<function name="PhysicsInit" parent="Entity" type="classfunc"> <description> Initializes the [physics object](/gmod/Entity/GetPhysicsObject) of the entity using its current [model](/gmod/Entity/GetModel). Deletes the previous physics object if it existed and the new object creation was successful. Initializes the <page text="physics object">Entity:GetPhysicsObject</page> of the entity using its current <page text="model">Entity:GetModel</page>. Deletes the previous physics object if it existed and the new object creation was successful. If the entity's current model has no physics mesh associated to it, no physics object will be created and the previous object will still exist, if applicable. <note>When called clientside, this will not create a valid <page>PhysObj</page> if the model hasn't been [precached](/gmod/util/PrecacheModel) serverside.</note> <note>When called clientside, this will not create a valid <page>PhysObj</page> if the model hasn't been <page text="precached">util.PrecacheModel</page> serverside.</note> <note>If successful, this function will automatically call <page>Entity:SetSolid</page>( solidType ) and <page>Entity:SetSolidFlags</page>( 0 ).</note> <bug>Clientside physics objects are broken and do not move properly in some cases. Physics objects should only created on the server or you will experience incorrect physgun beam position, prediction issues, and other unexpected behavior.</bug> </description> <realm>Shared</realm> <args> <arg name="solidType" type="number">The solid type of the physics object to create, see &lt;page&gt;SOLID&lt;/page&gt;. Should be SOLID_VPHYSICS in most cases.&#xA;&#xA;&lt;note&gt;Using SOLID_NONE will only delete the current physics object - it does not create a new one.&lt;/note&gt;</arg> </args> <rets> <ret name="" type="boolean">Returns true on success, false otherwise.</ret> </rets> </function>