# How to put character in empty map?

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-put-character-in-empty-map/290927>\
**Category:** Character & Animation\
**Tags:** how-would-you-do-it, unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [August 14, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-put-character-in-empty-map/290927 "2014-08-14T01:38:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_22daa2dd](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_22daa2dd](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_22daa2dd)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-put-character-in-empty-map/290927/1 "2014-08-14T01:38:31Z")

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i have a map that im building and it was from a tutorial and they used the blank map which I don’t mind but I don’t know how to add in the character. or what would work for me as well is if I could bring my somewhat built building in a new map which has the skydome and everything. and a side question what are the units in unreal engine 4?

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_c8558ff7](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_c8558ff7](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_c8558ff7)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-put-character-in-empty-map/290927/2 "2014-08-14T01:51:41Z")

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On the classes tab, just drag the Player Start to the place you want to have your player in the level once it get started

[![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/3X/2/f/2f0984456f8dd47c5beb0a68b72c3d6cf62ef2aa.jpeg) ](http://tinypic.com/images/goodbye.jpg)

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_81c4c47e](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_81c4c47e](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_81c4c47e)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-put-character-in-empty-map/290927/3 "2014-08-14T07:23:36Z")

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Hello,  
Units are centimeters in UE4.

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**Author:** ![TJ\_V](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/tj_v/32/1008648_2.png) [@TJ\_V](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TJ_V)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-put-character-in-empty-map/290927/4 "2014-08-14T18:54:40Z")

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Hi matt2405,

A good place to start would be the 3rd Person Blueprint tutorials we have on the Wiki. You can also use these same techniques for a 1st person character as well. Another place to look into would be the pre-made templates that come with the editor. Just choose either code or blueprint and see how we did it.

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Thanks, TJ