The Physical Material determines how physical objects behave. They can be assigned to objects from an object’s Physical component.
Physical Materials on an object can be changed in the Physical Node via the Advanced Details panel of a selected object.
All Physical Materials used in a Hype can be accessed and managed from the Physical Materials menu found in the Editor Main Menu (Hamburger menu).
Tap the + plus icon to create a new Physical Material.
The small number that appears in the upper right of each material square displays how many objects in the Hype are using that material.
Tap any of the available materials to edit it in the Physical Material Editor
¶ Physical Material Editor
| Name | Give your material a name |
| Copy | Create a new Physical Material from the selected material |
| Delete | Delete the selected material by tapping the trashcan icon |
| Playtest | Playtest to see how the changes feel during gameplay without leaving the Physical Materials Editor |
¶ Basic Tab
Edit the basic settings of the Physical Material
| Density (Weight) | set how dense the material is • more density = heavier object • the actual weight of an object during gameplay will depend on it's size |
| Bounciness | set how bouncy the material is • higher value = more bouncy |
| Friction | set how much friction the material has • higher value = more friction |
| Movement Slowing | set how much resistance there is to movement • higher value = more resistance |
| Turning Slowing | set how much resistance there is to rotation • higher value = more resistance |
¶ Additional Tab
Adjust some additional physical parameters
| Gravity Multiplier | Adjust how gravity affects the material based on the global gravity set in the Ground settings |
| Movement Sleep Threshold | Adjust the sleep behaviour* of the material based on movement • Higher value = sleeps more easily |
| Turning Sleep Threshold | Adjust the sleep behaviour* of the material based on rotation • Higher value = sleeps more easily |
¶ *Physical Sleep Behaviour
When dynamic objects in a Hype are not moving they go to sleep, effectively turning off their dynamic physics properties.
This is done to help with performance of Hypes as the more active dynamic objects there are in a Hype the harder it is for your device to process.
Sleeping objects will stay asleep until they come into contact with another dynamic object or are affected by an outside force such as the Force Node.
¶ Advanced Tab
Adjust some advanced physics properties
| Rolling Friction | Increase the friction of rolling objects |
| Spinning Friction | Increase the friction of spinning objects |
| Anisotropic Friction | Adjust the friction differently based on which way an object is moving across the surface |
¶ Physical Node
Physical Materials can also be managed via the Physical Node of any object. Tap the Physical Material parameter to open the Physical Materials menu.
Tap the ? plus icon to add a new material
Tap the pencil icon to edit existing materials.
Note that editing an existing material will change that material for everything that is using it.