The Simulated property is common to all available Body TypesDefines a fixed behavior for a 2D Rigidbody. Can be Dynamic (the body moves under simulation and is affected by forces like gravity), Kinematic (the body moves under simulation, but and isn’t affected by forces like gravity) or Static (the body doesn’t move under simulation). More info
See in Glossary. Use this property to start (enabled) or stop (disabled) a RigidbodyA component that allows a GameObject to be affected by simulated gravity and other forces. More info
See in Glossary 2D and any attached ColliderAn invisible shape that is used to handle physical collisions for an object. A collider doesn’t need to be exactly the same shape as the object’s mesh - a rough approximation is often more efficient and indistinguishable in gameplay. More info
See in Glossary 2Ds and JointA physics component allowing a dynamic connection between Rigidbody components, usually allowing some degree of movement such as a hinge. More info
See in Glossary 2Ds from interacting with the 2D physics simulation. Changing this property is more memory and processor efficient than enabling or disabling individual Collider 2D and Joint 2D components.
When you enable the Simulated property, the following occurs:
When you disable the Simulated property, the following occurs:
You can stop and start individual elements of the 2D physics simulation by enabling and disabling physics related components individually on both Collider 2D and Joint 2D components. However, enabling and disabling individual elements of the physics simulations means internal GameObjectsThe fundamental object in Unity scenes, which can represent characters, props, scenery, cameras, waypoints, and more. A GameObject’s functionality is defined by the Components attached to it. More info
See in Glossary and physics-based components are constantly created and destroyed, which can cost high memory usage and processor power. Therefore, it’s more efficient to disable the physics simulation entirely rather than disabling the individual components.
Note: When you disable a Rigidbody 2D’s Simulated option, any attached Collider 2D is effectively ‘invisible’ and can’t be detected by any physics queries, such as with Physics.Raycast
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