What is the status of the fix for "Dataflow Material Assignment seems to have broken in 5.6"?

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Hi there,

This is just a quick check-in query as to what things are looking like on Epic’s end regarding the referenced question and the associated JIRA Unreal Engine Issues and Bug Tracker (UE\-306177) (which doesn’t seem to be publicly accessible yet).

Our artists are getting a tad antsy! :joy:

Cheers,

Josh

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Hello [mention removed]​

Thank you for reaching out.

I believe Epic was on recess when I made the report.

The accumulated work would justify a slower pace on the reporting, but I’ll reach out in case this slipped through the cracks.

I’ll let you know.

All the best,

[mention removed]​

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Hey there!

Just posting a reply to prevent the automatic question closure :slight_smile:

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Hello [mention removed]​

I’m just pinging you to let you know that the tracking link is now active.

Thank you for your patience.

All the best,

[mention removed]​

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Hello [mention removed]​

I’m still waiting for an update to the reported issue, but I might have found a workaround, so I wanted to share in case it helps to unblock you:

Could you select your GeometryCollection and, in the Details tab, find the Property ChaosPhysics>Rendering>CustomRendererType, enable it, and set it to None?

[Image Removed]Let me know if this makes your GC display the correct material.

I suspect the issue might lie within the custom renderer GeometryCollectionRootProxyRenderer, introduced in 5.5, but set as the default on 5.6.

All the best,

[mention removed]​

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Heya Rafael,

Our Artists have reported that this workaround fixes the issue.

Thank you so much for your help!

Cheers,

Josh.

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Hello [mention removed]​

Thank you for marking my reply as Best Answer.

I haven’t received an update regarding that JIRA report yet.

Since your original request for this case is for information on that, I’ll keep the case open - unless you are satisfied with the workaround and tell me to close it.

All the best,

[mention removed]​

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Heya Rafael,

I think anyone who specifically wants further information on the fix for the issue in the renderer could open a new question referencing this one or the other one.

My personal request is fulfilled as the workaround you’ve given me supersedes my interest in progress towards a fix of the renderer.

Cheers,

Josh

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Hello [mention removed]​

Nicely put!

I’ll close this one off, then.

All the best,

[mention removed]​