Question Player not attaching to mouse controlled platforms

I have a 2D game with a player character and an object controlled by the mouse via MovePosition and therefore they're both rigid bodies, so I can't attach them via parenting. Is there anything I can do, whether it be changing the object movement script or finding a method other than parenting to get the player to move with the moving platform?

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using UnityEngine;
4.  
5.  
6. public class DraggingObject : MonoBehaviour
7. {
8. private Vector3 mousePos;
9. public float moveSpeed = 1.0f;
10. public Rigidbody2D rb;
11. Vector2 position = new Vector2(0f, 0f);
12. bool dragging = false;
13.  
14.     private void Start()
15.     {
16.         rb = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
17.     }
18.     private void Update()
19.     {
20.         mousePos = Input.mousePosition;
21.         mousePos = Camera.main.ScreenToWorldPoint(mousePos);
22.         position = Vector2.Lerp(transform.position, mousePos, moveSpeed);
23.     }
24.     private void FixedUpdate()
25.     {
26.         if (dragging)
27.         {
28.             rb.MovePosition(position);
29.         }
30.     }
31.     private void OnMouseDown()
32.     {
33.         dragging = true;
34.     }
35.     private void OnMouseUp()
36.     {
37.         dragging = false;
38.     }
39. }

 

Why do you need physics on a platform you are only moving via mouse drag? I'd say take the rigidbody off the platform and then parent the player like you mention.

 

I want the platform to be affected by gravity and collisions, plus removing the Rigidbody would disable the MovePosition command required to make it move.

 

There are like 5 different ways to move an object, MovePosition is just one. Collisions are handled via colliders and as long as you have a rigidbody and collider on your player, it is handled.

I would think a bit more about how gravity is affecting the platforms. Are the platforms constantly falling (or constantly pulling from a certain direction)? Cause thats what gravity does, a pull from a direction.