lovr.physics

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The lovr.physics module simulates 3D rigid body physics.

World

A World holds all of the objects in a physics simulation. Use methods like World:newBoxCollider to add objects to the world. Call World:update each frame to advance the physics simulation and calculate new positions for all the colliders.

lovr.physics.newWorld

Create a new World.

Colliders

A Collider is a single "object" in the physics world. A Collider has zero or more Shape objects attached to it, which determine its collision shape. Colliders can be connected together with Joint objects.

World:newCollider	Add a Collider to the World.
World:newBoxCollider	Add a Collider with a BoxShape to the World.
World:newSphereCollider	Add a Collider with a SphereShape to the World.
World:newCapsuleCollider	Add a Collider with a CapsuleShape to the World.
World:newCylinderCollider	Add a Collider with a CylinderShape to the World.
World:newConvexCollider	Add a Collider with a ConvexShape to the World.
World:newMeshCollider	Add a Collider with a MeshShape to the World.
World:newTerrainCollider	Add a Collider with a TerrainShape to the World.

Shapes

Shapes define the collision shape of a collider. Normally it isn't necessary to create shapes manually, instead convenience methods like World:newSphereCollider will create a collider with a shape attached.

lovr.physics.newBoxShape	Create a new BoxShape.
lovr.physics.newSphereShape	Create a new SphereShape.
lovr.physics.newCapsuleShape	Create a new CapsuleShape.
lovr.physics.newCylinderShape	Create a new CylinderShape.
lovr.physics.newConvexShape	Create a new ConvexShape.
lovr.physics.newMeshShape	Create a new MeshShape.
lovr.physics.newTerrainShape	Create a new TerrainShape.

Joints

Joints connect colliders together and constrain their movement in various ways.

lovr.physics.newWeldJoint	Create a new WeldJoint.
lovr.physics.newBallJoint	Create a new BallJoint.
lovr.physics.newConeJoint	Create a new ConeJoint.
lovr.physics.newDistanceJoint	Create a new DistanceJoint.
lovr.physics.newHingeJoint	Create a new HingeJoint.
lovr.physics.newSliderJoint	Create a new SliderJoint.