How to make the trigger hold onto an object after pull & release, then drop after 2nd pull?

Shacklur · October 5, 2016, 8:16am

HI, I am using the steam template for my character pawn which is great but I want to amend it to hold onto an object after releasing the trigger instead of dropping it.

I’ve been tearing my hair out trying to get this to work to no avail.

Please somebody help, thanks!

schweinerussel · October 5, 2016, 9:22am

search for the
“DetacheFromActor” function in the Blueprint of the object you can grab
and the redefine when ist should get fired

Shacklur · October 5, 2016, 9:47am

Hi, there isn’t a detach function in object BP’s with this template, the drop function is in the Pawn_BP pictured here
https://s13.postimg.org/nba69hptz/2016_10_05_7.png uploading pictures

or here

https://s11.postimg.org/kp04rv643/2016_10_05_8.png imgurl

Any advice on how I can redefine this?

anonymous_user_31a8f7151 · October 5, 2016, 2:36pm

I’d use bools to solve this problem.

Upon input - if IsHandGrabbingObject, then drop that shib, and unflag IsHandGrabbingObject. Else, pick it up and flag that bool.

Shacklur · October 5, 2016, 3:18pm

Thanks, but I can’t get it to work, where am I going wrong please?

https://s18.postimg.org/4tis2xt3t/2016_10_05_16.png upload pic

anonymous_user_31a8f7151 · October 5, 2016, 4:45pm

Seems like it should work. I’d debug via print strings. Confirm that the bool functionality is working first, then figure out if the drop and grab functionalities themselves are working.