FASTEST Way to Prototype Levels in Unreal Engine 5 | NEW Cube Grid Feature!

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[@crisprvideogameofficial]

Dude, this is an absolute game changer!!! Thank you so much for this. Really glad I clicked on the video. You gained a new subscriber!

[@unfgames]

Thank you!

[@DCMARTIN]

I just downloaded UE to try out. I was using Unity. Your making UE look so much easier to use ! i love your video!

[@unfgames]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@vidmaster7]

Excellent! That is super cool! I have used that tool for cutting meshes before, but I never would have thought of using it for prototyping a level. Also, thank you for not playing music while teaching. If people want to listen to music, they can put on their own.

[@antn5636]

Super useful, thank you!

[@no.one.2]

Since no tutorial wants to mention it, if you do not see "Modeling Mode" in the drop down menu, it's because the plugin needs to be turned on. In the engine window, click Edit > Plugins > then search for "Static Mesh Editor Modeling Mode" and tick the check box next to it. Restart UE5 and the "Modeling Mode" option will show in the drop down menu. ffs

[@unfgames]

This plugin is automatically enabled in ue5.0 or more

[@no.one.2]

@@unfgames it wasn't enabled for me on 5.1.1. Maybe because I downloaded the engine with no additional add-ons such as the starter content and the downloaded the starter content afterwards.

[@ZenichiroZenix]

@@no.one.2 Hi, i was able to select Modeling Mode but the menu next to it where i could change the properties of the power of two and everything else is not showing any help pls :c

[@fluffernaut9905]

@@unfgames wasn't enabled for me, also my meshes dont natively have collision

[@flaffys6791]

@@unfgames in 5.3 it is not

[@Benjamin-vx2ot]

woah, just awesome 👍 also i think i spotted that u can adjust the "steps'" too lika "a half step" o.O

[@unfgames]

That's pretty neat

[@Duerkul]

Great video, this is gonna be fun to try!

[@austinbryan6759]

Also this works on any static mesh now. It's not like bsp where bsp fucntions only worked on bsp

[@unfgames]

yes! that's amazing

[@KeiSiMoO]

How do you make curved corners?

[@trapsinceo6511]

Awesome video! Thanks a lot

[@unfgames]

My pleasure!

[@GraveUypo]

oh that's so cool! It's almost like making levels for doom and duke3d

[@unfgames]

Yeah lol

[@russelllapua4904]

that's amazing. didn't know that. I take it these are brushes and not meshes

[@unfgames]

yep, very smart

[@thechronicgrump3906]

It outputs as a static mesh tho

[@unfgames]

@@thechronicgrump3906 yes, so you can modify it later if you want, brushes are not going to be supported soon since Modeling tools are replacing it

[@saiko14]

Thank you! Amazing!

[@unfgames]

Our pleasure!

[@navneet2649]

Thanks a lot, sweet and simple 🙂👌🏻❣

[@unfgames]

You're welcome 😊

[@KyleParkin-z9j]

Hey looks like this menu has changed in ue5.3. Do you know where I might find it?

[@unfgames]

It’s on the Modeling Tools tab

[@-ElCreator-]

@@unfgames Where i can find the modeling "tools" tab?

[@LuizGamingYT]

Thank you!

[@unfgames]

welcome!

[@devinegamingtv3427]

When I do this they appear empty with a set of lines that indicates a invisible square

[@zoezzakaza6474]

Thanks ! :)

[@云井彰]

Efficient!It can be put into multiple uses.With lumen and megascan library,this can develop a very quick level concept.And I think once the block out is confirmed,the mesh can be very helpful for creating detailed assets.

[@unfgames]

Yeah!

[@navneet2649]

@0:56 after creating a structure/block, when we again go to CubeGrid mode, then 'Pull' (Q) is not working many a times, no hole is getting creating! Pls guide, what can the issue be? 'Push' (E) is working but Pull (Q) is not! Grid is moving backwards after pressing Q repeatedly, but not resulting in any hole!

[@unfgames]

No clue, it should work 🤔

[@DusanTomic2]

But how you enable that menu where can you choose modeling mode?

[@unfgames]

It's on by default in Unreal 5 preview version

[@marcosbusta]

@@unfgames go to plugins and type modeling

[@unfgames]

@@marcosbusta this is enabled by default on UE5 preview

[@Cloroqx]

@@unfgames Not if you are using an existing project, mate. Plugins > Modelling tools in editor.

[@unfgames]

@@Cloroqx true that, if it's an existing project you would need to turn on the plugin!

[@dow647]

Thanks 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@unfgames]

welcome!

[@HeyShotgun]

So I could essentially use this as a means to design a level and then i could convert it into a actual level I want later on?

[@unfgames]

Yes! Although you may want to change the blocky layout for a more natural one after you have a working level

[@HeyShotgun]

@@unfgames how do I do that ?

[@BaseRealityVR]

Seriously, Im starting to want to migrate all my projects More and more each day. UE5 has some killer new tools. that UE4 lacks

[@unfgames]

Go for it! it's very stable

[@drawmaster77]

heck I want to migrate from Unity...but for my current project it's too large and too many dependencies on Unity-only plugins and assets to do it...

[@DeadPixel1105]

What a MASSIVE difference this cube grid mode makes. So much easier.

[@unfgames]

It is!

[@skeletonking4119]

thanks you@!

[@unfgames]

You're welcome!

[@xxspecterxx]

How come at some points i cant push back my cubes?

[@rifat.ahammed]

Wow great

[@jordanneal576]

That's such a nice tool.

[@unfgames]

Yeah

[@stormstudios1]

can it be exported to something like blender

[@abdullatifalmutairi5439]

Where the loop insert tool ? I didn't see it

[@unfgames]

need to select a Mesh first

[@sxrevived1087]

i had a problem with it the size of the cubes were bigger then my player for some reason

[@unfgames]

you can change the grid size on the properties, perhaps is that

[@bestboy007]

finally some valve hammer editor feelings.

[@unfgames]

yep!

[@charlieking7600]

I don't see constant leaks.

[@oskar5808]

is it possible to make a mesh out of a part of the landscape?..love your videos btw!

[@unfgames]

thank you! yes you could modify it with the modeling tools since it is already a static mesh

[@maloxi1472]

The voxel plugin is supposed to do that but given UE5's recent foray into actual modelling, I wouldn't be surprised if they implement this kind of feature for landscapes in the near future

[@unfgames]

@@maloxi1472 modeling tools already have some voxel options

[@jakubkrolikowski8538]

Can I select multiple faces but not connected to each other?

[@unfgames]

I think you can if I remember right

[@tuna7957]

Pls make. more about Materials Course

[@unfgames]

Here is one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3bJfn-XiKdqn9U what kind of topic from Materials do you want?

[@b3un011]

how do i slide a cube to the right?

[@unfgames]

what do you mean?

[@josephedmunds1195]

how do you put materials on it

[@unfgames]

Its a mesh, you can just drag and drop the material or assign it in the material editor

[@josephedmunds1195]

after much searching, I found out how to put materials on grid maps or white boxing her a link kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqCtm5p3pN6Wj6M

[@josephedmunds1195]

@@unfgames for shape, yes but for white boxing, you need to click mated Add elements + materials and say assigned

[@drinkwatrr9883]

Damn this reminds me of the hammer editor

[@unfgames]

yeah, right?

[@benjaminreyes3624]

How do I download this grid from UE5 in the first place??

[@unfgames]

it comes by default

[@blackndmild246]

how do i delete cube grid that i've already built?

[@unfgames]

It's just a static mesh, you can select it at delete it

[@blackndmild246]

@@unfgames that's what i thought, it won't let me push or pull through some of the grid, and i can't delete idk whats up. is my build borked?

[@terrablader]

subbed

[@pitchdark2024]

I keep hearing never to use geometry for final levels everywhere.. but why? Its so much easier to use than modeling programs if you get good at it and doesnt geometry export as a static mesh anyway..? Detailed levels I can understand but what is so bad about using geometry as a form of basic modeling?

[@unfgames]

Nothing bad, it is still used

[@alinafox6903]

Why does your UE5 look so much different? I am in preview, and to my knowledge I don't see any newer versions.

[@unfgames]

Are you sure is preview and not early access?

[@alinafox6903]

@@unfgames wait what? Oh I'll check it out then, I didn't notice that, I thought for a moment they were the same thing and didn't remembered how it was named.

[@BaseRealityVR]

@@alinafox6903 yes, preview is MUCH BETTER than early access version

[@marcosbusta]

I can't find cube grid in modelling mode

[@unfgames]

Make sure you use Unreal 5 Preview version

[@jeyburns.t9209]

@@unfgames for newbies like me, to add the new Unreal 5 Preview version you need to be in the Launcher/Library/Engine Versions (+) / dropdown selection: Unreal5 Preview and voilà!

[@marcosbusta]

@@jeyburns.t9209 tx , I have early access 2 (5.0.0) but I can´t see the option in my modeling menu. There is not a cube grid button

[@jeyburns.t9209]

@@marcosbusta Yes that was my problem too. You have to download the preview version which is not the same as early access

[@SuperMontana2008]

Why didn't you use this tool in your castle tutorial?

[@unfgames]

Because this is only for Unreal Engine 5 preview. Tutorial was made in Early Access

[@MegasVN69420]

Why can't I see that Modeling

[@MegasVN69420]

Nvm its a plugins gotta enable it first

[@unfgames]

Come automatically with ue5 version

[@evopenguin5742]

Hey bro can I run ue5 on high performance gtx 1650ti with 16gb I have used ue4 before and just wanted to ask. I have core i5 (10th gen).

[@unfgames]

Graphics card may be a little old but you can try anyways, it is free :)

[@kenalpha3]

Lol im testing UE5.3 on a gaming laptop with a GTX 1060 and i7, without updating graphics drivers. It seems to run (laggy in Editor on first load, first play). But exported Demos seem to work without the load lag. The only problem is I havent enabled lumen. And I get 3 thread errors everytime I load any 5.3 project (I think I didnt get them on 5.1).

[@Inconvenient_NPC]

Game changer

[@TheDudefrom1987-b1i]

Is it only used for prototyping? Or can you also use it to make full levels for your game?

[@kenalpha3]

Both. Only that if you use it for your game, it is basic to look at.

[@rathernotdisclose8064]

Fekkin Awesome

[@unfgames]

it is

[@MysticMurderCrow]

❤

[@sweetbish9042]

Yo its like hammer now

[@elantrauma]

One hundred plus hours working with UE5 and I'm just now being made aware of this!???

[@unfgames]

Happens 😁

[@josephedmunds1195]

for people learning grid modeling or white boxing I recommended you click this link to learn how to put materials on faces kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqCtm5p3pN6Wj6M

[@kenalpha3]

&t=167 Thanks. I knew how in the ancient days of UE1. Every surface was a face we could select. But in UE4/5 they use meshes (and hid the controls from me).

[@izakdevilliers3552]

So stupid but so incredibly useful

[@unfgames]

yeah!

[@Razumen]

UE used to have such good BSP tools, and then they were basically abandoned. This is just ok... but it pales in regards to tools like Trenchbroom, which does basically the same thing, but better in pretty much every way.

[@austinbryan6759]

Nah. The more I use the modeling tools, the more I realize it does everything bsp did, faster easier more optimal, outputs as static mesh and you can use these to edit static meshes as well

[@Razumen]

@@austinbryan6759 Modeling tools aren't really good for what BSP was for, which is quickly blocking out and iterating on level layouts. It's not for final detail work. That's why they added this, and other engines like Unity have addons like Probuilder. Different tools for different purposes.

[@austinbryan6759]

@@Razumen Again, prototyping a level is even easier using the new system than BSP, plus it can edit static meshes. Really try it and learn it it's so much more than BSP ever was. And you can also model with it, there's no messy subtractive brushes, which made was a big pain if you wanted to move a wall with doors and windows because you have to get all the subtractive brushes. I've modeling a bridge now in ue5, and prototyping levels faster than ever before. Watch tutorials, learn all the tools. It's way more features to do way more. You're hating it just because you're not familiar with it.

[@frownthumbsdown]

Bro wtf? Where did this magic come from?

[@AlleyKatPr0]

Archways!

[@corebb6011]

Minecraft Mode

[@no.one.2]

OF COURSE i don't have a modelling menu. Let me go waste time looking for a solution to that problem now.

[@laultimacena2595]

I'm going crazy. All full of tutorials with the selector mode... That doesn't appear to me. You don't explain even the basics. How do I install that fucking shit in my unreal engine.

[@unfgames]

It comes by default in UE5, you could check some other beginner tutorials here to start from scratch: kzbin.info/aero/PLGEDpELN0zHDiStehu4bleZ7KVhOaGAUK