Access to many of the same commands are also available in the 'Dynamics' menu of the menu bar. This is done using the 'Dynamics' controls toolbox found in the 'Setup' interface. With the target Mesh selected, the dynamic properties are then assigned. The center location defines the rotation origin as well as the center of gravity for the object. Another important consideration is the location of the 'Center' position relative to the geometry. Therefore any simulation should start with a 'Mesh' item. While dynamics can be applied to any Locator type item, including Cameras and Lights, to the simulation engine these non-mesh items have no volume to calculate collisions. This overview page is focused on Dynamics specifically, for more information on working with Particles, please reference the Particles Overview page of the documentation.Дynamics first requires a selected element to apply the settings to. Due to their deep integration inside MODO, they can also work together, with dynamic items affecting particles and particles affecting dynamic items. The MODO dynamics system uses the same global evaluation engine as it does for Particles, therefore a lot of the same workflows can be applied to both setups. Dynamically simulating motion in this way produces highly realistic results that would be very difficult, if not impossible, to generate otherwise. The resulting motion calculations are then cached and saved with the scene for timeline playback and rendering purposes.

Then, through a process called 'simulation', the assigned attributes are evaluated scene-wide, including the further effect of forces over the elements and their interactions with other dynamic elements (collisions). Dynamics allow items to be assigned with real-world physical attributes, such as weight, bounce and friction. MODO dynamics provide users a way to automatically animate and position elements in a scene.

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