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Vertex parent is being used here because I don't want the child objects to scale when the parent is adjusted. In theory it parents to the vertex and doesn't share in the transforms (at least is my understanding).

In the picture below the parent object is bordered in yellow with the child in orange. Before Vertex Parent is applied the two vertices line up with each other (and right where I need it). After being applied the child moves a tick to the left, halfway through the width of the plane.

The thickness of the plane itself is due to the solidify modifier (also shown). If not applied, then the child object does not move. Either way the parenting process shouldn't cause the child to move since the vertex doesn't move, correct?

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    $\begingroup$ I'm not entirely sure what's going on but you can disable scaling in child objects by using constraints. Here is the documentation. $\endgroup$
    – VorTechnix
    Commented Sep 24, 2019 at 4:03
  • $\begingroup$ That's a pretty good option and appears to be the technical equivalent of parenting to a vertex. It also has the added benefit of still allowing me to handle group mgmt through collections, but now with objects tracking to the wall. This doesn't directly answer my initial question but does solve the overall problem. I'll mark this as answered if you want to copy it over. $\endgroup$
    – Sam Vimes
    Commented Sep 24, 2019 at 17:21

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