Corona sdk physics object anchor points

Question

Can you tell me how to do this, and if not help me solve this problem? Is it possible to set the new anchor points outside out of the object? I am trying to get an object to rotate around another object. They are physics objects, so I cannot do a transparency trick. Any ideas? Thanks!

Answer 1

You could put the two objects in a display group and set the group's anchor point to be at the center of your main object. The code at http://coronalabs.com/blog/2013/10/15/tutorial-anchor-points-in-graphics-2-0/ should be sufficient. See if that will do the trick for you. Note though that you will have to apply a negative rotation to the main object because you don't want it turning too. If several objects are "in orbit" around main object at different speeds then this trick won't work.