Create Static Mesh

November 30, 2017

UE4 Version: 4.18.3

Github Link: https://github.com/Harrison1/unrealcpp/tree/master/CreateStaticMesh

For this tutorial we are using the standard first person C++ template with starter content. If you don't know how to add a new actor class to your project, please visit the Add C++ Actor Class post.

Create a new C++ actor class and call it CreateStaticMesh. In the header file add UStaticMeshComponent and call it anything you like. In this example I am calling the mesh SuperMesh. We will set the variable's UPROPERTY to VisibleAnywhere so we can easily add a mesh in the editor. Below is the final header code.

CreateStaticMesh.h

#pragma once

#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "GameFramework/Actor.h"
#include "CreateStaticMesh.generated.h"

UCLASS()
class UNREALCPP_API ACreateStaticMesh : public AActor
{
	GENERATED_BODY()
	
public:	
	// Sets default values for this actor's properties
	ACreateStaticMesh();

protected:
	// Called when the game starts or when spawned
	virtual void BeginPlay() override;

public:	
	// Called every frame
	virtual void Tick(float DeltaTime) override;

	UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere)
	UStaticMeshComponent* SuperMesh;
};

In our .cpp file let's a simple static mesh component to our actor in our actor's init function. Use CreateDefaultSubobject to create a new UStaticMeshComponent can call it anything you like. In this example I called the mesh My Super Mesh. Below is the final .cpp code.

CreateStaticMesh.cpp

#include "CreateStaticMesh.h"


// Sets default values
ACreateStaticMesh::ACreateStaticMesh()
{
 	// Set this actor to call Tick() every frame.  You can turn this off to improve performance if you don't need it.
	PrimaryActorTick.bCanEverTick = true;

	// Add static mesh component to actor
	SuperMesh = CreateDefaultSubobject<UStaticMeshComponent>(TEXT("My Super Mesh"));

}

// Called when the game starts or when spawned
void ACreateStaticMesh::BeginPlay()
{
	Super::BeginPlay();
	
}

// Called every frame
void ACreateStaticMesh::Tick(float DeltaTime)
{
	Super::Tick(DeltaTime);

}

Compile the code.

Now inside the editor, drag and drop in your new actor. In the actor's Details Panels, select the static mesh you want to add to the actor.

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Author

Harrison McGuire

Harrison McGuire