Root Component is getting flattened at runtime, children is side by side with the root, why?

[AlfredBaudisch]

Seems to be by design, so I’m considering this as solved.

The gotcha is that when you set simulate physics on a component, it detaches that component from its parent.

Make sure the StaticMesh is the Root of the Actor you’re trying to attach, that fixed it for me.

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Attach/detach Actor with SimulatePhysics to skeletal mesh

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