Re-Import with Option Dialog

monster

I've got a skeletal mesh I imported, and placed a lot of sockets on it. I've updated the mesh and need to re-import with different setting that I originally choose. (I need to turn on Import Tangent and Import Meshes in Bone Hierarchy as Meshes)

"Reimporting" will update the mesh, but not with the options I want. Importing and overwriting will remove my sockets.

Is there a way to re-import and change the import options while preserving my sockets?

Thanks!

imbueFX

The only way I know to do this is by actually right-clicking and hitting 'import', then finding the asset in explorer. It will then bring up the import options window as you'd expect. But as long as you keep the name and location the same, it will overwrite your existing asset and everything will then be updated automatically.

blankslatejoe

Yeah, but hell lose his sockets that way.

I dunno if there's a way to do it WITHOUT losing those though.

imbueFX

Ah crap, I'm sorry I didn't read that part. My advice is obviously not what you need. :thumbdown:

imbueFX

Another thing I just looked at that may help:

In the socket manager, you can copy and paste multiple sockets at once. Have you tried copying them, re-importing, then seeing if they'll paste back in?

monster

Copy and paste sockets works well. Thanks!

I still have to assign materials and fix a few relationships that got broken. But the sockets were the really tedious part.

I wonder why there isn't just an options to show the dialog again.

cptSwing

Yeah, always found that to be annoying..

monster

HOLY SHIZZLE!!!!

Why is there no re-import command for animations?!

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Found it. It's the little Eye icon in the anim set editor.