Unreal Engine 5: Visualization

Name: Unreal Engine 5: Visualization
Author: Ken Geary

Create a cinematic walkthrough of an ArchViz asset

Preview the first lesson free — get full access to all 3 lessons.

Course: On-Demand

Hello. Welcome to this lesson in Unreal Engine. In this lesson, we'll learn how to import and interact inside an Archviz level in Unreal Engine. In this example, we'll use the free marketplace asset, and upgrade it for use in Unreal Engine 5. Open the Epic Games launcher, select Unreal Engine in the left panel, and open the marketplace tab. Next, we'll search for Archviz Interior. To list the free assets go to the filter results and click free. Select Archviz Interior by Epic Games. Download the asset, log into your Epic games account if asked. Once downloaded, click create projects. Browse through your projects folder, then click create. for an older version of Unreal Engine. That's okay. We'll make some edits so we can use an Unreal Engine 5. Launch Unreal Engine 5. Click browse, navigate the Archviz Interior folder, then open the Archviz Interior project. You will get a warning to save a copy so we can use in Unreal Engine 5. So click open a copy. As we've done in past lessons, we'll make a maps directory, save our level, and make this level our default. We're gonna file, save current level as. There's already a maps folder here in this project. We're gonna save this as Advanced Archviz. And we're gonna open settings, project settings. We're gonna set our defaults both to our Advanced Archviz. We'll close that panel. We'll open our maps folder again. Let's delete the other scenes, We don't need these levels. Let's play the level. Notice you can only navigate with the W A S D keys, and right mouse button as you do in the editor. We need to make a first person player in our level that could walk around. Hit escape to stop play. Let's open a blueprints folder, and a content drawer. We're gonna right click, select blueprint class, and it's gonna be a special class so go to all classes. We're gonna search for Archviz. I'm gonna select a special Archviz character. We're gonna rename this BP underscore Archviz 1. Drag this pawn into your level. You'll see a capsule outline. Pressing G will hide or show your actor widgets in the level. Select BP Archviz pawn. In the details panel, click general to filter the more common settings. Scroll down to the pawn section. We need to activate this point on our level. So under auto possessed layer, select player 0. Now hit ALT P to play the level. We were now in a pawn position, but we can't move or rotate. Press escape. We need to find the pawn controls, and app them to our project input settings. Double click the BP Archviz pawn. We'll make the window a little smaller, and move it to the right. You may have to address the details panel. Now open the project settings. Search bindings. click the plus next to axis mappings, and twirl open. We're going to type in the names exactly as shown in the Archviz pawns detail panel. Name this first one move forward, and twirl open. We're gonna select the keyboard W key, which is typically used for moving forward in most games. We'll click plus again. This time we'll find the keyboard S key. This is for going backwards, so what we're gonna do is take the scale and make it a negative 1. Back at axis mappings, click plus again. You'll name this new value move right. For the keyboard, we're looking for the D key. Click plus. Under keyboard, we're looking for the A key. That's moving to the left. So again, that's gonna be a negative 1 on the scale. Now we want our mouse to look around. Back at axis mappings, click plus. We'll name this look up. This time instead of the keyboard we're gonna look for mouse. We want mouse Y. We're gonna set the scale to minus 1. Now the last axis mapping, we'll click plus. We'll name this turn with capital T. It has to match the names. And again, we went to mouse, and we'll select mouse X. You now close the panel. Let's play a level. And now we can move around and we can look around. Notice the movements very smooth. This is perfect for Archviz viewing. Hit escape to stop. We'll save all, save selected. In the next lesson, we're gonna learn how to set up Archviz lighting, using Lumen in Unreal Engine. Thanks for watching.

Advanced Provider : Ken Geary 3 Lessons · 21m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese

Course Description

Unreal Engine 5 is used by the Architectural Visualization (ArchViz) industry to create lifelike walkthroughs of designs. In these lessons, you will learn how to create lighting and cinematic sequences using an imported ArchViz asset.

We’ll start by downloading an ArchViz asset from the Unreal Engine Marketplace and importing it into your level—Unreal Engine can also import ArchViz assets, including mesh structures, furniture and associated texture maps from other paid and free websites using the Filmbox format. Then you’ll learn to create a warm morning lighting effect using the Sun Position Calculator plugin to control both the rotation of the directional sunlight and the color of the sky as it changes throughout the day.

We’ll show you how to incorporate a special ArchViz Character Blueprint to control smooth movement through a room from a first-person point of view. Finally, you’ll learn to create a cinematic sequence using multiple CineCamera actors and the Sequencer.

What You'll Learn

Import an ArchViz asset from the Unreal Engine Marketplace into your level
Set up a time-of-day lighting rig using the Sun Position Calculator plugin to control directional sunlight rotation and sky color
Work with Unreal Engine Marketplace assets, including mesh structures, furniture, and texture maps
Use a special ArchViz Character Blueprint to control smooth first-person movement through a room
Create cinematic sequences using multiple CineCamera actors and the Sequencer
Configure lighting with Lumen for an ArchViz scene

Key Takeaways

Unreal Engine 5 is used by the Architectural Visualization (ArchViz) industry to create lifelike walkthroughs of designs.
Unreal Engine can import ArchViz assets, including mesh structures, furniture, and associated texture maps, from other paid and free websites using the Filmbox format.
The Sun Position Calculator plugin controls both the rotation of the directional sunlight and the color of the sky as it changes throughout the day.
An ArchViz Character Blueprint can control smooth movement through a room from a first-person point of view.
The Sequencer creates cinematic camera cuts using multiple CineCamera actors.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I create in this course?

You will create lighting and cinematic sequences using an imported ArchViz asset, including a warm morning lighting effect and a cinematic sequence built with multiple CineCamera actors and the Sequencer.

Where do the ArchViz assets come from?

You start by downloading an ArchViz asset from the Unreal Engine Marketplace and importing it into your level. Unreal Engine can also import ArchViz assets, including mesh structures, furniture, and associated texture maps, from other paid and free websites using the Filmbox format.

What lessons does this course include?

The course includes three lessons: Importing an ArchViz Asset, Setting Up Lighting with Lumen, and Creating Cinematic ArchViz Sequences.

What skills does this course cover?

It covers Architectural Rendering, Architectural Visualization, Unreal Blueprint, Unreal Development Kit, Unreal Engine, and Visual Simulations.

How is movement through the scene handled?

The course shows how to incorporate a special ArchViz Character Blueprint to control smooth movement through a room from a first-person point of view.