How to convert AStaticMeshActor in FConvex (Chaos Engine)

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Hello everyone,

In order to find the smallest distance between two convex bodies,
I want to use the Chaos::GJKDistance function.

This function wants the two bodies as a “FConvex”.

How can I convert a AStaticMeshActor into a FConvex ??

Thank you in advance!!!
Greetings, Alex

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Not sure this is the correct way to go but you could try something like this (check pointers for null first though)
StaticMeshActor->GetStaticMeshComponent()->GetBodySetup()->AggGeom.ConvexElems[INDEX].GetChaosConvexMesh()

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Thank you very much for the quick answer!

The GetChaosConvexMesh() returns a TSharedPtr<Chaos::FConvex, ESPMode::ThreadSafe>

This might be a silly question:
Can you tell me how I get a Chaos::FConvex out of that TSharedPtr?

Because the Chaos::GJKDistance Function wants a Chaos::FConvex Object, not a pointer

Many greetings,
Alex

Edit:
Solved, thanks to UnrealEverything:
The
TSharedPtr<Chaos::FConvex, ESPMode::ThreadSafe> has a method ->Get() which gives you the pointer to the FConvex object.

So it is:

TSharedPtr<Chaos::FConvex, ESPMode::ThreadSafe> BBB = StaticMeshActor->GetStaticMeshComponent()->GetBodySetup()->AggGeom.ConvexElems[INDEX].GetChaosConvexMesh();
Chaos::FConvex *AAA = BBB.Get();

Then you dereference the pointer AAA and give it to the Chaos::GJKDistance Function

Thanks again!!!