physics_joint_distance_create

Create a straight line joint connecting two instances, both of which have had fixtures defined and assigned to them.

Syntax:

physics_joint_distance_create(inst1, inst2, w_anchor1_x, w_anchor1_y, w_anchor2_x, w_anchor2_y, col)


Argument Description
inst1 The first instance to connect with the joint
inst2 The second instance to connect with the joint
w_anchor1_x The first x coordinate for the joint, within the game world
w_anchor1_y The first y coordinate for the joint, within the game world
w_anchor2_x The second x coordinate for the joint, within the game world
w_anchor2_y the second y coordinate for the joint, within the game world
col Whether the two instances can collide (true) or not (false)


Returns: Index of the joint


Description

One of the simplest joint is a distance joint which says that the distance between two points on two instances must be constant. When you specify a distance joint the two instances should already be created and have a fixture assigned, then you define the two anchor points in room coordinates. The first anchor point is connected to instance 1, the second anchor point is connected to instance 2 and the distance between these points imply the length of the distance constrain. The image below shows how this works:

As you can see, the anchor points are specified as room coordinates so care must be taken when defining them, especially if the instances are being created at the same time as the joints rather than being placed in the room through the room editor. You should also realise that the joints are created independently of the size of the sprite of the instances or the fixtures they have attached. So, if you create a distance joint somewhere other than the origin of the instance, it is still valid and will constrain the two instances relative to the position at which it was created. If you set the "col" value to true then the two instances can interact and collide with each other but only if they have collision events, however if it is set to false, they will not collide no matter what.


Example:

var mainFixture, o_id;
mainFixture = physics_fixture_create();
physics_fixture_set_circle_shape(mainFixture, sprite_get_width(sprite_index) / 2);
o_id=instance_create(x+300, y, obj_Rudder);
physics_fixture_bind(mainFixture, id);
physics_fixture_bind(mainFixture, o_id);
physics_joint_distance_create(id, o_id, x + 50, y, o_id.x - 50, o_id.y, 0);
physics_fixture_delete(mainFixture);

The above code creates and defines a new fixture and then creates an instance of "obj_Rudder". The fixture is then assigned to the instance that is running the code as well as the newly created one and a joint is created between them. Finally the fixture is deleted as it is no longer needed.


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