The PlayerController is a special type of script or Blueprint whose primary purpose is to parse inputs from the player into events that can drive a character. Unreal contains a robust importing system with a variety of options to speed up your import process. Properly importing your Skeletal Meshes into Unreal Engine is a vital step in the process of creating your animated characters. While we cannot teach you the nuances of character design and animation, we do have certain tools to help the process along.įor more information, please see the FBX Import Options Reference and Skeletal Meshes documentation.

Generally, there is significant design, modeling, surfacing, rigging, and animation time that must take place long before you even touch the Unreal Engine.

In many ways, the creation of your art assets may be the most challenging part of the character development process. In the following sections, we will go into further detail on exactly what each one of these steps means and how you can apply them. This list just gives a general idea of the flow. Import your Skeletal Meshes and animations into Unreal Engine by creating a new Skeleton asset for new Skeletal Meshes or by reusing an existing Skeleton asset for identical or similar Skeletal Meshes.Ĭreate a PlayerController script or Blueprint to handle inputs from the player.Ĭreate a Blueprint or script for a Character or Pawn to parse inputs and control the actual movement (not skeletal animation) of the character.Ĭonstruct the Animation Blueprint for the character.Ĭreate a GameMode script or Blueprint that utilizes your custom PlayerController and any other custom script assets.Įach of these steps will generally require a wide variety of further sub-steps to be completely successful. The primary workflow for character setup in Unreal Engine is as follows:Ĭreate your art assets (Skeletal Meshes) and animations, using a 3rd party digital content creation (DCC) package such as 3ds Max or Maya. You can also find an example of the Playable Owen Character on the Animation Content Examples page under section 1.10.

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