How do you spawn characters using Python?

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Hi,

I’m testing out the Python API for Unreal Engine and it looks very promising. Problem is the lack of examples is making it a bit difficult to move things at a steady speed.

So, I created a Character BP called James. The JamesBP has the skeletal mesh, animation bp, etc all setup.

How do I spawn it in the Level using Python?

It’s probably something like below but I’m not sure.



actor_to_spawn = wtf?
unreal.EditorLevelLibrary().spawn_actor_from_class(actor_to_spawn.static_class(), [0, 0, 124])
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Ok, I found the solution. More code examples would be really helpful though.



actor_to_spawn = unreal.load_asset("/Game/Actors/JamesBP")
unreal.EditorLevelLibrary().spawn_actor_from_object(actor_to_spawn, [0, 0, 124])
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