When you parent a figure to something else (using the Set Figure parent command), it isn't possible to unparent it again, the way you do with props. Here is a simple workaround: - Load a non-parented prop into your scene (a primitive is perfect for the purpose) - Parent the figure to that prop (either using the Set Figure parent command or the hierarchy editor) - Delete the prop. And your figure is now unparented. You'll lose the posing information, however. The figure will not lose its pose, but its location will change. I might be able to create a Python script to do this trick and put the figure back where it came from. Hope this is useful to some of you.

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Question: Is there any particular advantage to using the Set Figure Parent command, rather than simply using the Change Parent command with the figure's Body?

Now that is strange. I did some testing, and using the Set Figure parent command to parent a figure apparently works the same as Change Parent from the menu used on the Body, and dragging either the figure or the body in Hierarchy Editor to a parent also works. While you can drag a complete figure to another parent, you can't drag it to Universe. But if you drag the Body, you CAN drag it back to Universe, and so unparent the figure! Same goes for Change Parent on the Object menu, but Set Figure Parent does not work. Thanks for the idea!

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Nice :) I was using a pose file to do this, with the same location-shifting problem as above. Thanks svdl.

I unparent by chosing 'Change parent'. Don't select anything and click 'ok'. Then usually it becomes unparented.

When you use the Set Figure Parent command, it parents the figures BODY actor. You can unparent the figure by selecting its Body, then from the Object menu select Change Parent and select the UNIVERSE.

Or you can select any part of the figure then apply this pz2 file:

{
version
{
number 3.0
}

actor BODY
{
parent UNIVERSE
}

figure
{
}
}

The position of the figure after unparenting will just be any translations and rotations of its BODY and hip, any translations and rotations that were applied to the parent object will be lost.

Yes, that's where a Python script might come in useful, reading in the absolute position and orientation of the figure parent, and apply those to the BODY after unparenting. Should be possible with quaternions.

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