Attach a node to a 3d animated characters

[westleyjacobsen]

Godot Version

4.3

Question

How can I attach a node like a hat to animated characters

[gertkeno]

If you are using skeletal animations then you can use a BoneAttachment3D node. Otherwise you could add a Node3D as a child of the part you want to follow.

[gentlemanhal]

I asked (I’d assume) a similar question a while back, that might help.

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