AGX Dynamics (previously known as AGX Multiphysics) is a proprietary

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developed by Algoryx Simulation AB that simulates

rigid body dynamics In the physical science of dynamics, rigid-body dynamics studies the movement of systems of interconnected bodies under the action of external forces. The assumption that the bodies are '' rigid'' (i.e. they do not deform under the action ...

collision detection Collision detection is the computational problem of detecting an intersection of two or more objects in virtual space. More precisely, it deals with the questions of ''if'', ''when'' and ''where'' two or more objects intersect. Collision detect ...

, dry frictional contacts, jointed systems, motors, fluids, deformable materials, hydraulics, hydrodynamics, cable systems and wires. AGX targets several domains, such as virtual reality real-time simulator applications for training and marketing; computer aided engineering and virtual prototyping; movie visual effects; and education. For education, components of AGX are used in the end-user software product Algodoo also developed and sold by Algoryx. Users of AGX simulate e.g. granular systems, construction equipment, forestry machines, mining processes and machines, biomechanics, industrial robots, ship and anchor handling processes and cranes. AGX is often integrated with 3D visualization frameworks such as

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and

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and often also with actual hardware and control systems of the real-world version of the simulator. AGX is integrated in many 3D modeling and

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systems, including Algoryx Momentum for ANSYS Discovery (formerly

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). AGX has been under active development since 2007. It usually has about 3 major releases per year.

History

AGX is developed by Algoryx Simulation AB, a private limited company established in

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in 2007, as a spin-off from

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. In February 2011, Algoryx was selected for the list of Top-20 companies to represent Swedish Innovation, by the

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, a Swedish government agency. In March 2011, Algoryx was ranked as one of Sweden's most promising young high tech companies by business magazine

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and tech news paper

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. In May 2011, Algoryx was selected by

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for the Top 100 list of the most innovative companies in Europe.

References

External links

Official homepage

Homepage of Algoryx Simulation AB

Homepage of physics education software Algodoo
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