# Child actor component in Blueprint not visible in play mode

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/child-actor-component-in-blueprint-not-visible-in-play-mode/295292>\
**Category:** Blueprint\
**Tags:** child-actor-componen, unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [October 4, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/child-actor-component-in-blueprint-not-visible-in-play-mode/295292 "2014-10-04T23:11:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Union\_Studio](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Union\_Studio](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Union_Studio)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/child-actor-component-in-blueprint-not-visible-in-play-mode/295292/1 "2014-10-04T23:11:20Z")

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So I place one or various childs on the root mesh, in BP and level editor appears but when puts play not. Sombody had same experience?

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**Author:** ![RPotter](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@RPotter](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/RPotter)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/child-actor-component-in-blueprint-not-visible-in-play-mode/295292/2 "2014-10-04T23:54:03Z")

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Can you check and make the “Hidden in Game” box isn’t checked on the child actor? It’s in the rendering category. Additionally, make certain that the actor itself has a rendering component that is not hidden in game.

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**Author:** ![Union\_Studio](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Union\_Studio](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Union_Studio)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/child-actor-component-in-blueprint-not-visible-in-play-mode/295292/3 "2014-10-05T10:42:23Z")

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Yes, of course is not hidden property activated. It’s really strange, I’ll try tonight without scaling the childs, proably is a bug is has been much scaled

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**Author:** ![Skol](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Skol](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Skol)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/child-actor-component-in-blueprint-not-visible-in-play-mode/295292/4 "2022-05-17T23:16:49Z")

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Having the exact same problem, can’t find any clue on what’s happening…