Can I dynamically update the parameters of an animated material in the event graph of an actor that uses it?

[Extrone (Arjun Subhash)]

Here’s a similar thread I found with a solution :

How To Change A Material Instance Parameter On A Blueprint Object?

So I want to basically push a button and have the thruster material on the back of my ship change to a bright glow. I was able to follow the blueprint material video’s from Epic, but their method is an on or off material value change. I want to gradual change over time these values and that is why I am trying to use a matinee. I have my material set up, set up parameters for all the parts that I want to change over time. I have created my matinee and even tested it on a static mesh (changed to…

tldr : you need to create a Dynamic Material Instance and then use Set Scalar/Vector Parameter Value.

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[EDIT] If the above solution doesn’t work for some reason, another option is to use Material Parameter Collections :

Material Parameter Collections