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smerf
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Posted: 12th Jul 2020 18:20
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I have an object with several children. I can manipulate them but cant get their location because their origin is offset. Any solution?

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ando
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Posted: 12th Jul 2020 19:58
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float GetObjectWorldX( objID )
float GetObjectWorldY( objID )
float GetObjectWorldZ( objID )
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smerf
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Posted: 12th Jul 2020 21:20
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I tried that ando, i can see the mesh bust i cant seem to put anything where it is due to the origin offset

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ando
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Posted: 12th Jul 2020 23:11 Edited at: 12th Jul 2020 23:31
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Only guessing but maybe...



You might have to rotate the parent to 0,0,0 then position the object, set it as a child then rotate the parent to where it was.

Or what about just setting the object as a child of the child minus the world XYZ offsets in the snippet above ?

Or...
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blink0k
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Posted: 12th Jul 2020 23:35
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Do you want to position something and then fix it to the mesh using FixObjectToObject()?
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Posted: 13th Jul 2020 01:25 Edited at: 13th Jul 2020 01:44
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this might work, it does for me.


EDIT- except for objects going invisible when I rotate the parent ! lol
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