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-===== Nested Objects - Attach one object to another one ===== 
-GP allows you to build up a composite object 
  
-Visual programming creates new approaches to solve new problems. Sprite nesting is a great example for this. It creates a hierarchy between two objects by making one the owner and the other one a part. 
  
-Lets say you have two objects, a wheel and a car body. You can combine them into a single composite object by dragging the wheel onto the car and then shift-right-clicking on the wheel and selecting "​attach..."​ from the menu. 
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-This will present a menu of objects to which you can attach the wheel. Select car here to nest the wheel into it. 
-Now the combined object made out of the car and the wheel acts like a single object. 
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-If the car is moved about - the wheel will move with it 
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-But because the wheel is actually its own object, you could make it spin around its own axis while the car is moving to give a much better visual effect. 
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-//​**Developer Mode Only:** After two objects have been nested this way, they can reference each other using the reporter blocks "​owner"​ (reports owner of block), and "​parts"​ (reports list of parts); they can be found in the "​Structure"​ category.// 
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-Checkout the Ferris Wheel example in the GP examples folder to see this facility in action. 
  
  
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