Access vertex color

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I have a skelatal mesh with vertex colors, which works correctly in the material. How can I read the vertex color from c++? I’ve tried this:

USkeletalMesh* Mesh = MeshComponent->SkeletalMesh;
FStaticLODModel& Model = Mesh->GetSourceModel();
TArray<FSoftSkinVertex> Verts;
Model.GetVertices(Verts);

But it returns white for all vertices.

Edit: I’ve also tried

FSkeletalMeshVertexColorBuffer& Colors = Model.ColorVertexBuffer;

But this is also entirely white.

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I guess it returns white because its on the gpu and this buffer only lets you set the color? (Write only)

3

Thanks, didn’t realise it was write only.