Creating a parent-child relationship between objects

Use the Parent/Child constraint to create a parent-to-child relationship between any two objects.

To create a Parent/Child relationship between objects:

1. Select a Parent/Child constraint from the Asset browser’s Constraints folder and drag it into the Viewer window.
   • If you drag it into an empty area of the Viewer window, the Parent/Child constraint template appears in the Constraint settings.
   • If you drag the constraint on top of an object, a context menu appears asking if you want to assign the object as the constraint’s Source or Constrained object.
     

     Constraint context menu

2. Assign the object that you want to inherit translation and rotation from the source object (parent object) to the Constrained object (child object) cell.
3. Assign the object that you want to send translation and rotation information to the constrained object (child object) to the Source (parent object) cell.
4. Click Lock in the Constraint settings to lock the position of the objects to be constrained.
5. Click Active to activate the constraint.

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