This is getting old and I assumed it would be fixed in UE5, maybe there is a better way to use Unreal and Sequencer?
When playing a sequence, say, I am animating the camera. During playback, the camera gizmo disappears, which is helpful for preview purposes. When playback stops, the gizmo is still hidden.
Clicking the camera does not show the gizmo. Instead, I need to click some other object and then click the camera again.
I am working in game mode because I need to see what the end result is, without things like sprites, etc. Also, because there are several objects set to be āhidden in gameā in sequencer.
Is anyone else experiencing this ongoing issue? Having to deselect and reselect and object constantly while animating? This happens 1000ās of times daily as I work.
I think youāll find thatās just game mode, actually.
When you switch to GM, nothing is selected. Then you can select objects. Iām assuming the editor sets back to game mode after playing the sequence, hence no gizmos.
Game mode doesnāt hide the gizmo when something is selected, but hides it after it is reset.
So, either game mode has to be toggled - which doesnāt work unless you click the Viewport options or bring focus to the viewport and tap āGā - Or, and object has to be deselected and reselected.
When working on a level sequence, it is very common to have a lot loaded but much of it hidden for a particular shot. We only need to see things specific to the shot - so, using, āHidden in Gameā we can use a level full of assets and only include what we need for the shot.
Now, without Game mode, everything including Sprites and the Camera(s) are visible in the shot when animating, which is a problem. When animating, we need to be focused on only what is in the shot, so we use Game Mode.
Now, using Game Mode means that the Gizmo is constantly disappearing. If I am animating, tweaking keys, toggling playback and tweaking again - now I must constantly unselect and reselect the thing I am animating, 100ās or 1000ās of times a day.
Is there a way to exclude the Gizmo from Game Modeās view, so that it is always visible? Or better yet, restore visibility after playback?
The only thing that comes to mind is using a widget blueprint to play the sequencer ( it could just be a small box off to one side ). All it does it play the sequence, and then re-select the camera.
Nice thinking! I could see how that would work. But no way could I just start abstracting the sequencer functionality, thereās just too much else that I use it for.
Does everyone else just deal with this? ClockworkOcean, are you noticing this behavior on your end?
You can work in exactly the same way, you just need to press a widget button instead of pressing play in the sequencer. ( I think, but am not sure ).
Do you use the sequencer in edit mode or play?
I did tinker with the sequencer a lot at one point. Much easier than rigging a mesh. But was very turned off by stuff like itās inability to relocate the animation in the world.
At the time, it was supposed to work, but it didnāt.
UPDATE: Iāve had a rummage around and canāt find anything helpful. It might be possible to make an editor widget that selects the same actor again after the sequencer has run, but I canāt find enough infoā¦
