[Tutorial 4.8] Vertex Animation | Time Line | Key Framed Meshes

[Jona]

Hello fellow developers!

I saw the new vertex animation features coming for 4.8 and I got really excited, I don’t think I’m the only one, so I decided to create a few tutorials, for anyone with an interest!

I’ve also added some tips and trix as well as how to get a vertex animation from Maya into Unreal in the second post.

Two tutorials about Time Line Vertex Animation, the kind which is baked into textures.

Unreal 4.8 Timeline Vertex Animation - Part 1 - 3Ds Max

Unreal 4.8 Timeline Vertex Animation - Part 2 - Unreal Engine

http://blog.kjinteractive.net/2015/ue4timelinevertexanim

Two tutorials on Key Frame Meshes Vertex Animation, where you use multiple meshes to create an animation.

Unreal 4.8 Key Framed Mesh Vertex Animation - Part 1 - 3Ds Max

Unreal 4.8 Key Framed Mesh Vertex Animation - Part 2 - Unreal Engine

http://blog.kjinteractive.net/2015/ue4keyframvertexanim/

I hope you will find them useful.

I’m going to keep on creating tutorials and release them on.
http://blog.kjinteractive.net/
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Jona Marklund

[Jona]

Tips and Tricks.

Unreal 4.8 Timeline Vertex Animation - Part 3 - Tips & Trix

http://blog.kjinteractive.net/2015/3dsmaxtipstrix1vanimue4/

Maya to 3Ds Max to Unreal Vertex Animation.

Maya - 3Ds Max - Unreal 4.8+ - Timeline Vertex Animation

Quick and easy lightmapping tutorial for UE4, 3Ds Max, Maya and Blender users.

Unreal - 3Ds Max - Maya - Blender - Lightmap Overlapping Fix

3Ds Max Vertex Animation Script Toolbar Installation.

3Ds Max - UE4 - Adding Scripts to a Toolbar

http://blog.kjinteractive.net/2015/3dsmaxefficiencyue4scripts/

[pbdarcey]

Thanks for sharing this. Looks good.

[Jona]

Added a few more tutorials, lightmapping in the most popular 3D packages out there as well as some tips and trix.

[TechArt]

Great stuff!

small note: I think the optimized pig’s snout might be distorted because his uvs weren’t using full precision. Perhaps, that step is something that was just removed during the editing process

I like the energy and rapidity with which the info is given out also I haven’t worked with custom icons for my scripts yet. I’ll try that out for now on.

Thanks for the awesome tutorials!

[Jona]

@TechArt;411906

Pig UVs

Thanks TechArt!

I can’t recall editing something like that out, however, it’s been over one year so that may be the case indeed.

Just created a short tutorial on transferring vertex animation data from Maya to 3Ds Max to be used with these UE vertex scripts, hope it helps someone!

Maya - 3Ds Max - Unreal 4.8+ - Timeline Vertex Animation