B2.RevoluteJoint

Supported platforms: android, ios, mac, pc
Available since: Gideros 2011.6

Description

A revolute joint constrains two bodies to share a common point while they are free to rotate about the point. The relative rotation about the shared point is the joint angle. You can limit the relative rotation with a joint limit that specifies a lower and upper angle. You can use a motor to drive the relative rotation about the shared point. A maximum motor torque is provided so that infinite forces are not generated.

Examples

Revolute joint

--create empty box2d body for joint
local ground = world:createBody({})
ground:setPosition(300, 480)

local jointDef = b2.createRevoluteJointDef(body, ground, 300, 300)
local revoluteJoint = world:createJoint(jointDef)
--will not let ball spin for ever
revoluteJoint:setMaxMotorTorque(1)
revoluteJoint:enableMotor(true)

Methods b2.RevoluteJoint:enableLimit - enables or disables the joint limit b2.RevoluteJoint:enableMotor - enables or disables the joint motor b2.RevoluteJoint:getJointAngle - returns the current joint angle in radians b2.RevoluteJoint:getJointSpeed - returns the current joint angle speed in radians per second b2.RevoluteJoint:getLimits - returns the lower and upper joint limit in radians b2.RevoluteJoint:getMotorSpeed - returns the motor speed in radians per second b2.RevoluteJoint:getMotorTorque - returns the current motor torque given the inverse time step b2.RevoluteJoint:isLimitEnabled - is the joint limit enabled? b2.RevoluteJoint:isMotorEnabled - is the joint motor enabled? b2.RevoluteJoint:setLimits - sets the joint limits in radians b2.RevoluteJoint:setMaxMotorTorque - sets the maximum motor torque in N*m b2.RevoluteJoint:setMotorSpeed - sets the motor speed in radians per second

Events Constants