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diff --git a/doc/classes/RigidBody.xml b/doc/classes/RigidBody.xml index 446c6d14cb..8347597daf 100644 --- a/doc/classes/RigidBody.xml +++ b/doc/classes/RigidBody.xml @@ -1,10 +1,14 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <class name="RigidBody" inherits="PhysicsBody" category="Core" version="3.0.alpha.custom_build"> <brief_description> - Rigid body node. + Physics Body whose position is determined through physics simulation in 3D space. </brief_description> <description> - Rigid body node. This node is used for placing rigid bodies in the scene. It can contain a number of shapes, and also shift mode between regular Rigid body, Kinematic, Character or Static. + This is the node that implements full 3D physics. This means that you do not control a RigidBody directly. Instead you can apply forces to it (gravity, impulses, etc.), and the physics simulation will calculate the resulting movement, collision, bouncing, rotating, etc. + This node can use custom force integration, for writing complex physics motion behavior per node. + This node can shift state between regular Rigid body, Kinematic, Character or Static. + Character mode forbids this node from being rotated. + As a warning, don't change RigidBody's position every frame or very often. Sporadic changes work fine, but physics runs at a different granularity (fixed hz) than usual rendering (process callback) and maybe even in a separate thread, so changing this from a process loop will yield strange behavior. </description> <tutorials> </tutorials> @@ -324,55 +328,56 @@ </methods> <members> <member name="angular_damp" type="float" setter="set_angular_damp" getter="get_angular_damp"> - Dampens rotational forces of the Rigid body by the 'angular_damp' rate. + Damps RigidBody's rotational forces. </member> <member name="angular_velocity" type="Vector3" setter="set_angular_velocity" getter="get_angular_velocity"> - The current rotational velocity of the Rigid body + RigidBody's rotational velocity. </member> <member name="axis_lock" type="int" setter="set_axis_lock" getter="get_axis_lock" enum="RigidBody.AxisLock"> Locks the rotational forces to a particular axis, preventing rotations on other axes. </member> <member name="bounce" type="float" setter="set_bounce" getter="get_bounce"> - Bounciness of the Rigid body. + RigidBody's bounciness. </member> <member name="can_sleep" type="bool" setter="set_can_sleep" getter="is_able_to_sleep"> - If true, the Rigid body will no longer calculate forces when there is no movement and will act as a static body. It will wake up when other forces are applied through other collisions or when the 'apply_impulse' method is used. + If [code]true[/code] the RigidBody will not calculate forces and will act as a static body while there is no movement. It will wake up when forces are applied through other collisions or when the [code]apply_impulse[/code] method is used. </member> <member name="contact_monitor" type="bool" setter="set_contact_monitor" getter="is_contact_monitor_enabled"> - If true, the Rigid body will emit signals when it collides with another Rigid body. + If true, the RigidBody will emit signals when it collides with another RigidBody. </member> <member name="contacts_reported" type="int" setter="set_max_contacts_reported" getter="get_max_contacts_reported"> The maximum contacts to report. Bodies can keep a log of the contacts with other bodies, this is enabled by setting the maximum amount of contacts reported to a number greater than 0. </member> <member name="continuous_cd" type="bool" setter="set_use_continuous_collision_detection" getter="is_using_continuous_collision_detection"> - Continuous collision detection tries to predict where a moving body will collide, instead of moving it and correcting its movement if it collided. The first is more precise, and misses less impacts by small, fast-moving objects. The second is faster to compute, but can miss small, fast-moving objects. + If [code]true[/code] continuous collision detection is used. + Continuous collision detection tries to predict where a moving body will collide, instead of moving it and correcting its movement if it collided. Continuous collision detection is more precise, and misses less impacts by small, fast-moving objects. Not using continuous collision detection is faster to compute, but can miss small, fast-moving objects. </member> <member name="custom_integrator" type="bool" setter="set_use_custom_integrator" getter="is_using_custom_integrator"> - If true, internal force integration will be disabled (like gravity or air friction) for this body. Other than collision response, the body will only move as determined by the [method _integrate_forces] function, if defined. + If [code]true[/code] internal force integration will be disabled (like gravity or air friction) for this body. Other than collision response, the body will only move as determined by the [method _integrate_forces] function, if defined. </member> <member name="friction" type="float" setter="set_friction" getter="get_friction"> The body friction, from 0 (frictionless) to 1 (max friction). </member> <member name="gravity_scale" type="float" setter="set_gravity_scale" getter="get_gravity_scale"> - The 'gravity_scale' for this Rigid body will be multiplied by the global 3d gravity setting found in "Project > Project Settings > Physics > 3d". A value of 1 will be normal gravity, 2 will apply double gravity, and 0.5 will apply half gravity to this object. + This is multiplied by the global 3D gravity setting found in "Project > Project Settings > Physics > 3d" to produce RigidBody's gravity. E.g. a value of 1 will be normal gravity, 2 will apply double gravity, and 0.5 will apply half gravity to this object. </member> <member name="linear_damp" type="float" setter="set_linear_damp" getter="get_linear_damp"> - The linear damp for this body. Default of -1, cannot be less than -1. If this value is different from -1, any linear damp derived from the world or areas will be overridden. + RigidBody's linear damp. Default value: -1, cannot be less than -1. If this value is different from -1, any linear damp derived from the world or areas will be overridden. </member> <member name="linear_velocity" type="Vector3" setter="set_linear_velocity" getter="get_linear_velocity"> - The body linear velocity. Can be used sporadically, but [b]DON'T SET THIS IN EVERY FRAME[/b], because physics may run in another thread and runs at a different granularity. Use [method _integrate_forces] as your process loop for precise control of the body state. + RigidBody's linear velocity. Can be used sporadically, but [b]DON'T SET THIS IN EVERY FRAME[/b], because physics may run in another thread and runs at a different granularity. Use [method _integrate_forces] as your process loop for precise control of the body state. </member> <member name="mass" type="float" setter="set_mass" getter="get_mass"> - The body mass. + RigidBody's mass. </member> <member name="mode" type="int" setter="set_mode" getter="get_mode" enum="RigidBody.Mode"> The body mode from the MODE_* enum. Modes include: MODE_STATIC, MODE_KINEMATIC, MODE_RIGID, and MODE_CHARACTER. </member> <member name="sleeping" type="bool" setter="set_sleeping" getter="is_sleeping"> - The current 'sleeping' state of the Rigid body. + If [code]true[/code] RigidBody is sleeping and will not calculate forces until woken up by a collision or the [code]apply_impulse[/code] method. </member> <member name="weight" type="float" setter="set_weight" getter="get_weight"> - The body weight given standard earth-weight (gravity 9.8). + RigidBody's weight based on its mass and the global 3D gravity. Global values are set in "Project > Project Settings > Physics > 3d". </member> </members> <signals> @@ -437,5 +442,13 @@ <constant name="MODE_CHARACTER" value="2"> Character body. This behaves like a rigid body, but can not rotate. </constant> + <constant name="AXIS_LOCK_DISABLED" value="0"> + </constant> + <constant name="AXIS_LOCK_X" value="1"> + </constant> + <constant name="AXIS_LOCK_Y" value="2"> + </constant> + <constant name="AXIS_LOCK_Z" value="3"> + </constant> </constants> </class> |