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name: godot-physics-navigation
description: Build reliable Godot 4.6+ physics and navigation. Use for CharacterBody, RigidBody, StaticBody, Area, collision layers/masks, shape queries, move_and_slide, NavigationRegion, NavigationAgent, links, obstacles, and collision debugging.
---

# Physics and navigation

Choose the body class from ownership of motion: scripted kinematic motion uses CharacterBody,
simulation uses RigidBody, immovable collision uses StaticBody, and detection uses Area. Configure
layers/masks as an interaction matrix before adding exception code.

| Need | Read |
| --- | --- |
| Body type, shapes, layers and masks | [physics body selection](references/physics-body-selection.md) |
| Physics-frame movement and queries | [frame and queries](references/physics-frame-queries.md) |
| Navigation maps, agents and update timing | [navigation](references/navigation-2d-3d.md) |
| Visible diagnostics and common misses | [collision debugging](references/collision-debugging.md) |