2. Setup a robot

Setup a robot

1. Import a robot from FBX Format using urdf_importer

• Suppose you already have a robot in FBX Format with textures, click on Import, search for the .fbx file and click Open

• Tick on Skeletal Mesh, untick on Create Physics Asset, leave everything else as default and hit Import All

2. Create robot anim to control the bone position

• Right click on the Content Browser / Content Drawer, choose Animation -> Animation Blueprint

• Choose the correct Skeleton and Parent Class: RoboAnim then hit Create

• Rename the created Animation Blueprint as your choice and open it

• In AnimGraph right click in the graph, search for Get Joint Positions and Modify Bones

• Connect the nodes as follows and hit Compile and Save

3. Use the robot anim

• Drag the skeletal mesh of the robot from Content Browser / Content Drawer to the Viewport, select in Anim Class the correct Animation Blueprint