How to make a man cannon/grav lift?

[Tim_Hobson]

Hi,

…I know that the values for the Launch velocity for X n Y will be some negative and some positive. Luckily the math is easy it perfect needs 1000 of each XYZ. just that when it comes to mirroring it around, I’m not sure if i can make one blue print for all 4 mancannons or if ill have to make 1 for each.

There’s no need to use multiple blueprints for the same object. You can setup your launch velocity to have variables so that you can edit these directly in the details panel for the specific placed ManCanon-BP. By using the Make Vector Node you can drag a pin off the XYZ values and make a variable that is editable there. This will give you much more control over the individually placed BPs but still allow you to have just one Blueprint for them all.

So basically What i just need to know is if i can make my own component in Maya/Max and export to UE4 in the blueprint? And is it possible to make one blueprint for all 4 or need 4 blueprints? It’s okay if if i have to make 4 separate blueprints.

You can use your own components to trigger as well. When you use it in the components make sure that it’s collision is set to OverlapDynamic to generate overlap events to launch the character. Also make sure to keep actor hidden in game and visibility turned to off if you don’t want to see it in the viewport while you’re editing.

If you’re still having issues or have more questions feel free to ask!