Cutting/Slicing an object while maintaining physic

I'm relatively new here so I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the other users for the great tutorials and "How do I...".

This topic has been brought up a couple of times before, but I just had to confirm it myself. Is it possible for an object to be sliced in half and maintain it's physics behaviors, like become 2 separate polygons (think fruit ninja). and if not available will it become available and can it be done via a plugin?

All help appreciated !   <img src="smileys/smiley1.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

The graphical aspect could be done in R0J0's Canvas Plugin , But the plugin himself doesn't support Physics

Or you could have 2 different sprites pinned to each other, and then whatever happens to break them apart just unpins them.

Hmm. I would suggest looking into internal graphics work. Canvas plugin obviously also a way to copy and inject/paste the graphics. Also have a empty sprite with physics.

What you would need to do.

1. Create Physics Sprite

2. Paint physics sprite with image

3. On Cut Condition

• determine angle of cut and point of cut
• create two physics sprites based on the larger size.
• paint two new sprites with by copying the 2 sections(includes the overlap angel.
• use some trig to determine which part of the 2 new sprites need to be set to transparent. Looking up some canvas features. something like fillpath might work.

4. show 2 new sprites and remove old sprite

Now here is the thing. I haven't done anything like this, but I know plugins like canvas give you the ability to alter the image base. This is a requirement and only way to do it. good luck.

Here is a sample image of what I think you want to do.

docs.google.com/drawings/d/1X5Ai_mFPNjT1bDcLquGqTmU6wnmG9q5Y18YFfuHmANI/edit

This way you can make the graphics changes nessisary and then cut them into to new sprites. Good luck :)

Thnx for the help jayderyu, I'll give it a whirl! :D

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That wouldn't work because the collision polygon isn't affected by the canvas plugin and physics would work ...

Conclusion , You can try it but you will only waste your time ...

Source : R0j0hound response on a similar post ...

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Only if you do the physics by yourself ... That would be possible !