JohnnyEnglish tutorial Creating a new Urt5 map - Revision history

John: /* Introduction */

2021-08-14T07:31:19Z

‎Introduction

John at 07:30, 14 August 2021

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John: /* Exporting from Blender to FBX */

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‎Exporting from Blender to FBX

John: /* Exporting from Blender to FBX */

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‎Exporting from Blender to FBX

John: /* Exporting from Blender to FBX */

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‎Exporting from Blender to FBX

John: /* Exporting from Blender to FBX */

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‎Exporting from Blender to FBX

John: /* Chopping your mesh */

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‎Chopping your mesh

John: /* What now? */

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‎What now?

John at 13:33, 9 August 2021

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John: /* Mesh cleanup */

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‎Mesh cleanup

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 ==Introduction==
-If you wish to follow along with this tutorial, I have provided a Blender file that we use in this section of the tutorial, please visit the  [[JohnnyEnglish tutorial downloads|tutorial downloads page]] and download the tutorial Blender files.
+If you wish to follow along with this tutorial, I have provided a '''Blender''' file that we use in this section of the tutorial, please visit the  [[JohnnyEnglish tutorial downloads|tutorial downloads page]] and download the ''tutorial Blender files''.
 ==Starting out==

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−	If you wish to follow along with this tutorial, I have provided a Blender file and ~~a few other items in a single zip file available HERE (NOT YET)~~	+	==Introduction==
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		+	If you wish to follow along with this tutorial, I have provided a Blender file that we use in this section of the tutorial, please visit the [[JohnnyEnglish tutorial downloads\|tutorial downloads page]] and download the tutorial Blender files.

	==Starting out==		==Starting out==

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 *Selected objects
-*Object Type: Mesh
+*Object Types: Mesh
 [[File:Tut11.JPG]]
 ==What now?==

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 Select the following options for the export:
-*Selected objects only
+*Selected objects
 [[File:Tut11.JPG]]

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	Select the parts you wish to be included and choose File, Export to FBX.		Select the parts you wish to be included and choose File, Export to FBX.
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		+	Select the following options for the export:
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		+	*Selected objects only

	[[File:Tut11.JPG]]		[[File:Tut11.JPG]]

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	==Exporting from Blender to FBX==		==Exporting from Blender to FBX==
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		+	Eventually, it will be time to export your work from Blender in a format compatible with UE4, I generally use .FBX, in fact I've never even tested other formats so I'd be interested to know your experiences with different model formats.
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		+	Select the parts you wish to be included and choose File, Export to FBX.
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		+	[[File:Tut11.JPG]]

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 [[File:Tut04.JPG|300px]]
-In this case I've decided I want this wall to be a single mesh part with a rough plaster or concrete render, I want it to be separate from the base part and I would like a decorative border along it's top edge, so I separate this part.
+In this case I've decided I want this wall to be a single mesh part with a rough plaster or concrete render, I want it to be separate from the base part and I would like a decorative border along it's top edge, so I separate this part. In Blender this process would be:
 So I can see clearly, I'll generally hide that separated part.

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	==What now?==		==What now?==
−	[[JohnnyEnglish tutorial Working with UE4]]	+
		+	Now we have our whole (or half) map in a single .FBX model file and it's ready to move to the next stage of Urt5 mapping, working with UE4.
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		+	To continue this tutorial [[JohnnyEnglish tutorial Working with UE4]]

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	It does however save a great deal of time, especially in the early stages.		It does however save a great deal of time, especially in the early stages.
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		+	==Exporting from Blender to FBX==
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		+	==What now?==
		+	[[JohnnyEnglish tutorial Working with UE4]]

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 ==Mesh cleanup==
-Using any 3d software it's possible to make quite messy mesh, a part may have overlapping vertex, overlapping faces, ''face normals'' may be flipped or doubled, it may be scaled or rotated in a local space.
+Whichever 3d software you decide to use, it's possible to make quite messy mesh. By messy mesh I mean, for example: may have overlapping vertices, overlapping faces, ''face normals'' may be flipped or doubled, it may be scaled or rotated in a local space. Any number of minor problems may later cause problems.
-It's important to clean the mesh as much as possible. In Blender the most common tools I use are "Merge Vertex by Distance", this removes doubles and Ctrl-A reset the rotation and scaling. Other tools exist in the Blender clean up sections to delete loose vertices and decimate selected elements, these are worth considering using.
+So it's important to clean the mesh as much as possible. In Blender the most common tools I use are '''Merge Vertex by Distance''', this removes duplicated element. Additionally, I recommend resetting any rotation and scaling. This will help later when creating better UV Maps. Other tools exist in the Blender ''mesh clean up'' sections to delete loose vertices and decimate selected elements, these are worth considering using.
 Messy mesh can cause visual problems and UE4 will warn about a variety of problems when you import and when you try to build lighting, trust me it's easier to make clean mesh than to fix bad mesh in UE4.