Joint:getForce

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Returns the magnitude of the force used to satisfy the Joint's constraint during the last physics update, in newtons.

This is useful for breakable joints. Use Joint:destroy to break the joint if its force goes above a threshold.

force = Joint:getForce()

Arguments

None

Returns

NameTypeDescription
forcenumber The magnitude of the force used to satisfy the Joint's constraint.

Notes

This does not include the motor force of a SliderJoint, see SliderJoint:getMotorForce. that.

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