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UEditorActorSubsystem

UEditorActorUtilitiesSubsystem Subsystem for exposing actor related utilities to scripts

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UEditorActorUtilitiesSubsystem Subsystem for exposing actor related utilities to scripts,

   
Name UEditorActorSubsystem
Type class
Header File /Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Public/Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
Include Path #include "Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h"

Syntax

UCLASS (MinimalAPI)  
class UEditorActorSubsystem : public UEditorSubsystem

Inheritance Hierarchy

Structs

Name Remarks
FActorDuplicateParameters  

Variables

Public

Name Type Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers
OnActorLabelChanged FOnActorLabelChanged   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintAssignable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
OnDeleteActorsBegin FOnDeleteActorsBegin   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintAssignable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
OnDeleteActorsEnd FOnDeleteActorsEnd   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintAssignable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
OnDuplicateActorsBegin FOnEditCutActorsBegin   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintAssignable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
OnDuplicateActorsEnd FOnDuplicateActorsEnd   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintAssignable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
OnEditCopyActorsBegin FOnEditCopyActorsBegin   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintAssignable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
OnEditCopyActorsEnd FOnEditCopyActorsEnd   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintAssignable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
OnEditCutActorsBegin FOnEditCutActorsBegin   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintAssignable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
OnEditCutActorsEnd FOnEditCutActorsEnd   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintAssignable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
OnEditPasteActorsBegin FOnEditPasteActorsBegin   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintAssignable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
OnEditPasteActorsEnd FOnEditPasteActorsEnd   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintAssignable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
OnNewActorsDropped FOnEditNewActorsDropped   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintAssignable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
OnNewActorsPlaced FOnEditNewActorsPlaced   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintAssignable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"

Functions

Public

Name Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers

void ClearActorSelectionSet()

 Remove all actors from the selection set. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Development|Editor"

TArray< class AActor * > ConvertActors ( const TArray< class AActor* >& Actors,
TSubclassOf< class AActor > ActorClass,
const FString& StaticMeshPackagePath
)

 Replace in the level all Actors provided with a new actor of type ActorClass. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Dataprep"
  • Meta=(DeterminesOutputType="ActorClass")

virtual void Deinitialize()

   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h  

void DeleteSelectedActors ( UWorld* InWorld
)

 Delete all the selected actors in the given world Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"

bool DestroyActor ( AActor* ActorToDestroy
)

 Destroy the actor from the world editor. Notify the Editor that the actor got destroyed. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"

bool DestroyActors ( const TArray< AActor* >& ActorsToDestroy
)

 Destroy the actors from the world editor. Notify the Editor that the actor got destroyed. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"

AActor * DuplicateActor ( AActor* ActorToDuplicate,
UWorld* ToWorld,
FVector Offset,
const FActorDuplicateParameters& DuplicateParams
)

   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
  • Meta=(AdvancedDisplay=1)

AActor * DuplicateActor ( AActor* ActorToDuplicate,
UWorld* ToWorld,
FVector Offset
)

 Duplicate an actor from the world editor. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
  • Meta=(AdvancedDisplay=1)

TArray< AActor * > DuplicateActors ( const TArray< AActor* >& ActorsToDuplicate,
UWorld* ToWorld,
FVector Offset,
const FActorDuplicateParameters& DuplicateParams
)

   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
  • Meta=(AdvancedDisplay=1)

TArray< AActor * > DuplicateActors ( const TArray< AActor* >& ActorsToDuplicate,
UWorld* ToWorld,
FVector Offset
)

 Duplicate actors from the world editor. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
  • Meta=(AdvancedDisplay=1)

void DuplicateSelectedActors ( UWorld* InWorld
)

 Duplicate all the selected actors in the given world Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"

AActor * GetActorReference ( FString PathToActor
)

 Attempts to find the actor specified by PathToActor in the current editor world Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintPure
  • Category="Development|Editor"
Find all loaded Actors in the world editor. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
Find all loaded ActorComponent own by an actor in the world editor. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
Find all loaded Actors that are selected in the world editor. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"

virtual void Initialize ( FSubsystemCollectionBase& Collection
)

   Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h  

void InvertSelection ( UWorld* InWorld
)

 Invert the selection in the given world Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"

void SelectAll ( UWorld* InWorld
)

 Select all actors and BSP models in the given world, except those which are hidden Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"

void SelectAllChildren ( bool bRecurseChildren
)

 Select all children actors of the current selection. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"

void SelectNothing()

 Selects nothing in the editor (another way to clear the selection) Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Development|Editor"

void SetActorSelectionState ( AActor* Actor,
bool bShouldBeSelected
)

 Set the selection state for the selected actor. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Development|Editor"

bool SetActorTransform ( AActor* InActor,
const FTransform& InWorldTransform
)

 Sets the world transform of the given actor, if possible. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"

bool SetComponentTransform ( USceneComponent* InSceneComponent,
const FTransform& InWorldTransform
)

 Sets the world transform of the given component, if possible. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"

void SetSelectedLevelActors ( const TArray< class AActor* >& ActorsToSelect
)

 Clear the current world editor selection and select the provided actors. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"

AActor * SpawnActorFromClass ( TSubclassOf< class AActor > ActorClass,
FVector Location,
FRotator Rotation,
bool bTransient
)

 Create an actor and place it in the world editor. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"
  • Meta=(DeterminesOutputType="ActorClass")

AActor * SpawnActorFromObject ( UObject* ObjectToUse,
FVector Location,
FRotator Rotation,
bool bTransient
)

 Create an actor and place it in the world editor. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h
  • BlueprintCallable
  • Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility"

Static

Name Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers

static void ConvertActors ( const TArray< AActor* >& InActorsToConvert,
UClass* InConvertToClass,
const TSet< FString >& InComponentsToConsider,
bool bInUseSpecialCases
)

 Sets up for a potentially deferred ConvertActors call, based on if any brushes are being converted to a static mesh. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h  

static void ConvertActorsFromClass ( const UClass* InFromClass,
UClass* InToClass
)

 Called to convert actors of one class type to another Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h  

static AActor * ConvertBrushesToStaticMesh ( const FString& InStaticMeshPackageName,
TArray< ABrush* >& InBrushesToConvert,
const FVector& InPivotLocation
)

 Converts passed in brushes into a single static mesh actor. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h  

static void ConvertLightActors ( UClass* InConvertToClass
)

 Converts passed in light actors into new actors of another type. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h  

static void ConvertSelectedBrushesToVolumes ( UClass* InVolumeClass
)

 Function to convert selected brushes into volumes of the provided class. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h  

static void DoConvertActors ( const TArray< AActor* >& InActorsToConvert,
UClass* InConvertToClass,
const TSet< FString >& InComponentsToConsider,
bool bInUseSpecialCases,
const FString& InStaticMeshPackageName
)

 Converts passed in actors into new actors of the specified type. Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h  

static void ReplaceActors ( UActorFactory* InFactory,
const FAssetData& InAssetData,
const TArray< AActor* >& InActorsToReplace,
TArray< AActor* >* InOutNewActors,
bool bInCopySourceProperties
)

 Replaces specified Actors with the same number of a different kind of Actor using the specified factory to spawn the new Actors note that only Location, Rotation, Drawscale, Drawscale3D, Tag, and Group are copied from the old Actors Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h  

static void ReplaceSelectedActors ( UActorFactory* InFactory,
const FAssetData& InAssetData,
bool bInCopySourceProperties
)

 Replaces the selected Actors with the same number of a different kind of Actor using the specified factory to spawn the new Actors note that only Location, Rotation, Drawscale, Drawscale3D, Tag, and Group are copied from the old Actors Subsystems/EditorActorSubsystem.h  

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