How to make an object glow in Unreal Engine 5?

  1. Apply opaque emissive material to object
  2. Add to scene

Done.

Optional items:

  • Use lumen in hardware raytracing mode for best results
  • Don’t use it on small meshes if you want good results
  • Enable “Emissive Light Source” on the actor to keep Lumen from culling the surface cache
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