Get values of a socket from a static mesh?

Raidfire.Net · February 28, 2016, 3:31am

Hi,

i want to get the sockets of a static mesh.
Unfortunately there is no “Find Socket” node for static meshes, only Skeletal Meshes.

Is there another solution to read the values of sockets that are existing in a Static Mesh.
No C++, juts BP solution.

Thanks in advance

raidfire.net

Jacky · February 28, 2016, 3:44am

You can use Get All Socket Names to get the socket names as an array and Get Socket Transform node to get location, rotation and scale values of the socket name you enter.

Raidfire.Net · February 28, 2016, 3:58am

Thanks for the fast reply, but unfortunately this doesnt work.

Also what i need it read out the relative location,rotation and so on.

Raidfire.Net · February 28, 2016, 10:07pm

I think, i have found the solution. The function “FindSocket” for StaticMeshes exists, but it is not BlueprintCallable. Would be nice, if Epic Games could add this line of code. I am trying to avoid C++ whenever possible, but now i have made a plugin and copy this function into it with the BlueprintCallable functionality.

Jacky · February 28, 2016, 10:28pm

That’s strange. I’ve checked both on 4.9 and 4.11 and i can see those functions:

Raidfire.Net · February 29, 2016, 4:37pm

I have made a test project with 4.9. Maybe we are talking past each other. I think you have a StaticMeshComponent. What i need is just StaticMesh withount in scene.

I have made a picture to make it clear:

Meanwhile i have solved this with a plugin.

Jacky · February 29, 2016, 4:57pm

Ah, i see. Sorry about the misunderstanding!

mflux · July 29, 2017, 6:56pm

Which plugin did you use to solve this?

anonymous_user_855895fd1 · August 5, 2017, 1:21pm

you can either make a whole plugin, or just add a blueprint library to get around this if you don’t want to modify the engine. something like:

// (c) 2017 - FIX Games Co. LTD

#pragma once

#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "Kismet/BlueprintFunctionLibrary.h"
#include "TP_VirtualRealityBPLibrary.generated.h"

/**
 * 
 */
UCLASS()
class TP_VIRTUALREALITY_API UTP_VirtualRealityBPLibrary : public UBlueprintFunctionLibrary
{
	GENERATED_BODY()
	
public:
	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = TP_VirtualReality)
		class UStaticMeshSocket *FindStaticMeshSocket(class UStaticMesh *mesh, FName InSocketName);
	
	
};

// (c) 2017 - FIX Games Co. LTD

#include "TP_VirtualReality.h"
#include "TP_VirtualRealityBPLibrary.h"
#include "Engine/StaticMesh.h"
#include "Engine/StaticMeshSocket.h"

/* helper work-around to not require modifying the engine to Expose FindSocket as a UFUNCTION() */
UStaticMeshSocket *UTP_VirtualRealityBPLibrary::FindStaticMeshSocket(UStaticMesh *mesh, FName InSocketName)
{
	if (mesh != nullptr)
		return mesh->FindSocket(InSocketName);
	return nullptr;
}