{"id":1097,"date":"2023-05-17T23:11:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T21:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/?page_id=1097"},"modified":"2024-11-29T11:51:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T10:51:40","slug":"exporting-3d-models-from-unreal-engine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/index.php\/tutorials\/creating-3d-content-for-aton\/exporting-3d-models-from-unreal-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"Exporting 3D models from Unreal Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Tutorial by B.Fanini (CNR ISPC)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exporting 3D assets for ATON directly from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unrealengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unreal Engine<\/a><\/strong> (4 or 5) is quite easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This tutorial shows the process from<strong> Unreal Engine 5<\/strong> (for the version 4 it is almost identical), very handy especially for content creators working with PBR pipelines, using the built-in material editor to fine-tune how they should appear, like the brazier in this example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First step in the content browser (bottom) you have to select the <em>static mesh<\/em> you want to export (the brazier, in this case), then <strong>assets actions &gt; Export<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note the static mesh should be already assigned to the material in the editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ue5-gltf1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ue5-gltf1.jpg 970w, https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ue5-gltf1-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ue5-gltf1-768x643.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next step, you have to choose<strong> GL Transmission Format (*gltf)<\/strong> &#8211; or *.glb if you prefer everything packed together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next popup allows you to select a few options, you should follow attached image:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ue5-gltf3-379x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ue5-gltf3-379x1024.jpg 379w, https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ue5-gltf3-111x300.jpg 111w, https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ue5-gltf3.jpg 486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>General<\/strong>: <em>Export uniform scale<\/em> should be 0.01 to convert from centimeters (Unreal Engine) to meters (ATON)  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Material<\/strong>: in default material bake size pick 2048 (preferred) or other resolutions (4096) for all referenced textures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mesh<\/strong>: enable mesh quantization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Texture image format<\/strong>: check\/uncheck all options in order to have JPEG (if no alpha)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scene<\/strong>: disable everything<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/brazier-ue-aton.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/brazier-ue-aton.jpg 600w, https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/brazier-ue-aton-300x257.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>That&#8217;s it!<\/strong> You can place or upload the 3D model into <a href=\"https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/index.php\/tutorials\/tut-collections\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"373\">your collection<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/osiris.itabc.cnr.it\/aton\/index.php\/tutorials\/pub-scene\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"508\">publish the 3D scene<\/a>, maintaining the materials created through the Unreal Editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tutorial by B.Fanini (CNR ISPC) Exporting 3D assets for ATON directly from Unreal Engine (4 or 5) is quite easy. 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