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reduces unnecessary narrow-phase collision checks and broadphase pair churn in scenes with large and overlapping shapes - #1368

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It made a slight performance increase.

BEFORE:

[bench] fps=143 steps/s=60 max_iter=2.40ms pairs=11163 enters/s=4113 exits/s=4154 hits=4990
[bench] fps=142 steps/s=60 max_iter=2.22ms pairs=10807 enters/s=3466 exits/s=3367 hits=6585
[bench] fps=142 steps/s=60 max_iter=2.39ms pairs=11072 enters/s=3318 exits/s=3299 hits=8199
[bench] fps=139 steps/s=60 max_iter=2.39ms pairs=10747 enters/s=3709 exits/s=3708 hits=9749
[bench] fps=140 steps/s=60 max_iter=2.12ms pairs=10896 enters/s=3900 exits/s=3935 hits=11381
[bench] fps=143 steps/s=60 max_iter=2.61ms pairs=11350 enters/s=3898 exits/s=3886 hits=13098
[bench] RESULT avg_max_iter_ms=2.436 avg_pairs=10984 avg_steps_per_s=60.2 avg_fps=142 enters=110799 exits=110774 hits=9800

AFTER:

[bench] fps=142 steps/s=60 max_iter=2.17ms pairs=11641 enters/s=4269 exits/s=4288 hits=4975
[bench] fps=142 steps/s=60 max_iter=2.16ms pairs=11342 enters/s=3334 exits/s=3297 hits=6592
[bench] fps=141 steps/s=61 max_iter=2.11ms pairs=11565 enters/s=3327 exits/s=3302 hits=8209
[bench] fps=142 steps/s=61 max_iter=2.03ms pairs=11283 enters/s=3748 exits/s=3770 hits=9752
[bench] fps=142 steps/s=60 max_iter=2.37ms pairs=11441 enters/s=3785 exits/s=3801 hits=11404
[bench] fps=143 steps/s=60 max_iter=2.25ms pairs=11948 enters/s=3814 exits/s=3765 hits=13093
[bench] RESULT avg_max_iter_ms=2.220 avg_pairs=11511 avg_steps_per_s=60.2 avg_fps=141 enters=110800 exits=110770 hits=9822

per this LLM generated benchmark:
bench.zip

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  • New Features

    • Added the physics/2d/solver/pairing_expansion project setting, configurable from 0 to 100 pixels, with a default of 25 pixels.
    • Improved 2D physics broad-phase pairing by scaling margins relative to object size, with configurable expansion limits. A value of 0 retains the previous behavior.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Added tighter bounds checks before solving area-body and area-area collisions, preventing invalid collision results.
    • Improved shape-bound tracking for more accurate collision filtering.

… churn in scenes with large and overlapping shapes.
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The BVH now supports configurable size-relative pairing margins. The 2D broad phase reads a project setting for this margin. Collision shapes retain tight AABBs, which area-pair setup checks before solver execution.

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BVH pairing and area filtering

Layer / File(s) Summary
Size-relative BVH margin
core/math/bvh_structs.inc, core/math/bvh_public.inc, core/math/bvh.h
The BVH stores size-relative margin settings, applies capped expansion during item movement, and exposes synchronized configuration methods.
Broad-phase pairing configuration
modules/godot_physics_2d/godot_broad_phase_2d.h, modules/godot_physics_2d/godot_broad_phase_2d_bvh.h, modules/godot_physics_2d/godot_broad_phase_2d_bvh.cpp, servers/physics_2d/physics_server_2d.cpp, doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml, modules/godot_physics_2d/godot_space_2d.cpp
The broad-phase interface and BVH implementation accept pairing expansion. GodotSpace2D configures it from the physics/2d/solver/pairing_expansion setting, which defaults to 25.0 pixels.
Tight-AABB pair rejection
modules/godot_physics_2d/godot_collision_object_2d.h, modules/godot_physics_2d/godot_collision_object_2d.cpp, modules/godot_physics_2d/godot_area_pair_2d.cpp
Collision shapes retain tight AABBs. Area-pair setup requires tight-AABB intersection before invoking the collision solver and clears results when the check fails.

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  participant PhysicsServer2D
  participant GodotSpace2D
  participant GodotBroadPhase2DBVH
  participant BVH_Manager
  PhysicsServer2D->>GodotSpace2D: provide pairing_expansion setting
  GodotSpace2D->>GodotBroadPhase2DBVH: set_pairing_expansion(expansion)
  GodotBroadPhase2DBVH->>BVH_Manager: configure expansion and size-relative margin
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In `@core/math/bvh_public.inc`:
- Around line 118-119: Update the extent calculation in the BVH pairing
expansion logic to include every axis up to POINT::AXIS_COUNT rather than only
size.x and size.y. Preserve the existing ratio and MIN-based expansion behavior
while deriving the extent from all components of p_aabb.size.

In `@modules/godot_physics_2d/godot_collision_object_2d.cpp`:
- Line 212: In the shape AABB setup, assign the original unswept AABB to
s.aabb_tight before merging p_motion; keep the merged swept AABB only in
s.aabb_cache so GodotAreaPair2D::setup filters using the unswept bounds.
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Docs need to be updated, otherwise lgtm

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Code lgtm, haven't tested

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In `@doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml`:
- Line 2509: Update the pairing_expansion setting description to state that it
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LGTM

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Overall looks good. Tested with my usual test projects and no noticeable regressions.
Though can I get you to add some doxygen comments to the new methods?
I need to get better about enforcing this going forward.

Other than that, this should be ready for merge!

Comment thread core/math/bvh.h
Comment on lines +97 to +101

void params_set_size_relative_margin(bool p_enable, real_t p_ratio = -1.0) {
BVH_LOCKED_FUNCTION
tree.params_set_size_relative_margin(p_enable, p_ratio);
}

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This is a new method, Can we please add doxygen in the header?

Comment on lines +75 to +76
virtual void set_pairing_expansion(real_t p_expansion) {}

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This also needs doxygen coverage.

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virtual void set_pairing_expansion(real_t p_expansion) override;

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Needs doxygen coverage here too.

@Arctis-Fireblight Arctis-Fireblight added this to the Redot 26.3 milestone Sep 3, 2026
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