"Attach Actor to Component " doesnt work properly in first person template

[ShadowOf047]

Hello .
First of all , i’m using the version 4.5 on the engine and here is how to recreate the problem :

I created 2 projects , first one based of "first person blueprint " template and the second one based of "Third person blueprint " template .

Then i created a Socket in the right hand of the default pawns in both projects named “Weapons” , then added a preview mesh to the socket for getting the rotation and transform right .

then in the level blueprint i added the setup shown below , to attach a mesh to the socket when the game runs.
i actually tested this with static mesh/skeletal mesh/blueprint in both projects , with both default pawn( blue man and blue hands) and my custom pawn .

Here is the results in first person template :

*Attaching Staticmesh to socket in first person template : it simply doesnt attach , and gives an error when exiting play session .

*Attaching Skeletalmesh to socket in first person template : it attaches to the characters feet (root ?), and not the defined socket and doesnt inherit the rotation and position of the socket.

*Attaching blueprint to socket in first person template : it attaches to the characters feet(root ?), and not the defined socket and doesnt inherit the rotation and position of the socket .

in fact if you dont write anything in the " in socket name" in the “attach actor to component” node , the result are the same , it seems it doesnt recognizes the socket at all .

Here are the results in the 3rd person template :

*Attaching Staticmesh to socket in 3rd person template : it works fine and as expected.

*Attaching Skeletalmesh to socket in 3rd person template : it works fine and as expected

*Attaching blueprint to socket in 3rd person template : it works fine and as expected.

i have tested this with both default pawns and assets and my custom pawns and assets in both projects and the results were the same .
So the question is , is it a bug ? since i want to attach my weapon blueprint to my character , and it just doesnt work in first person template .

[ShadowOf047]

I figured out why this is happening :

In the third person template , in the character blueprint , skeletal mesh is assigned to "native skeletal mesh component ", which can actually do the attaching events properly .

But in the first person template , " native skeletal mesh component" is empty . there is another “skeletal mesh component” ( not native ) , which is parented to camera , because it needs to inherit rotations of the camera . it is this way because you cant parent “native skeletal mesh component” to anything , nor rename or remove it .

to sum it up :
Attach events doesnt work properly with "Skeletal mesh component " but they work fine with " Native skeletal mesh component " . and you cant solve this by parenting the " native skeletal mesh component " to the camera , since it cant be moved , renamed , deleted .well that seems like an issue to me anyway .

How to solve :move your skeletal mesh from “skeletal mesh component” to “native skeletal mesh component " then in graph of the character blueprint , add an “attach to” node and attach " native skeletal mesh” to camera when begin playing .

[anonymous_user_65503e61]

I’m having this same problem and your solution is not fixing it.
You say you can’t parent “Native skeletal mesh component” to anything, yet you say “attach " native skeletal mesh” to camera when begin playing"
Can you provide a screen shot?

I’m having my character walk over a trigger box, spawn a sword, and attach it to my mesh but the sword just stays put.

[Trxnce]

I am having the same problem but do not understand the fix, I cannot find the native skeletal mesh anywhere and so I cannot follow your fix.
Can you make a video or give a step by step tutorial clearer as this is really annoying me because my gun sits by my feet?

[JHarper]

Any solution to this problem?

[ShadowOf047]

I’m working on a First person shooter , and here is how i attach my weapon < AK47 in this case > to my character when the game begins .

Note that my weapon is another blueprint class , and one instance of it exists on the level , so i search for it when game begins and save it’s refrence then attach it to my character.

Also there is socket in my character named “Weapons”.

[ShadowOf047]

Go to your “character blueprint” there is an Skeletal mesh component there , < if you added more skeletal mesh component , all are deleteable except the original one > that’s your native skeletal mesh component .< in the picture below you will see it highlighted >

[goncasmage]

Can anyone tell me how to set a first person camera as parent of the inherited mesh? When i run the game i can aim upwards, but my character won’t shoot upwards, only forward…

[anonymous_user_bcdd396d]

Hi goncasmage,

Since this issue has already been resolved, please start a new AnswerHub post for your specific question so that others with the same question can find the answer -as opposed to the answer being buried in this thread under a different title.

In other words, this thread is titled, "“Attach Actor to Component " doesn’t work properly in first person template.”

Yours would be called something like, “How do you set a first person camera as the parent of an inherited mesh?” Be sure to describe in detail what you are ultimately trying to accomplish.

Thanks,

.