Importing many objects - max to ue4

[zakky_z]

@Mitch_Mitchell

Hi.

My answers would be as follows.

1. Use Datasmith, follow manual for guidelines.

2. Import the objects with the desired per-object pivot point. Build your level/map inside UE4. If (for example) you wanted to build a wall, with trim and decals etc, use the largest structure as the base, and use “ADD COMPONENT” for the remaining components of the trim and decals. The first object has the main positional data, and the remaining components will use this as their starting position relative to it.

3. Use instancing. Make it part of your design process and optimisation process.

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Judging by your picture, I would say that is one object with several sub objects and the performance hit will not be that great from what I can tell as you are using lots of similar assets, just in a different arrangement.

It’s really an optimisation question you pose, not a capability question. The engine can take it.

Thank you very much for the answer, Mitchell

1. Gotta check Datasmith, so its basically a ‘bridge’ from digital content creation softwares such as 3ds max to unreal engine, am i right? very interesting. thanks for pointing it out!

2. So the first object will imported as a parent to its components, and we should re-position the components manually to match the 'parent object’s position? im going to check it out right away, but what i get at this point is; my workflow is incorrect, i should arrange my level inside UE4 instead of arranging them in 3ds max and import them all into ue4?

3. got it. but i wonder if there is hundreds or even thousands of identical objects that need to be instanced, lets say a chairs in a football stadium. isn’t it very tedious task to import single chair, instanced it and arrange them in UE4? can we just instance it in max and import them as instanced objects into UE4?

i really appreciate your time for answering my questions. thanks again.