[WIP] Blueprint Assist Plugin

[fpwong]

Hey everyone, update about version 1.0!

The main features of version 1.0 will be:

1. Automatic node positioning
2. Resizing comment boxes
3. Smart-wiring hotkey (and option for always smart-wire on creation)
4. Mouse-free blueprint controls

These are features which can be done WITHOUT an engine pull request! Once these features are done I'll be showing how they work in a video, you can also follow me on twitter @funcpwong to see some WIP gifs.

Version 2.0 will come after the pull request is implemented and add some quality of life improvements to v1.0 as well as some others miscellaneous features.

Plugin Details:

• Release date: Will update this in December
• Price: $15-25 or if I get a dev grant free!

Completed features / subfeatures:

• Rerformatting a chain of nodes [1]
• Reformatting a node's input pins [1]
• Auto-resizing comment boxes [2]
• Smart-wiring (hotkey for selected node, option for newly created node) [3]
• Keyboard controls to select nodes [4]
• Hotkey for the Blueprint Context Menu [4]
• Deleting a node in chain A-B-C will connect A-C [Misc, PullReq]
• Anchor / Padlock feature to lock nodes from moving [Misc]

Todo:

• Detect overlapping wires and add reroute nodes accordingly [1]
• Support for material editor [Misc]
• Add the capability to change the look of a node [EngineChange]
• Drag node onto wire to auto connect [EngineChange]
• Shortcut for toggling context sensitive check in the context menu [Misc]
• https://forums.unrealengine.com/show...-to-the-source - [Future improvements]
• https://forums.unrealengine.com/show...453#post725453 - [Future improvements]

PullReq: This feature is waiting on a pull request I have made
EngineChange: I have yet to make a pull request but I think this needs an engine change



Pull requests
In case some people wanted to see how much would have to be changed in the engine, here are the two pull requests I have right now.

• Allows you to add a menu option when you right click a blueprint: https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/pull/3671
• This is the major pull request, most important is some getters which let me have a lot more information about the graph and nodes: https://github.com/EpicGames/UnrealEngine/pull/3681

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Videos and Gifs (watch with captions):

[Sertac Ogan]

OMG! This is very cool.

[DanteStormdark]

WOW, i like it and i want it!

[Nicat]

This plugin deserves to be showcased in E3 Pure awesomeness!

[Blue man]

I really like the Antispaghetti feature

[Harcarik]

this is so cool! i need this in my life!
i have few suggestions for you to consider

wire drag to copy - what i mean is detailed here:
https://forums.unrealengine.com/show...-to-the-source

shortcut for toggling context sensitive check in the context menu

[Blue man]

[MENTION=126311]fpwong[/MENTION] For how much are you going to sell it?

[fpwong]

wire drag to copy - what i mean is detailed here:
shortcut for toggling context sensitive check in the context menu

Wire to drag sounds useful! From what I've seen it's not possible to access the dragging functions from a plugin, will have another look though.
But I will have a hotkey which connects selected nodes, achieving a similar affect.

The context menu buttons I have no idea if I can access that, will look into it.

[MENTION=126311]fpwong[/MENTION] For how much are you going to sell it?

Currently thinking either $15 or $20. Also might look into getting a dev grant and putting it into the engine. This way I could also add other features which aren't possible in a plugin

[ronm6667]

As soon as I saw this, I thought it would make sense to try to get it into the engine. Glad to see your dev grant app for that. Hope they take notice. /luck.

[tbjbu2]

Oh man you are gonna be a millionaire.

[overreal]

I want this now! When?!

[Travistyse]

You're the anti-spaghetti lord. May dev grant funds rain upon you.

[Froggler]

Wow this looks incredible!!! Can't wait for this to be available

[Yun-Kun]

00:06 into the video, you can already count me in.

And even more since it's already the same ordering way I use (pure nodes below functions).

[CryShader]