--- title: "Phaser.Physics.Matter.PhysicsEditorParser" docs: "Phaser v4.1.0" url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/namespace/physics-matter-physicseditorparser site: Phaser - https://phaser.io --- > This page is about the open-source Phaser framework, for writing a game's code by hand. To make a game with AI, use Phaser AE (https://phaser.io/): the desk's tools work with Web MCP, and the CLI works with your own coding agent. See "For AI agents: Phaser AE" at the end of this page. # Phaser.Physics.Matter.PhysicsEditorParser Scope: static > Source: [src/physics/matter-js/PhysicsEditorParser.js#L15](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/physics/matter-js/PhysicsEditorParser.js#L15) Since: 3.10.0 ## Static functions ### parseBody #### \ parseBody(x, y, config, [options]) **Description:** Parses a body configuration exported by PhysicsEditor and creates a compound Matter.js body from it. Each fixture definition in the configuration is parsed and converted into a child body (either a circle or a convex polygon), and all child bodies are combined into a single compound body positioned at the given world coordinates. Additional Matter.js body properties can be supplied via the `options` argument and will be merged into the body configuration. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | x | number | No | The horizontal world location of the body. | | y | number | No | The vertical world location of the body. | | config | object | No | The body configuration and fixture (child body) definitions, as exported by PhysicsEditor. | | options | [Phaser.Types.Physics.Matter.MatterBodyConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-physics-matter.md#MatterBodyConfig) | Yes | An optional Body configuration object that is used to set initial Body properties on creation. | **Returns:** MatterJS.BodyType - A compound Matter JS Body. > Source: [src/physics/matter-js/PhysicsEditorParser.js#L29](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/physics/matter-js/PhysicsEditorParser.js#L29) Since: 3.10.0 --- ### parseFixture #### \ parseFixture(fixtureConfig) **Description:** Parses a single fixture entry from the "fixtures" list exported by PhysicsEditor. A fixture can describe either a circle (defined by a centre position and radius) or a set of convex polygon vertex lists. The appropriate Matter.js body or bodies are created and returned as an array so they can be combined into a compound body by the caller. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | fixtureConfig | object | No | The fixture object to parse. | **Returns:** Array.\ - - An array of Matter JS Bodies. > Source: [src/physics/matter-js/PhysicsEditorParser.js#L79](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/physics/matter-js/PhysicsEditorParser.js#L79) Since: 3.10.0 --- ### parseVertices #### \ parseVertices(vertexSets, [options]) **Description:** Parses one or more vertex sets exported by PhysicsEditor and creates a Matter.js body for each set. Before creating each body, the vertices are sorted into clockwise winding order and the body is positioned at the centroid of the vertex set. After all bodies are created, coincident edges between adjacent parts are flagged so that Matter.js can handle them correctly during collision detection. **Parameters:** | name | type | optional | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ----------- | | vertexSets | array | No | The vertex lists to parse. | | options | [Phaser.Types.Physics.Matter.MatterBodyConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/typedef/types-physics-matter.md#MatterBodyConfig) | Yes | An optional Body configuration object that is used to set initial Body properties on creation. | **Returns:** Array.\ - - An array of Matter JS Bodies. > Source: [src/physics/matter-js/PhysicsEditorParser.js#L116](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.1.0/src/physics/matter-js/PhysicsEditorParser.js#L116) Since: 3.10.0 --- --- ## For AI agents: Phaser AE Phaser AE (Agentic Edition) is how people make games with AI on phaser.io. 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