Parenting Cubes
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Posted Dec 06, 2013
Is there any possible way to parent a cube to another cube?
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Posted Dec 06, 2013
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You'd want to use a phys_constraint. If that doesn't work, try using a nodraw func_physbox with two prop_dynamic_override cubes parented to it.
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Posted Dec 06, 2013
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You can also use SetParent, but for most purposes you wouldn't need this.
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Posted Dec 07, 2013
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Can you not just give Cube A a name and then switch off SmartEdit and add the parentname <Cube A name> keyvalue to Cube B ?
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Posted Dec 07, 2013
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RustyDios wrote:
Can you not just give Cube A a name and then switch off SmartEdit and add the parentname keyvalue to Cube B ?
Exactly.
But much better is to parent a prop_dynamic (Cube Model) to a Cube.
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Posted Dec 07, 2013
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I can think of a few situations in which parenting a cube would be helpful, mostly if you needed it to move with something else before detaching and becoming physically simulated again. But yeah, you'll almost always get the same effect by parenting a prop_dynamic.
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Posted Dec 15, 2013
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Have you ever heard of a phys_magnet? Very cool stuff the Source engine has 
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Phys_magnet
You can set cubes to be magnetic to each other by setting them to the model of a cube.
EDIT: Probably not completely relevant but cool anyhow
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Posted Dec 15, 2013
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The only problem with phys_magnets is that they're hardcoded not to be grabbable, regardless of their weight. And you don't want to let them near portals if they won't fit through cleanly.