Attaching objects

[fawlty 30]

In the editor, is there a way of getting location coordinates for attaching  objects other than trial and error.

I'm trying to attach a gunner to a commercial frigate. 

[stburr91 1010]

You could always use the attachToRelative function.

 

 https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_attachToRelative

[_foley 192]

You can put down the frigate (f) and the gunner (g) in the editor exactly where you need them, disable simulation (in attributes) and then run this in debug console:

 copyToClipboard str (f worldToModel getPos g);

This will copy to clipboard the relative position that you can later use in attachTo.

[fawlty 30]

Thanks to you both for the info.

I found "attachToRelative" to be the easiest method for my needs, it'll save me lots of time in the future. 

Only wish I had of asked earlier.

 

Cheers