Socket permanent attachment

[anonymous_user_e281dc471]

Hi,
I tried create socket and attach weapon like there: https://docs.unrealengine/latest/INT/Engine/Content/Types/SkeletalMeshes/Sockets/index.html#permanentattachment
I drag & drop weapon to socket and it works in Persona editor but doesn’t work in play game mode. I see “Preview Only” next to Weapon object like on the screen:

://s12.postimg.org/if34ap05p/socket.png

Could you help me? Is it a bug? Or what?

Thank you,

[anonymous_user_923c79df]

I will post a video tutorial about that topic onto my channel -> you just have to wait some minutes

It isnt a bug, because you will have to attach your mesh to the socket with the level blueprint.

[anonymous_user_923c79df]

Here it is: Hopefully it will help you

[anonymous_user_e281dc471]

@;3740

Here it is: Hopefully it will help you

Thank you very, very much!

[anonymous_user_e281dc471]

Is this any way to assign weapon to socket without placing on scene? I’d like to assign weapon from content browser.

[CHADALAK1]

@;3843

Is this any way to assign weapon to socket without placing on scene? I’d like to assign weapon from content browser.

Here’s what to do

-Open your Character blueprint
-Go To Components
-Select your weapon in the Content Browser
-Click on Add Components and select Static Mesh or Skeletal Mesh(depending if it has bones/animations or not). It should have the name of the object in parenthesis next to the Object type (i.e. Skeletal Mesh(pistol) ).
-PARENT the weapon to the character mesh
-Select your weapon
-In the Details window, click on the magnifying glass icon in the SOCKETS option.
-Select the socket/bone of choice

I believe that’s the way to do it without it being level specific

[President]

Ahhh…parent the weapon to the mesh…I was wondering why the sockets wouldn’t show up when I hit the magnifying glass…stuck on that for 15 mins…

Thanks for the help CHADALAK1…
you’re awesome…

[anonymous_user_e281dc471]

@CHADALAK1;12266

Here’s what to do

-Open your Character blueprint
-Go To Components
-Select your weapon in the Content Browser
-Click on Add Components and select Static Mesh or Skeletal Mesh(depending if it has bones/animations or not). It should have the name of the object in parenthesis next to the Object type (i.e. Skeletal Mesh(pistol) ).
-PARENT the weapon to the character mesh
-Select your weapon
-In the Details window, click on the magnifying glass icon in the SOCKETS option.
-Select the socket/bone of choice

I believe that’s the way to do it without it being level specific

Thank you very much! It’s awesome! You’re cool!

[CHADALAK1]

No Problem guys ^_^!! Took me a little bit to figure it out as well till I saw that Socket options in the Component Window

[Perry4u]

Thank you so much it worked for me

[anonymous_user_d590628f]

@CHADALAK1;12266

Here’s what to do

-Open your Character blueprint
-Go To Components
-Select your weapon in the Content Browser
-Click on Add Components and select Static Mesh or Skeletal Mesh(depending if it has bones/animations or not). It should have the name of the object in parenthesis next to the Object type (i.e. Skeletal Mesh(pistol) ).
-PARENT the weapon to the character mesh
-Select your weapon
-In the Details window, click on the magnifying glass icon in the SOCKETS option.
-Select the socket/bone of choice

I believe that’s the way to do it without it being level specific

I’ve just started with Unreal and had this problem of the weapon showing as preview only and stumbled on this thread litrally a couple of mins ago, solved my problem too so thank you

[anonymous_user_dceb25d5]

Thanks, this worked for me as well