Topics tagged Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh

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After upgrade from 5.6 to 5.7 Volumetric Light is leaking through Instanced Meshes (HISM). Why?? (GIFs inside) Rendering question , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh , volumetric-fog	2	76	February 21, 2026
Problem with vertex morphing when using Instanced static mesh (tessellation) Programming & Scripting tessellation , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	0	45	September 18, 2025
HISM doesn't decrease draw calls, it increases it! Pipeline & Plugins Performance , question , editor , unreal-engine , draw-calls , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	4	2441	June 29, 2025
Creating Cities with Interiors, Static Mesh vs. HISMs? Asset Creation question , building , unreal-engine , draw-calls , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	1	529	June 20, 2025
UE 5.6 - Grass Overlapping Sphere Count returns zero [Reported] Programming & Scripting Blueprint , CPP , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	2	219	June 11, 2025
HISM can do View Frustum per instance, but can't do Occlusion Culling Rendering question , Rendering , unreal-engine , culling , occlusion-culling , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	0	67	June 4, 2025
How many HISM low poly "landscape tiles" is it okay to have? Blueprint Blueprint , question , unreal-engine , basics , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh , hism	1	91	May 18, 2025
DYNAMIC SET PARAMETERS FOR EACH MAT SLOT ISSUE Asset Creation Blueprint , question , Rendering , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	0	54	May 6, 2025
Problem with Hierarchical Instanced Static Mesh Component (HISM) in Multiplayer Game Multiplayer & Networking CPP , Multiplayer , c-class-wizard , unreal-engine , c-custommeshcomponen , c-and-blueprint , c-custom-shape , c-cone-shape , c-programming , c-c , c-class , c-error , c-and-bluepri , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh , hism	3	442	March 22, 2025
HISM LODs are not indipendet, but just act like a single object Asset Creation question , unreal-engine , LOD , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh , hism	5	1000	December 22, 2024
Hierarchical Instanced Static Mesh Component not showing C++ question , CPP , staticmesh , Rendering , bug , Instanced-Mesh , visibility , unreal-engine , invisible , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	0	257	December 4, 2024
Hierarchical Instanced Static Meshes Usage? Asset Creation question , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	11	14747	December 4, 2024
PerInstanceCustomData not working for HISM in standalone mode and packaged project Asset Creation UE4-26 , question , Instanced-Mesh , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	5	1310	August 18, 2024
GetInstanceCount() returns 1 after removing an instance C++ question , CPP , staticmesh , Instanced-Mesh , remove , unreal-engine , instance , instances , saving , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	0	221	March 2, 2024
Hierarchical Instanced Static Meshes are ignored in ray tracing Programming & Scripting Blueprint , question , editor , staticmesh , Collision , Instanced-Mesh , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	3	550	January 28, 2024
[Bug] [FBodyInstance] [UInstancedStaticMeshComponent] Potential bug in FBodyInstance when using UInstancedStaticMeshComponent Rendering question , Collision , Instanced-Mesh , unreal-engine , constructors , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	0	267	November 7, 2023
Why can't we paint foliage on hism's? World Creation question , unreal-engine , Foliage-Tool , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	1	771	October 21, 2023
What is the best way to save Hierarchical Instanced Static Mesh Component? Asset Creation question , Instanced-Mesh , unreal-engine , serialization , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	2	781	September 2, 2023
What is a good approach to update and replace large numbers of instances in game? World Creation question , Foliage , unreal-engine , instances , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	3	641	May 28, 2023
Hierarchical Instanced Static Mesh does not support Custom Data correctly Rendering question , bug-report , Rendering , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	13	6707	January 18, 2023
[4.20] Hierarchical Instanced Static Mesh crash in many ways if used in C++ Asset Creation question , editor , CPP , crash , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	27	4470	December 17, 2022
Hierarchical instanced static mesh replication? Problem with tree harvesting system Multiplayer & Networking Blueprint , UE4-27 , question , Replication , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	2	1609	April 24, 2022
Why Can't I paint foliage on my HISM? World Creation question , Foliage , Instanced-Mesh , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	1	526	December 5, 2021
Hierarchical Instanted Static Mesh flickers Rendering question , CPP , Rendering , unreal-engine , flickering , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	19	2353	November 30, 2021
Navmesh draws different in Standalone Asset Creation question , Instanced-Mesh , unreal-engine , navmesh-bug , navmeshbounds , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	1	686	November 27, 2021
Material Custom Primitive Data Not Updating Each Frame In Standalone - Fine In Editor Rendering question , material-nodes , uv , unreal-engine , tick , frame , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	2	2403	November 23, 2021
Get Instance Static Meshes Original Object Positions Rendering question , Materials , Instanced-Mesh , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	5	1125	November 8, 2021
Are instanced static mesh components combined into a single instanced static mesh if they use the same mesh asset? Asset Creation question , Instanced-Mesh , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	2	3311	October 14, 2021
Merge actor vs instanced static performance Asset Creation question , vertex-paint , Instanced-Mesh , unreal-engine , draw-calls , merge-actors , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh	4	5448	September 27, 2021
How to create a HISMC with Python Editor Scripting question , unreal-engine , Python , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh , hism	2	767	September 22, 2021

After upgrade from 5.6 to 5.7 Volumetric Light is leaking through Instanced Meshes (HISM). Why?? (GIFs inside)

Rendering

2

76

February 21, 2026

Problem with vertex morphing when using Instanced static mesh (tessellation)

Programming & Scripting

tessellation , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh

0

45

September 18, 2025

HISM doesn't decrease draw calls, it increases it!

Pipeline & Plugins

Performance , question , editor , unreal-engine , draw-calls , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh

4

2441

June 29, 2025

Creating Cities with Interiors, Static Mesh vs. HISMs?

Asset Creation

question , building , unreal-engine , draw-calls , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh

1

529

June 20, 2025

UE 5.6 - Grass Overlapping Sphere Count returns zero [Reported]

Programming & Scripting

Blueprint , CPP , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh

2

219

June 11, 2025

HISM can do View Frustum per instance, but can't do Occlusion Culling

Rendering

question , Rendering , unreal-engine , culling , occlusion-culling , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh

0

67

June 4, 2025

How many HISM low poly "landscape tiles" is it okay to have?

Blueprint

Blueprint , question , unreal-engine , basics , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh , hism

1

91

May 18, 2025

DYNAMIC SET PARAMETERS FOR EACH MAT SLOT ISSUE

Asset Creation

Blueprint , question , Rendering , unreal-engine , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh

0

54

May 6, 2025

Problem with Hierarchical Instanced Static Mesh Component (HISM) in Multiplayer Game

Multiplayer & Networking

CPP , Multiplayer , c-class-wizard , unreal-engine , c-custommeshcomponen , c-and-blueprint , c-custom-shape , c-cone-shape , c-programming , c-c , c-class , c-error , c-and-bluepri , Hierarchical-Instanced-Static-Mesh , hism