Show wireframe over meshes

Jeff Parrott

I made a really fast podcast for showing off wireframes over your geometry. I've looked at a lot of UDK portfolios and it seems like this is a tricky thing to get to look good. A buddy of mine came up with a really neat idea for a shader and it works well for this purpose. Anyways hope it helps some people.

http://blog.environmentartist.com/?p=724

Sean VanGorder

That's actually really awesome. Very simple too for such a nice effect. Thanks for sharing!

Oniram

wow thats really cool! i had always gone into max and rendered out a wireframe for each of my objects before to do that. this is much better! thanks.

JValencia

A console command of "show meshedges" also does the trick without having to create a separate material

Jeff Parrott

juanitudev1 that's awesome! I've been looking for a command to do this instead. Thanks! Is there a console command to hide weapons and hud too that you know of? I couldn't fine one. show hud doesn't work anymore.

ibarter

togglescreenshotmode gets rid of weapons and hud. Be sure to enter it in twice though.

Jeff Parrott

AH! Thanks. That's prefect.

feanix

This is genius! omfg!

Jeff Parrott

I checked out show meshedges command. You get a lot more control over the color of your wireframes (to match your website, etc) with a material. But that is a pretty slick way of doing the same thing faster.

JValencia

Jeffro: There is a way to change the color of the wireframe of the mesh. It's either by pressing F4 or in the content browser. I'll have to look into it...

Jeff Parrott

Yes there is. But you lack control over the brightness, etc of it. The material gives you much more control.