[SOLVED] How can I change the model of an entity by code?

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I have several assets of type model in an entity. I tried to change the model of that entity with one of the models I assigned.
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I tried to do this:

this.entity.model.model = this.avellanas.resource;

But I’m getting an error that says:

Invalid attempt to assign a model to multiple ModelComponents

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Use the property asset https://developer.playcanvas.com/en/api/pc.ModelComponent.html#asset

3

How exactly? I already tried changing the asset id but that doesn’t do anything.

EDIT: it changes the model by changing the asset id but now I get a weird bug so the game stops.

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There’s also another bug that I don’t get why it happens.
I have an entity with a child. Or at least I see only one child in the editor. But in code there are 2, the entity that I saw in the editor and another child of type GraphNode. That GraphNode child is always first so I use the index 1 to take the entity child. The thing is that when I change the asset id (I only change the asset id) the position of these children change. Is that normal?

5

The model hierarchy from the FBX are added as GraphNodes that are currently not shown in the Editor.

Can you provide a sample project of this issue for people to look at please?

6

I may be misunderstanding, but it looks to me like you want to use the Asset Registry.

https://developer.playcanvas.com/en/tutorials/using-assets/

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It’s fine, I already solved it. I didn’t need any asset registry. I just changed the id. and then playcanvas changes the model of the entity to the one of that id.

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