How can I detach an Actor's RootComponent from another Socket?

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1

I think what you can do is get your root component and call

DetachFromParent()

This is called from the component itself… not the Actor.

2

The AttachTo or AttachRootComponentTo method sets the object as the parent of the object you are attaching.

3

I’ve attached one of my Blueprints programmatically to my Character’s RightHandSocket using the following:

//TestCharacter.cpp

MyItem = GetCurrentlyEquippedItem(); //Gets the thing to attach
MyItem->AttachRootComponentTo(this->Mesh, "RightHandSocket", EAttachLocation::Type::SnapToTarget); // Attaches the item to my character's right hand.

However, I’d like to detach it from that socket later on, in the case of the player dropping the item. I haven’t been able to find anything in the AActor page that resembles “detaching”, so I wonder if I’m looking in the wrong spot?

4

#The Solution

MyItem->DetachRootComponentFromParent();

Doesn’t matter what/who the parent is :slight_smile:

#Actor.h

/** 
 *  Detaches the RootComponent of this Actor from any SceneComponent it is currently attached to. 
 *   @param bMaintainWorldTransform	If true, update the relative location/rotation of this component to keep its world position the same
 */
UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, meta=(FriendlyName = "DetachActorFromActor"), Category="Utilities|Orientation")
void DetachRootComponentFromParent(bool bMaintainWorldPosition = true);

Rama

5

Okay thanks. I’ll try it. I thought the parent would be something other than what I attached it to.

6

I´m facing a similar problem

attaching like this
MyItem->AttachRootComponentTo(this->Mesh, “RightHandSocket”, EAttachLocation::Type::SnapToTarget);

works properly

but
MyItem->DetachRootComponentFromParent();

seems not being working.
I would expect MyItem to get freed in the scene, but keeps moving attached to my character

any thoughts?
Thanks in advance