physics_apply_local_force(xlocal, ylocal, xforce, yforce)
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| xlocal | The x coordinate relative to the origin where the force will be applied |
| ylocal | The y coordinate relative to the origin where the force will be applied |
| xforce | the x component of the force vector |
| yforce | the y component of the force vector |
Returns: N/A
Another way to use force in the physics world is to apply it
locally to an instance. What this means is that the strength
and direction of the force are calculated based on the origin (or
the position if it has no sprite) of the instance, without taking
into consideration the direction or rotation it may have in the
game room or physics world. It should be noted that with this
function, forces are not applied to the center of mass of the
object, but rather at a point relative to the instance and they
will not be instantly applied as they are dependant on any other
forces that are working on the object (like gravity). This
illustration demonstrates how a local force works:
As you can see, the xlocal and ylocal coordinates are calculated
based on the axis position always being considered as the
origin of the instance (0,0), so no matter where in the room the
object is, xlocal and ylocal are always going to be the same. You
then have to decide where the vector components of the force
(xforce and yforce) should be positioned relative to the
xlocal/ylocal position. The exact force is defined by the vector we
get from the components xforce/yforce in relation to those
coordinates - which simply means that the force is calculated as
the distance from xlocal/ylocal to xforce/yforce in Newtons, and
the direction is the angle that we get from xlocal/ylocal to
xforce/yforce. This may seem slightly confusing, but you just have
to look at the illustration to see how this works, and it saves you
some complicated maths!
NOTE: The physics world uses metres for all its
calculations, and the ratio of pixels per metre is defined in the
room editor or using physics_world_create.
if keyboard_check(vk_right)
{
physics_apply_local_force(-25, 0, -50, 0);
}
The code above will apply a force to the instance of 50 Newtons from left to right relative to the origin while the right arrow key is pressed.