Attaching a SphereCollider to a SceneComponent

Development Programming & Scripting
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Hi.
I am writing a custom SceneComponent and need a SphereCollider to be attached to that component by default.
I am currently attaching it like this

SphereTracer  = CreateDefaultSubobject<USphereComponent>(TEXT("SphereTracer"));
SphereTracer->SetupAttachment(this);

This works kinda as a now have a sphere component attached to that very same scene component.

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Now that works but its not pretty imo. So my Questions. Is there a way to actually parent the Sphere under the Scene Component like this in c++?

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Or alternatively is there an easy way to make the editor draw the Sphere Details like it does when adding it as a component from the editor.

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I hope my question is clear. Thanks in advance!

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Hi there! Is it some special case that you want to create Component in another Component, instead of creating it in Actor constructor and making up all attachments there?

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Yeah there is. I am writing a Mantling/Climbing System that I would like to just be able to attach to Characters as a Component. Therefore I try to really box all stuff that the component needs to work into the Component itself :slight_smile: