---
title: "Arcade physics body properties"
docs: "Phaser Editor v4"
url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/phaser-editor/v4/scene-editor/arcade-physics/arcade-physics-properties
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.

# Arcade physics body properties

When you select an object, the Inspector view shows the editors for editing the Arcade body of the object.

The properties are grouped by sections:


## Arcade Physics Body section

It allows changing the type of body to [dynamic](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md) or [static](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-staticbody.md). And set the [enable flag](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#enable):

![Arcade Physics Body section.](https://cdn.phaser.io/editor-docs/arcade-physics-body-properties-20221006.webp)


## Arcade Physics Body Geometry section

This section contains the properties for setting the offset & size of the body. You can select the body’s shape in the **Geometry** parameter. If the body is rectangular, you can change its [Size](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#setSize). If the body is circular, you can change its [Radius](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#setCircle). In both cases, you can change the [Offset](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#setOffset).

![Arcade Physics Body Geometry section.](https://cdn.phaser.io/editor-docs/arcade-physics-body-geometry-properties-20221006.webp)

Another way of changing the body’s offset and size is activating the [Arcade Physics Body Tool](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/phaser-editor/v4/scene-editor/manipulation-tools.md#arcade-physics-body-tool).

Also, in the scene context menu, in the **Arcade Physics**, there are the options **Center Body** and **Resize Body To Object Size**. Those commands are also available in the three-dots menu of the properties section:

![Arcade Physics Body Geometry section's menu.](https://cdn.phaser.io/editor-docs/arcade-physics-body-geaometry-properties-menu-20221006.webp)

The **Center Arcade Body** commands places the body at the center of the object. The **Resize Body To Object Size** command centers the body and resizes it to fill the whole object. If the body is circular, it changes the radius to fill the object’s width.


## Arcade Physics Body Movement section

This sections contains all body’s properties related to the movement:

* [Move](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#moves)
* [Velocity](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#velocity)
* [Max Velocity](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#maxVelocity)
* [Max Speed](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#maxSpeed)
* [Allow Gravity](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#allowGravity)
* [Gravity](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#gravity)
* [Acceleration](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#acceleration)
* [Use Damping](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#useDamping)
* [Allow Drag](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#allowDrag)
* [Drag](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#drag)
* [Allow Rotation](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#allowRotation)
* [Angular Velocity](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#angularVelocity)
* [Angular Acceleration](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#angularAcceleration)
* [Angular Drag](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#angularDrag)
* [Max Angular](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#maxAngular)

![Arcade Physics Body Movement section.](https://cdn.phaser.io/editor-docs/arcade-physics-body-movement-properties-20221006.webp)


## Arcade Physics Body Collision section

This section contains the body’s properties related to collision:

* [Pushable](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#pushable)
* [Immovable](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#immovable)
* [Mass](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#mass)
* [Bounce](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#bounce)
* [Friction](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#friction)
* [Overlap](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#overlapX)
* [OverlapR](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#overlapR)
* [Collide World Bounds](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#collideWorldBounds)
* [On World Bounds](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#onWorldBounds)
* [Check Collision](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/class/physics-arcade-body.md#checkCollision)

![Arcade Physics Body Collision properties.](https://cdn.phaser.io/editor-docs/arcade-physics-body-collision-properties-20231205.webp)

---

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