UE5 Simple Asset Library
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User Settings

the available user settings in the Simple Asset Library - these are per project, per user

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Last updated 9 months ago

In the top right corner of the Asset Library is a gear icon, pressing it will open the User Settings Panel

The User Settings panel gives us options related to the Asset Library UI as well Placement options when spawning in the Viewport:

UI Settings

Show Add Entry Button

whether to show the Add/Register icon, enabling the ability to add assets to the Asset Library

Show Delete Button

whether to show the Delete/Remove button, enabling the ability to remove assets from the Asset Library

Entry Size

Adjusts the size of the tiles in the Asset Library (1.0 for 100%)

Placement Settings

Align To Surface

Whether to align the placed asset along the surface or

Ignore Placed Assets

Before spawning an asset we have to check what's under the mouse in the Viewport. This controls whether to ignore assets spawned from the Asset Library. It can be handy to disable this setting when working with grass or small bushes, as an example

Select After Spawning

Whether to select the asset in the Viewport after spawning

Max Distance

Before spawning an asset we have to check what's under the mouse in the Viewport. This controls the distance from the camera it will look look for a surface to spawn the asset on

These settings are uniquely stored per Unreal Project, per user, in the /Saved/Config folder