vehicle3d

3d · physics · 2 properties · 3D

Makes this node's body a car chassis, driven by the wheel3d children under it. Rapier casts a ray down from each wheel and pushes the chassis along a spring, which is how driving games model cars: it never jams and never tunnels.

In a scene, vehicle3d is the node key that applies it. A script reaches the same properties through node.vehicle3d.get() and node.vehicle3d.set(table).

Properties

property	type	default	description
forward_axis	float	2	Which of the chassis's own axes points forward Range 0–2.
up_axis	float	1	Which of the chassis's own axes points up: 0 for x, 1 for y, 2 for z Range 0–2.

Script functions

Methods of node.vehicle3d, the handle a node carrying this component exposes. Each is also a free function on its module, taking the node as its first argument. Every handle also has get(), set(table), has() and remove().

From physics3d:

method	what it does
vehicle_speed() -> float	How fast the chassis is going along its forward axis, in units per second.