RigidDynamicBody2D¶

Inherits: PhysicsBody2D < CollisionObject2D < Node2D < CanvasItem < Node < Object

Physics Body which is moved by 2D physics simulation. Useful for objects that have gravity and can be pushed by other objects.

Description¶

This node implements simulated 2D physics. You do not control a RigidDynamicBody2D directly. Instead, you apply forces to it (gravity, impulses, etc.) and the physics simulation calculates the resulting movement based on its mass, friction, and other physical properties.

You can switch the body's behavior using lock_rotation, freeze, and freeze_mode.

Note: You should not change a RigidDynamicBody2D's position or linear_velocity every frame or even very often. If you need to directly affect the body's state, use _integrate_forces, which allows you to directly access the physics state.

Please also keep in mind that physics bodies manage their own transform which overwrites the ones you set. So any direct or indirect transformation (including scaling of the node or its parent) will be visible in the editor only, and immediately reset at runtime.

If you need to override the default physics behavior or add a transformation at runtime, you can write a custom force integration. See custom_integrator.

Tutorials¶

Properties¶

float	angular_damp	`0.0`
DampMode	angular_damp_mode	`0`
float	angular_velocity	`0.0`
bool	can_sleep	`true`
Vector2	center_of_mass	`Vector2(0, 0)`
CenterOfMassMode	center_of_mass_mode	`0`
Vector2	constant_force	`Vector2(0, 0)`
float	constant_torque	`0.0`
bool	contact_monitor	`false`
int	contacts_reported	`0`
CCDMode	continuous_cd	`0`
bool	custom_integrator	`false`
bool	freeze	`false`
FreezeMode	freeze_mode	`0`
float	gravity_scale	`1.0`
float	inertia	`0.0`
float	linear_damp	`0.0`
DampMode	linear_damp_mode	`0`
Vector2	linear_velocity	`Vector2(0, 0)`
bool	lock_rotation	`false`
float	mass	`1.0`
PhysicsMaterial	physics_material_override
bool	sleeping	`false`

Methods¶

void	_integrate_forces ( PhysicsDirectBodyState2D state ) virtual
void	add_constant_central_force ( Vector2 force )
void	add_constant_force ( Vector2 force, Vector2 position=Vector2(0, 0) )
void	add_constant_torque ( float torque )
void	apply_central_force ( Vector2 force )
void	apply_central_impulse ( Vector2 impulse=Vector2(0, 0) )
void	apply_force ( Vector2 force, Vector2 position=Vector2(0, 0) )
void	apply_impulse ( Vector2 impulse, Vector2 position=Vector2(0, 0) )
void	apply_torque ( float torque )
void	apply_torque_impulse ( float torque )
Node2D[]	get_colliding_bodies ( ) const
void	set_axis_velocity ( Vector2 axis_velocity )

Signals¶

body_entered ( Node body )

Emitted when a collision with another PhysicsBody2D or TileMap occurs. Requires contact_monitor to be set to true and contacts_reported to be set high enough to detect all the collisions. TileMaps are detected if the TileSet has Collision Shape2Ds.

body the Node, if it exists in the tree, of the other PhysicsBody2D or TileMap.

body_exited ( Node body )

Emitted when the collision with another PhysicsBody2D or TileMap ends. Requires contact_monitor to be set to true and contacts_reported to be set high enough to detect all the collisions. TileMaps are detected if the TileSet has Collision Shape2Ds.

body the Node, if it exists in the tree, of the other PhysicsBody2D or TileMap.

body_shape_entered ( RID body_rid, Node body, int body_shape_index, int local_shape_index )

Emitted when one of this RigidDynamicBody2D's Shape2Ds collides with another PhysicsBody2D or TileMap's Shape2Ds. Requires contact_monitor to be set to true and contacts_reported to be set high enough to detect all the collisions. TileMaps are detected if the TileSet has Collision Shape2Ds.

body_rid the RID of the other PhysicsBody2D or TileSet's CollisionObject2D used by the PhysicsServer2D.

body the Node, if it exists in the tree, of the other PhysicsBody2D or TileMap.

body_shape_index the index of the Shape2D of the other PhysicsBody2D or TileMap used by the PhysicsServer2D. Get the CollisionShape2D node with body.shape_owner_get_owner(body.shape_find_owner(body_shape_index)).

local_shape_index the index of the Shape2D of this RigidDynamicBody2D used by the PhysicsServer2D. Get the CollisionShape2D node with self.shape_owner_get_owner(self.shape_find_owner(local_shape_index)).

body_shape_exited ( RID body_rid, Node body, int body_shape_index, int local_shape_index )

Emitted when the collision between one of this RigidDynamicBody2D's Shape2Ds and another PhysicsBody2D or TileMap's Shape2Ds ends. Requires contact_monitor to be set to true and contacts_reported to be set high enough to detect all the collisions. TileMaps are detected if the TileSet has Collision Shape2Ds.

body_rid the RID of the other PhysicsBody2D or TileSet's CollisionObject2D used by the PhysicsServer2D.

body the Node, if it exists in the tree, of the other PhysicsBody2D or TileMap.

body_shape_index the index of the Shape2D of the other PhysicsBody2D or TileMap used by the PhysicsServer2D. Get the CollisionShape2D node with body.shape_owner_get_owner(body.shape_find_owner(body_shape_index)).

local_shape_index the index of the Shape2D of this RigidDynamicBody2D used by the PhysicsServer2D. Get the CollisionShape2D node with self.shape_owner_get_owner(self.shape_find_owner(local_shape_index)).

sleeping_state_changed ( )

Emitted when the physics engine changes the body's sleeping state.

Note: Changing the value sleeping will not trigger this signal. It is only emitted if the sleeping state is changed by the physics engine or emit_signal("sleeping_state_changed") is used.

Enumerations¶

enum FreezeMode:

FREEZE_MODE_STATIC = 0 --- Static body freeze mode (default). The body is not affected by gravity and forces. It can be only moved by user code and doesn't collide with other bodies along its path.
FREEZE_MODE_KINEMATIC = 1 --- Kinematic body freeze mode. Similar to FREEZE_MODE_STATIC, but collides with other bodies along its path when moved. Useful for a frozen body that needs to be animated.

enum CenterOfMassMode:

CENTER_OF_MASS_MODE_AUTO = 0 --- In this mode, the body's center of mass is calculated automatically based on its shapes.
CENTER_OF_MASS_MODE_CUSTOM = 1 --- In this mode, the body's center of mass is set through center_of_mass. Defaults to the body's origin position.

enum DampMode:

DAMP_MODE_COMBINE = 0 --- In this mode, the body's damping value is added to any value set in areas or the default value.
DAMP_MODE_REPLACE = 1 --- In this mode, the body's damping value replaces any value set in areas or the default value.

enum CCDMode:

CCD_MODE_DISABLED = 0 --- Continuous collision detection disabled. This is the fastest way to detect body collisions, but can miss small, fast-moving objects.
CCD_MODE_CAST_RAY = 1 --- Continuous collision detection enabled using raycasting. This is faster than shapecasting but less precise.
CCD_MODE_CAST_SHAPE = 2 --- Continuous collision detection enabled using shapecasting. This is the slowest CCD method and the most precise.

Property Descriptions¶

float angular_damp

Default	`0.0`
Setter	set_angular_damp(value)
Getter	get_angular_damp()

Damps the body's rotation. By default, the body will use the Default Angular Damp in Project > Project Settings > Physics > 2d or any value override set by an Area2D the body is in. Depending on angular_damp_mode, you can set angular_damp to be added to or to replace the body's damping value.

See ProjectSettings.physics/2d/default_angular_damp for more details about damping.

DampMode angular_damp_mode

Default	`0`
Setter	set_angular_damp_mode(value)
Getter	get_angular_damp_mode()

Defines how angular_damp is applied. See DampMode for possible values.

float angular_velocity

Default	`0.0`
Setter	set_angular_velocity(value)
Getter	get_angular_velocity()

The body's rotational velocity in radians per second.

bool can_sleep

Default	`true`
Setter	set_can_sleep(value)
Getter	is_able_to_sleep()

If true, the body can enter sleep mode when there is no movement. See sleeping.

Vector2 center_of_mass

Default	`Vector2(0, 0)`
Setter	set_center_of_mass(value)
Getter	get_center_of_mass()

The body's custom center of mass, relative to the body's origin position, when center_of_mass_mode is set to CENTER_OF_MASS_MODE_CUSTOM. This is the balanced point of the body, where applied forces only cause linear acceleration. Applying forces outside of the center of mass causes angular acceleration.

When center_of_mass_mode is set to CENTER_OF_MASS_MODE_AUTO (default value), the center of mass is automatically computed.

CenterOfMassMode center_of_mass_mode

Default	`0`
Setter	set_center_of_mass_mode(value)
Getter	get_center_of_mass_mode()

Defines the way the body's center of mass is set. See CenterOfMassMode for possible values.

Vector2 constant_force

Default	`Vector2(0, 0)`
Setter	set_constant_force(value)
Getter	get_constant_force()

The body's total constant positional forces applied during each physics update.

See add_constant_force and add_constant_central_force.

float constant_torque

Default	`0.0`
Setter	set_constant_torque(value)
Getter	get_constant_torque()

The body's total constant rotational forces applied during each physics update.

See add_constant_torque.

bool contact_monitor

Default	`false`
Setter	set_contact_monitor(value)
Getter	is_contact_monitor_enabled()

If true, the body will emit signals when it collides with another RigidDynamicBody2D. See also contacts_reported.

int contacts_reported

Default	`0`
Setter	set_max_contacts_reported(value)
Getter	get_max_contacts_reported()

The maximum number of contacts that will be recorded. Requires contact_monitor to be set to true.

Note: The number of contacts is different from the number of collisions. Collisions between parallel edges will result in two contacts (one at each end).

CCDMode continuous_cd

Default	`0`
Setter	set_continuous_collision_detection_mode(value)
Getter	get_continuous_collision_detection_mode()

Continuous collision detection mode.

Continuous collision detection tries to predict where a moving body will collide instead of moving it and correcting its movement after collision. Continuous collision detection is slower, but more precise and misses fewer collisions with small, fast-moving objects. Raycasting and shapecasting methods are available. See CCDMode for details.

bool custom_integrator

Default	`false`
Setter	set_use_custom_integrator(value)
Getter	is_using_custom_integrator()

If true, internal force integration is disabled for this body. Aside from collision response, the body will only move as determined by the _integrate_forces function.

bool freeze

Default	`false`
Setter	set_freeze_enabled(value)
Getter	is_freeze_enabled()

If true, the body is frozen. Gravity and forces are not applied anymore.

See freeze_mode to set the body's behavior when frozen.

For a body that is always frozen, use StaticBody2D or AnimatableBody2D instead.

FreezeMode freeze_mode

Default	`0`
Setter	set_freeze_mode(value)
Getter	get_freeze_mode()

The body's freeze mode. Can be used to set the body's behavior when freeze is enabled. See FreezeMode for possible values.

For a body that is always frozen, use StaticBody2D or AnimatableBody2D instead.

float gravity_scale

Default	`1.0`
Setter	set_gravity_scale(value)
Getter	get_gravity_scale()

Multiplies the gravity applied to the body. The body's gravity is calculated from the Default Gravity value in Project > Project Settings > Physics > 2d and/or any additional gravity vector applied by Area2Ds.

float inertia

Default	`0.0`
Setter	set_inertia(value)
Getter	get_inertia()

The body's moment of inertia. This is like mass, but for rotation: it determines how much torque it takes to rotate the body. The moment of inertia is usually computed automatically from the mass and the shapes, but this property allows you to set a custom value.

If set to 0, inertia is automatically computed (default value).

float linear_damp

Default	`0.0`
Setter	set_linear_damp(value)
Getter	get_linear_damp()

Damps the body's movement. By default, the body will use the Default Linear Damp in Project > Project Settings > Physics > 2d or any value override set by an Area2D the body is in. Depending on linear_damp_mode, you can set linear_damp to be added to or to replace the body's damping value.

See ProjectSettings.physics/2d/default_linear_damp for more details about damping.

DampMode linear_damp_mode

Default	`0`
Setter	set_linear_damp_mode(value)
Getter	get_linear_damp_mode()

Defines how linear_damp is applied. See DampMode for possible values.

Vector2 linear_velocity

Default	`Vector2(0, 0)`
Setter	set_linear_velocity(value)
Getter	get_linear_velocity()

The body's linear velocity in pixels per second. Can be used sporadically, but don't set this every frame, because physics may run in another thread and runs at a different granularity. Use _integrate_forces as your process loop for precise control of the body state.

bool lock_rotation

Default	`false`
Setter	set_lock_rotation_enabled(value)
Getter	is_lock_rotation_enabled()

If true, the body cannot rotate. Gravity and forces only apply linear movement.

float mass

Default	`1.0`
Setter	set_mass(value)
Getter	get_mass()

The body's mass.

PhysicsMaterial physics_material_override

Setter	set_physics_material_override(value)
Getter	get_physics_material_override()

The physics material override for the body.

If a material is assigned to this property, it will be used instead of any other physics material, such as an inherited one.

bool sleeping

Default	`false`
Setter	set_sleeping(value)
Getter	is_sleeping()

If true, the body will not move and will not calculate forces until woken up by another body through, for example, a collision, or by using the apply_impulse or apply_force methods.

Method Descriptions¶

void _integrate_forces ( PhysicsDirectBodyState2D state ) virtual

Allows you to read and safely modify the simulation state for the object. Use this instead of Node._physics_process if you need to directly change the body's position or other physics properties. By default, it works in addition to the usual physics behavior, but custom_integrator allows you to disable the default behavior and write custom force integration for a body.

void add_constant_central_force ( Vector2 force )

Adds a constant directional force without affecting rotation that keeps being applied over time until cleared with constant_force = Vector2(0, 0).

This is equivalent to using add_constant_force at the body's center of mass.

void add_constant_force ( Vector2 force, Vector2 position=Vector2(0, 0) )

Adds a constant positioned force to the body that keeps being applied over time until cleared with constant_force = Vector2(0, 0).

position is the offset from the body origin in global coordinates.

void add_constant_torque ( float torque )

Adds a constant rotational force without affecting position that keeps being applied over time until cleared with constant_torque = 0.

void apply_central_force ( Vector2 force )

Applies a directional force without affecting rotation. A force is time dependent and meant to be applied every physics update.

This is equivalent to using apply_force at the body's center of mass.

void apply_central_impulse ( Vector2 impulse=Vector2(0, 0) )

Applies a directional impulse without affecting rotation.

An impulse is time-independent! Applying an impulse every frame would result in a framerate-dependent force. For this reason, it should only be used when simulating one-time impacts (use the "_force" functions otherwise).

This is equivalent to using apply_impulse at the body's center of mass.

void apply_force ( Vector2 force, Vector2 position=Vector2(0, 0) )

Applies a positioned force to the body. A force is time dependent and meant to be applied every physics update.

position is the offset from the body origin in global coordinates.

void apply_impulse ( Vector2 impulse, Vector2 position=Vector2(0, 0) )

Applies a positioned impulse to the body.

An impulse is time-independent! Applying an impulse every frame would result in a framerate-dependent force. For this reason, it should only be used when simulating one-time impacts (use the "_force" functions otherwise).

position is the offset from the body origin in global coordinates.

void apply_torque ( float torque )

Applies a rotational force without affecting position. A force is time dependent and meant to be applied every physics update.

void apply_torque_impulse ( float torque )

Applies a rotational impulse to the body without affecting the position.

An impulse is time-independent! Applying an impulse every frame would result in a framerate-dependent force. For this reason, it should only be used when simulating one-time impacts (use the "_force" functions otherwise).

Node2D[] get_colliding_bodies ( ) const

Returns a list of the bodies colliding with this one. Requires contact_monitor to be set to true and contacts_reported to be set high enough to detect all the collisions.

Note: The result of this test is not immediate after moving objects. For performance, list of collisions is updated once per frame and before the physics step. Consider using signals instead.

void set_axis_velocity ( Vector2 axis_velocity )

Sets the body's velocity on the given axis. The velocity in the given vector axis will be set as the given vector length. This is useful for jumping behavior.