Unreal Engine 5 for Interactive Architecture - Full Intermediate Course

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00:00 Intro
01:31 End Goal Showcase
04:30 Chapter 1: Interact with Doors
01:18:00 Chapter 2: Switch materials
01:35:35 Chapter 3: Switch object forms
01:50:00 Chapter 4: Control Sun

[@ahmdshbz2267]

Labas Gediminas. Thank you for this wonderful video. I am glad that I found your channel. For the future tutorials I would suggest focusing on the UI part as well especially for material selection for example you press a key it opens the menu and then you can select material for X mesh.

[@germantrovato868]

Greta video, explained well and easily. Keep it up so we can learn! :)

[@yukimarukatsumoto1283]

i'm loving these series thank you gediminas-san (also you teach very well )

[@DesignGoBrr]

はい、どういたしまして～

[@ryannagy6248]

I love the subtle music in the background of your vids..

[@natishmaac]

As always great tutorial...... RESPECT for you man......

[@DesignGoBrr]

Glad you liked it!

[@kirillkostyunin9194]

Kova ono! So many thanks! You are cool, Gediminas! I'm so grateful to you for your videos! Greetings from Ingria!

[@DesignGoBrr]

Thanks for watching!

[@nicolaasleach]

You're a star mate! Thanks!

[@polarnebula4183]

I really like this series. I’ve been working on making my own scripts for making intractable lights automatic doors. Scripts are great to mix and match with other content so thanks for the giving us the knowledge. I’m also working with mega humans and getting them to animate to add another level of interact ability in architectural visualization.

[@DesignGoBrr]

Ah, yea - trigger box doors are for the lazy people though!

[@anastasimur]

Hello, could you tell me more, please? how do you do it with metahumans?

[@bellousow2607]

Amazing again thank you 🙏

[@lukksirem5500]

Hello Gediminas, Thanks a lot for your tutorial it's really helpful! I've noticed that you can copy/paste the 3 coordinate in one time by right clicking on Rotation, Location or Scale. I would like to share it with you! Peace

[@khalidabbood9368]

thank you so much for this series and your continuous efforts! will there be an advanced level too?

[@DesignGoBrr]

Well... that's assuming that I'm anywhere close to being an advanced level user myself :D Perhaps in a few years.

[@6xexli969]

Yoo tnx dude, everything works. I LIKE IT

[@DesignGoBrr]

Super! Have fun making stuff. Also there's an intermediate course as well (newest video)

[@innoslucky8817]

Great tutorial as always, thanks alot!

[@DesignGoBrr]

My pleasure!

[@uga-buga-exile]

best people from this world... free knowledge with good explanation...

[@DesignGoBrr]

I try my best

[@iodeanman]

very clear and easy to follow along!! Great tutorial!!! and also I would love to knkw what is the next level for archviz? maybe add more function like fly mode, teleport to selected camera?, a build-in cut scene??

[@DesignGoBrr]

Level 4 would be Tactile. To be able to feel form/materiality. Currently the technology is too young for that. Neuralink is still in animal-testing stages and haptic-feedback gloves are a bit too clunky.

[@nasserahmad4653]

Great tutorial as always

[@DesignGoBrr]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@michellegarcialedesma328]

Rly, you're a life saver. Everyday I think 'Did gediminas sleep well? Is he okay?' bc give us so much knowledge for free like an ANGEL WOULD DO LMAO Jokes away, you're the best, thank you so much.

[@DesignGoBrr]

I always sleep well.

[@elitnaekipa]

Excelente video, funciona muy bien, esto es una maravilla de programa, muy util.

[@HamielKiaraAyalaChallco-nh7me]

Thank you man for sharing this stuff

[@DesignGoBrr]

My pleasure!

[@MelbourneArchviz]

you are an amazing teacher keep it up and thanks for helping the masses.

[@DesignGoBrr]

It's my pleasure! Have much much more planned :)

[@psevzor]

Always looking forward to your lesson! At the highest level. Will there be lessons in blender on c geonodes architecture?

[@DesignGoBrr]

Thanks! Hmm I'm keeping an eye on geonodes. There are still a few updates that I want to see done to that system before I can begin using it for architectural design.

[@cgimadesimple]

great course, thanks!

[@DesignGoBrr]

Glad you like it!

[@ghazinspace]

Hello from Tunisia.ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ

[@DesignGoBrr]

hi~

[@casanovabanda]

IT'S MAGICAL MAN

[@ZephrusPrime]

You da man! Thanks!

[@DesignGoBrr]

Hell yea!

[@samajier2566]

Thanks for sharing

[@DesignGoBrr]

My pleasure!

[@jshulters]

Thanks so much for helping ease my transition to Unreal...your tutorials are fantastic! And just in case no one has helped out yet..."decal" is pronounced DEE (as in "demon") kal (as in "California")...at least here in the US ;)

[@DesignGoBrr]

Happy to help! And thanks for the pronounciation! Now just wait for me to miss-pronouncing it next time I need it

[@caeroa]

Thank you!

[@DesignGoBrr]

Welcome!

[@BenjaminFossati]

Hi Gediminas, I figured out that if you select the StaticMeshesActor(s) in the Outliner, right click and browse to asset instead of going to Detail tab and browse to Content Browser, it will select automatically all the actors in the Content browser, then if you drop the actors in the DoorBP blueprint in one time the coordinates will be much more relative to each other and it will be easier to adjust the location of them. It get a kind of self reference together. Maybe I was just lucky, I don't know...

[@DesignGoBrr]

Yup, that's a good point! The only issue is that the offset from the 0,0,0 coordinate also transfers. Which is excellent if you need that offset and really annoying if you don't. But all in all - I think I prefer your method more.

[@BenjaminFossati]

@@DesignGoBrr Yes, offset coordinates is always a problem. In all softwares :) In Rhino I always attach a red point at the place of the reference point and bring it to front in all my blocks before to export it, so i know exactly where the base point is. Thank you for your content! You are the best. Today i will continue to follow carefully your course, I take notes of every step as i am a newbie in UE. My goal is to be able to switch and dim the lights.

[@user-jl7oq7lm2v]

Best tutorual thank u ❤

[@leecorsack4752]

Great info in this video. Using you banana method, I've been trying to figure out how to switch blueprints instead of static meshes - is this possible? Or perhaps using a widget menu...?

[@HeiseSays]

Might be worth doing a tutorial about use DataPrep to generate the collision meshes from the Datalink import.

[@DesignGoBrr]

Hmmm true. Need to check how expensive complex collisions of small objects are. I have a hunch that it's a trivial optimisation at this point in hardware development

[@AlekseyKonshin]

Super!!!!!!!!!!😍

[@DesignGoBrr]

[@Dinesh-be1ks]

thank you

[@DesignGoBrr]

Welcome!

[@user-py7tk7ii3k]

Thank you. Can you explain how to make it yourself instead of bringing the existing sample from the character setting.

[@sergioaguis]

Hey GediminasI, thank you for your many contributions! I I am a visual artist and also a 3D artist. I would like to start freelancing in the architectural visualization (archviz) world. I have acquired the necessary 3D skills using various software, but I am still apprehensive about approaching real architecture projects with clients since I do not have a background in architecture. I don't know where to start, and sometimes I feel discouraged about whether I can do it. I have a couple of questions, and I would be very happy if you could help me: -Do I need to learn AutoCAD, Rhino, Revit and SketchUp? Or is it sufficient to know how to import/export files from those programs? -Do I need a library of 3D models? Which ones would I most likely need? Would clients provide me with the models, or should I also create them? -What architectural knowledge is essential? How can I get rid of my fear? Good news is that my sister is almost an architect, and I'm not sure if I can involve her in my business, but it might be a good idea to have her as an advisor.

[@DesignGoBrr]

Hi Sergio, you do not need a background in architecture to do archviz as you will not be designing anything - instead searching for most aesthetically pleasing visual representations of already designed spaces/forms. Being able to operate in the software that the architects use is always a benefit, but not a necessity. Importing/cleaning up can be done with your software of choice. Yes, you definitely need a library of 3D models. I'd suggest simply purchasing them from 3D model marketplaces for every project. The architecture offices usually do not provide any (usable) 3D models, but instead have a pretty detailed product list of actual furniture that you need to find a 3D model of (or something that has very similar style). If anything similar cannot be found - then you'll be modeling it (invoice the client separately for this, and have a clause about it in your contract). No architectural knowledge is needed - archviz is all about photography, not about designing. (Some 3D landscaping usually needs to be done though, as architectural landscapes are usually very low resolution due to limited picket point measurements). In terms of getting rid of your fear - I can't suggest anything - I have never felt fear about trying to start up some project so I have no idea what it's like. After your sister has worked in an arch company for a year or so - she'll be able to give you suggestions as to what architects are looking for in the renders. Which parts are more important than others and so on.

[@ryannagy6248]

What a legend..

[@karl9456]

Thanks for this amazing video! Are you planning on doing still render tutorials for UE5? Would be very interesting.

[@DesignGoBrr]

What's a still render? If you mean still-life , then yes - that's planned. If you mean single image renders - that's the same as rendering one frame of an animation.

[@karl9456]

@@DesignGoBrr yea, i meant a single frame render. Or maybe you have a guide in one of the videos for animation rendering already? Isnt much different than rendering a single frame i think?

[@DesignGoBrr]

@@karl9456 Ah, yep - I cover it in the Beginner Level course here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIWbkoaKoNWeers&ab_channel=GediminasKirdeikis

[@gezlerone]

Well Done

[@DesignGoBrr]

Thaanks!

[@violentpixelation5486]

I know I've already commented but your effort creating this great course for #ue5 deserves more comments and 👍💪💯😉 can't get enough. Thanks alot. Learning so much here.

[@DesignGoBrr]

I appreciate that! It's always a pleasure to read a nice comment :)

[@ramizbaloch8775]

Amazing, please make advance course too

[@DesignGoBrr]

Making advanced courses is tricky because of two reasons: 1. I don't have enough knowledge/experience to pull it off. 2. Advanced stuff is usually super focused on a one, single, very specific thing, so it would make sense to do series of tutorials rather than one big course.

[@MyrtleLloyd-pb6tl]

all in host

[@floppy12k]

Hey Gediminas. Have you tried the Fstorm renderer yet? It seem to be able to create photorealistic renders on a very high level.

[@DesignGoBrr]

It seems like a render engine exclusively for 3ds Max. Considering that I haven't used 3ds Max for like 12 years - nope, I haven't tried it out

[@leobyrne4671]

Thank you for your amazing courses. Can you tell me how to enable VR Editor Tools in UE5.2.1 if you know please?

[@DesignGoBrr]

Oh I have a whole course for it! Check it out on my channel

[@user-ry5cf5gy9r]

Hey Gediminas thank you so much for sharing this amazing course . I have question to ask , How can i reduse the size of project to be able to open up with clinet loptop ? they got Gpu error.

[@DesignGoBrr]

If the client has a laptop that is unable to run the app - then the only way is to use pixel streaming services (check out vagon.io)

[@CsokaErno]

This is brilliant. The question is how strong machine is neccessary to use it as an archviz game? Does it run on a simple laptop or is a strong machine necessary?

[@DesignGoBrr]

Very hard to define what "strong machine" is. I'd say anything below 16GB of RAM and RTX2060 will not handle 1080p archviz projects properly (unless you limit the complexity by not using folloage scattering, PCG and so on)

[@CsokaErno]

@@DesignGoBrr It is priceless info again. Thank you very much!

[@rodrigolopez7899]

Hy there Gediminas! First of all I wanted to thank you for all the knowledge you give in your tutorials, I went from knowing nothing to creating high quality projects with ue 5 thanks to you, I'm having an issue with the Switching Materials Blueprint, I imported my geometry from Revit, and I can see on the Outliner that the majority of the geometry is composed by elements (2 or more), so when i want to change the material of an specific geometry, i rather need to change the material of all the elements that make up the geometry or find out which of all the elements of the geometry, is the one that displays the material on the surface, the problem is that when I use the command "Set material" in the event graph, It only changes the material of 1 of the elements of the geometry, so when I run the "game" and click E on the geometry I want to switch materials, i noticed It only changes the material of the side faces, which are varely seen on the render, and the upside face of the geometry (floor) remains with the originally applied material. Thanks again for all the help! Greetings from Mexico!

[@DesignGoBrr]

'Set Material' node has an index input. If a mesh has 3 materials attached to it, then you would do 3 set material nodes for it with indexes set to 0, 1 and 2. Hope that helps.

[@rodrigolopez7899]

@@DesignGoBrrAbsolutely helped, thanks a lot again man, very appreciated!!

[@GiuseppeAzzaro2022]

hi i followed yout tutorial and is great. everything went fine. My question is: i can change material on my armchair, with the E key, but i wolud replace that armachiar with another one, using another blueprint. How i can load the previous bueprint in a new bluperint and change it, using another key "F"". i Added another aciotn on FP and another key "F" on the imc_default, even on the firstperson character. My idea is to use E, to change materila, and F to chenga mesh, creating a Blueprint with 2 bluerpint inside. thank you. regards

[@GiuseppeAzzaro2022]

solved with childactor

[@FrameRenders]

Hi, I've got a question, and I would be glad if you could help me. I'm used to import by FBX model, but I don't know why the trace doesn't hit my imported geometry. When testing on the "test box" it would work fine, but when I moved to the door, I couldnt make it work. Any guesses on what could be going wrong ? Or what could I do? I guess its on the collisions settings, but i tried many modifications, and couldn't solve. Anyway, amazing tutorial like always, looking foward to learn more with you!

[@DesignGoBrr]

Hmm, two things come to mind: 1. In your door blueprint, make sure that the "rotate" node target has the door pivot set (and also that the door geometry is a child of the pivot) What could happen is that it's actually working, only that the rotation is not affecting the geometry. 2. Change the display mode to 'collision' - if your door geometry disappears, then the collision is not working. Hmmm also one time I forgot to replace the door geometry with the newly made Blueprint... so make sure that you've done that too.

[@FrameRenders]

@@DesignGoBrr Hehe... the second point was exactly what was going on! Thanks a lot! To fix I had to edit the asset, and add a collision box to my mesh, i guess i've disabled the option to create collision on importing ( if there is one) .-. Without it the ray trace wouldnt hit the geometry. Anyway, thanks again for the amazing tutorial, and for the response your gave me. Keep doing that amazing job @DesignGoBrr, waiting to see what's coming up next here! Greetings from Brazil !!

[@shirahockman]

Hello! Like everyone else on this thread, I want to say thanks for such great tutorials. I am having a problem though, which I'm hoping you can help me fix: I can get the paw/decal to show on the Test box, but not on any of the other geometry like the floor & walls etc. The geometry is all imported from Rhino Via datasmith. Thanks!

[@shirahockman]

Oh and to be clear: its not just the decal that's not showing up - the line trace does not seem to be be hitting the geometry - IE there is no little box at the end, the line just goes straight though.

[@shirahockman]

And now I have found a solution: enable Trace Complex in the Line Trace node to trace against the actual geometry.

[@DesignGoBrr]

Ahh, didn't make it in time! Yep - linetrace goes against the collision mesh, so you need to trace complex collision for it to work!

[@chhaysanlyathm1110]

Hello, when i use take recorder, when i interact with the door it isn’t working in the scene, is there any way to fix? Thanks!

[@1gnidrag]

Thank you for useful information.. I have a question. What render tool do you think is gonna be appropriate for students major in architecture? I think I should choose one now, but there are too many tools so I am having a hard time choosing one..!

[@DesignGoBrr]

As a student - you want it to be free. I'd suggest starting with D5 render (free version) and building your asset library from free resources available (start by creating an Epic Games account, and then downloading landscape assets / building materials from quixel.com/megascans/) They are all free for Epic Games users. I also have a full D5 course available on this youtube channel, so check it out. After you've done a few projects with D5 - then you can see if you want to upgrade to Unreal Engine - it's much harder, but has the potential for higher quality.

[@1gnidrag]

@@DesignGoBrr OMG.. I am surprised how kind you are.. thx for the reply! Then you don't recommend Lumion, Enscape or Twin Motion?

[@DesignGoBrr]

@@1gnidrag Lumion - definitely no. Enscape - nah, it's fine, but D5 is kinda same but free. Twinmotion - it's a pretty good "gateway drug" into Unreal Engine, as both of them are built by EpicGames and thus share the same framework. Have a full 3-part twinmotion course as well :)

[@1gnidrag]

@@DesignGoBrr ooookay.. Thank you again for the kind answer! You are my man. :)

[@bellousow2607]

Hi sir really thanks so much. I have a problem switching beds ( I followed your guide and apply it with beds ) bed 1 and bed 2 it work as you say like a charm but the problem is that the position of bed 2 is not the same as bed one . Please how can I fix that . Again thank so much

[@bellousow2607]

Thanks again I find it i change the pivot point of the bed1 to match the other and redo the hole process and it works like a charm thanks 🙏

[@DesignGoBrr]

Ah, I was too late to answer.. but yea - that's how I would have fixed it too

[@violentpixelation5486]

💯❤

[@DesignGoBrr]

[@abdallahmostafa205]

can i have a question when i press the key to open the door it does not make the line trace in the middle of my screen it wont open the door and some time it just open the door when i look the other way so can you tell me what to do

[@DesignGoBrr]

Means vector math that you've added to linetrace start/end inputs is wrong - make sure that you didn't miss the add node for the end input.

[@abdallahmostafa205]

my mistake i did double multiply instead of add in the end input thanks it worked

[@alexaerof]

Hey there, Gediminas! I'm from Russia myself, I'm doing architecture. I've been watching your videos for more than 3 years and I'm very grateful to you! Your videos opened for me the way to my profession, to computational design, and allowed me to see new directions of development, new ways of working in Rhino and other programmes. Thank you for that, I really admire your level and altruism!

[@DesignGoBrr]

I'm very happy to read this! :)

[@matheusmelo3759]

Could anyone tell me what I could be doing wrong, in the BP of opening the door, in mine here it's not working, the cat's paw only recognizes it and appears on the cube, when I place it on the floor, wall... or when I tried to open it She doesn't recognize the door and doesn't appear.

[@DesignGoBrr]

If you change the preview style from "Lit" to "collision" does the door BP show up?

[@matheusmelo3759]

@@DesignGoBrr Yes, in visibility collision mode the door appears in the same color as the cube, pink.

[@user-tp3eq8zf1z]

2.40h I'm in

[@DesignGoBrr]

Enjoy the ride~

[@Derek-zx7uh]

Can you package for iOS if you use Windows? What if you client doesn't uses iOS/Mac how would you send something like this to them?

[@DesignGoBrr]

You don't. Developing (or rather publishing) games/apps for iOS is hell. Apple requires you to use their hardware, you must use XCode and also have to register for a developer certificate (cheapest is 100 USD/year). I would strongly suggest just using pixel streaming services to distribute your apps to the clients who run iOS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3u3f6mJnqiNj5I

[@Derek-zx7uh]

@@DesignGoBrr Wow thanks a lot! Gonna check that out now

[@Avaricumstudios]

Hello, I'm watching the video but I can't help but wonder, why does the scene look whitish...i.e the materials aren't popping ,it doesn't look realistic

[@DesignGoBrr]

In short - fog/dust. I tend to render everything in low contrast and then bump up the contrast in post-production. Much easier to undershoot the contrast and then increase it rather than overshoot and then try to decrease it.

[@MarieRichardson-ei2mt]

dimana situs yang bagus host?

[@javierrobles7564]

This tutorial it's awesome, everything was awesome ..until i got to the sun...i dont know why my sun didn't move, i follow everything you did but it never moved. i even made a new file , followed everything again from the start...and again, my sun didn't move ( im new to UE5, i would love if somebody could help me) Edit: i get this error Attempted to assign to None". Node: Set V_Sun Graph: EventGraph Function: Execute Ubergraph UI Widget Blueprint: UI_Widget

[@javierrobles7564]

well..i solved that error, but i dont know why the horizontal slide doesn't work and the output log doesn't say anything about errors

[@user-wo2ov5lg1i]

😢

[@Saaket]

Good tutorial , too slow.

[@DesignGoBrr]

Bottom right corner, next to quality settings - there's playback speed settings. Set it to 1.5 , works great for any longer format course.

[@Saaket]

@@DesignGoBrr Yes yes i did exactly that. Not to be rude.

[@ai7333]

@@DesignGoBrrI’m just starting, wish me luck!!!

[@dugolddobyslaw2693]

@@Saaketwhy even leave the comment, so rude