Hello,

I am trying to make it where multiple boxes fall down in a physics simulation. I'm using SFML 2 and Box2D. I managed to get most of it down. However when I run the program, the box just stays up in the air, it doesen't do anything. Any help as to why? Note: That I only have posted the code that I think needs to be looked at. I can post more if it is needed.

sf::RectangleShape box3;

b2PolygonShape dynamicBox3;
b2FixtureDef fixtureDef3;
//set up initial variables
vector <b2FixtureDef> fixtures;
vector <b2Body*> bodies;
vector <sf::RectangleShape> shapes;

box3.setPosition(sf::Vector2f(100, 5));
	box3.setSize(sf::Vector2f(30, 30));
	box3.setFillColor(sf::Color(0, 0, 255));

	shapes.push_back(box3);

bodyDef3.type = b2_dynamicBody;
	ballVec3.Set(30, 30);
	bodyDef3.angularVelocity = 0.0f;
	bodyDef3.linearVelocity = ballVec3;

bodyDef3.position.Set(50, 0);
	bodyDef3.awake = true;
	Body3 = World->CreateBody(&bodyDef3);

dynamicBox3.SetAsBox(10.0f, 10.0f);

fixtureDef3.shape = &dynamicBox3;
	fixtureDef3.density = 2.0f;
	fixtureDef3.friction = 2.0f;
	fixtureDef3.restitution = .05f;

	Body3->CreateFixture(&fixtureDef3);

	fixtures.push_back(fixtureDef3);

	bodies.push_back(Body3);

//update section
	for (int i = 0; i < bodies.size(); i++)
	{
		b2Vec2 pos3 = bodies[i]->GetPosition();
		float angle3 = bodies[i]->GetAngle();

		box3.setPosition(pos3.x, pos3.y);
		box3.setRotation(angle3);
	}

//Drawing section
for (vector<sf::RectangleShape>::iterator it = shapes.begin(); it != shapes.end(); it++)
	{
		GameWin.draw(*it);
	}

OK I managed to get it to move, but now it just falls to the ground after a couple of bounces.

for (vector<sf::RectangleShape>::iterator it = shapes.begin(); it != shapes.end(); it++)
	{
		GameWin.draw(*it = box3);
	}

This code actually makes it move. Ok by changing some values I got it to be more active. However I had wanted it to make multiple blocks, right now it only draws one block.

The code inside the for loop is supposed to iterate through the bodies. The draw rectangle code for loop is to iterate through the rectangle shapes of course.

The code inside the for loop is supposed to iterate through the bodies.

*it = box3

it* = box3;

I wrote that, because that is the only way it would draw the graphics on the screen. I'm sure there's a better way to do it, but it was a simple solution. I'm actually looking at other code, similar to what I wanna do and I can see what I was doing wrong, so I am working on fixing that.

it* = box3;

I wrote that, because that is the only way it would draw the graphics on the screen. I'm sure there's a better way to do it, but it was a simple solution. I'm actually looking at other code, similar to what I wanna do and I can see what I was doing wrong, so I am working on fixing that.

What you're doing here is equivalent to having a thousand customer records and you copy john doe's record over all of them.

Typical programmer steps would be to verify that each part of the code is working with your debugger. Is the container actually filled with the right things? Are you iterating over it correctly? Is the information pulled from the container actually being used correctly by your later code?