Load Mesh Paint Onto Multiple Actors 

You can create custom effect templates from a character customization screen or archetype by saving the source actor using Save Mesh Paint As Bytes.

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After saving the template, you can load it back onto multiple actors at runtime using the Load Mesh Paint Onto Multiple Actors  node.

• Use this function to take a saved effect, design or template and load it onto multiple actors at runtime.
• Example usecase: Hordes of A.I. actors can have a custom design stamped onto them at runtime using this node
• Example usecase: Your Character ustomization screen can save a design and then propagate it onto multiple players at runtime
• Dynamically spawned actors are fully supported.
• For more information check out the documentation accompanying the Blueprint node / C++ API for the plugin.

(This article is a stub, for a live example of Effect Templates please check out the sample project (download links on the marketplace page))

• Use Load Mesh Paint From Bytes by passing in the bytes you acquired earlier from the Save Mesh Paint As Bytes function
• You have the option of flushing all existing paint effects in the world before loading if desired
• For more information check out the documentation accompanying the Blueprint node / C++ API for the plugin.

(This article is a stub, for a live example of Save/Load please check out the sample project (download links on the marketplace page))

• Use the node Save Mesh Paint As Bytes to save all the painted effects / pixel collision etc in your world
• Use the Actor filters parameter if you only want to a save a subset of actors/materials
• If you need to bake textures, check the bNeedsBakedTexturesForSkinnedMeshes parameter
  • Most usecases will not need this, saving just the paint strokes will be sufficient. This also has the advantage of being “non-destructive”.
  • Skeletal meshes with multiple animation poses per paint stroke (and requiring fully accurate reproduction) may want to use this option.
  • Baking textures requires far more disk space than the saving just the paint strokes so only use if required.
  • For more information check out the documentation for this parameter which is provided as part of the Blueprint / C++ API

(This article is a stub, for a live example of Save/Load please check out the sample project (download links on the marketplace page))