How to instantiate objects and add them as child in a class instance?

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Godot Version

4.2.2

Question

Hi

I have a function in a custom class to duplicate a 3d node then adding it into as child.

(“grid” is just a list of object array that holds some pregenerated position etc data)

map.gd

extends Node3D
class_name HexMap
var geo

func _init(_geo):
	geo=_geo
	generate(geo)

func generate(geo):
    var inst = geo
    for h in grid:
        var obj = tgen(inst, h)
        add_child(obj)

func tgen(tile, h: obj):
    var h = tile.duplicate()
    h.translate(h.position)
    add_child(h)

Then I use this to generate the objects in a Node3d object in the scene (atatched as a script to it)

scene_object.gd


var geo= preload ("res://prop.tscn")
	
func _ready():
    
    var inst_geo = geo.instantiate()
    map=map.new(inst_geo)

The problem I have is that I do not see the generated objects that have been added as a child ( add_child(obj) ) in the scene. I can run that generator in the actual scene node, that but that gets convoluted for me since I am trying to solve all that in that class.

what am I doing wrong? When I print the child of “scene_object” I see that it lists those objects as childs but not visible in the viewport.

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Thanks but that is not my question, I am trying to instance/duplicate/create an object in an actual custom class and trying to add that object under the scene object that “custom class” is initiated.

4

Have you found a satisfactory answer? If you have I’d appreciate seeing it. I have used poe to get some advice. You have to be very insistent that you want Godot 4 or else poe will give some thoroughly mixed up advice. But poe is good at starting off in a useful direction.

5

https://poe.com/s/swmBXhmGkT1Kfsr2AKNA - a poe response that is quite helpful. self as an arg in the call is the crux of the matter