Is there a component - or a quick and easy way - to simulate hammering a nail into an object

Development Programming & Scripting C++
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Hi.

I was just wondering if there was an easy way to simulate hammering a nail into an object/actor.
Or for example using a saw to cut an object.
Basically any kind of gameplay that involves push a sharp object through an actor.

For the nail example would I get the vector locaiton of the nail and then basically just “shorten” the nail as the nail is moving forward along its forward vector?

Thanks

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Here’s a saw described in 8 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV0dRNEY8aY

Sounds good for the nail, you could do that. You can also create a two frame animation of the nail being hammered or you can create a single morph target or pose and turn that value up to 1 when hammered.