Variation And Object Info Actors

The Variation Actor is the link between the User Interface and the Assets in the scene, so they can be edited.

The Object Info displays information without editing.

Variation Actor

This actor is used to edit or change assets in the scene.

The icon colour will change depending on what the Variation Actor Type is set to.

. Red indicates a possible error

. Pink indicates linked to Designer

Object Info Actor

This can be used to provide information about the asset, without changing it.

Each array index is a choice button. The button here is the main widget button. It can change materials, meshes, both, or external actors.

for separate mesh buttons read Mesh Variations

Copy Buttons from Datatable

Tick the box to use data from the data table defined in the general settings. You may need to tick the box twice if changes are made to the data table.

If unticked the data in the variation actor can be modified.

Preview Icon

Can be created from a icon texture and the icon tint. Custom textures can also be used.

Will copy the materials from the defined data table row<

Material Choices

Add an array for each material ID that needs variation materials. Then set the material choices for that ID.

Then do the same for another material ID. In the example the 2nd material ID has the striped material.

The mesh can be linked to the material choice or be changed independently.

Datatable and Row Name

Data from the datatable can be used. The row name can be defined here to allow the use of separate data for mesh and materials

Mesh Transforms

Mesh Variations can be transformed to match each others position in the scene.

The Object Info blueprint can display information for linked assets. It works similar to the Variation Actor.

Info Type

• Object Info displays information as seen in the image
• Unit Info is used in multi unit projects to mark a unit in the building

List Name

The name displayed in the Edit Widget and reports.

Object Info

The information for the object. It's the same variable as in the Variation Actor and can be copied back and forth.