Transform position in between local and absolute?

Questions & Answers
1

Hi,

Is there a simple way to get transform information somewhere in between local and absolute?
Absolute - position and rotation w.r.t world coords
Relative - position and rotation w.r.t parent coords

Desired - For a situation where you have World → gameObject → child → grandChild
position and rotation of grandChild w.r.t gameObject coords

2

Try doing it by script, not parenting. something simple that copy pos and rot, but letting you choose the transforms you’re copying from. In your case, gameObjects. I suppose there is a reason your making grandChild child of child (well, that’s akward) but the script will override that relation.

3

I came up with a simple solution and I think it might be the same as what you meant, Berenger. Given the same heirarchy as in the original (world → gameObject → child → grandChild), and a script attached to gameObject:

Transform child;
Transform grandChild;
Vector3 gcLocalPosition;

void setGCLocalPosition() {
    grandChild.parent = transform;
    gcLocalPosition = grandChild.localPosition;
    grandChild.parent = child;
}