UE5.3 Reorder BP_ThirdPersonCharacter components

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1

The components in my BP_ThirdPersonCharacter blueprint are all inherited and I want to make the CameraBoom a child of the Mesh, how do I allow for the reordering of the components?

2

Just drag the camera boom onto the mesh component. It should become it’s child.

You can also use attach component to component with the Pelvis bone to keep the position.

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3

Sorry, I must have forgot to added this, but every component in my BP_ThirdPersonCharacter is inherited and doesn’t allow me to reorder them. I’ve tried making fresh projects but the issue still stands. Is there a work around or something I’m missing that can allow me to edit? P.S. I’m opening the project as a C++ project.

4

In parent class make a getter function to return your boom (make sure the function is public!)

parent.h

	UFUNCTION()
	USpringArmComponent* GetBoom();

parent.cpp

USpringArmComponent* AParent::GetBoom()
{
	return CameraBoom;
}

Add a constructor in your child class

child.h

public: // make sure its in public
AChild();

child.cpp

AChild::AChild()
{
	GetBoom()->SetupAttachment(GetMesh());
}

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