[SOLVED]Instantiate as child?

How would I instantiate a RigidBody as a child of the object instantiating it?

I have this attached to my character:

Code (csharp):

1. if (PlayerPrefs.GetString("Weapon") == "3"){
2.         if (PlayerPrefs.GetString("Fire") == "true"){
3.             var clone1 : Rigidbody;
4.             clone1 = Instantiate(SniperCamera, transform.position, transform.rotation);
5.             PlayerPrefs.SetString("Fire", "false");
6.         }
7.     }

But this just makes a camera. How do I make the camera a child of the object that instantiated it?

 

Code (csharp):

1. clone1.transform.parent = transform;

:wink:

 

Thanks, but I'm still having a little trouble with that. No matter where I put that in my code, it comes back with "NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object"

I've looked through the documentation and they seem to have a limited page for transform.parent

Could you show me where to put it in my script?

 

When you put it directly after the Instantiate line, it gives you that error?

 

That did it! Thanks!

 

hey man, i put it directly after the instantiate line and NullReferenceException

Code (csharp):

1.     clone1 = Instantiate(CameraPrefab, transform.position, transform.rotation);
2.     clone1.transform.parent = GameObject.Find("Player(clone)").transform;
3.  

 

But it does not work with a prefab. Any way to bypass this?

 

I don't think you can directly access a instantiated prefab, but i found a workaround:

Code:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. public GameObject PrefabObj;
3. private GameObject _InstanceObj;
4.  
5. //...
6. int instanceID = GameObject.Instantiate(Prefab,position,rotation).GetInstanceID();
7. GameObject[] instancesArr = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag(PrefabObj.tag);
8.  
9. for(int i = 0; i < instancesArr.Length ; ++i)
10. {
11.     if(instancesArr[i].GetInstanceID() == instanceID)
12.     {
13.         _instanceObj = instancesArr[i];
14.     }
15.  
16. }
17.  
18.  

it may seam like it's not the fastest way to do it, but it's the only way that seams to work for me.

oh, and sorry this is C# code, not javascript. instead of using the typenames in front of the object, use "var.... : GameObject[]" or something like that (i'm not good at js)

 

This works well

Thanks.

 

Why not have a script on you're prefab like this?

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. var player : Transform;
3. function Start () {
4. player = (GameObject.Find("player")).transform;
5. transform.parent = player;
6.  

 

UnityScript

var t : Transform = Instantiate (somePrefab, transform.position, transform.rotation).transform;
t.parent = transform;

C#

Transform t = ((GameObject)Instantiate (somePrefab, transform.position, transform.rotation)).transform;
t.parent = transform;

 

http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Object.Instantiate.html

As you can see it returns an Object. So naturally, you can access it directly.

Transform t = Instantiate(prefab) as Transform;

 

I would do it this way, just FYI.

Code (CSharp):

1. clone1.transform.parent = this.transform;

 

THANK YOU!

 

Also, you have SetParent. Not that this isn't relevant here, but it is best practice to always use SetParent when working with UI elements since it gives you the option to keep the local orientation.

I typically use SetParent for any object I'm changing the parent on.

 

That's exactly what I was looking for, thanks! Without the SetParent functionality, if you set your new clone position e.g. (3,3,3), after assigning new parent with position (0,0,0), the position of the clone would become (-3, -3, -3).