I wanted to mess around with the body objects, but its annoying having to edit the force, max force and other things when I don't know what it really does to the brick. Any suggestions or help? I don't know if this fits in the category of scripting but worth a try :l.
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Is there a way to extract a part's weight?
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mass = part:GetMass()
weight = mass*196.2
To explain further, 196.2 is Roblox's gravity. In physics, the weight of an object is equal to its mass times gravity.
Example: To make a object completely weightless, create a BodyForce inside it like this:
Instance.new("BodyForce",part).force = Vector3.new(0, part:GetMass()*196.2, 0)
In BodyPositions, the MaxForce is the maximum allowed force Roblox is allowed to apply to the object. For example, if you want to move an object somewhere upward with a BodyPosition, the MaxForce on the y axis would need to be greater than the object's weight.
If you've taken physics, you'll also know that Force = Mass * Acceleration. If you want to accelerate an object with a mass of 8 sideways at 2 studs/s^2, you would need to apply a sideways force of 16.
I hope this helped you understand exactly what forces do to parts.
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I never took physics in high school, so all this is new too me but THANK YOU so much.