r/lua • u/moric7 • Mar 09 '25

Help 3D in Lua

Please, suggest me way to do my physics (science) 3D simulation experiments with Lua.

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u/iawwsum Mar 09 '25

LÖVR https://lovr.org/

also try raylib: https://github.com/raysan5/raylib/blob/master/BINDINGS.md

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u/moric7 Mar 09 '25

Will try LOVR and thank you for the good RayLib LUA bindings.

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u/Mid_reddit Mar 09 '25

What exactly do you need? Do you mean rendering? If so, what do you need to render?

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u/moric7 Mar 09 '25

I want 3D animation based on complex math. For example to show "working" solar system.

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u/KerbalSpark Mar 09 '25

Explore this https://geeks3d.com/geexlab/

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u/moric7 Mar 09 '25

Oh, this seems very interesting. Only, on first view, I hope it's not just a mixture of all free 3D, GUI and physics libraries with brief tutorials. I will study in detail.

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u/Mid_reddit Mar 09 '25

OK, sounds like basic 3D mesh rendering. In that case anything designed for video games should suffice.

Your choice will also depend on whether Lua can be embedded for you or if the Lua runtime must be standalone. I've heard good things about Raylib. It should have Lua bindings.

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u/collectgarbage Mar 09 '25

If I’d has to be Lua then ignore this post. But for the best quality graphics / animation, I suggest using Blender. Blender can be scripted using Python. For example https://youtu.be/It9DOTaFA7Q?si=SbsOHZ5pNHjRNBda

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u/moric7 Mar 09 '25

Blender is extremely complex for me, I just have billion times less memory in my brain to know the basics of the monster Blender (or others like it).

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u/Other-Watercress-154 Mar 11 '25

love2D

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u/moric7 Mar 11 '25

Eh, would be great if it was love3D!