Overview

The PhysX Visual Debugger (PVD) allows you to visualize, debug, and interact with your PhysX application's physical scene representation. The PhysX Visual Debugger (Version 2.0.6) supports the current PhysX SDK release and all previous versions.

PVD offers the following powerful features:

• View object frames, contact points, bounds, velocities, center of mass, force fields, and more
• Left-click and drag to interact with objects
• Examine the complete set of physical properties for each physical object
• Object transparency for complex scenes
• Up-axis definition for compatibility with various scene formats
• Orbit and flythrough cameras
• Left-handed and right-handed coordinate systems 
• Scene statistics and profiling (better for PhysX 3.1 and above, than for 2.x)

Please note that you must use the PhysX SDK and enable interaction in order to use the PVD on your application.  For more information, please see the PVD's help menu.

Usage

To use the PhysX Visual Debugger, please follow these steps:

1. Start the PhysX Visual Debugger.
2. Start the application you want to analyze.
3. Press space bar in the PVD to pause the application and start viewing object properties.
4. Click on any object to see its properties.

Please see the PVD's help menu to learn more about how to use it.

Downloads

PVD is freely available through our developer support website. You need an account to download the self-contained PVD installer.

To sign up for a new account:

1. Go to the developer support website
2. Click on "Sign In" link (top right of page)
3. Click on "Request a New Account"
4. Complete the application by providing the requested information in all required fields. Be sure to provide complete and accurate information, so your application will be approved quickly. Providing incomplete or inaccurate information will invalidate your account request.

    

   We strive to approve all application requests within 1-2 business days but due to other workload, it may take longer. We also post status updates on the landing page so be sure to check there. Once an account has been approved, we send an approval notification to the email address provided in the application, so also check your email.

Once approved and you have logged in:

Click on the Downloads link below the "Online Support" tab
1. On the left panel, expand the "Downloads" section
2. Click on the "PhysX Tools" folder link under the Downloads section
3. Download the PVD installer

Support

If you experience any problems or have suggestions for future improvements, please visit our PhysX Developer Forums.