If you have objects in your Rhino file that are defined as parametric surfaces, or NURBS, these surfaces need to be transformed, or tessellated, into triangular meshes.

Unreal Engine always renders objects using triangular meshes. Wherever possible, we recommend taking advantage of this by making any repeating elements in your scene (such as windows, doors, or chairs) into blocks in Rhino.įor details, see the Rhino documentation. It also makes it easier to manage the number of Static Meshes in your Content Browser. This is typically better for the runtime memory requirements and performance of your Project. It then places multiple instances of those Static Meshes into the scene. When Datasmith detects multiple instances of the same block in your Rhino scene, it only creates one set of Static Mesh Assets for the geometry in that block. Installing the Datasmith plugin adds a dockable toolbar in Rhino. To read more about other types of Datasmith workflows, see Datasmith Supported Software and File Types.

For more information, see Using Datasmith Direct Link documentation. This way, you don't need to manually re-import the entire scene into UE4 every time you want to make a change. To preview changes to your Rhino scene in UE4 in real time, you can set up a Datasmith DirectLink between the two. See Importing Datasmith Content into Unreal Engine 4. Use the Datasmith importer available in the Toolbar of the Unreal Editor to import your. See Exporting Datasmith Content from Rhino. See Installing the Datasmith Exporter for Rhino.Įxport your Rhino content using the Save As or Export process.

Install the Datasmith Exporter plugin for Rhino. This means that to get your Rhino content into UE4 using Datasmith, you need to: If you plan to use Datasmith to import scenes from Rhino into Unreal Editor, reading this page can help you understand how your scene is translated, and how you can work with the results in Unreal Editor.ĭatasmith uses an export workflow for Rhino. It follows the basic process outlined in the Datasmith Overview and About the Datasmith Import Process, but adds some special translation behavior that is specific to Rhino. This page describes how Datasmith imports scenes from McNeel Rhinoceros (Rhino) into Unreal Engine 4 (UE4).

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