrade is available. Now, make sure you have GLM installed. If you don't know if you have it, you can install it by runnning:

sudo apt install libglm-dev

Once you have GLM, you can compile the project by running the build script:

build.sh

You should now be able to run the executable simulation simply by using:

./simulation

Windows (Mingw-w64)

To compile this project on a Windows system using Mingw-w64, just make sure you have it installed. If you don't have it, you can get it at https://www.mingw-w64.org/downloads/. Now, make sure you have GLM installed. If you don't have it, you can get it at https://github.com/g-truc/glm. Once you have GLM, you can compile the project by running the build script:

build.bat

You should now be able to run the executable simulation.exe from File Explorer, or simply by using:

simulation.exe

MacOS

MacOS is not and will not be officially supported. You will just have to test bring your own compiler and test your luck. There is no official MacOS support because I (@Zi7ar21) do not have access to a Mac and have no interest in getting one because Apple's ecosystem is absolutely proprietary and cringe. Normally I would just disregaurd Mac support entirely but if you do have an issue running this then you can submit an issue and I might fix it.

Running

At this time there isn't any command-line arguments and you can just run the executable (either simulation or simulation.exe) and it will run a simulation and output a rendered animation.