Simple question, but couldn't find the answer by using search... took me to a lot of bug reports.

I'm basically asking if there is a way to alter the 3D Data of a static mesh via code at runtime, say to make pillars/walls move and such?

of course. http://www.creationkit.com/SetPosition_-_ObjectReference

Ty for pointing this out to me.

Translateto might work better if you want to see it move. It sounds like it should work from the wiki. Haven't tested it though.

I did not know about this function. It definitely sounds better than SetPosition!

Its listed in the script reference page on the wiki and if you still down on it sounds ideal for this.

Anyway, the collision won't move. You need to disable and enable the object again once it reach the wanted position.

Does this apply for the TranslateTo function or just the moveto? I've been trying to get the SplineTranslateToRef (And translateTo/TranslateToRef/etc) function to work for a long time on my static object reference but it never moves. I even tried disabling before the function call and enabling after. Is there some secret to how this is done? Can it even work for statics or just activators?

I think to use the Translate functions, you need to create a version of it that's a MoveableStatic and not just a static.

Redwood Elf is right. Also, collision moves with TranslateTo. But it will ignore other objects' collision, which means that it will still go through walls in such.

For example, if you use Translate to on a ship, you can stand on the ship and let it carry you, but the ship will still go through cliffs while you won't.

Awesome. Thanks - I always thought "moveable statics" were limited to just 'grabbable' objects or havok motion.