SpringArm/Camera settings not visible from blueprints

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I cannot see the settings (including transform) for Spring Arm and Camera in the blueprint editor. In contrast I can see and alter the settings for Sprites and arrowcomponent.

My header file is:

// Fill out your copyright notice in the Description page of Project Settings.

#pragma once

#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "GameFramework/Character.h"
#include "MyCharacter.generated.h"

UCLASS()
class MAYHEM2D_API AMyCharacter : public ACharacter
{
	GENERATED_BODY()

public:
	// Sets default values for this character's properties
	AMyCharacter();

protected:
	// Called when the game starts or when spawned
	virtual void BeginPlay() override;

public:	
	// Called every frame
	virtual void Tick(float DeltaTime) override;

	// Called to bind functionality to input
	virtual void SetupPlayerInputComponent(class UInputComponent* PlayerInputComponent) override;
    
    // Helpful debug in figuring out the direction of a character
    UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere,BlueprintReadOnly,Category = "Hero")
    class UArrowComponent* HeroDirection;
    
    //Character Paper Sprite
    UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere,BlueprintReadOnly,Category = "Hero")
    class UPaperSpriteComponent* HeroSprite;
    
    // Our player's spring arm
    UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere,BlueprintReadWrite,Category = "Hero")
    class USpringArmComponent* HeroSpringArm;
    
    // Our player's camera
    UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere,BlueprintReadWrite,Category = "Hero")
    class UCameraComponent* HeroCamera;
    
};

Components are spawn in cpp as:

   if (RootComponent == nullptr) 
    {
        RootComponent = CreateDefaultSubobject<USceneComponent>(TEXT("HeroBase"));
    }    
    
    HeroDirection = CreateDefaultSubobject<UArrowComponent>(TEXT("HeroDirection"));
    HeroDirection->SetupAttachment(RootComponent);
    
    HeroSprite = CreateDefaultSubobject<UPaperSpriteComponent>(TEXT("HeroSprite"));
    HeroSprite->SetupAttachment(HeroDirection);
    
    HeroSpringArm = CreateDefaultSubobject<USpringArmComponent>(TEXT("HeroSpringArm"));
    HeroSpringArm->SetupAttachment(RootComponent);

    HeroCamera = CreateDefaultSubobject<UCameraComponent>(TEXT("HeroCamera"));
    HeroCamera->SetupAttachment(HeroSpringArm);

I can change the UPaperSpriteComponent through the Bluepritn editor but not camera or springarm. How is that possible?

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Have you tried changing:

UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere,BlueprintReadWrite,Category = "Hero")
class USpringArmComponent* HeroSpringArm;

To:

UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere,BlueprintReadWrite,Category = "Hero")
 class USpringArmComponent* HeroSpringArm;
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It worked, I thought visible anywhere is only to expose the variable we created, but dint know that it would affect all variables under SprintArmComponent datatype.