How would you prepare meshes with interactive elements?

grimreaperpt · Jul 2016

Hey guys, I'm currently modeling a retro-style console/computer, as you can see in the image below.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/bq/k2wb40ki4gv5.png

As I am prepared to model the buttons, I thought that in the game I want them to be pressable(?) and I'm not sure how to proceed with this. Should I just make one button and then on the engine I'll just replicate it around? I would like to have the same level of control I have in 3ds max, with all the measurements/snaps etc.
Or do I make some kind of complex bone system?

I am using UE4 by the way.

Thank you!

musashidan · Jul 2016

It's up to you. You can either animate the buttons in UE using matinee. Or animate in max and just export each button anim as its own .fbx file. You don't need a complex bone rig. Just a bone for each button all skinned with the same modifier.I'm sure there are more technical ways of doing it but I'm not a programmer/blueprint bloke.

Gilgamesh · Jul 2016

Could vertex animate it in the dynamic material instance even to save the costs on using proper animation/bone setup.

https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Engine/Animation/Tools/VertexAnimationTool/

How would you prepare meshes with interactive elements?

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