Scene Component root of a StaticMesh

Erempen · May 4, 2015, 7:54am

I’m trying to make a Scene Component be the root of a simple Box StaticMesh, but if I make a Scene Component blueprint, I can’t add any components. If I make a blueprint from the StaticMesh, I can add a Scene Component but not make it the parent.

I got this from the bottom of the page on this section of this tutorial: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dq-fN-NRQAc/U-km8gXAyyI/AAAAAAAAAOc/jFbKY5l3W3Q/s1600/UE4_HUD2SceneInteractionTut_P2.png

Full Tutorial: UE4 Tutorial - HUD to Scene Interaction

Am I doing something wrong?

anonymous_user_776011b61 · May 4, 2015, 8:19am

You are not talking about have a have a SM BP that has a scene component as the root?

Erempen · May 4, 2015, 9:26am

Yes that’s what I’m trying to do.

So I make a SM BP, but I can’t change the root. If I add a Scene Component, I can’t make it the root.

anonymous_user_776011b61 · May 4, 2015, 9:33am

Make a blank BP

Add a root component, then add static mesh…

anonymous_user_c0687f281 · May 4, 2015, 9:07pm

That’s AFAIK not possible. The SM has to be the root, otherwise it would not be a static mesh blueprint anymore. You could try to reparent it (class settings → parent class).

anonymous_user_8c65749a · May 4, 2015, 9:40pm

In the tutorial you reference, the instruction says: “Go ahead and create a new blueprint.” At this point you want to click the “Add New” button in your content browser and select “Blueprint Class.” Then select the “Actor” button. You’ll then have what you need to complete the tutorial.

JTLYK, it sounds like you were creating a Static Mesh blueprint, which would automatically inherit a static mesh as the root component. For this tutorial you just want a plain old Actor blueprint to work with.

Erempen · May 9, 2015, 4:13am

Thanks. This seemed to work.