pandemonium_engine/doc/classes/ShapeCast.xml

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<class name="ShapeCast" inherits="Spatial" version="3.7">
	<brief_description>
		Node for physics collision sweep and immediate overlap queries. Similar to the [RayCast] node.
	</brief_description>
	<description>
		Shape casting allows to detect collision objects by sweeping the [member shape] along the cast direction determined by [member target_position] (useful for things like beam weapons).
		Immediate collision overlaps can be done with the [member target_position] set to [code]Vector3(0, 0, 0)[/code] and by calling [method force_shapecast_update] within the same [b]physics_frame[/b]. This also helps to overcome some limitations of [Area] when used as a continuous detection area, often requiring waiting a couple of frames before collision information is available to [Area] nodes, and when using the signals creates unnecessary complexity.
		The node can detect multiple collision objects, but it's usually used to detect the first collision.
		[b]Note:[/b] Shape casting is more computationally expensive compared to ray casting.
	</description>
	<tutorials>
	</tutorials>
	<methods>
		<method name="add_exception">
			<return type="void" />
			<argument index="0" name="node" type="Object" />
			<description>
				Adds a collision exception so the shape does not report collisions with the specified [CollisionObject] node.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="add_exception_rid">
			<return type="void" />
			<argument index="0" name="rid" type="RID" />
			<description>
				Adds a collision exception so the shape does not report collisions with the specified [RID].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="clear_exceptions">
			<return type="void" />
			<description>
				Removes all collision exceptions for this [ShapeCast].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="force_shapecast_update">
			<return type="void" />
			<description>
				Updates the collision information for the shape. Use this method to update the collision information immediately instead of waiting for the next [code]_physics_process[/code] call, for example if the shape or its parent has changed state.
				[b]Note:[/b] [code]enabled[/code] is not required for this to work.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_closest_collision_safe_fraction" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="float" />
			<description>
				The fraction from the [ShapeCast]'s origin to its [member target_position] (between 0 and 1) of how far the shape can move without triggering a collision.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_closest_collision_unsafe_fraction" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="float" />
			<description>
				The fraction from the [ShapeCast]'s origin to its [member target_position] (between 0 and 1) of how far the shape must move to trigger a collision.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_collider" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Object" />
			<argument index="0" name="index" type="int" />
			<description>
				Returns the collided [Object] of one of the multiple collisions at [code]index[/code], or [code]null[/code] if no object is intersecting the shape (i.e. [method is_colliding] returns [code]false[/code]).
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_collider_shape" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="int" />
			<argument index="0" name="index" type="int" />
			<description>
				Returns the shape ID of the colliding shape of one of the multiple collisions at [code]index[/code], or [code]0[/code] if no object is intersecting the shape (i.e. [method is_colliding] returns [code]false[/code]).
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_collision_count" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="int" />
			<description>
				The number of collisions detected at the point of impact. Use this to iterate over multiple collisions as provided by [method get_collider], [method get_collider_shape], [method get_collision_point], and [method get_collision_normal] methods.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_collision_mask_value" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="bool" />
			<argument index="0" name="layer_number" type="int" />
			<description>
				Returns whether or not the specified layer of the [member collision_mask] is enabled, given a [code]layer_number[/code] between 1 and 32.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_collision_normal" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Vector3" />
			<argument index="0" name="index" type="int" />
			<description>
				Returns the normal of one of the multiple collisions at [code]index[/code] of the intersecting object.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_collision_point" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Vector3" />
			<argument index="0" name="index" type="int" />
			<description>
				Returns the collision point of one of the multiple collisions at [code]index[/code] where the shape intersects the colliding object.
				[b]Note:[/b] this point is in the [b]global[/b] coordinate system.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="is_colliding" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="bool" />
			<description>
				Returns whether any object is intersecting with the shape's vector (considering the vector length).
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="remove_exception">
			<return type="void" />
			<argument index="0" name="node" type="Object" />
			<description>
				Removes a collision exception so the shape does report collisions with the specified [CollisionObject] node.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="remove_exception_rid">
			<return type="void" />
			<argument index="0" name="rid" type="RID" />
			<description>
				Removes a collision exception so the shape does report collisions with the specified [RID].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="resource_changed">
			<return type="void" />
			<argument index="0" name="resource" type="Resource" />
			<description>
				This method is used internally to update the debug gizmo in the editor. Any code placed in this function will be called whenever the [member shape] resource is modified.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_collision_mask_value">
			<return type="void" />
			<argument index="0" name="layer_number" type="int" />
			<argument index="1" name="value" type="bool" />
			<description>
				Based on [code]value[/code], enables or disables the specified layer in the [member collision_mask], given a [code]layer_number[/code] between 1 and 32.
			</description>
		</method>
	</methods>
	<members>
		<member name="collide_with_areas" type="bool" setter="set_collide_with_areas" getter="is_collide_with_areas_enabled" default="false">
			If [code]true[/code], collision with [Area]s will be reported.
		</member>
		<member name="collide_with_bodies" type="bool" setter="set_collide_with_bodies" getter="is_collide_with_bodies_enabled" default="true">
			If [code]true[/code], collision with [PhysicsBody]s will be reported.
		</member>
		<member name="collision_mask" type="int" setter="set_collision_mask" getter="get_collision_mask" default="1">
			The shape's collision mask. Only objects in at least one collision layer enabled in the mask will be detected. See [url=$DOCS_URL/tutorials/physics/physics_introduction.html#collision-layers-and-masks]Collision layers and masks[/url] in the documentation for more information.
		</member>
		<member name="collision_result" type="Array" setter="" getter="_get_collision_result">
			Returns the complete collision information from the collision sweep. The data returned is the same as in the [method PhysicsDirectSpaceState.get_rest_info] method.
		</member>
		<member name="debug_shape_custom_color" type="Color" setter="set_debug_shape_custom_color" getter="get_debug_shape_custom_color" default="Color( 0, 0, 0, 1 )">
			The custom color to use to draw the shape in the editor and at run-time if [b]Visible Collision Shapes[/b] is enabled in the [b]Debug[/b] menu. This color will be highlighted at run-time if the [ShapeCast] is colliding with something.
			If set to [code]Color(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)[/code] (by default), the color set in [member ProjectSettings.debug/shapes/collision/shape_color] is used.
		</member>
		<member name="enabled" type="bool" setter="set_enabled" getter="is_enabled" default="true">
			If [code]true[/code], collisions will be reported.
		</member>
		<member name="exclude_parent" type="bool" setter="set_exclude_parent_body" getter="get_exclude_parent_body" default="true">
			If [code]true[/code], the parent node will be excluded from collision detection.
		</member>
		<member name="margin" type="float" setter="set_margin" getter="get_margin" default="0.0">
			The collision margin for the shape. A larger margin helps detecting collisions more consistently, at the cost of precision.
		</member>
		<member name="max_results" type="int" setter="set_max_results" getter="get_max_results" default="32">
			The number of intersections can be limited with this parameter, to reduce the processing time.
		</member>
		<member name="shape" type="Shape" setter="set_shape" getter="get_shape">
			The [Shape] to be used for collision queries.
		</member>
		<member name="target_position" type="Vector3" setter="set_target_position" getter="get_target_position" default="Vector3( 0, -1, 0 )">
			The shape's destination point, relative to this node's [code]position[/code].
		</member>
	</members>
	<constants>
	</constants>
</class>