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Navigation2D
============

**Inherits:** :ref:`Node2D<class_Node2D>` **<** :ref:`CanvasItem<class_CanvasItem>` **<** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

2D navigation and pathfinding node.

Description
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Navigation2D provides navigation and pathfinding within a 2D area, specified as a collection of :ref:`NavigationPolygon<class_NavigationPolygon>` resources. By default, these are automatically collected from child :ref:`NavigationPolygonInstance<class_NavigationPolygonInstance>` nodes, but they can also be added on the fly with :ref:`navpoly_add<class_Navigation2D_method_navpoly_add>`.

**Note:** The current navigation system has many known issues and will not always return optimal paths as expected. These issues will be fixed in Godot 4.0.

Tutorials
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- `2D Navigation Demo <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/117>`__

Methods
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| :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>`                   | :ref:`get_closest_point<class_Navigation2D_method_get_closest_point>` **(** :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` to_point **)**                                                                                          |
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| :ref:`Object<class_Object>`                     | :ref:`get_closest_point_owner<class_Navigation2D_method_get_closest_point_owner>` **(** :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` to_point **)**                                                                              |
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| :ref:`PoolVector2Array<class_PoolVector2Array>` | :ref:`get_simple_path<class_Navigation2D_method_get_simple_path>` **(** :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` start, :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` end, :ref:`bool<class_bool>` optimize=true **)**                       |
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| :ref:`int<class_int>`                           | :ref:`navpoly_add<class_Navigation2D_method_navpoly_add>` **(** :ref:`NavigationPolygon<class_NavigationPolygon>` mesh, :ref:`Transform2D<class_Transform2D>` xform, :ref:`Object<class_Object>` owner=null **)** |
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| void                                            | :ref:`navpoly_remove<class_Navigation2D_method_navpoly_remove>` **(** :ref:`int<class_int>` id **)**                                                                                                              |
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| void                                            | :ref:`navpoly_set_transform<class_Navigation2D_method_navpoly_set_transform>` **(** :ref:`int<class_int>` id, :ref:`Transform2D<class_Transform2D>` xform **)**                                                   |
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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_Navigation2D_method_get_closest_point:

- :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` **get_closest_point** **(** :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` to_point **)**

Returns the navigation point closest to the point given. Points are in local coordinate space.

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.. _class_Navigation2D_method_get_closest_point_owner:

- :ref:`Object<class_Object>` **get_closest_point_owner** **(** :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` to_point **)**

Returns the owner of the :ref:`NavigationPolygon<class_NavigationPolygon>` which contains the navigation point closest to the point given. This is usually a :ref:`NavigationPolygonInstance<class_NavigationPolygonInstance>`. For polygons added via :ref:`navpoly_add<class_Navigation2D_method_navpoly_add>`, returns the owner that was given (or ``null`` if the ``owner`` parameter was omitted).

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.. _class_Navigation2D_method_get_simple_path:

- :ref:`PoolVector2Array<class_PoolVector2Array>` **get_simple_path** **(** :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` start, :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` end, :ref:`bool<class_bool>` optimize=true **)**

Returns the path between two given points. Points are in local coordinate space. If ``optimize`` is ``true`` (the default), the path is smoothed by merging path segments where possible.

**Note:** This method has known issues and will often return non-optimal paths. These issues will be fixed in Godot 4.0.

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.. _class_Navigation2D_method_navpoly_add:

- :ref:`int<class_int>` **navpoly_add** **(** :ref:`NavigationPolygon<class_NavigationPolygon>` mesh, :ref:`Transform2D<class_Transform2D>` xform, :ref:`Object<class_Object>` owner=null **)**

Adds a :ref:`NavigationPolygon<class_NavigationPolygon>`. Returns an ID for use with :ref:`navpoly_remove<class_Navigation2D_method_navpoly_remove>` or :ref:`navpoly_set_transform<class_Navigation2D_method_navpoly_set_transform>`. If given, a :ref:`Transform2D<class_Transform2D>` is applied to the polygon. The optional ``owner`` is used as return value for :ref:`get_closest_point_owner<class_Navigation2D_method_get_closest_point_owner>`.

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.. _class_Navigation2D_method_navpoly_remove:

- void **navpoly_remove** **(** :ref:`int<class_int>` id **)**

Removes the :ref:`NavigationPolygon<class_NavigationPolygon>` with the given ID.

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.. _class_Navigation2D_method_navpoly_set_transform:

- void **navpoly_set_transform** **(** :ref:`int<class_int>` id, :ref:`Transform2D<class_Transform2D>` xform **)**

Sets the transform applied to the :ref:`NavigationPolygon<class_NavigationPolygon>` with the given ID.

.. |virtual| replace:: :abbr:`virtual (This method should typically be overridden by the user to have any effect.)`
.. |const| replace:: :abbr:`const (This method has no side effects. It doesn't modify any of the instance's member variables.)`
.. |vararg| replace:: :abbr:`vararg (This method accepts any number of arguments after the ones described here.)`