Bullet 2.80 Physics SDK Manual - Quick Reference

Nov 4, 2026

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Bullet 2.80 Physics SDK Manual provides a structured guide to integrating and using the Bullet physics library. It covers core concepts like rigid body physics pipeline, software design, collision detection, and basic data types and math support. The manual also explains memory management, alignment, containers, timing and performance profiling, and debug drawing. A quickstart section details downloads and building via Visual Studio, CMake, and autotools/automake, plus demo testing and application integration strategies.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

FormatPDF

Pages47

Reading Time1 h 58 min

AccessFree to download

1 Introduction

Description of the library

Main Features

Contact and Support

2 What’s New

New in Bullet 2.80

New in Bullet 2.79

New in Bullet 2.78

New in Bullet 2.76

Maya Dynamica Plugin

3 Quickstart

Download

Building using Visual Studio

Building using CMake

Building using autotools/automake

Testing demos

Integrating Bullet physics in your application

Integrate only the Collision Detection Library

Use snippets only, like the GJK Closest Point calculation

4 Library Overview

Introduction

Software Design

Rigid Body Physics Pipeline

Integration overview

Basic Data Types and Math Library

Memory Management, Alignment, Containers

Timing and Performance Profiling

Debug Drawing

5 Bullet Collision Detection

Collision Detection

Collision Shapes

Bullet 2.80 Physics SDK Manual Also check out [the forums and wiki at bulletphysics.org](the forums and wiki at bulletphysics.org) © 2012 Erwin Coumans All Rights Reserved. Table of Contents BULLET 2.80 PHYSICS SDK MANUAL .......................................................................................................................1 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Description of the library................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Main Features ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Contact and Support ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 2 What’s New .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 New in Bullet 2.80 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6 New in Bullet 2.79 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6 New in Bullet 2.78 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6 New in Bullet 2.76 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Maya Dynamica Plugin ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3 Quickstart ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Download ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Building using Visual Studio ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 Building using CMake ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Building using autotools/automake ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Testing demos ................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Integrating Bullet physics in your application .............................................................................................................................. 10 Integrate only the Collision Detection Library .............................................................................................................................. 10 Use snippets only, like the GJK Closest Point calculation............................................................................................................. 10 4 Library Overview .....................................................

FAQs

What does the manual focus on for Bullet 2.80 integration?

It focuses on getting started by downloading and building Bullet, then integrating it into an application. It also covers key library overviews such as the rigid body physics pipeline and collision detection basics.

What build options are included in the Quickstart section?

The manual lists building with Visual Studio, CMake, and autotools/automake. It also includes guidance for testing demos after building.

Which topics are covered in the Library Overview section?

It covers software design, rigid body physics pipeline, data types and the math library, memory management and alignment, timing and performance profiling, and debug drawing.

Nov 4, 2026

Uploaded by Adam