Is there any way to implement 2D motion graphics for UI?

Development Programming & Scripting UI
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Hi,

I’m wondering if it’s possible to make a motion graphic in an external program such as after effects and import it for my character’s HUD in UE4. For example, a crosshair that morphs from a circle to a square when you’re looking at something you want to interact with. I could make that animation in After Effects, but not UE4’s built in animation tool for widgets.

Thanks for your help!

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Flipbook should do the trick:

It is a bit more work than just hooking up an animation itself but it's quite elegant in the end. You export frames, stitch them into an atlas, make them into a material and then can apply them to anything, including widgets.