Prevent force-dragging bodies through other bodies with MatterJS

Question

I\'m using MatterJs for a physics based game and have not found a solution for the problem of preventing bodies being force-dragged by the mouse through other bodies. If you dra

Answer 1

To control collision when dragged you need to utilize collision filter and events.

Create bodies with default collision filter mask 0x0001. Add catch startdrag and enddrag events and set different body collision filter category to temporarily avoid collisions.

Matter.Events.on(mouseConstraint, 'startdrag', function(event) {
    event.body.collisionFilter.category = 0x0008; // move body to new category to avoid collision
});
Matter.Events.on(mouseConstraint, 'enddrag', function(event) {
     event.body.collisionFilter.category = 0x0001; // return body to default category to activate collision
});

window.addEventListener('load', function () {

  //Fetch our canvas
  var canvas = document.getElementById('world');

  //Setup Matter JS
  var engine = Matter.Engine.create();
  var world = engine.world;
  var render = Matter.Render.create({
                                      canvas: canvas,
                                      engine: engine,
                                      options: {
                                        width: 800,
                                        height: 800,
                                        background: 'transparent',
                                        wireframes: false,
                                        showAngleIndicator: false
                                      }
                                    });

  //Add a ball
  const size = 50;
  const stack = Matter.Composites.stack(350, 470 - 6 * size, 1, 6, 0, 0, (x, y) => {
    return Matter.Bodies.rectangle(x, y, size * 2, size, {
      collisionFilter: {
            mask: 0x0001,
      },
      slop: 0.5,
      friction: 1,
      frictionStatic: Infinity,
    });
  });

  Matter.World.add(engine.world, stack);

  //Add a floor
  var floor = Matter.Bodies.rectangle(250, 520, 500, 40, {
    isStatic: true, //An immovable object
    render: {
      visible: false
    }
  });
  Matter.World.add(world, floor);

  //Make interactive
  var mouseConstraint = Matter.MouseConstraint.create(engine, { //Create Constraint
    element: canvas,

    constraint: {
      render: {
        visible: false
      },
      stiffness: 0.8
    }
  });
  Matter.World.add(world, mouseConstraint);

  // add events to listen drag
  Matter.Events.on(mouseConstraint, 'startdrag', function (event) {
    event.body.collisionFilter.category = 0x0008; // move body to new category to avoid collision
  });
  Matter.Events.on(mouseConstraint, 'enddrag', function (event) {
    event.body.collisionFilter.category = 0x0001; // return body to default category to activate collision
  });

  //Start the engine
  Matter.Engine.run(engine);
  Matter.Render.run(render);

});