Still unsure of how to properly use the Add Instanced Static Mesh Component and Add Instance

[anonymous_user_8147ab75]

So I’ve been going through and doing some enhancements and optimizations while I’ve been trying to get some other problems resoled, and I decided to try using the Instanced static meshes instead of normal static meshes, but I guess I’m just not sure how to properly go about this.

Initially I was just trying to use the AddinstancedStaticMeshComponent node, but that didn’t do anything. So I used an AddInstance in addition to the ASMC like this:

But this seemed like it would have been adding a ton of Instanced Static Mesh components to the BP. SO, I changed the BP to add a single AISMC at the beginning and save a reference to it, then when I needed to actually add the meshes, I used the Add Instance. This worked just fine, but it didn’t have a material, so I tried adding a Set Material, but that doesn’t seem to be working.

Here’s the screenshot:

What do I need to do to add the material to the Instanced static mesh?

[anonymous_user_8147ab75]

Okay, I got it. I don’t need to use the Set Material, but I DO need to edit the materials that are applied and make sure there’s a check in “Used with Instanced Static Meshes” under the “Usage” section in the Details.