Interactions between non-children objects

[bwoosley]

Is there any way to create a link between two objects that are not in a parent-child relationship in the scene hierarchy? For example, in the image below, is there a way to add a joint between SpringDamper_topPlate and SpringDamper_topPlate_1? My goal is to add a joint as a spring so that pushing on one of them will cause the other to also move.



Thanks,
Brad

[coppelia]

Hello Brad,

yes, this is possible, it is a loop in the scene hierarchy.
There are different approaches depending if you are using dynamics or kinematics. But in your case, make sure to carefully read this page (in particular the loop closure case under dynamically enabled joints/force sensors).

Cheers