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bool Whether the simulation was run or not. Running the simulation during physics callbacks will always fail.
DescriptionSimulate physics in the default physics scene.
Calling Physics2D.Simulate will perform a single simulation step, simulating physics over the specified step time.
By default, All Layers are simulated, however if you specify layers then only the Rigidbody2D on those layers will be simulated. Along with this, only contacts for Collider2D on the specified layer(s) will be handled. Finally, only joints or effectors on the specified layer(s) will be handled.
You can call Physics2D.Simulate in the Editor outside of play mode, however caution is advised as this will cause the simulation to move GameObjects that have an attached Rigidbody2D component. When simulating in the Editor outside of play mode, a full simulation occurs for all physics components including Rigidbody2D, Collider2D, Joint2D and Effector2D, and contacts are generated. However, contacts are not reported via the standard script callbacks. This is a safety measure to prevent callbacks from deleting objects in the Scene, which is not an undoable operation.
NOTE: Calling Physics2D.Simulate does not cause Unity to call FixedUpdate. Unity still calls MonoBehaviour.FixedUpdate at the rate defined by Time.fixedDeltaTime whether automatic simulation is on or off, and regardless of when you call Physics2D.Simulate. Also, if you pass framerate-dependent step values (such as Time.deltaTime) to the physics engine, your simulation will be less deterministic because of the unpredictable fluctuations in framerate that can arise. To achieve more deterministic physics results, you should pass a fixed step value to Physics2D.Simulate every time you call it.
Additional resources: Physics2D.simulationMode and PhysicsScene2D.Simulate.
Here is an example of a basic simulation that implements what's being done in the automatic simulation mode.
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