Where do I apply impulse to move whole Actor not just component

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Hello , I have a actor blueprint with some static mesh components. I want to apply some force to actor so it moves taking all the components together with it.

Imagine it like a ship in space with multiple compartments as static mesh components, Where and how do I apply the force/impulse so it moves and takes all of the compartments with it?

If I apply force only to static mesh components their velocity will be based on their mass and hence they’ll collide with each other and go to random directions.

Thank you

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Apply it to the root component

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What if the root component is a Scene component?

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I’d recommend replacing that with something like a Box or Capsule component, so you can apply physics and/or collision effects to your entire actor

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RootComponent = CreateDefaultSubobject(TEXT(“RootComponent”));
Cast(RootComponent)->AddForce(force);