Unreal Studio Beta 4.23 Preview

[UE4_Archviz]

@Stephen_Ellis

The UE 4.22 and 4.23 installations are separate, and so is the datasmith plugin version for each. But, if you had a project created with 4.22, and then you opened it via 4.23, then that project will get updated to a 4.23 version. (we recommend never updating projects to a new version, always update a copy of the project). If a project does get updated to a newer version, then if you try to launch it again from the older/original version, then you may experience the issues you are describing.

this is the right approach to update project in newer version.

[Stephen_Ellis]

@TFandrich

UPDATE: It seems to be an issue with either my account or with the launcher. Because for testing I deinstalled 4.22 and after reinstalling it Datasmith is missing there too and can’t be reinstalled.

I have identified and resolved the issue. I will send you a private message here on the forums regarding the cause.

[david.gillespie]

@UE4_Archviz

this is the right approach to update project in newer version.

I’m actually asking about the reverse for the collaborative template. If it’s possible to take that back to 4.22 for development on what is considered a stable release, this would allow for testing, modding etc and allow for integration on a 4.23 release, once required plugin dependencies are also stable working on 4.23.

[Cedar]

@Stephen Ellis

I have identified and resolved the issue. I will send you a private message here on the forums regarding the cause.

I also appear to have this issue. I’ve updated to 4.23 Preview 4. Datasmith says no update is needed. I went looking due to an apparent bug in the C4D importer. The model UV’s were coming in blank on channel 0 despite looking correct in C4D. Channel 1 has crazy UV’s I did not create. Channel 2 has normal import lightmass UV’s. I noticed that Preview 3 has a C4D UV import issue.

[natemac00]

I’m not able to install the Unreal Datasmith Plugin in 4.23 Preview 4. I click install, and nothing happens. Is the datasmith plugin not compatable with Mac unreal engine?

[Stephen_Ellis]

@Cedar

I also appear to have this issue.

I’m guessing you use a different account when logged into the launcher, because the account you are using here to post hasn’t even registered for the Unreal Studio Beta. You can use the forums here to send me a private message with the details of your other account, and I’ll take a look.

@natemac00

I’m not able to install the Unreal Datasmith Plugin in 4.23 Preview 4. I click install, and nothing happens. Is the datasmith plugin not compatable with Mac unreal engine?

Sorry, but the Datasmith plugin does not currently support Mac. I’ve been informed that this is on the agenda to address in the coming months.

[anonymous_user_08310155]

I played with a 90 frame test of a C4D file with melange. I animated a plane with a voronoi fracture and simulated them crumbling. If I cache the animation it did come into unreal. The problem I am having is that the imported animation is not complete. It strangely offset the key frames by 50% of the animation so that it only plays half way in the sequencer. It seems like an import issue or a issue with melange. I was not sure if I might also need to setup a specific frame rate in c4d. I used 30fps for the test but I don’t know if it should be set to a specific value when animating for unreal.

If I go a different route and use alembic, I get the whole animation. But that is not the way I would like to work with this.

I am on 4.23 preview 4 using a fully patched C4D R20 Studio

[pf_breton (Pierre-Felix Breton)]

@jpageau

I played with a 90 frame test of a C4D file with melange. I animated a plane with a voronoi fracture and simulated them crumbling. If I cache the animation it did come into unreal. The problem I am having is that the imported animation is not complete. It strangely offset the key frames by 50% of the animation so that it only plays half way in the sequencer. It seems like an import issue or a issue with melange. I was not sure if I might also need to setup a specific frame rate in c4d. I used 30fps for the test but I don’t know if it should be set to a specific value when animating for unreal.

If I go a different route and use alembic, I get the whole animation. But that is not the way I would like to work with this.

I am on 4.23 preview 4 using a fully patched C4D R20 Studio

Make sure you submit the problem to our support team, we will be able to look at the files and fix it if possible!

[anonymous_user_7c519203]

Works fine using Blueprint startup or trying to use the play button on a level. I tried to launch today to see if some camera issues would be cleared up, but got this error.

I’d noticed this once before when trying to compile C++ code or trying to start a C++ level, but worked around it with Blueprints. I’m running 4.22.3. This didn’t happen when I was running previous versions of the software. I also don’t work in an environment where I can turn off the Windows Platform FIPS validation.

[Stephen_Ellis]

UPDATE: PREVIEW 5

UE 4.23 Preview 5 has been made available today - (full engine details here)
Unreal Studio 4.23 Preview 5 is available along with it.

1. On the Launcher, update the 4.23 engine version
2. On the Launcher, update the Datasmith plugin
3. Download the latest Exporter plugins for 4.23 from the Downloads page.

Unreal Studio fixes: [TABLE=“border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0”]

C4D Failed import meshes with only verts

Datasmith - Error importing a GLTF file. “Could not find actor Cube for Level Sequence CubeAction”

Crash adding variant set - engine\plugins\enterprise\variantmanagercontent\source\variantmanagercontent\private\levelvariantsets.cpp:54

Material overrides are not reapplied after commit of an empty graph

Ensure occurs when selecting “Execute” multiple times after node deletion

SunPosition Plugin Assets Saved with Empty Engine Version - T_Compass M_Compass

Datasmith duplicates actors on reimport when splitting models across multiple sub levels

Dataprep editor does not remove all its temporary data

Import window should not pop on reimport

DataPrep: Actors rename after committing (_2 add to the name)

Cinema 4D Cloner Render Instances

Datasmith Material Reimport fails with no information writing to log

VRayLight Material no longer importing as constant

.udatasmith Assets occasionally fail to Reimport when Individually Reimported

Multiple PNG Warning: iCCP: CRC error when opening Datasmith Assets into SME

Forest Pack Entities Incorrectly Placed When a Single Object is used

Datasmith CAD: Tessellation settings not accessible from Static Mesh Editor

Crash after deleting a Static Mesh from the level that has been in Edit Mesh Mode

Cinema4D - Material transparency will import with low fidelity to original material

Cinema4D - missing text on buttons in reimport geometry pop up

Cinema4D - Failed to reimport Static Mesh

Material Instance reports invalid texture type error

Crash Importing a udatasmith that share the same name as the level …UObjectGlobals.cpp] [Line: 2320] Objects have the same fully qualified name but different paths

[MostHost_LA]

Probably my bad for deciding to use the preview to partake in the jam. I am hitting a ton of issues I have never encountered before particularly with loading times and shared compiling errors/lags/issues.
One of the biggest issues is a landscape material and the inability to paint more than 3 layers onto the same grid tile.

I ended up migrating to the non preview where the materials work fine. I still have the project, perhaps after the jam I will submit a bug report or track down the issue better…

[Stephen_Ellis]

UPDATE: PREVIEW 6

UE 4.23 Preview 6 has been made available today - (full engine details here)
Unreal Studio 4.23 Preview 6 is available along with it.

1. On the Launcher, update the 4.23 engine version
2. On the Launcher, update the Datasmith plugin
3. Download the latest Exporter plugins for 4.23 from the Downloads page.

Unreal Studio fixes: [TABLE=“border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0”]

Wrong sampler type when importing 4k Texture using Content Material through Datasmith

Incorrect transform with Datasmith Deltagen FBX Importer

MDL import - issue when importing 4k textures - imported as Virtual texture

GTLF - Material error when importing scene with 4k texture - Sampler requires non-VirtualTexture

[anonymous_user_bd42c2b1]

What are the planned updates for preview 7

[Stephen_Ellis]

Initially we had thought we might officially release this week, but we’ve decided to extend the Preview period another two weeks.

Preview 7 is targeted for tomorrow.

[Stephen_Ellis]

UPDATE: PREVIEW 7

UE 4.23 Preview 7 has been made available today - (full engine details here)
Unreal Studio 4.23 Preview 7 is available along with it.

1. On the Launcher, update the 4.23 engine version
2. On the Launcher, update the Datasmith plugin
3. Download the latest Exporter plugins for 4.23 from the Downloads page.

Unreal Studio fixes: [TABLE=“border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0”]

Material overrides are not reapplied after commit of an empty graph

Problem in Datasmith glTF animation transform when only rotation is animated

Crash importing glb file with datasmith glTF importer

[anonymous_user_bd42c2b1]

Is there somewhere to look for upcoming 4.24 updates?

[Stephen_Ellis]

UPDATE: PREVIEW 8

UE 4.23 Preview 8 has been made available today - (full engine details here)
Unreal Studio 4.23 Preview 8 is available along with it.

1. On the Launcher, update the 4.23 engine version
2. On the Launcher, update the Datasmith plugin
3. Download the latest Exporter plugins for 4.23 from the Downloads page.

Unreal Studio fixes: [TABLE=“border: 1, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0”]

Gear VR fails to launch packaged projects on a Device when Enterprise is enabled for the project

[CrashReport] UE4Editor-DataprepEditor!FMulticastDelegateBase<FWeakObjectPtr>::CompactInvocationList(bool) [MulticastDelegateBase.h:169]

Android APK size ~200 MB larger than previous versions of the engine (blank project)

[MarcusDee]

Question: Is the HDRI Backdrop Actor removed in the latest 4.23 preview 8?
In the previous version it was located under the lights section.

**To answer my own question. It’s moved under the plugin section **

[tc22_LEOCHOU (tc22)]

@MarcusDee

Question: Is the HDRI Backdrop Actor removed in the latest 4.23 preview 8?
In the previous version it was located under the lights section.

**To answer my own question. It’s moved under the plugin section **

thank you!

[Stephen_Ellis]

The Preview has ended, and Unreal Studio 4.23 has officially released!

Thanks to everyone who helped test during the Preview. I am now closing this thread. Please continue any 4.23 discussions in the above linked thread for Studio/Datasmith specific features, or the 4.23 thread for the general engine release.

Cheers