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Our simple apartment is complete with a small bathroom and an opening for a patio. You should now have two doorways and a window. Select the Wall_400x405, then in the Content Browser select the Wall_Window_400x400 and assign it to the wall in the level. Repeat the previous two steps for the Wall_400x410 piece to switch it to a wall with a door as well. In the Content Browser, select the Wall_Door_400x400, then in the Details for 407 wall piece, click the Assign button. In the World Outliner, select the Wall_400x407 wall piece. With all the pillars added (highlighted below), you should now have a structure that looks like the one below. Set the Transform for the remaining pillar pieces as shown in the table below. Select the Pillar_50x500, then in the Details panel, set its Transform as shown below. Inside the World Outliner, select the pillar and press Ctrl+W 5 times to create the pillars shown below.
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With all the wall pieces added (highlighted below), you should now have outer walls and a small corner room.įrom the Content Browser, drag a Pillar_50x500 into the viewport. Set the Transform for the remaining wall pieces as shown in the table below. Select the Wall_400x400, then in the Details panel, set its Transform as shown below. Inside the World Outliner, select the wall and press Ctrl+W 11 times to create the walls shown below. To view your assets better, switch to Wireframe View Mode from the View options.įrom the Content Browser, drag a Wall_400x400 into the viewport. With all the floor pieces added, you should now have a floor and roof as shown below. Set the Transform for the remaining floor pieces as shown in the table below. Select the Floor_400x400, then in the Details panel, set its Transform as shown below. Inside the World Outliner, select the floor and press Ctrl+W 6 times to create the floors shown below. Inside the Content Browser under the StarterContent > Architecture folder, drag a Floor_400x400 into the level. With your project open press Ctrl+N to create a new level, then select Empty Level. Inside your Blank project (with Starter Content), follow the steps below to create our simple apartment we will use to light. Please see the Project Browser page for information on creating new projects, using templates and defining project settings (including Starter Content). While this guide will cover the actions needed to proceed through each step, if you have not worked with the Unreal Editor before, it is recommended that you first look over the Unreal Editor Quick Start guide to gain a better understanding of general editor usage, terms, and processes.įor this tutorial series, we are using a new Blank project with Starter Content enabled. The final step of this guide will give you some ideas to take it and make it your own as well as provide links to related documentation. At the end of this guide, you will have a room similar to the one pictured above. In this Lighting Quick Start Guide you will go through the basics of working with lighting in Unreal Engine 4 including: using Atmospheric & Directional Lighting to create a simple skybox and lit level, using Point Lights and Spot Lights to light rooms, changing the lighting quality and how reflections can be used to bounce light in a room and also using IES Light Profiles.