DownloadImage Blueprint C++ equivalent?

[anonymous_user_882eef54]

Hi guys,

I’ve been stumped on this for a while now. I am trying to download an image via a URL and then display that image as a material/texture on a plane.

This seems relatively straight forward using blueprints using the DownloadImage node on the blueprint, but was wondering how to do this via C++?

Thanks in advance!

[MCX292]

This looks like a promising place to start your research:

https://api.unrealengine.com/INT/API/Runtime/UMG/Blueprint/UAsyncTaskDownloadImage/index.html

[Leparidop1]

Even after all those years there’s not much info to be found around this topic. Which is kinda strange. Anyway I posted a working solution here:

Downloading Image and Setting as Material through C++

Hi guys, I have been trying to display an image on a plane via C++ for the last few days but haven’t figured it out. I feel like I am close but am not very experienced with Unreal engine; I was hoping someone could shed some light/point me in the right direction. Essentially, I am trying to download an image via a specified link and then display that image on a plane (as a material). Currently, I am manually setting the material of the plane, but want to automate it so I can just supply a link …