Unreal Engine 5 Beginner Tutorial Part 7: Materials & Textures Basics

[@vger2]

This series has become a great reference to fill in all of those little holes in my UE5 learning that have vexed me on a daily basis. Like... "why does this material allow tiling but that one doesn't?" etc. Now I have the answer (which now seems obvious). Thanks for taking the time and effort to elevate our knowledge of Unreal.

[@stellaachenbach]

Couldn't agree more :) Closing gaps here and getting some more routine! Thank you guys.

[@CamIsMac.]

0:18 Reviewing Floor Material Reference 2:01 Solving Quixel Bridge Materials 2:18 TIP: Always Organize your Outliner Panel 2:56 Opening Quixel Bridge 5:48 Creating The Floor Mesh 7:38 Editing Quixel Bridge Material Instance 10:37 The Huge Problem with Material Imperfections 14:34 Stealing Materials From Starter Content 17:31 What is ORD? ( HINT: ORD = RGB ) 19:47 Replacing RGB Map with ORD Map 21:51 Changing the Base Color 24:44 Changing the Roughness 26:30 Changing Roughness Variants

[@thiagorosa1412]

For anyone seeing this tutorial in Oct 24, the FAB "flow" is a little bit different from the quixel shown in the video. So I found this video below explaining what you need to do: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioSzgapnac-ZoKc

[@Qwuiplash]

thanks, this video saved the tutorial.

[@nero-vii]

Dude! Thank you.

[@balancedboys]

Dude thank you! I was trippin for a sec. EDIT - I still can't use Quixel, but can use Fab well enough

[@purefoldnz3070]

lifesaver, this video needs an update

[@Neyrad2002]

thanks

[@Cryptiddwwise]

This series is incredible i ve been watching 2 - 3 tutorial a day and never felt so comfortable learning a program before. This is by far one of the best lessons on 3d that explains everything with the logic behind. Good job guys and thank you

[@damdominici4266]

Can't explain how grateful I am with these videos. I've been following along to the T. I need nerd friends, where are you people?

[@thedoctor9936]

👋

[@benevolentmischief6202]

I struggled most with this episode so far. Spent so much time frustrated that I couldn't get the parameters to change correctly, only to realize I forgot to connect 2 nodes together on the parent material. I MADE IT THROUGH THOUGH!! I'm proud of myself, and extremely thankful for both of you. You've made this easy and possible for people with big dreams and no skills like myself.

[@gastonsaillen]

I have been following all of the tutorial series, let me say that I come from a Software Engineer for Android background and never touched unreal engine in my life. I installed it and just started with these tutorials and let me say that I have learned a lot in just 3 hours of this course, this gave me a lot of ideas for future projects. Thanks a lot for your time guys !

[@laf0106]

awesome Video, ive been into UNreal over 1 year and these tutorials are teaching me a lot

[@badxstudio]

Thanks a lot buddy. Glad they are helpful

[@UnkleCletusNW]

I have to pause. Pause everything. It's not very often you see a "noob to savvy" video on here and it's actually true. Let alone an entire series. I started the intro on a Sunday morning and I'm here, with Monday still around the corner. I want to thank you and your sponsors for making this series available. Unreal 5 has been sitting dormant on my PC until today, and today I feel like Megamind. This is FuMgking incredible and I now have a new hobby, at the very least.

[@UnkleCletusNW]

Just a tiny bit of feedback. I'm an old man now, nearing 40. The course classes seem to accelerate at an exponential rate, and I found myself needing to pause more and more often to catch what's being adjusted in real time. That being said, it's still free to plebs like me, and pause is a small price to pay. Muchos Kudos.

[@tann982]

Hello, I wanted to add a comment. Thank you for creating those tutorials. Explaining step by step and understandable way. Showing examples etc. Helps to learn and grow in UE engine.

[@mikedeveloper21]

I am trying to make a small Movie in unreal engine and your videos are helping me alot. like the metahuman tutorials or this videos, thank you guys.

[@badxstudio]

Mike looking forward to see what you create

[@nimaheydarzadeh]

Best brothers, best duo, best everything, only on Bad Decisions Studio 🤟🏻

[@x1FaTaLIx]

I am shocked you guys aren't bigger than you already are... this is such an engaging and easy to follow course so far compared to the other UE educational content i've come across. This is the first video i've been a little intimidated by just because there's a lot of new terminology and I think my brain wants to understand the inner workings of the blueprint stuff more than it needs to right now. I am following along with the steps though, and I'm sure as i use the software more i'll get a deeper understanding. Again, thank you for this! Fingers crossed you guys make more unreal tutorials in the future :D

[@nickibrownaj]

@15:52-Avoid issues after moving content by right-clicking on the folder you moved the content to and "Fix Up Redirectors." So you don't miss them, you can create a filter in your content drawer to show "Redirectors" so they don't slip past you and create issues in the future.

[@gamateurwalks3962]

Please dont stop this great work....i would like more blue print tutorials too....cause the way you guys teaching ...i think i can understand that too

[@RivoliENT]

Part 7 Completed 5:18 am From Toronto, Canada Thanks Guys

[@andyfox6936]

This is such a great series. I'm totally new to Unreal Engine and quite new to 3d, and have really enjoyed so far. I've found it way easier than I'd imagined. And also a lot of fun. Many thanks to you both (and anyone else involved) for making this.

[@badxstudio]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Qwuiplash]

I can't figure out the new library now that's it's merged with Fab, if I download the textures to my computer I get a completely different set of textures then you have.

[@imanrezaei1419]

i was waiting whole day for this man.thanks a lot

[@danialamiri3897]

I can't stop watching this tutorial guuuuys. thaaaaaanks agaaaain

[@dazwraps8213]

Uff guys I won't stop it's 8 hours for me... Best tutorials ever...

[@gaelleon5815]

Advise for future viewers, if your floor's squares are HUGE & you only have like 6 of them, then make sure you connected the node on part 20:48

[@TasQ1445]

Thank you for this! I completely missed it.

[@gaelleon5815]

@@TasQ1445 glad to know I could help

[@mahmudulhasantaniz505]

thanks a lot..i was stuck at there for 2 days..

[@gaelleon5815]

@@mahmudulhasantaniz505 hahah, wasn’t expecting more responses, glad to hear it helped

[@harveys9976]

If anyone is having any issues with Fab and downloading the material, all you need to do is get the fab plugin then download it from there. I was having issues with download as it kept crashing at 100% but the fix for me was to sign out of fab on the plugin and sign back in. All is working fine now

[@Bleogill]

One of the best beginner tutorial on youtube Thanks you so Much

[@badxstudio]

Love you

[@Razzberri]

I've made it this far for today from episode 1 and will be returning tomorrow! For anyone struggling to see Quixel Bridge in UE5, I had to delete the folder named MegascansPlugin in the Quixel Bridge directory and re-install from the Epic Games Library screen. Fixed the issue for me!

[@violentpixelation5486]

Super cool explained! Thank you, guys!

[@xThis_is_EZx]

Very good Instructors! Thanks!

[@wisdomkhan]

Really likes that minion analogy

[@StevePaulSounds]

omg that was such a difficult one - I'm scared of the next one 😆

[@heochienbo5183]

Hi guys, I need to say thank you very much for your amazing tutorials like these. I'm just new to UE5 and thanks to you guys, I've learned a lot! Wish you the best!

[@theshredguitarist25]

Liked and subscribed!!!! This is EXACTLY what i was looking for, for my UE5 survival horror project 😃🤘 thank you!!!

[@PBPVIDEO]

well done again guys 💣

[@MqsRafa]

You guys are the best!

[@Can-yi9zo]

I have a problem at 9:08. I dont have the option for Tiling X & Y. Just only "Tiling". I have noticed that the Parent Material is different from the Video. Mine Parent Material which comes from the new Fab Website is called "M_MS_Srf" the one in the video is M_MS_Surface_Material. I am kinda sitting here figure out waht to do. I can change the Parent Material and have the same option as well but the Material Texture not the black one anymore. Anyone have solved it ? From Fab: I have downloaded the "High" resolution Pack and then applied to my Engine. Any help would be appreciated.

[@stefanfarmer9133]

Same Issue. Following*

[@stefanfarmer9133]

Okay nevermind. I figured it out. Just click the little arrow for a drop down next to tiling. I cannot believe I spent so long on that

[@Can-yi9zo]

@@stefanfarmer9133 Bro yeah i fell so stupid too. My usually thought was to open the folder and then search the black texture to replace with the white yellow one. Your comment saved me from going insane. thank you.

[@עמיחיפטציק]

@@Can-yi9zo hey bro i cannot find this option is there any chance you could help me? i would apriciate it a lot.

[@NoTy_y7]

I found a way to avoid the problem. In the Parent Material "M_MS_Srf" Material Graph, find the "Tiling and Offset section". Remove all the tiling/offset parameters that enter the UVs node, and replace it with the MF_Tiling node that has been showned in the Part 6. Save and apply and you should be able to access the Tiling X & Y in your material instance.

[@channlaaa7520]

It's so funny that as we keep watching these series the total likes are getting lower. I think people just want to learn something new with no cost

[@Kyncaid84]

Guilty. When I’m bingewatching or following a series of tutorials I’m so focused in what I’m doing that I forgot to give a like to each one of the chapters

[@stungus]

Hi! This is an amazing video, but I do have one question: Not sure if there is an updated version of this video I can follow now, but it appears that the Metal Panels facade textures have changed, there is no longer an ORD texture, now replaced with an ORM and is missing a height map, second when I replace the RGB map with the ORM map and go into the instance to change the tiling, I can see the tiling change, but the original texture is overlaying it and does not change, while I can still see the texture change underneath. Not sure if I explained this correctly and I think this might need touching upon but is there any workaround for this? Thank you!

[@עמיחיפטציק]

i think i have the same problem :(

[@jamesrael9557]

Ok, I think I've got this solved. The file "T_MetalPanelsFacade_udqmfeoew_8K_ORDp" is no longer available with the set, and it instead comes with "T_udqmfeoew_4K_ORM". Use this file in the texture sample instead of the suggest ORD. The pin links will work the same. Now, I'm not sure if anyone else had this missing, but I did not connect the NormalTextureSamples UV to the MF_Tiling Result. If you missed this, too, create that pin link. There should be three items going to your MF_Tiling Result: BaseColorTexture Samples Texture Sample for the ORD, now using ORM NormalTextureSamples.

[@GoofyGE3K]

@@jamesrael9557 I think the whole problem with the Big texture overlayment is that using it with the pin links still leaves it h u g e on the floor

[@AntonioSuarez-w3q]

Grate explanation about master material applying to our new materials, thanks

[@nirhadpandya7905]

Thanks!

[@Christopher-hf4wl]

This series has been great and easy to follow however, with the new FAB taking over the assets and whatnot I am struggling to work with and bring in the metal panel facade as it is not the same process as in the video. I am struggling to follow along because of this, is there any chance someone could help me out?

[@wadadtv9206]

hey guys am trying to do this lesson but am stuck at 20:45 i dont have that tile node dont know how to get that .. aka .. helppppppppp!

[@monk_]

He added the MF_Tiling at 13:15

[@Stryk1r]

@@monk_ Thanks!

[@stefanfarmer9133]

Having same issue and I added MFtiling

[@danodesigndanomotion2068]

starting Part 7, im so hungry with these

[@nightlifeperformer6211]

hey you guys are amazing & fun to learn, thanks so much

[@its3amagain.]

💗💗💗

[@MRBLACKHOLEBIRD]

Please help me i made a maze map and extruded it and when i m applying texture on it the textures are not going well its like they are stretched 😢😢

[@heetsoneji3694]

Damn! very fun and great value Tutorial!

[@Aidinik]

i have a huge problem with opening the Quixel , bridge will not sign in from the UE and i cant use any of the assets from the UE bridge it self ,but i can open the Quixel app and sign in and use everything properly, the problem is there that i cant export anything to UE , it says that i can only export to UE version 4.27 and below I cant import it to 5.32, I did'nt found anything Helpful On internet to help and also i could'nt fined UE/Epic Games Support Email address , PLZ help

[@craigdvance]

I had this problem at first. I had launched bridge externally and logged in through the app. What you have to do is close anything you are logged in to, and open it from Unreal engine, it should then ask you to login there to bridge and ask if you want to tie the two accounts together and then it will work.

[@iKONKinetic]

@@craigdvance Thank you! i was experiencing the same issue

[@fabriziodelucasvec5254]

Do a tutorial teaching how to use Fab please, quixel Bridge dont work anymore :(

[@kikarewind]

14:41 "Thank you Epic Games", 14:42 "Thank you Epic Games". :) :)

[@badxstudio]

lol :D

[@kikarewind]

​@@badxstudio I've made it to part 7 so far. Thank you for this great tutorial.

[@leventeczutor8239]

Is there a way to tile the imperfections as well? My floor is a little longer, and as a result, the randomized imperfections are too long as well, and that looks like a pattern.

[@vidbirni]

I have a question. I downloaded a material from quixel bridge, but it stored it in folder outside from my project. How do i import it? Because just copying the files dont work, it asks me for import settings

[@ZeroTorySeats]

Why is the height map not used for the textures.

[@OdinakachiOkebata]

Please how do I set my Unreal Engine to autosave just like yours?

[@3Dfilmmaker84]

Hi. I want to see the grid on the floor, how can I find it?

[@EnrizeStockMusic]

Am i understand this right? There is a node called Lerp which interpolates between min and max values using our texture as mask, which creates uneven rougness across the texture?

[@zedrockgaming.]

i am having trouble with quixel bridge and it not launching properly because of which i have to manually add the textures from its site instead. Some body help!!

[@maptonowhere3362]

I'm having the same problems, I can't seem to find the same textures they have. When I download them manually and try to add them to ue5 manually, there's like 4 textures and I can't seem to make sense of which ones are actually being used in the video. It kind sucks cause I was following along the tutorial so well, but all these textures and colors bs is completely throwing me off lol

[@zedrockgaming.]

@@maptonowhere3362 try to understand what the occlusion and normal map are, that will help.

[@Dellus18]

@@maptonowhere3362 same bro:(

[@romanfranky]

man ....what a time to start learning unreal, the tutorial is great, but epic destroyed bridge connectivity with the switch to Fab, disappointing.

[@yvann.mp4]

amazing !

[@wolfsoccerclips1637]

While double clicking on the material it doesn't show details of the materials any idea how can I fix this?

[@tranklan_7921]

im having an issue where the rectangle lights are reflecting off of the floor, but they're not directly under the lights, they're off to the far right of the floor, no matter what i move or angle, they wont move and i haven't found any nodes that seem to tweak this

[@the_wolfclan05]

Done 2 videos of Material in one day, Gonna do more tomorrow.

[@patupin]

the macro texture stretches (it would be nice to somehow add tiling to it

[@blankII-z7c]

BRO i cant find the quixel bridge and ffab not working as wezllllllllllllllllll

[@vsupps1]

The Texture Variation in the Metal Steel material are all stretched out and aren't effected by the MF tiling setting. Does anyone know how to fix that?

[@raphiey]

I`ve been trying to apply gras to my landscape but the tiling keeps being repetitive and i couldnt find any tutorial yet that explains slowly all the issues and possibilities that come with applying surfaces. i downloaded my texture from quixel. can you guys help me?

[@RAVOX8]

what is the benefict of converting into parameter?

[@chetannemade3418]

"Texture Streaming Pool Over 69,xxx MB Budget " getting this message in red. I have been following you guys and got this message. Do i need to change some settings or switch to lower res textures? I do have rtx3070 with dedicaded 8gb VRam on my laptop. will it cause any issues as we go further maybe while rendering..? idk im confused im new to all this😅 So far its really a great learning experience!! Thank you so much !!

[@leventeczutor8239]

What recommendation do you have if I want to buy a very good laptop that will run Unreal Engine 5 with no issues? I have a relatively good gaming laptop, but in big projects, it starts to slow down. I want to invest in something stronger. What should I look for? I could maybe spend up to 2000 dollars for this, but not more.

[@shawnduffy279]

Honestly? If you can not do a LT you would be better off. Quick explanation. Hardware is power and temperature specific. The more power, the more heat, the higher the temp. The less volume you have to push/pull air and create flow, the higher the temps. This is why your device has issues and sounds like a fighter jet. Same when gaming. It is thermal throttling. That's why moving to a more power hungry set of hardware in a new device, 4080 mobile/64GB RAM/Intel i9 lets say, that thing can easily do your projects but it will quickly thermal throttle compared to those same parts in a larger case. Even a mini/micro ATX would be better. You may know this but for others it may be helpful. To also provide an answer more directly, KZbinr William Faucher, gave his opinion on a mobile "workstation" option. As well as other information on what he thinks are important. (*link: [ kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZzdf3WBp9NsbNEsi=qREmQ2dJ_akw7qBX ] *Title* if link not allowed: *Is Your PC Good Enough for Unreal Engine 5?* ) Idk what $2k will get you but as someone looking to upgrade his PC components, Specs 64 GB GSkill RAM/AMD3600 CPU/RTX2080 GPU, I have to remember I don't need a 4090 or A6000 if that's not my bottle neck. Much cheaper to grab a 5800+ CPU and another 64GB of memory. Just random thoughts. Good luck! :🖖 Cheers

[@bablupandit5956]

Quixel bridge assets are not showing there is only blank spaces can anyone help me in this

[@purefoldnz3070]

5:41 this doesnt work anymore. This needs an update

[@ArjitSahu-s7p]

Please check the Update of quixel bridge now it won't download Direct using unreal engine it gave us a link to download from browser for this reason tiling is not coming and many more things. So please make a separate video for understanding this...🙏🙏🙏

[@motivationalmusafir7999]

brother, whats need PC configuration for unreal engine...pls reply.

[@Jicefrost]

actually any RTX card may do the trick just for beggining

[@ZeroTorySeats]

Why is there no mention that Quixel is a subscription? There more too it than “just open Quixel”. Do I have a content license? What even is that?

[@Jicefrost]

" I have a content license?" no one knows :) . "What even is that" just google it :)

[@wenjucktdasman]

For use with Unreal Engine it's free. Figured it out because somebody on reddit wrote "Not sure if you already has the access but I went to quixel website and there is a button there where they are promoting to have an unlimited access if you use unreal engine. So just click it and log-in your Epic account and continue until you see the unlimited access part, then I relog-in to the quixel bridge on UE. You should now be able to download the assets for free."

[@sitows7723]

@@wenjucktdasman Thanks, had the same issue.

[@rawajcorezhj]

I cant import material from quixel bridge because it frezee at 100% and nothing happens. I cant add to my project

Mine only goes till High quality on the downloadable assets from quixel bridge

[@badxstudio]

No it depends on the asset! Some assets don't have the Highest Quality option.

Thank you! @@badxstudio

[@Aidinik]

lesss go ❤‍🔥

[@Bosherr]

quixel bridge has been removed

[@SushilKumar-xt9pm]

starting part 6 now

[@AliAlzubaidi-cj1ld]

sadly my UN5.4 keep crushing. i wish that i can keep learning this and finish this tutorial . my gpu is 3090 and i looked many times to solve this issue but no one of them is work, wish any one can help me with that before i give up :(

[@gorilionn]

" you guys dont have to do this" - proceed to add MF tiling

[@Aidinik]

nah i m not noob i worked 3d Graphic design for 8 years now 😭 but Im still watching😁

[@badxstudio]

Hahahahahah Love it man

[@Aidinik]

@@badxstudio❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@mikbal7055]

C to zoom in, C to zoom out 😂

[@vsupps1]

he said Z and C

[@radamcqueen]

Thanks a lot, guys! You're incredible!!!

[@badxstudio]

Love u

[@rahulacb11]

14,710 as of May 2024🥳🔥🔥

[@danodesigndanomotion2068]

This part fisnish it was a little bit tricky but im ok

[@_bymahi_]

👌👌👌👌🤩

[@badxstudio]

🤗

[@bryanwilks1572]

My girlfriend is VFX artist. I am trying to learn a new skill so I can understand her job better and maybe have a change of career for myself in the future also. Thank you, you are really good teachers.

[@redvoiddd]

texturing is complicated