Hitting Physics Body With Current Touch

Codea Craft
1

Hey everyone. I wrote this demo code to better demonstrate my challenge. I’m trying to “hit” a physics body with my finger. Not slide it by dragging it. So ideally it would simulate a tennis racquet hitting a ball. The code is simply a container where you could hit the ball using the drawBody function pulled from Codea. Thanks!

function setup()
    supportedOrientations(PORTRAIT)
    j = physics.body(CIRCLE,WIDTH/20)
    j.type = DYNAMIC
    j.x = WIDTH/2
    j.y = HEIGHT/2
    left = physics.body(EDGE,vec2(0,HEIGHT),vec2(0,0))
    left.type = STATIC
    center = physics.body(EDGE,vec2(0,0),vec2(WIDTH,0))
    center.type = STATIC
    right = physics.body(EDGE,vec2(WIDTH,0),vec2(WIDTH,HEIGHT))
    right.type = STATIC
end

function draw()
    background(0, 0, 0, 255)
    drawBody(left)
    drawBody(center)
    drawBody(right)
    drawBody(j)
end

function drawBody(body)
    pushStyle()
    pushMatrix()
        stroke(255, 255, 255, 255)
        strokeWidth(3.0)
        translate(body.x, body.y)
        if body.shapeType == POLYGON then
            local points = body.points
            for j = 1,#points do
                a = points[j]
                b = points[(j % #points)+1]
                line(a.x, a.y, b.x, b.y)
            end
        elseif body.shapeType == CHAIN or body.shapeType == EDGE then
            local points = body.points
            for j = 1,#points-1 do
                a = points[j]
                b = points[j+1]
                line(a.x, a.y, b.x, b.y)
            end
        elseif body.shapeType == CIRCLE then
            fill(255, 255, 255, 255)
            ellipse(0,0,body.radius*2)
        end
    popMatrix()
    popStyle()
end
2

@bhob12 Here’s your code where I added a tennis recquet that you move with your finger. You can move the racquet by sliding your finger around the screen, or by flicking your finger in the direction you want the racquet to move. You’ll have to adjust the linearVelocity statement or the j.restitution value for your needs.

displayMode(FULLSCREEN)

function setup()
    supportedOrientations(PORTRAIT)
    j = physics.body(CIRCLE,20)
    j.type = DYNAMIC
    j.x = WIDTH/2
    j.y = HEIGHT/2
    j.restitution=.8
    left = physics.body(EDGE,vec2(0,HEIGHT),vec2(0,0))
    left.type = STATIC
    center = physics.body(EDGE,vec2(0,0),vec2(WIDTH,0))
    center.type = STATIC
    right = physics.body(EDGE,vec2(WIDTH,0),vec2(WIDTH,HEIGHT))
    right.type = STATIC

    m=physics.body(EDGE,vec2(0,0),vec2(100,0))
    m.x=WIDTH/2
    m.y=200
    m.type=KINEMATIC
end

function draw()
    background(0, 0, 0, 255)
    drawBody(left)
    drawBody(center)
    drawBody(right)
    drawBody(j)

    stroke(255)
    strokeWidth(5)
    line(m.x,m.y,m.x+100,m.y)
end

function drawBody(body)
    pushStyle()
    pushMatrix()
        stroke(255, 255, 255, 255)
        strokeWidth(3.0)
        translate(body.x, body.y)
        if body.shapeType == POLYGON then
            local points = body.points
            for j = 1,#points do
                a = points[j]
                b = points[(j % #points)+1]
                line(a.x, a.y, b.x, b.y)
            end
        elseif body.shapeType == CHAIN or body.shapeType == EDGE then
            local points = body.points
            for j = 1,#points-1 do
                a = points[j]
                b = points[j+1]
                line(a.x, a.y, b.x, b.y)
            end
        elseif body.shapeType == CIRCLE then
            fill(255, 255, 255, 255)
            ellipse(0,0,body.radius*2)
        end
    popMatrix()
    popStyle()
end

function touched(t)
    if t.state==MOVING then
        m.linearVelocity=vec2(t.deltaX*50,t.deltaY*50)
    end    
end