Camera not updating in real-time when attached to Camera Rig Rail in UE 5.6

Summary

n Unreal Engine 5.6, when a Cine Camera Actor is attached to a Camera Rig Rail, its position does not update in real-time in the viewport while adjusting the Current Position on Rail value.

The camera only updates its location after releasing the slider or forcing a redraw.

This happens even with:

Lumen enabled and Path Tracing disabled

Viewport set to Realtime

“Cine Camera Rig Rail” or “Camera Rig Rail” used

Reattaching or recreating the camera

Please select what you are reporting on:

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What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Other

Steps to Reproduce

Open a new level in UE 5.6.

Add a Camera Rig Rail or Cine Camera Rig Rail.

Add a Cine Camera Actor and attach it to the rail.

Select the rail and try adjusting the Current Position on Rail via Details panel.

Observe that the camera does not update its position in the viewport in real time.

Expected Result

The Cine Camera Actor should follow the rail and update in real time as the position value changes (as it did in earlier versions, or as seen in Sequencer playback).

Observed Result

The camera remains static during slider movement. It only updates after releasing the mouse or triggering a manual redraw.

Platform(s)

Unreal Engine Version: 5.6.0

Rendering: Lumen, Path Tracing OFF

Viewport: Realtime ON

Platform: (PC / Windows 10/11 or macOS, specific GPU/CPU info if available)

Reproducible in new blank project: Yes

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Additional Notes

I would appreciate any confirmation if this is a known regression or if there’s a workaround other than updating manually via Blueprints or Sequencer. Thank you!

Got the same issue, man. you’re not alone :slight_smile:

By the way, at the same course

Same issue. I tried this solution I found in a comment below the video lesson. I’ll repost the comment:

“ Guys with the tracking problem. I have no idea if this is what fixed it or not but it started working after i did this. Left click the camera as its connected to the rail and is a child to it. As its selected right click it then select “play from here”. Press esc once youve moved a bit. After this go back and use the railing movement and see if the tracking is as it should be. “.

It worked for me, and I hope it works for you too.

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Thank you this worked for me!