Disabling a rigidbody

Questions & Answers
1

I’m making a game that has a grab and drop mechanic. I managed to write the code to grab the object, but because the object has a rigidbody, I am unable to hold the object and look straight up. Is there a code that disables a component in the gameObject when the gameObject become the child of an object tagged player? Thanks.

2

Wouldn’t recommend disabling the rigidbody. Try this instead. It turns off gravity and forces, basically.

gameObject.GetComponent<RigidBody>().isKinematic = true;

As for WHEN to apply the change, it seems like your code might be a bit of a mess from your description… when you grab and release it, you should be applying the settings then in that same code.

3

Assuming you’re changing the parent somewhere in your code, you can do this:

    grabbableObject.transform.SetParent(newParent.transform);
    
    if(newParent.tag == "player")
    {
        RigidBody objectRigidBody = grabbableObject.GetComponent<RigidBody>();
    
        if(objectRigidBody  != null)
        {
            objectRigidBody.enabled = false;
        }
     }