Is there a way to stop an object from moving left/right?

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#1

I have a ball that is bouncing on the screen using the physics engine. I was wondering if this is an easy way to apply a linnear force to the ball in the exact opposite direction it’s moving so that it stops moving left / right but is still free to fall down?

#2

Haven’t tried it, but what happens if you change the bodyType to static? Will it stop? If so, then change it dynamic and it should fall. Maybe? Dunno, just guessing. :slight_smile:

 Jay

#3

Sure enough that worked. Thanks for the tip, I would have never thought about that. I was taking a much harder way :smiley:

#4

Haven’t tried it, but what happens if you change the bodyType to static? Will it stop? If so, then change it dynamic and it should fall. Maybe? Dunno, just guessing. :slight_smile:

 Jay

#5

Sure enough that worked. Thanks for the tip, I would have never thought about that. I was taking a much harder way :smiley:

#6

You can also do this to set the object’s velocity to 0 so it stops but is still affected by gravity:

[lua]

object:setLinearVelocity( 0, 0 ) – (xVelocity, yVelocity)

[/lua]

#7

You can also do this to set the object’s velocity to 0 so it stops but is still affected by gravity:

[lua]

object:setLinearVelocity( 0, 0 ) – (xVelocity, yVelocity)

[/lua]