Hey everyone. I recently had to make a simple effect, used a ton in film, but struggled to find any good resource on it and ended up wasting some precious time. If you need to hide any object from the “world” in your scene, but still want the object to appear in reflective materials like mirrors (hello horror movies), you’re in the right place !
I made a very quick guide showing the important settings for this to work. No plugin is required, and it takes literally 10 seconds. But as I said, I ended up looking for a solution for some time before digging myself in the parameters.
Important note : if you have a level sequence open and the effect is not working despite the settings applied, close and re-open your sequence. It’s a bug that cost me a few hours and nearly drove me insane. You’re welcome.
https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/yyOB/unreal-engine-show-actor-only-in-reflections-mirrors