Table Of Content
UI3 Quick Guide
UI3 Get Started
UI3 Design
UI3 Layout Design
UI3 Features
UI3 Preview Ft.
UI3 Designer
UI3 Variations
UI3 Cost
UI3 Scene Settings
UI3 Other BPs
UI3 Input&Mode
UI3 VR projects
UI3 Connect
UI3 FAQ + TIPS
UI3 Fix Bugs
UI3 Vers History
Features With Preview
Features With Preview (former Custom Features) can be any of the following features
- Scenario
- Design Scheme
- Variation Group
- Scene Travel
- Sequence Player
This section explains how to use them.
Content:
Features With Preview Settings
Video Tutorials
Three parts of the Video Tutorials are about the use of the Variation Actor and the UI Features related to it.- Part 4 - Design Schemes
- Part 5 - Variation Groups
- Part 6 - Object Interaction
This video is part 4. Click on the link below to watch the entire playlist.
Video Tutorial Play ListFeatures With Preview Settings
Features with Preview are created by adding an element to the Features With Preview array.
Custom Feature defines the type of the feature.
Options are added to the Options array.
| > Options | |
| > Index [0] | the first option |
| Preview | An image in a size ratio defined as the Preview Size |
| Name | what appears under the preview image |
| Option | Depends on the type of Custom Feature selected |
General Settings:
| Create Array From Old Data | Only applies if you update UI3 in an older project. The Feature With Preview and the Sequence Array will be created from old data. |
| Force Array Creation from Old Data | The above update will be forced and overwrites existing data |
| Preview Size | Preview image size for all previews |
| VR Preview Brightness | Using the VR preset reduced the brightness so the image can be viewed on the virtual tablet. Needs to be really low value. |
Adding Features With Preview to the Menu
Use the Features With Preview array index as Feature ID when you add the feature to the Main Menu Layout array.
Design Scheme
Sends its Option as an ID for all enabled Variations Actors to change. All Actors will change at once to a new Design Scheme.Option = Variation ID
Variation Groups
Variation Groups are like Design Schemes but are restricted to groups of actors. What they change is set in the Variation Actors.
Option = Group Variation ID
Read more about the Variation Actor
Scenarios
Scenarios are sub levels that can hold any assets. They can provide two different furniture or kitchen layouts as demonstrated in the demo scene.They can hold the entire lighting information for a scene with baked lighting. Enabling day and night scenarios.
Option = Level Name
Sequence Player
The Sequence Player can run animations that are set up using Unreal Sequences. They are movies taken in real time. All current changes will appear in them.Add Level Sequence actors that should be played to the Sequences Array.
Option = Sequences Array element ID
Scene Travel
This allows you to load another scene (or world). Which means you are loading another persistent level. This level needs its own UI and Info Map. Use this for multi-unit projects or similar developments.Option = Level Name
The level needs to be in the same project. You can't load a level from a different project.
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