Can Entity/Pivot links be severed,temporarily ?

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megamoose(Posted 2005) [#1]
SHORT VERSION : Can a link between an entity and its pivot be severed on a temporary basis. I am hoping for an elegant solution as I still need the pivot later in the program.

LONG VERSION : I have six spaceships orbiting a common pivot, all moving in an anti-clockwise direction. I move all the ships by simply rotating the pivot. I plan to allow each ship to fly off at a tangent one after the other so all the ships fly along the same flight path. However once a ship has broken orbit the rotation of its parent pivot is distrupting the intended straight line flight path.
Any help would be appreciated.


big10p(Posted 2005) [#2]
EntityParent ship,0 will break the ship away from the pivot.


megamoose(Posted 2005) [#3]
Brilliant - Works like a dream.

Thank you for the very quick answer , stopped me pulling out even more of my hair, haven't got much left as it is.

Regards

Graham aka megamoose