But first, as my understanding has it, one must create a fixture with physics_create_fixture(), modify it's properties to your needs, and then bind it to the object. Now your object can be moved around with physics_apply_force(), etc. functions.
I understand that much, but as I've tried to get deeper into manipulating the objects, I am struggling to understand how to control them with any real accuracy or fine control.
For instance, if I have a moving object, and I want to stop this object, I would think I must apply a force/impulse equal to the opposite of it's velocity. As far as I can see, I don't see any way to even view the properties contained within an object's fixture. Is this possible? Can I remove an object's fixture, and thus stop simulating it (or is there any capability to otherwise edit fixtures after being bound to an object)?
I haven't used any physics engines before (with the exception of NVidia's PhysX included with Unity, which easily exposes much of the functionality I asked about), so I can't say I know whether these things are already available to me, or if they need to be included in future updates, or if this is all of the physics support we will be getting. So I guess my question boils down to, what about all that stuff?
