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Bit confused as to how to use the componet class.

I've split a spacecraft mesh so that its in two pieces, the hull and the running lights/engines, that way I can make the latter light up with "Emmisive true"
I put them in an ssc file together orbiting and rotating at the same rate and I get the result I intended.

However if I make the windows a compont of the spacecraft, I do not need it to rotate or orbit.
No matter which was I go about it I don't see mt oget it to work,

Regards
Steve C

Class "component" has no effect on position or orientation. It only affects the visual representation of an object -- the object's albedo and orbit path are not drawn, for example.

To cause object B to be always be at a specific position relative to object A, B must be defined as a "child object" of A in its OrbitFrame and BodyFrame, with fixed position and orientation relative to A.

E.g. something like


I've left out a lot of details. E.g. you'll probably want to use
or some similar size relationship for your models.

Thanks for that!
Worked a treat