I used to be able to import skeletal meshes with options setup like this:
options = unreal.FbxImportUI()
options.import_mesh = True
options.import_as_skeletal = True
options.import_materials = False
options.import_textures = False
options.create_physics_asset = physic
options.import_animations = False
options.mesh_type_to_import = unreal.FBXImportType.FBXIT_SKELETAL_MESH
But suddenly it doesnt work anymore and comes in as a static mesh instead as if the import_as_skeletal toggle is getting ignored.
And since I havent used my script since 4.20 i was wondering if something perhaps happened between 4.20 and 4.21.
Hello,
I don’t know if it’s the cause, but I think it’s recommended to use the ‘set_editor_property’ function instead of setting it directly into the variable.
Here is my code and it’s working in 2.21
options = unreal.FbxImportUI()
options.set_editor_property('import_mesh', True)
options.set_editor_property('import_textures', True)
options.set_editor_property('import_materials', True)
options.set_editor_property('import_as_skeletal', True)
task = unreal.AssetImportTask()
task.set_editor_property('automated', True)
task.set_editor_property('destination_path', '/Game/SkeletalMeshes')
task.set_editor_property('filename', 'C:/Path/To/SK_TutorialTPP.FBX')
task.set_editor_property('replace_existing', True)
task.set_editor_property('save', True)
task.set_editor_property('options', options)
unreal.AssetToolsHelpers.get_asset_tools().import_asset_tasks([task])
And here is a video I did on this:
Hey Alex thanks for your answer, however this is what solved it for me. Turning of “should detect type”.
options.automated_import_should_detect_type = False
