libpgo Documentation

libpgo is a library for Physically based simulation, Geometric shape modeling, and Optimization.

It extends VegaFEM and is designed for academic research purposes.

Quick Links

• Getting Started — prerequisites, build instructions, and first run
• Architecture Overview — how the codebase is organized
• C++ Library Guide — building and using the C++ library
• Python Bindings Guide — installing and using pypgo
• Examples — simulation demos and usage walkthroughs
• API Reference — generated API documentation

Key Features

• Implicit time integration (Backward Euler, Newmark, TR-BDF2)
• Finite element simulation with tetrahedral and cubic/hexahedral meshes
• Contact and friction handling
• Geometric shape modeling via CGAL, libigl, and geogram
• Python bindings via pybind11
• Alembic animation I/O for Blender/Maya workflows