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+====== Nested Objects ======
+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.
+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.
+If the car is moved about - the wheel will move with it
+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.
+Checkout the Ferris Wheel example in the GP examples folder to see this facility in action.
+//**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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