Adding a prefab or model to an empty game object

Unity Engine
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So, I am trying to figure out the best way to add something to a game object via script.

I have imported a model and also copied it to an empty prefab and I am trying to figure out how to attach it to an empty gameobject through a script.

I have tried using the gameobject Find and then using AddComponent, but apparently that doesn’t accept objects lol. So, if anyone has a link that better explains to me how to do this, or the line of code that does it, it would be much appreciated.

This is what I last tried. Sloppy, but this is my “get to really know unity” project:

var head1 : GameObject;
head1 = GameObject.Find("head1");
head1.AddComponent(Resources.Load("bodyParts/head1"));

head1 is the empty gameobject attached to my model in the scene.

2

I tried something similar, but didn’t find anything that would be useful. I tried to switch between an active and inactive character and switch between the components, I didn’t manage to effectively switch between components though.

The way I worked around is that I made 2 versions of the prefab with the needed components and swap them using Instantiate

Hope it helps

3

The problem with that is I am trying to do this to allow the player to create thier character, so there are too many configurations to make prefabs to load between.

4

no idea what I’m talking about but perhaps you can just parent all the objects to the empty GO ?