custom Icon for Blueprints

[Dev.Jeremy]

how do I create an actor that has icons?

[Quetzalcodename]

Hey @Dev.Jeremy!

It seems the only way to create a custom Icon in the editor for your class is to use Slate. Check out these two threads on the subject:

Class Icons

Hey there, you can, if you wish, create your own slate style set for your game/plugin editor which contains a style for “ClassIcon.MyClassName”, and register your style set with FClassIconFinder. This should allow you to define class icons in your plugin without changing any core engine code. Also, of 4.13 you will no longer need to register your style set with the icon finder - that will happen automatically.

Custom thumbnail for class

Hi, I am trying to set custom thumbnails, in the editor, for my c++ actor classes, since to search image by eye is faster than to read class names, especially when there are alot classes in one folder. after some search I have reached to do this: MyActor.h class AMyActor : public AActor { ... static TSharedPtr< class FSlateStyleSet > StyleSet; } MyActor.cpp TSharedPtr< FSlateStyleSet > AMyActor::StyleSet = nullptr; void AMyActor::foo() { StyleSet = MakeShareable(new FSlateStyleSet("MyAc…

I hope the above helps point you in the direction you were looking for!