Basic Level Part 3
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The Starter Room
Ok you are now going to click on the Browser Window and then click File->Open in the Browser Window. Then you will select all of the packages and load them into the browser just like when you were applying the materials in the previous section. Make sure you load in the last file you used for your level when applying materials also.
Now we are going to lay down some static meshes. Check the Static Mesh checkbox in the Browser Window and then select the Doors_Hub_Doorway static mesh. Now right click on the floor of the level and select Add Actor->Add Static Mesh: Static Mesh PROP_Hub.Doors_Hub_Doorway from the menu. A Static Mesh of a doorway will no appear in your level but its to big.
Make sure you coordinate system is set to World and not Local, there is a red circle next to it in the image below at the top of the image. Now make sure your units are set to 16 like in the image bellow in the bottom right circled in red. The units allow for snapping in blocks of 16 units at a time which will be perfect for us to get our static meshes lined up exactly with the level we built very easily since our level was built with this same unit size.
Set the Scale to 1.0 0.4816 0.5082 0.4282 with the doorway select like in the image below. If the Door way is too small this is due to the fact that your hallway was made the wrong size in an earlier tutorial. If this is the case you can scale the doorway to the right size using the transform manipulators in the image below at the top of the image circled in red. To the right of the scale tool is the non-uniform scale tool this allows for you scale the door way different proportions. The transform manipulators will allow you to position, scale, and rotate your static meshes. Uses the top view to properly place the static mesh like in the image below in the top window in the image. Congratulations you have placed your first static mesh!!!
The Hallway Door
Select the door way static mesh that you have just placed if it is not already still selected. Now right click on it and select copy. Now right click on the door way again and select paste. Now move the new door way copy down to the end of the hall and rotate it with your rotate tool 180 degree like in the picture below top window.
The Braces
Select the Hub category and select the brace_Main static mesh. Right Click on the ceiling and add the static mesh brace_Main from the menu Add Actor->Add StaticMesh: StaticMesh.PROP_Hub.Break_floor.brace_Main. Scale the brace_Main static mesh to 1.000 0.2500 0.2500 0.2500. Select the mesh from the menu and select copy. Then select the mesh and select paste from the menu. Move the static meshes into place copy and pasting them. You can select more than one static mesh with the ctrl button pressed while selecting. You can then copy and paste more than one static mesh and place more than one static mesh at one time.
The Pillar
Select the Hub category and select the hub_pillar02 static mesh. Right Click on the floor and add the static mesh hub_pillar02 from the menu Add Actor->Add StaticMesh: StaticMesh.PROP_Hub.pillar.hub_pillar02. Scale the hub_pillar02 static mesh to 1.000 0.6552 0.6552 0.6552. Select the mesh from the menu and select copy. Then select the mesh and select paste from the menu. Move the static meshes into place copy and pasting them. You can select more than one static mesh with the ctrl button pressed while selecting. You can then copy and paste more than one static mesh and place more than one static mesh at one time.
The Overhead Light Panel
Select the Hub category and select the Karl_ceiling_panel02 static mesh. Right Click on the floor and add the static mesh Karl_ceiling_panel02 from the menu Add Actor->Add StaticMesh: StaticMesh PROP_Hub.Karl_workshop.Karl_ceiling_panel02. Scale the Karl_ceiling_panel02 static mesh to 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000.
The Pipes
Select the Hub category and select the Karl_pipe02 static mesh. Right Click on the floor and add the static mesh Karl_pipe02 from the menu Add Actor->StaticMesh: StaticMesh PROP_Hub.Karl_workshop.Karl_pipe02. Scale the Karl_pipe02 static mesh to 0.400 0.8084 1.0000 1.0000. Size the other pipes according. Select the mesh from the menu and select copy. Then select the mesh and select paste from the menu. Move the static meshes into place copy and pasting them. You can select more than one static mesh with the ctrl button pressed while selecting. You can then copy and paste more than one static mesh and place more than one static mesh at one time.
The Door Entry Controls
Select the Hub category and select the Props_Floor_Control_Panel static mesh. Right Click on the floor and add the static mesh Props_Floor_Control_Panel from the menu Add Actor->StaticMesh: StaticMesh PROP_Hub.Props_Floor_Control_Panel. Scale the Props_Floor_Control_Panel static mesh to 0.800 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000. Size the other pipes according. Select the mesh from the menu and select copy. Then select the mesh and select paste from the menu. Move the static meshes into place copy and pasting them. You can select more than one static mesh with the ctrl button pressed while selecting. You can then copy and paste more than one static mesh and place more than one static mesh at one time.
The Large Floor Control Panels
Select the Hub category and select the Karl_control01 static mesh. Right Click on the floor and add the static mesh Karl_control01 from the menu Add Actor->StaticMesh: StaticMesh PROP_Hub.Karl_workshop.Karl_control01. Scale the Karl_control01 static mesh to 0.800 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000. Size the other pipes according. Select the mesh from the menu and select copy. Then select the mesh and select paste from the menu. Move the static meshes into place copy and pasting them. You can select more than one static mesh with the ctrl button pressed while selecting. You can then copy and paste more than one static mesh and place more than one static mesh at one time.
The Small Floor Control Panels
Select the Hub category and select the Karl_control02 static mesh. Right Click on the floor and add the static mesh Karl_control02 from the menu Add Actor->StaticMesh: StaticMesh PROP_Hub.Karl_workshop.Karl_control02. Scale the Karl_control02 static mesh to 1.000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000. Size the other pipes according. Select the mesh from the menu and select copy. Then select the mesh and select paste from the menu. Move the static meshes into place copy and pasting them. You can select more than one static mesh with the ctrl button pressed while selecting. You can then copy and paste more than one static mesh and place more than one static mesh at one time.
The Upper Wall Control Panels
Select the Hub category and select the karl_panel02 static mesh. Right Click on the floor and add the static mesh karl_panel02 from the menu Add Actor->StaticMesh: StaticMesh PROP_Hub.Karl_workshop.karl_panel02. Scale the karl_panel02 static mesh to 0.8000 0.8500 1.0000 1.0000. Size the other pipes according. Select the mesh from the menu and select copy. Then select the mesh and select paste from the menu. Move the static meshes into place copy and pasting them. You can select more than one static mesh with the ctrl button pressed while selecting. You can then copy and paste more than one static mesh and place more than one static mesh at one time.
The Hallway Control Panels
Select the Hub category and select the control_tower_screen_panel static mesh. Right Click on the floor and add the static mesh control_tower_screen_panel from the menu Add Actor->StaticMesh: StaticMesh PROP_Hub.Control_Room.control_tower_screen_panel. Scale the control_tower_screen_panel static mesh to 0.4000 1.0000 0.7500 1.0000. Size the other pipes according. Select the mesh from the menu and select copy. Then select the mesh and select paste from the menu. Move the static meshes into place copy and pasting them. You can select more than one static mesh with the ctrl button pressed while selecting. You can then copy and paste more than one static mesh and place more than one static mesh at one time.
The Hallway Pipes
Copy and Paste the Karl_pipe02 static mesh from the starter room to the hallway in front of you just like in the picture below. Move the static meshes into place copy and pasting them. You can select more than one static mesh with the ctrl button pressed while selecting. You can then copy and paste more than one static mesh and place more than one static mesh at one time.
Try it Out
Build All to compile the level and then play test the level to check your progress so far. Congratulations on your first level with Static Meshes. In the next sections we will be placing more static meshes and make the level start to come alive.
By Nate Nesler
