How do you make actors move relative to position in Matinee

Ninetail · March 17, 2015, 9:10pm

You can make your matinee “relative” by attaching all participating actors to the Matinee Actor before you start the matinee playing. The relative offsets will be maintained.

With the matinee editor closed, select the first actor (camera, skeletal mesh etc.) involved in the matinee sequence
Right-click the actor and select “Attach To”
From the drop down menu that appears, select your Matinee Actor
Repeat steps 1 - 3 for each additional actor (camera, skeletal mesh etc.) in the matinee sequence
You should now see all actors you attached listed under the Matinee Actor in your Scene Outliner
Select your Matinee Actor and click on “Open Matinee” in the Details panel
Voila! Your matinee now plays relative to the Matinee Actor. You can translate and even rotate the Matinee Actor and everything in the matinee will transform with it, keeping all your animations and camera framing intact! (Yay!)