Is it allowed to use the engine's graphics for tools?

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Hi there

I am currently working on an internal tool which simplifies the process of creating C++ classes/headers.

While designing the tool, I borrowed some assets from the UE4 source folders, to be precise the following:

  • WindowButton_Close
  • WindowButton_Maximize
  • WindowButton_Minimize
  • WindowButton_Restore
  • A slightly modified version of WindowBackground.png

You can see the them in action on the following screenshot:

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The whole thing is more of a practice and nothing serious, I do not intend to make any profit of it.
The source code is freely available on GitHub and I plan to release the program to the community once I feel it’s ready.

So my question is: Are there any legal issues if I use these graphics? I can easily swap them out if it’s gonna be a problem :wink:

Thanks a lot for letting me know!

Matt

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In my view, since you said it’s easy to swap them out, I would opt for different files. If you use them, then it has to be treated as a Product under the EULA.

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Thanks for the answer, I’ll do that :slight_smile: