Question How to Bake IEnableableComponent to start false?

Apparently the only way to modify a IEnableableComponent is through SetComponentEnabled

How do I access that in the Baker.Bake(); function? How do I start an entity with enabled = false?

Somewhat related, how can I access the Entity where the Baker is running on? How can I access EntityManager from Baker?

 

The process right now is a bit rough but possible.

1. Make sure the subscene is closed in the editor. The enabled state will not save if its open.

2. Optional: Create a temporary baking component to indicate which entities with enabled component should have their component enabled. Use [TemporaryBakingType] on the component to ensure it gets stripped at the end of bake automatically.

3. Create a baking system. Basically a system with baker world flag. And do a standard for each or ijob querying for either the enabled component or your temporary baking component type and set it enabled there.

Basically, make a system that does it. There's no way for an enabled component to be enabled from a baker as of 1.0 exp 13. There will be one with 1.0 preview though.

 

You can do this

Code (CSharp):

1. public struct Target : IComponentData, IEnableableComponent
2.     {
3.  
4.         public float3 Position;
5.  
6.         public Entity Entity;
7.     }
8.  
9.  
10. public class PlayerAuthoring : MonoBehaviour
11.     {
12.         public class PlayerBaker : Baker<PlayerAuthoring>
13.         {
14.             public override void Bake(PlayerAuthoring authoring)
15.             {
16.                 AddComponent<Target>();
17.                 SetComponentEnabled<Target>(GetEntity(), false);
18.             }
19.         }
20.     }

 

How do you do this for a component that isn't added by your own Baker? I have trouble with that a lot.

 

Actually my questions is regarding modifying *any* ComponentData (enableable or not) in a Baker that isn't the Baker.
In particular, the problem is with PhysicsBakers, but also whatever bakes RenderMesh / MaterialMeshInfo.

Example: I have an entity that's on a physical trajectory at start, currently, my Baker has to modify the PhysicsBody Component's InitialLinearVelocity on the Authoring object, it can't add its own PhysicsVelocity or change an existing PhysicsVelocity.

This is exacerbated when the ComponentData is actually an IEnableable.