Attachments?
I am wondering how to attach two static meshes, or a light to a static mesh and also a light volume. I created a lamp (static Mesh) and used a basic spot light and a light volume and I just wanted to link or attach them all together so I can easily duplicate the group and move it around my scene. I was hoping to do this so I dont have to ctrl click all three every time. I would like to be able to just grab the lamp and move it and the volume and light would follow it. I looked around but it seams like different types of objects have to be attached to each other in different ways.
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http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/UsingPrefabs.html
They are pretty useful
Yeah it doesn't need to move so I'll use prefabs. When I created one though the prefab included a light volume and its properties got reset ( I had the color of it yellow and it defaulted back to white. In order to edit individual assets within the Prefab it says to press the lock prefab button but I don't have one in my toolbar, have they moved it, where is it? I am using the December build.
Nope that's the viewport button, it changes from perspective, front,side and top.
As for their expense? I wouldn't have thought so - though I don't know for sure - but it's never come up as a problem in production. So i guess they are alright, just depends whats in them. a lot of assets is a lot of assets no matter how you dress them up.