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UEditorEngine::ParentActors

Parents one actor to another Check the validity of this call with [CanParentActors()](API\Editor\UnrealEd\Editor\UEditorEngine\CanParentActors).

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References

Module	UnrealEd
Header	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Classes/Editor/EditorEngine.h
Include	#include "Editor/EditorEngine.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Private/EditorEngine.cpp

Syntax

void ParentActors
(
    AActor * ParentActor,
    AActor * ChildActor,
    const FName SocketName,
    USceneComponent * Component
)

Remarks

Parents one actor to another Check the validity of this call with CanParentActors().

Parameters

Parameter	Description
ParentActor	Actor to parent the child to
ChildActor	Actor being parented
SocketName	An optional socket name to attach to in the parent (use NAME_None when there is no socket)
Component	Actual Component included in the ParentActor which is a usually blueprint actor

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