New In UI3 Version 2026

The 2026 updates in a nutshell:

• Optimizing and clean up of blueprints to be better to understand
• Using data tables to input data to declutter the info map
• Using data tables for mesh and material choices to avoid having to enter the same data multiple times
• Engine Version 5.5 is the minimum version for this update to be able to make use newer engine features

Some data and settings have to be re-entered due to the use of data tables when updating from older UI3 versions

Variables and categories have been repositioned to navigate the info map a bit easier.

Pop Up Hint

A pop up will show an explanation of the selected variable or setting.

Data Tables

Are used to store the data necessary to build and run the user interface.

Double click on the data table icon to open it in the Data Table Editor.

Data Table Editor

Data can be added or modified in the Data Table Editor. The upper part shows all rows.

The lower part is the Row Editor where the row data can be modified.

Row Name

Row Names identify the data row and must be unique. It can be used as the Feature ID or simple to make it easier to find the data row.

Copy, Move, or Delete Rows

Data rows can be copied or duplicated with the context menu.

Data rows can be moved by clicking the 6 dors and holding the mouse button down.

Some Row Names can not be changed, like in the button data table or text translation data table. Read the documentation for the specific feature before you change row names.

UI3_PersistentLeftMenu

This level has its menu placed on the left side of the screen.

Tool Tips

Tool tips can now be added for menu buttons that don't have a name.

Panel Scrolling

Menu panels can now be larger than the screen height. A vertical scroll bar will appear if this is the case.

UI3_PersistentTouch

This level is an example for placing the menu on the right side of the screen.

You can click on the menu buttons but you cannot move around without a touch screen in this level.

Settings for the run time up are stored in the data table assigned to DT Settings.

This data table controls the sliders. Most settings in the app can be modified by a slider in a settings widget.

Sliders Data Table

The slider Name should point you to the relevant slider.

Default Value

will be loaded when the app starts if the tick box for Load Default is ticked. No matter if the slider is used in the menu or not.

Exception are the settings for Time, Date, and North Offset which depend on what is set in the General Settings.

Read more

DT Settings Group

The data table assigned to DT Settings Group holds all the data for the settings widgets.

Settings - Feature Type

All Settings Widgets now use Settings as the Feature Type.

Feature ID

is the Row Name from the DT Settings Group data table.

Custom Widgets

Adding a new row to the data table will create a new settings widget which then can be customized by adding sliders or buttons to the row name arrays.

Edit Mode can now have choice buttons for both material changes and mesh changes in the same widget. This only works if all mesh choices use the same materials in the same material slot IDs

Multiple Editing Widgets

Edit mode can now be permanently linked by setting the Feature ID to a Tag name of a Variation Actor placed in the scene. The user doesn't need to pick the object in the scene. Multiple of these widgets can be added to the UI.

The standard Edit Mode will appear in the UI if the Feature ID is left as None.

Row Name

The Row Name defines which row will be taken from the data table. Mesh choices have their own Row Name.

Data Table

A row in the data table can hold the arrays for

• Button Appearance
• Material Choices
• Mesh Choices
• Object Information

Copy Data From Data Table

Tick the box to actually copy the data from the data table.

Leaving the box ticked will link the actor to the data table and changes can only be made in the data table.

Unticking the box will allow to make changes in the actor's array only applied to this asset.

Elements with the same choices can now share the same data.

Cost Tracking

Cost and Quantity can be overridden (optional) in each element and for each choice.