CAD Workflows with Datasmith | Feature Highlight | Unreal Studio

Unreal Studio tackles common problems in the CAD data pipeline including: conforming assets to match a real-time engine’s capabilities; retaining scene hierarchy and metadata for working with assets in-engine; and the optimization of the scene to match target platforms to create beautiful, interactive visualizations.

Editor's note: With the release of Unreal Engine 4.24, all Unreal Studio features have been rolled into Unreal Engine.

[jonathanvoshell]

You just eliminated the barrier for CAD designers. Well done unreal and epic. 3D max's got nothing on solidworks or inventor in modeling. Just wait for the flood of assets. Import a fully designed house with furniture at once. Now walk through it in VR. Almost magic. This changes everything for many industries especially commercial buildings and housing. I have been waiting for this!!!

[cwill]

This is amazing. I can finally test my designs in VR with little effort trying to optimize everything!

[LeodiAstoriaXIII]

I'm an interior designer and this is such a great news!!!

[TheLavaBlock]

Great Tool! Impressive workflow! Thanks Epic!

[VoxyGon]

Hope they can add some sort of AutoDesk Revit support to Unreal Studio in the near future. Its basically the standard tool for Architecture design now, but workflow with Revit models outside of Revit is excessively cumbersome. :(

[Mikey-gsdx]

Good stuff, Unreal. Keep up the great work.

[oomung]

Super informative. Incorporation of Real-Time engines such as UE4 is the future of CAD modelling and product design.
Fusion360 -> UE4 workflows, anyone?

[iamisandisnt]

Already installed after being shown some awesome tools by Sam Deiter at GDC! Thanks so much!! #Film #Production

[ccb]

I hope. You guys support blend and sketchup files now

[Puckerization]

Any future support for Fusion 360 file format?

[SolidSnake]

I know the VRED import option is still in testing, but I was wondering if when importing from VRED, if it will import or keep the animation clips and variant sets from VRED or if they will be lost?

[admorris]

Can you export the converted CAD data back out for clean up or final render etc in another app if necessary?

[omard.guillen]

Whats the future for unreal? I starting learning ue4 :c

[Kugoi_Studios]

osea puedo importar mi modelo de un software 3D parametico como NX siemens, Catia y solidworks y hacer mi cortometraje, con el modelo con las características físicas cercanas a la realidad?

[PrezD]

I have approximately 5GB worth of automotive JTs with shitty normals. Does Unreal Studio have the capability to fix normals? Global normal unification? How much data can I throw at it before it chokes?

[dhruvdhiman]

Not working!
Its not Working!
I am using Unreal v4.24.3 and upon trying to import Alias.wire file using Datasmith it just crashes, no message, no log, just Crash!

[mrandmrsbernstein]

No. Datasmith sucks for *IPT importation aka autodesk inventor.