Kinematic actors are special dynamic actors that are not influenced by forces (such as gravity), and have no momentum. They are considered to have infinite mass and can be moved around the world using the setKinematicTarget() method. They will push regular dynamic actors out of the way. Kinematics will not collide with static or other kinematic objects.

Kinematic actors are great for moving platforms or characters, where direct motion control is desired.

You can not connect Reduced joints to kinematic actors. Lagrange joints work ok if the platform is moving with a relatively low, uniform velocity.

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PxRigidDynamic.setKinematicTarget() Enable kinematic mode for the body.