Parent an object?

[Gibbon]

Hi, is there anyway to set and objects parent so all coordinate and rotation changes made to the parent effec the child?

Basically, i have an object and i want another that stays slightly offset from it. This is fine, but i want main object to rotate also, and the child object to rotate with it at is offset if you understand what i mean?

Any ideas?

Thanks
Andy

[Captain_Harris]

Is this like what you mean ?

always

>set angle "object2" to angle object1"

[Danny]

Hey Andy,

If you create both the objects using the 'Create' actions in the same event then when you reference the parent object the child will automatically allocate to the correct one.

IE:
Start of Frame:
+Create Object1
+Create Object2

Always:
Set Position(Object2) to 0,0 from Object1

For the child to use the parents rotation, just store the parents rotation in an alterable value of the parent and reference that:

IE:
Always: Set (Object1, Alterable Value A): Rotation

Always: Set (Object2 > Rotation to): Object1(Alterable Value A)

[Konidias]

I might be mistaken but I think the OP wants something like an anchoring system in many other software applications... where you can parent objects and they move around the parent's anchor as it rotates. Not necessarily just rotating angle with the parent. But also adjusting position so it's always in the same place in relation to where it was parented.

[TheFieryPlumber]

Here's a question....(and it may sound similar)
What happens if the child object has a movement of its own (say a circular "not rotational" or swaying movement), the parent has a movement (constantly moving left) and they both use their movement at the same time? How to make the child have its own movement while still moving with its parent?

[Danny]

Here's a question....(and it may sound similar)
What happens if the child object has a movement of its own (say a circular "not rotational" or swaying movement), the parent has a movement (constantly moving left) and they both use their movement at the same time? How to make the child have its own movement while still moving with its parent?

Use the CT Movement object to define it's OriginX and OriginY at the X/Y position of the parent

[TheFieryPlumber]

I don't have the CT Movement Object available. Is there a way to do such commands manually (with Alterable Values, Strings and event commands)?

[Danny]

Sure give the Parent Object two alterable values such as Xpos and Ypos then do this:

Always:
Set XPos: XPosition("Parent")
Set YPos: YPosition("Parent")

This will store the parents X and Y values all the time then. You can now use these in relation to your child object.