Do not create multiple skeletons for meshes that use one armature

[keeborgue]

if you make a number of separate meshes, assign vertex groups and apply aramture modifier, then ue will create multiple skeleton assets for them, instead of a single one.

Example:

• make a cube object named "ST_A", apply all verticles to the verticle group "a"
• make a sphere object named "ST_B", apply all verticles to the verticle group "b"
• make an armature with bones "a" and "b"
• apply armature modifier to both objects
• export to unreal
• you will now have ST_A_Skeleton and ST_B_Skeleton in corresponding locations

This is quite important when making composite objects like guns or animated procedural mechanical objects

[james-baber]

@truepak if a skeleton exists in your project you can import meshes onto it. skeleton asset unreal

[keeborgue]

@truepak if a skeleton exists in your project you can import meshes onto it. skeleton asset unreal

The skeleton does not exist. File contains multiple armature objects:

• one is the parent of a single mesh (fps hands)
• second one does not have armature modifiers, but has 4 child objects, parented to the amature's bones

adding armature modifier does nothing (as armature and objects have the same origin)

I have attached the .blend file so you may try. File is located at "/Game/Project/" location (according to blender) Hands.zip

blender version is 3.0.0 uneral 5 preview 2

[keeborgue]

Actually, as I have removed the armature modifier, it now gives me the following error:

[keeborgue]

Actually, as I have removed the armature modifier, it now gives me the following error:

As far as I can tell, with the "use collection as folders" option, this makes the armatures unusable, because it is, for some reason, adds "export" folder to the path. Static meshes export fine.

[james-baber]

Hmm yea so that needs to be fixed. Can you save a blend file in this state so that it will produce this error and upload it here? Thanks!

[keeborgue]

Hmm yea so that needs to be fixed. Can you save a blend file in this state so that it will produce this error and upload it here? Thanks!

I have already attached file to this comment. Hope this helps!