How to import an item from Blender to the Scale Simulator (UE).

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Bonjour,
(read this how-to with a strong Swiss french accent ;-)

Here is how to import a Blender artist's items into System of Units (Unreal Engine). All the System of Units' Blender assets can be found here:

• Blender Assets

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Blender

Create a New Item with Blender

Download and use the Unreal_Engine_Cube to start or import your Blender arts. It sets the metric system, FBX export settings, and adds a UCX_Cube (demo for collision box) so you won't forget the collision box.

Scale Simulator's Items Limitations:

1. Your item must be between 10 centimeters and 1 meter.
2. Use only meshes and materials (no particles, no scripts unless you know what you do).
3. Save your Blender asset file under Items/'category' folder.

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FBX

Note: Scale Simulator Blender assets uses "Items > 'category'". UE has the same structure as the Blender assets (but not the same folder). Choose/create a category if needed.

Export from Blender to FBX

Once finished with you artistic talents, export a FBX file for Unreal Engine.

1. Open "File > Export > FBX".
2. Choose "Unreal" preset
   
3. Choose the Blender asset "Items/'category'" folder and click "Export FBX".

Settings should look like this:

Import from FBX to Unreal Engine

1. Use the UE content browser to select the UE "Items/'category'" folder you want to use.
2. Press "import" and select your item from the Blender assets.
3. Click "open" to see your artwork inside UE.

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Unreal Engine

Materials / Textures

Move the textures and material to their folders:

• Texture: \Content\SOU\Textures\Items
• Material: \Content\SOU\Materials\Items

Items/artists file structure:

Register Your Artist Name

Enter your artist name in:
\Content\SOU\BD\SOU_ArtistList
Press "Add Enumerator", enter your name, and close the window.

Compilation error: Reconnect the Item Mesh Size

• Open Content>SOU>Levels>SOU>SOU_ActorSimulator, the macro GetPositionBigItem and reconnect from this :
  

• To this :
  

• Recompile and that should be okay!

Register Your Item

Create an item in the database.

1. Open \Content\SOU\BD\SOU_ItemsData
2. Table: Click "Add" button
3. Table: Rename "NewRow" with a short name
4. Table: Drag and drop the new row to its scale "friends"
5. Row: Name, Description, Artist, Mesh
6. Row: The scale...
7. Row: Mesh size. It will place the Very Big Item properly.
8. Add any additional measurements like weight, size, time, etc.

Last step is to register your item in the Scale Simulator's database:

1. Open \Content\SOU\BD\SOU_ScalesData
2. Select your Scale
3. Add your Item

It's done! :-)

For the developers...

Scales Calculation

Todo: How to calculate your scale

Translations

Todo: #42

Have fun ! :-)