How to create a cylinder in c++

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Hello, I would like to create a cylinder in c++, I can create boxes component and spheres, are there any cyilinder?

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Are you talking about static meshes or collision shapes? If the latter then no. There are only spheres, boxes and capsules collision shapes.

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How are you creating them?

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I have understood, I do it in the blueprint editor.

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static mesh

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To add a cylinder static mesh:

  #include "Components/StaticMeshComponent.h"
  #include "Engine/StaticMesh.h"

   ...

    UStaticMeshComponent* Cylinder= CreateDefaultSubobject<UStaticMeshComponent>(TEXT("VisualRepresentation"));
    Cylinder->SetupAttachment(RootComponent);
    static ConstructorHelpers::FObjectFinder<UStaticMesh> CylinderAsset(TEXT("/Game/StarterContent/Shapes/Shape_Cylinder.Shape_Cylinder"));
    if (CylinderAsset.Succeeded())
    {
        Cylinder->SetStaticMesh(CylinderAsset.Object);
        Cylinder->SetRelativeLocation(FVector(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f));
        Cylinder->SetWorldScale3D(FVector(1.0f));
    }

Just make sure, you have the starter content directory. Otherwise change the path to your cylinder mesh.

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