Gravity Rope Dev Log

Updated addon compatibility for Blender 4.2.0 and improved the release tool workflow. Maintained cross-version stability for modern Blender versions.

Major update to support Blender 4.0 architecture changes. Updated release process with automated tooling for multiple platforms.

Finalized release tooling for cross-platform distribution (Windows, Linux, macOS). Rust Rapier engine reached stability with PyO3 dependency management.

Established cross-platform release process supporting Windows, Linux, and macOS builds for both addon and Rust physics engine.

Updated addon for Blender 3.0 with modernized API usage and UI improvements for the new interface.

Released beta version of the Rust-based Rapier physics engine for rope simulation with improved stability and performance over the Python implementation.

Implemented mesh deformation features and merged deformation branch with Rapier engine branch. Established foundation for real-time mesh updates driven by physics.

Implemented rope cutting mechanics with cluster-based breakage. Added detection of rope pieces after cutting for improved physical accuracy.

Started Rust-based rewrite using Rapier3D for robust rope physics. Implemented bouncing balls, joint visualization, and rope creation with Python bindings via PyO3.

Released stable version with category preferences, improved UI, and addon installation support for Blender 2.8+.

Finalized pendulum implementation with full UI panel, property controls, material assignment, and wind noise generation for realistic rope dynamics.

Redesigned frame handling with single unified handler, implemented point cache baking to hard drive, and added curve animation support with CTRL-Z undo handling.

Implemented GPU processing for point cache calculations with float image arrays, bringing significant performance improvements to the simulation.

Started addon_GravityRope project for Blender with initial rope physics, collision detection, dynamic pin constraints, and interactive simulation features.