Question Parent change while maintaining position

In the editor, if I move one object to another, then it will visually save its position. Its local position will be updated, relative to the new parent. How can I do the same script in raintime?

 

No, how to transfer an object from one parent to another, keeping its position relative to the screen / canvas.

 

In the editor, this is done by drag and drop, but is there a ready-made opportunity for runtime?

 

Vector3 pos = transform.position;
..then set new parent, then:
transform.position = pos;

 

Also working:
Transform.SetParent(newParent, true);

the second parameter is for “worldPositionStays”

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Transform.SetParent.html

 

This does not work

 

This does not work, tried

 

pweez show you codez!

If you did funny stuff with non-uniform scales and rotations in your hierarchy, it obviously can't work. If not, this will work when used correctly.

 

you guys are misunderstanding, the question is to make this in a UI element, which indeed does not work saving the "transform.position" before or even setting the "worldPositionStays" to true in "SetParent()"

 

This is the Physics forum area. If you want a UI answer, go ask in the UI forum area.