# \#apex-cloth **URL:** https://forums.unrealengine.com/tag/apex-cloth/8553.md [Latest](https://forums.unrealengine.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.unrealengine.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.unrealengine.com/tags.md) --- ## [Collision Asset Bodies Scale Strangely](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/collision-asset-bodies-scale-strangely/1989752)
**Author:** [@DrWhiteGlint](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DrWhiteGlint)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2024, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/collision-asset-bodies-scale-strangely/1989752 "2024-08-24T05:27:20Z")
Hi there, my partner and I have been working on a prototype for a third person action game and have run into a complete roadblock on character cloth. In our attempts to make it function properly, we have gone through loo… --- ## [Arbennian - UE 5 Cinematic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/arbennian-ue-5-cinematic/631648)
**Author:** [@MarroneGiulio](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/MarroneGiulio)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/arbennian-ue-5-cinematic/631648 "2022-10-15T19:55:22Z")
Hey all! This is the beginning of a big project of mine: ARBENNIAN. It’s a love child born out of my long time passion for Warhammer 40k following the steps of a Harlequin. My personal goal for this project was to use… --- ## [Apex cloth can't apply in UE4.16](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-cant-apply-in-ue4-16/398173)
**Author:** [@tsuki\_ha](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/tsuki_ha)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-cant-apply-in-ue4-16/398173 "2018-04-04T17:37:31Z")
Hi I can’t apply Apex cloth in UE4.16.2and3. import .apx is ok. only can’t apply cloth. Error : failed to generate skinning data, found conincident vertices in triangle A=X=-0.059 Y=-0.015 Z=0.812 B=X=-0.053 Y=-0.025… --- ## [Unable to apply cloth from imported file](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-apply-cloth-from-imported-file/401967)
**Author:** [@Syntaxxor](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Syntaxxor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unable-to-apply-cloth-from-imported-file/401967 "2018-04-04T17:36:12Z")
I found the answer. The problem was that one of the places on my mesh had two overlapping triangles, so I just had to go into Blender and “Remove Doubles” on every single submesh. This still didn’t fix the physics probl… --- ## [Apex cloth using nvidia clothing tool crashes engine](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-using-nvidia-clothing-tool-crashes-engine/409616)
**Author:** [@RaiNBuddha](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/RaiNBuddha)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-using-nvidia-clothing-tool-crashes-engine/409616 "2017-11-16T13:49:14Z")
I’ve been trying to apply an .apx file that I created using Nvidia Clothing tool profile to my material LOD but every time I apply it the engine crashes. Ive seen several threads online regarding the same problem but hav… --- ## [APEX Cloth Self-Collision doesn't work](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-self-collision-doesnt-work/398337)
**Author:** [@Shain98](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Shain98)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-self-collision-doesnt-work/398337 "2017-11-01T13:42:30Z")
I can’t get self-collision of cloths to work in Unreal. I got a character which has a cape and a skirt (Pretty much like Darth Vader) and if the two cloths are a single object then I can make them collide with each other… --- ## [Mesh is disappeared when load apx node](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/mesh-is-disappeared-when-load-apx-node/351413)
**Author:** [@anonymous\_user\_7a7e2207](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_7a7e2207)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/mesh-is-disappeared-when-load-apx-node/351413 "2017-09-09T15:26:07Z")
Hello, I recently doing Apex cloth and import to Unreal 4. After I add APEX clothing file, I load apx node under Material \> Clothing\>xxx.apx. And suddenly, my mesh is disappeared. I check my rename, my Apex file and als… --- ## [Can't assign Apex Cloth in UE16.3](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-assign-apex-cloth-in-ue16-3/402627)
**Author:** [@anonymous\_user\_6c3092491](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_6c3092491)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cant-assign-apex-cloth-in-ue16-3/402627 "2017-08-24T13:16:00Z")
Hi, I have a problem when i try to assign an .apx to a material in UE 16.3 from Maya 2016.5. Error: failed to generate skinning data, found conincident vertices in triangle \[…\] I’ve follow a simple tutorial of a flag… --- ## [Questions on NvCloth (UE 4.16)](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/questions-on-nvcloth-ue-4-16/397509)
**Author:** [@anonymous\_user\_9639004b](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_9639004b)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/questions-on-nvcloth-ue-4-16/397509 "2017-07-16T15:30:27Z")
Hi there I tried UnrealEngine 4.16 with NvCloth’s verification. I have some questions. ① Is Ragdall enabled during simulation? Is it also included in the PhysicsAsset? ② Detailed expression by folds etc. of the s… --- ## [Using separate Apex Cloth meshes](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/using-separate-apex-cloth-meshes/373024)
**Author:** [@cridia](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/cridia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/using-separate-apex-cloth-meshes/373024 "2017-06-14T07:59:45Z")
I am having a problem getting Apex Cloth to work with my character. The situation is as follows. The main character can get certain tools, like the items from Zelda. One of those tools is a cape with certain uses. What … --- ## [Apex Cloth Problem after Upgrade to 4.14](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-problem-after-upgrade-to-4-14/376489)
**Author:** [@jzela](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/jzela)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-problem-after-upgrade-to-4-14/376489 "2017-06-07T10:33:06Z")
My apex Cloth items are flowing in the wrong direction since the upgrade to 4.14. It’s almost as if the gravity is somehow reversed for them. See the attached picture - the front flap should be draping towards to floor. … --- ## [APEX physics clipping](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-physics-clipping/394830)
**Author:** [@HQScanline](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/HQScanline)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-physics-clipping/394830 "2017-05-27T21:13:11Z")
If i move part too fast it goes through cloth. any parameter that can fix this? --- ## [Apex clothing snapping to root node](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-clothing-snapping-to-root-node/317470)
**Author:** [@anonymous\_user\_f716e5cf1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_f716e5cf1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-clothing-snapping-to-root-node/317470 "2017-03-08T11:43:45Z")
When I assign my apex file to my mesh it comes in deformed. It appears that it’s snapping most of the verts to the root bone of the skeleton. I’m exporting the mesh/rig from blender, and using the standalone tool to mak… --- ## [After updating to 4.14.3 (from 4.13.2) apex cloth causes crashes or doesn't display correctly](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-updating-to-4-14-3-from-4-13-2-apex-cloth-causes-crashes-or-doesnt-display-correctly/382812)
**Author:** [@Barend\_Combrink](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Barend_Combrink)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-updating-to-4-14-3-from-4-13-2-apex-cloth-causes-crashes-or-doesnt-display-correctly/382812 "2017-02-06T12:32:17Z")
Hi everyone. I need some help, please. Here is my story. I have been making flags that react realistically to wind. I built the meshes in Blender (I was using 2.77a), I created the apex files using the APEX Clothing To… --- ## [Cannot use apex cloth in Skeletal Mesh](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cannot-use-apex-cloth-in-skeletal-mesh/381123)
**Author:** [@Answers.Archive](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Answers.Archive)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cannot-use-apex-cloth-in-skeletal-mesh/381123 "2017-01-06T21:01:21Z")
I have a skeletal mesh with apex cloth in it. It works fine until I once remove the clothing, and then apply it again, a window like this appears: It turned out that these code were added in ApexClothingUtils.cpp: … --- ## [Apex cloth, 1 bone works but 2+ doesn't](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-1-bone-works-but-2-doesnt/342204)
**Author:** [@cyaoeu](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/cyaoeu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-1-bone-works-but-2-doesnt/342204 "2017-01-04T19:16:43Z")
I’m using 4.9.2 and Blender version 2.76b. I’m exporting an .fbx file and opening it in the standalone ClothingToolCHECKED.exe (physx ver. 3.3), and from there compute the tangents and save as an .apx file. Using one bo… --- ## [Corrupted form of Apex cloth when importing in Unreal 4](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/corrupted-form-of-apex-cloth-when-importing-in-unreal-4/379283)
**Author:** [@anonymous\_user\_685c51e5](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_685c51e5)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/corrupted-form-of-apex-cloth-when-importing-in-unreal-4/379283 "2016-12-15T16:36:35Z")
Hello . I lost many ours searching this problem and i can’t find what’s Rong. I export a flag from 3ds max to unreal4 exactly like all tutorials… When i import the apx file it shows up like this = \> (see the pictures) … --- ## [Apex Cloth Weird Artifacts](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-weird-artifacts/339803)
**Author:** [@DamirH](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DamirH)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-weird-artifacts/339803 "2016-12-09T17:59:35Z")
I’ve been trying to create a hair simulation using Apex, but it’s been quite a bumpy ride. Most recently I’ve been seeing weird rendering artifacts that seem to happen when several strands of cloth overlap each other: … --- ## [Apex clothing sticking to world origin after 4.14](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-clothing-sticking-to-world-origin-after-4-14/377344)
**Author:** [@MGGeymonat](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/MGGeymonat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-clothing-sticking-to-world-origin-after-4-14/377344 "2016-11-26T22:18:18Z")
Hello everyone! I’m having a very specific issue in all my characters using apex cloth simulation, it appears some of the vertexes I left with 0 sim weight (so they would anchor the cloth to the character) are getting s… --- ## [Wrong Mapping with Clothing](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/wrong-mapping-with-clothing/377217)
**Author:** [@DMHokie](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DMHokie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/wrong-mapping-with-clothing/377217 "2016-11-23T14:33:50Z")
I have a material applied to my flag/cloth. The map works fine before I add the clothing to it, but once I do, the mapping gets messed up. How can I get the map to display properly while using the cloth simulation? --- ## [Apex Cloth: "There are no corresponding bones" error](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-there-are-no-corresponding-bones-error/339748)
**Author:** [@vakyas](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/vakyas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-there-are-no-corresponding-bones-error/339748 "2016-07-15T17:32:05Z")
Hi there, I’ve ran into a pretty weird error when trying to use a Blender to Apex SDK to UE4 workflow: Here is what I did: Create a cape mesh in Blender and assign two … --- ## [Can you simulate cloth without apex?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/can-you-simulate-cloth-without-apex/362080)
**Author:** [@The\_XGood](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/The_XGood)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/can-you-simulate-cloth-without-apex/362080 "2016-07-02T01:34:53Z")
I am aware that I Could use apex but I would greatly prefer not to. I would simply like to simulate an object as though made of cloth. Is it possible to do so, or must I use Apex? --- ## [Problem with APEX file from 3ds Max to UE4](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/problem-with-apex-file-from-3ds-max-to-ue4/335417)
**Author:** [@anonymous\_user\_fe12dd3e](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_fe12dd3e)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/problem-with-apex-file-from-3ds-max-to-ue4/335417 "2016-05-25T14:04:04Z")
Hello ! I’m searching for adding realistic cloth for my character so I used APEX with 3ds Max before export it to UE4. It does a couple of days I tried and I’ve a problem with the use of APEX with UE4. The render with … --- ## [Apex Cloth World Space Inertia Removel](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-world-space-inertia-removel/326335)
**Author:** [@kraznick](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/kraznick)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-world-space-inertia-removel/326335 "2016-05-22T18:20:42Z")
I have a character that has Apex Cloth for a hair sim. The character is on a ship moving at very high speeds. so high that any motion by the ship causes the hair to go straight behind the character. It looks great as lon… --- ## [Apex cloth assets created the Apex Clothing Tool are either much too large or in the wrong place](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-assets-created-the-apex-clothing-tool-are-either-much-too-large-or-in-the-wrong-place/357928)
**Author:** [@GiraffeCat](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/GiraffeCat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-assets-created-the-apex-clothing-tool-are-either-much-too-large-or-in-the-wrong-place/357928 "2016-05-19T14:23:02Z")
I seem to be unable to get Apex cloth assets to work correctly. I’m using Blender 2.76 for my mesh; I’m setting up the vertex groups correctly and assigning the cloth mesh to its own material. When I load the exported .f… --- ## [Apex curtain not colliding with animated skeletal mesh](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-curtain-not-colliding-with-animated-skeletal-mesh/356769)
**Author:** [@anonymous\_user\_45c5466a](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_45c5466a)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-curtain-not-colliding-with-animated-skeletal-mesh/356769 "2016-05-07T21:07:27Z")
Hello, I have a skeletal mesh in my scene and an Apex cloth curtain hanging separately. Apex works as needed on a curtain, it shakes in the wind, but when my character runs through that curtain, there is no interaction h… --- ## [Apex Cloth Color Issue](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-color-issue/352407)
**Author:** [@anonymous\_user\_1095f55b](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_1095f55b)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-color-issue/352407 "2016-04-04T13:17:02Z")
Hello World! When I add Apex cloth to the coat it gives me this shading issue, I’ve tried making different formats .apx and .apb but when I try to export apb from 3ds max with the latest plugin it gives me a apx instead… --- ## [Apex Clothing Simulation Inconsistency](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-clothing-simulation-inconsistency/328458)
**Author:** [@anonymous\_user\_9722c9b3](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_9722c9b3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-clothing-simulation-inconsistency/328458 "2015-08-12T17:26:57Z")
Hi I’m using Apex Clothing for hair simulation. I have all my settings how I want them inside the “Mesh” window for my Skeletal Mesh, however when I hit play (PIE) the simulation looks completely different to how it look… --- ## [Apex Cloth clipping and getting stuck](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-clipping-and-getting-stuck/327854)
**Author:** [@Zeoger2000](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Zeoger2000)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/apex-cloth-clipping-and-getting-stuck/327854 "2015-08-07T13:13:37Z")
I have created an apex cloth that simulates fine with my character. Except when in certain animations the cloth break and gets stuck over the legs or above the shoulders. I am trying to create pants and a jacket that lov… --- ## [\[4.8\] Wind Broken, strength/speed doesn't work after 4.8 update](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-wind-broken-strength-speed-doesnt-work-after-4-8-update/325198)
**Author:** [@TatuTeittinen](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TatuTeittinen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-wind-broken-strength-speed-doesnt-work-after-4-8-update/325198 "2015-07-14T12:51:48Z")
Hi, with the latest 4.8 engine the Wind Strength doesn’t seem to affect anything once it’s something other 0. With the update our APEX cloths elements are all trembling quite fast and we can’t make the cloth move as slo… [Next page](https://forums.unrealengine.com/tag/apex-cloth/8553.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=apex-cloth)