Unity Script Reference

HingeJoint Inherits from Joint

The HingeJoint groups together 2 rigid bodies, constraining them to move like connected by a hinge.

This joint is great for, well, doors, but can also be used to model chains, etc...

The HingeJoint has a motor which can be used to make the hinge spin around the joints axis. A spring which attempts to reach for a target angle by spinning around the joints axis. And a limit which constrains the joint angle.

Variables

motor	The motor will apply a force up to a maximum force to achieve the target velocity in degrees per second.
limits	The limits of the hinge joint.
spring	The spring attempts to reach a target angle by adding spring and damping forces.
useMotor	Enables the joint's motor.
useLimits	Enables the joint's limits.
useSpring	Enables the joint's spring.
velocity	The angular velocity of the joint in degrees per second.
angle	The current angle in degrees of the joint relative to its rest position. (Read Only)

Inherited members

Inherited Variables

connectedBody	A reference to another rigidbody this joint connects to.
axis	The Direction of the axis around which the body is constrained.
anchor	The Position of the anchor around which the joints motion is constrained.
breakForce	The force that needs to be applied for this joint to break.
breakTorque	The torque that needs to be applied for this joint to break.
rigidbody	The Rigidbody attached to this GameObject (null if there is none attached).
camera	The Camera attached to this GameObject (null if there is none attached).
light	The Light attached to this GameObject (null if there is none attached).
animation	The Animation attached to this GameObject (null if there is none attached).
constantForce	The ConstantForce attached to this GameObject (null if there is none attached).
renderer	The Renderer attached to this GameObject (null if there is none attached).
audio	The AudioSource attached to this GameObject (null if there is none attached).
guiText	The GUIText attached to this GameObject (null if there is none attached).
networkView	The NetworkView attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached).
guiTexture	The GUITexture attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached).
collider	The Collider attached to this GameObject (null if there is none attached).
hingeJoint	The HingeJoint attached to this GameObject (null if there is none attached).
particleEmitter	The ParticleEmitter attached to this GameObject (null if there is none attached).
particleSystem	The ParticleSystem attached to this GameObject (null if there is none attached).
tag	The tag of this game object.
name	The name of the object.
hideFlags	Should the object be hidden, saved with the scene or modifiable by the user?

Inherited Functions

GetComponent	Returns the component of Type type if the game object has one attached, null if it doesn't.
GetComponentInChildren	Returns the component of Type type in the GameObject or any of its children using depth first search.
GetComponentsInChildren	Returns all components of Type type in the GameObject or any of its children.
GetComponents	Returns all components of Type type in the GameObject.
CompareTag	Is this game object tagged tag?
SendMessageUpwards	Calls the method named methodName on every MonoBehaviour in this game object and on every ancestor of the behaviour.
SendMessage	Calls the method named methodName on every MonoBehaviour in this game object.
BroadcastMessage	Calls the method named methodName on every MonoBehaviour in this game object or any of its children.
GetInstanceID	Returns the instance id of the object.
ToString	Returns the name of the game object.

Inherited Messages Sent

OnJointBreak

Called when a joint attached to the same game object broke.

Inherited Class Functions

operator bool
Instantiate	Clones the object original and returns the clone.
Destroy	Removes a gameobject, component or asset.
DestroyImmediate	Destroys the object obj immediately. It is strongly recommended to use Destroy instead.
FindObjectsOfType	Returns a list of all active loaded objects of Type type.
FindObjectOfType	Returns the first active loaded object of Type type.
operator ==	Compares if two objects refer to the same.
operator !=	Compares if two objects refer to a different object.
DontDestroyOnLoad	Makes the object target not be destroyed automatically when loading a new scene.