FBX Imports Not Snapping to Grid

General Issues and Bug Reporting
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Summary

I saw that someone had asked for help with this in 2023 and got told to report it as a bug, so I’m doing that too. If it’s not a bug, please tell me what I am doing wrong. The assets in the Fortnite folder snap fine when I use them. But assets I export as an FBX from Blender to import into UEFN do not snap. :unamused: It’s a bit tedious. :joy:

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Creative

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Assets

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Create an asset in Blender
  2. Export as FBX
  3. Import into UEFN
  4. Place in world

Expected Result

The object will snap to grid

Observed Result

Object does not snap to grid

Platform(s)

Windows 11

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Hello StarDroid,

This is not a bug, but I think I see where the confusion is coming from.

There is a distinction between the Fortnite Cell Snapping Grid, and the ‘Default’ Snap grid.

I think the solution is to create a Blueprint and set its parent class to Wall/Floor/etc.

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You’d then set your imported mesh in this Blueprint’s ‘Static Mesh Component’

I haven’t put this into practice, so let me know if some aspect of this doesn’t work and we can dive deeper.