ABookMenuActor
Properties
| Property Name | Type | Access | Description | ||||
| BookMenuData | UBookMenuData | EditAnywhere |
| Default Configuration Data for the Book, containing information such as the the widgets to be displayed as book pages | |||
| SkeletalMeshComponent | USkeletalMeshComponent | VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly | The animated book mesh |
| StaticMeshComponent | UStaticMeshComponent | VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly | A dummy static mesh component for doing traces. Needed to determine the UV coordinates based on trace hit results. The static mesh will be hidden in game. Must represent the book in a open state. |
| LeftPageCollision | UBoxComponent | VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly | Collision box used to determine which page of the book was traced |
| RightPageCollision | UBoxComponent | VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly | Collision box used to determine which page of the book was traced |
| InteractionActor | ABookMenuInteractionActor | EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly | Reference to the actor that redirects the interaction to a widget interaction component |
Functions
Set Book Menu Data
Can be used to set the book menu data after begin play, during the game
| In Book Menu Data | Input | UBookMenuData | The new Book Menu Data |
Get Interaction Actor
Returns the reference to the Book Menu Interaction Actor
| Return Value | Output | ABookMenuInteractionActor | Returns the reference to the Book Menu Interaction Actor |
Set Interaction Actor
Registers the Book Menu Interaction Actor to be used for Interaction with the Book
| In Interaction Actor | Input | ABookMenuInteractionActor | The Book Menu Interaction Actor to be set |
Jump to Page Section
Determines if a forward or backward page turn need to be performed based on the current page section index.
| Section Index | Input | int32 | The index of the Page Section to be displayed |
Open Book At
If the book is closed, this triggers the open book animation and upfront sets the correct section to display.
| Section Index | Input | int32 |
The Page Section Index to be displayed while opening the book |
Close Book
Triggers the Close Book animation
Pause Book Update
Pauses the animation update of the anim instance without closing the book first.
Resume Book Update
Resume the animation update of the anim instance. Will only resume if the book is already open. Closed books don't need to consume render time
Interact
Performs a Line Trace based on the Start and End Parameters and moves the Widget Interaction pointer of the Book Menu Interaction Actor if it is set. Also tells the Animation Blueprint which page was traced to.
| Start | Input | FVector |
Start of the Line Trace |
| End | Input | FVector |
End of the Line Trace |
| Debug Trace | Input | bool |
Shows a debug trace if true. |
| Trace Channel | Input | ECollisionChannel |
The Collision Channel to be used for the line trace. |
| Success | Output | EXEC |
Indicates if the Interaction was executed successfully |
| Failed | Output | EXEC |
Indicates if the Interaction was not executed successfully |
| Return Value | Output | bool |
returns tru if the operation was successful. Otherwise false |
Get Anim Instance
Returns the Animation Instance of the Animation Blueprint
| Return Value | Output | UBookMenuAnimInstance |
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Get Left Page Collision Box
Returns the Collision Box of the left page
| Return Value | Output | UBoxComponent |
Get Right Page Collision Box
Returns the Collision Box of the right page
| Return Value | Output | UBoxComponent |
Get Static Mesh Component
Returns the Static Mesh Component
| Return Value | Output | UStaticMeshComponent |