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Open Dynamics Engine

The Open Dynamics Engine (ODE) is a physics engine written in C/C++. Its two main components are a rigid body dynamics simulation engine and a collision detection engine. It is free software licensed both under the BSD license and the LGPL.

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Developer
Russell Smith
License
BSD
Operating system
Platform independent
Release
May 8, 2001; 25 years ago (2001-05-08)
Repository
bitbucket.org/odedevs/ode
Stable release
0.16.6 / January 16, 2025; 19 months ago (2025-01-16)

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Open Dynamics Engine

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Open Dynamics Engine

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related to External links · 14
Open Dynamics Engine → Bitbucket, Community Wiki Archived, Dynamics Engine, Java, NET, Obsolete, ODE, ODE Archived, ODEThe ODE, Official ODE Homepage, Old, Python-ODE Bindings, The, Wayback Machine
related to overview · 2
Open Dynamics Engine → It, The Open Dynamics Engine
Developer · 1
Open Dynamics Engine → Russell Smith
License · 1
Open Dynamics Engine → BSD
Operating system · 1
Open Dynamics Engine → Platform independent
Release · 1
Open Dynamics Engine → May 8, 2001; 25 years ago (2001-05-08)
Repository · 1
Open Dynamics Engine → bitbucket.org/odedevs/ode
Stable release · 1
Open Dynamics Engine → 0.16.6 / January 16, 2025; 19 months ago (2025-01-16)
Type · 1
Open Dynamics Engine → Physics engine
Website · 1
Open Dynamics Engine → www.ode.org

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ode dynamics engine open simulation physics used applications bsd opensimulator written license free software games bitbucket lgpl x-moto project two

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Open Dynamics EngineDeveloperRussell Smith1.00infobox
Open Dynamics EngineLicenseBSD1.00infobox
Open Dynamics EngineOperating systemPlatform independent1.00infobox
Open Dynamics EngineReleaseMay 8, 2001; 25 years ago (2001-05-08)1.00infobox
Open Dynamics EngineRepositorybitbucket.org/odedevs/ode1.00infobox
Open Dynamics EngineStable release0.16.6 / January 16, 2025; 19 months ago (2025-01-16)1.00infobox
Open Dynamics EngineTypePhysics engine1.00infobox
Open Dynamics EngineWebsitewww.ode.org1.00infobox
Open Dynamics EngineWritten inC/C++1.00infobox
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Open Dynamics Enginerelated to External linksBitbucket0.60section

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