Making an animated door, that will be reused over a level, need to reference its parent

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Hey Guys,
I am making an animated door which I am going to scatter throughout a level
I am working on.

What I currently have is a prefab structured as follows:

door=empty game object
--doorMesh=model & anim
----trigger

And the code attached to my trigger this:

void OnTriggerStay (Collider info)
{
if(info.tag == "Player") {
	if (Input.GetButtonDown("Fire2"))
	{
		//animation door open
		GameObject.Find("cellDoor").animation.Play("Take 001");
	}
}

}

As you can see, it only works if you have just one door. What is needed is a way
to reference the doorMesh a step above in the hierarchy.

Any help would be greatly appreciated :smiley:

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transform.parent is the component’s parent in the object hierarchy. Personally, I prefer ownership to pass down the object tree, so I’d put the collider on the object you marked empty and do:

void OnTriggerStay (Collider info)
{
  if(info.tag == "Player") {
    if (Input.GetButtonDown("Interact"))
    {
      transform.Find("doorMesh").animation.Play("Open");
    }
  }   
}

I’d name your key inputs and animations meaningfully too. Then you don’t need the comment. Comments often (but not always) indicate poorly named/structured code.

3

Ow man, works like a charm. Thanks a bunch!