added child location

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1

So my code is supposed to pick up (add child to player controller) a nearby animal when the H key is pressed. Unfortunately, if the player is behind the animal he’s trying to pick up, the animal is placed behind the player and out of sight. Any advice for fixing this?

 void Update () {
	GameObject[] agent;
	if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.H)){//if h was pressed
		agent = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("Finish");
		foreach(GameObject ag in agent){//find all animals with the tag of finish
			if(holding == false){//only pick up one
				if((ag.rigidbody.position-rigidbody.position).magnitude<15){//find closest animal to player and pick it up
					Held = ag;
					if(Held.transform.position.z > transform.position.z){
						Held.transform.parent = transform;
					}else{
						Debug.Log("TEST");
						Held.transform.parent = transform;
					}
					holding = true;
				}
			}
		}
	}
	if(holding == true){//if one is being held, reset position
		if(hold2 == false){
			hold2 = true;
			Held.transform.position =  new Vector3(-10f,0,0); 
		}
		Held.transform.localPosition = Vector3.zero;

	}
	if(Input.GetKeyUp(KeyCode.H) && holding == true){//if something is being held, upon release detach the player from the animal
		holding = false;
		Held.transform.parent = null;
		Held.rigidbody.velocity = Vector3.zero;
	}		 
}
2

Several ways you can do this. First is simply setting the held object’s location to be in front of the player.

//places the held object 2 units in front of player
held.transform.position = player.transform.position + (player.transform.forward * 2);
//or
held.transform.localPosition = Vector3.forward * 2;

Another is to have an empty gameObject as a child of your player and placed in front of it. Setting all held objects to be a child of that empty GO then resetting its local transforms would place it exactly where the GO is.

hierarchy:
player → hand → heldObject (to parent)

held.transform.parent = hand.transform;
held.transform.localPosition = Vector3.zero;