widget show when look at an object

[meshaalalshikh]

hi every
i am trying to let a widget show in UE5 when the player looks at an object and i tried some blueprints but it seem like it is not working an example of what i am trying to do is in this video i found (min 6:08)

Future of architectural visualization | Interior and exterior in Unreal Engine 5 | ArhiTeach school

can you help with that please
thank you all

[Everynone]

@meshaalalshikh

trying to let a widget show in UE5 when the player looks at an object and i tried some blueprints but it seem like it is not working

Without knowing what you’ve tried and done, there’s no way to help you out. But, do have a look at this post:

Third person crosshair object highlight troubles

The communication in the example revolves around Inheritance + Interface - a potent combo, imho. the base class implements the interface (which children inherit) the widget uses the same interface - calls children receive can be propagated: Actor → Widget Component → Widget without casting or finding user widgets (this can be done in many ways, though) [image] the player has a collision sphere and sends an interface call to overlapped actors as we approach: [image] [image] Above, handl…

It’s a slightly more advanced example as it also highlights actors close to the controlled pawn. Perhaps you can reverse engineer it, the project is attached.

[meshaalalshikh]

Display Name On Screen Of Object You Are Looking At - Unreal Engine Tutorial

i found this method online but i couldn’t find a way around it to make a widget icon instead of object name .