[SUPPORT] MSS: Modular Snap System Plugin

[scha]

Snap Actors in Editor by moving them close to each other.

Marketplace $9.99

Modular Snap System (MSS) Editor Plugin allows you to easily snap and align Actors together by simply moving them close enough to each other. Especially useful for working with modular assets without worrying about grid, pivot and alignment. Works with any Actor that has Static Mesh, Skeletal Mesh or Spline Components. Existing meshes can be easily prepared for use with the system. You only need to add some sockets, no coding or BP modification required.

NB: This is an Editor Plugin, for In-Game version check MSS Runtime Plugin.

Basic concepts tutorial (v1.2):

Ver. 1.3 With Spline support. Overview and news features:

Long tutorial about why and how to use MSS with third party assets:

More videos:

• Getting Started: How to Make a Snappy Cube
• Building a Japanese house with MSS
• Using Luos Free Caves with MSS
• Speed building ft. PolyPixel Freebie Pack Part1, Part 2
• Even more videos (youtube playlist)...

Documentation


Support: this thread or inugamesshop@gmail.com


Ready to use sockets for third party asset packs
If you have one of those packs, you can easily start using it with MSS right away. Download the socket file then in the Content Browser, select all the static meshes in the pack, right click and choose "Snap System>Import Sockets...". More info.
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Asset Pack	Author	Download
PolyPixel Freebie Pack	scha	Link
Victorian Street	Wallenstein	Link
Luos Modular Rocks & Caves	Wallenstein	Link
Forgotten Hotel	Wallenstein	Link
SteamPunk / Victorian Environment Megapack	Wallenstein	Link
Fantasy and Medieval Architecture Kit	Wallenstein	Link

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If you made sockets for an existing asset pack you can export them and post in this thread, I will add them to the list.



Version history

 

Spoiler

v1.4.8 (Mar 1, 2021)

• ISM/HISM support

v1.4.7 (Aug 8, 2020)

• Fix for DPI scale bug

v1.4.5 (Feb 26, 2020)

• Sockets bulk export/import tool

v1.4.4 (Feb 19, 2020)

• "Snap open only" will only consider components from Target Component Classes as blockers. This prevent stuff like blocking volumes affect the plugin.
• Any component with a component tag "nosnap" will be ignored by the plugin, even if it contains sockets.

v1.4.3 (Apr 3, 2019)

• Copy-paste sockets, 4.22 compatibility (read more)

v1.4.2 (Feb 4, 2019)

• "Snap Open Only" option (tutorial)
• Various fixes. Read more here

v1.4.1 (Jan , 2019)

• Few fixes and improvements

v1.4 (Oct 19, 2018)

• Improved UI and some tweaks
• Read more

v1.3 (Sep 17, 2018) Bug fixes and new features (overview video):

• Show sockets
• Ignore socket name
• Snap rotate
• Snap scale
• Ignore socket parameters
• No snap back
• Hold to skip snap
• Snap Components
• Skeletal mesh support
• Snap splines
• Snap spline end-points

v1.2 (July 23, 2018)

• Compatible UE 4.20
• Socket polarity (tutorial)
• Snap directly after dragging from the content browser
• Fixed incorrect pivot for groups and multiple selection

v1.1 (June 15, 2018)

• Supports attached actors hierarchies and child actor components.
• Supports snap and attach actors, can be customized for each snap point.
• Supports moving selection pivot to the snap point.

v1.0 (May 31, 2018)

• Snaps Actors by using named snap points defined using sockets.
• Only snap points with compatible names will snap.
• Don't attach actors to each other, but simply moves/rotates them.
• Works with any Actor class or blueprint that owns at least one static mesh component.
• Supports snapping multiple selection and groups, will snap all selected actors as one.
• Supports stepped rotation around snap point forward vector, can be customized for each snap point.
• Supports attaching actors to the target parent.
• Settings like minimal snap distance, angle, rotation snap etc. can be modified in editor.
• Viewport button to easily enable/disable the plugin (near snap to grid button).

[Mr_SquarePeg]

Going to keep an eye on this

[scha]

Modular Snap System is available now on the marketplace.

[scha]

Another video: Building Japanese modular house from modular assets that we made.

[scha]

Yet another video: Using Luos Free Caves Assets with MSS

[scha]

New version V1.2. Waiting for 4.20 to release.

• Fix incorrect pivot for groups and multiple selection,
• Add immediate snap for assets dragged from content browser,
• Add Socket polarity (video below)

Also, MSS is now free for modular asset creators. If you sell modular assets on the Unreal Marketplace and you are interested please PM me.

And couple more videos. Speed Building ft. PolyPixel3D Freebie Pack:

Part 2

and Socket Polarity tutorial (v1.2):

And with that I'm out of free modular assets for making those tutorials. If you make modular assets you can send me some so I can make another tutorial and show you how it work.

[scha]

Modular Snap Plugin v1.2 released on marketplace (July 23, 2018)

• Compatible UE 4.20
• Socket polarity (tutorial)
• Snaps directly after dragging from the content browser (see for example this video)
• Fixed incorrect pivot for groups and multiple selection

[TristonS]

2>D:/Program Files/Epic Games/UE_4.19/Engine/Plugins/Marketplace/ModularSnapSystem/Source/SnapSystem/Public/USnapSystemSettings.h(22) : LogCompile: Error: An explicit Category specifier is required for any property exposed to the editor or Blueprints in an Engine module.
2>D:/Program Files/Epic Games/UE_4.19/Engine/Plugins/Marketplace/ModularSnapSystem/Source/SnapSystem/Public/USnapSystemSettings.h(26) : LogCompile: Error: An explicit Category specifier is required for any property exposed to the editor or Blueprints in an Engine module.
2>D:/Program Files/Epic Games/UE_4.19/Engine/Plugins/Marketplace/ModularSnapSystem/Source/SnapSystem/Public/USnapSystemSettings.h(33) : LogCompile: Error: An explicit Category specifier is required for any property exposed to the editor or Blueprints in an Engine module.
2>D:/Program Files/Epic Games/UE_4.19/Engine/Plugins/Marketplace/ModularSnapSystem/Source/SnapSystem/Public/USnapSystemSettings.h(39) : LogCompile: Error: An explicit Category specifier is required for any property exposed to the editor or Blueprints in an Engine module.
2>D:/Program Files/Epic Games/UE_4.19/Engine/Plugins/Marketplace/ModularSnapSystem/Source/SnapSystem/Public/USnapSystemSettings.h(43) : LogCompile: Error: An explicit Category specifier is required for any property exposed to the editor or Blueprints in an Engine module.
2>D:/Program Files/Epic Games/UE_4.19/Engine/Plugins/Marketplace/ModularSnapSystem/Source/SnapSystem/Public/USnapSystemSettings.h(49) : LogCompile: Error: An explicit Category specifier is required for any property exposed to the editor or Blueprints in an Engine module.

I get these errors when trying to compile my project through visual studio c++. I have had to disable the plugin to be able to compile. What do you recommend?

[scha]

Fixed. I will submit the fixed version to the Marketplace soon, but if somebody need the fix right now please message me.

Btw, it's strange that both me and Epic could compile the plugin without problem despite the bug. Something wrong in the build system maybe?

[Sly401]

Quick Query
Will this work with a spline actor that has a static Mesh at start and end...... that could have sockets ?
When snapping can the initial rotation be applied from the snap to point ?

Regards

Paul G

[scha]

Quick Query
Will this work with a spline actor that has a static Mesh at start and end...... that could have sockets ?
When snapping can the initial rotation be applied from the snap to point ?

Do you mean SplineMeshComponents? Current version will only work with StaticMeshComponents on both sides. But it would be pretty easy to add other types of components too. I actually planned to add them later, I may also do it right now.

Can you explain what kind of setup do you have, how your spline actors are made and how you want to snap them?

[Sly401]

Hi
I have a pretty efficient railway track set BP that has
a spline component,
Instanced static mesh sleepers and chairs correctly distrubuted.
A spline mesh component to produce the rails
A static mesh component that is start and end geometry... these at present are the rail joining fishplate
s, (they are components not child actors)
I wish to snap the ends of the splines to sockets on various static mesh actors, points etc

Thanks Paul G

[Sly401]

Just purchased and tried with snap sockets on the start and end geometry and it does not snap at the moment,
I will try a few things, being able to snap splines would be very usefull for roads stairs ballustrading etc etc.
(snapping static meshes works fine altough editor performance is taking a bit of a hit)

Cheers

Paul G

[scha]

> tried with snap sockets on the start and end geometry and it does not snap at the moment,

Fixed, the sockets was simply named incorrectly (should have same prefix to snap).

[scha]

Nev version v1.3 (Sep 17, 2018)

Including bug fixes and new features:

• Show sockets
• Ignore socket name
• Snap rotate
• Snap scale
• Ignore socket parameters
• No snap back
• Hold to skip snap
• Snap Components
• Skeletal mesh support
• Snap splines
• Snap spline end-points