Morph targets with Pawns or Character class

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Ok so this is a stupid question but I’m working on a project where I’m trying to develop a character system using morph targets and I can do it for Actor class. Now I have a couple of questions:

  1. Can I use morph targets to change a Pawn or a Character class (I can not figure it out on my own)
  2. If I can not modify Pawns and Characters, then can I control Actor class in my level like a Pawn or a Character?
    Any input will be much appreciated :smiley:
    P.S. Sorry for bad English
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  1. You can only change the pawn or character’s mesh’s looks with morph targets. Needless to say this requires preparations on the mesh in a modeling program first.
  2. Depends on the type of control you want to have over the actor.
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1.I have all morphs and all preparation done(I think) in 3ds max and exported and imported into UE4 and they work fine with Actor but how do I set up the same morphs with Pawn class?

2, Like walk, run, jump, hit… I think that Actor class can’t do that but for just in case I have asked the question.

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You can find morph target examples in Content Examples project as shown here: Morph Targets Content Examples | Unreal Engine Documentation

And yeah, if you want humanoid movements you need to use character BP.

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Thought so for actor class but I had to ask :slight_smile: Now another stupid question can I download content examples and see for my self the blueprint ?

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Of course you can. It’s in Learn tab of the Launcher > Engine Feature Sample > Content Examples. And keep in mind that you can use every project released by Epic in your commercial/non-commercial projects.

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Thanks a lot. Will give it a look and give a feed back