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UEditorLevelLibrary::SpawnActorFromObject

Create an actor and place it in the world editor.

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References

Module	EditorScriptingUtilities
Header	/Engine/Plugins/Editor/EditorScriptingUtilities/Source/EditorScriptingUtilities/Public/EditorLevelLibrary.h
Include	#include "EditorLevelLibrary.h"
Source	/Engine/Plugins/Editor/EditorScriptingUtilities/Source/EditorScriptingUtilities/Private/EditorLevelLibrary.cpp

Syntax

[UFUNCTION](Programming/UnrealArchitecture/Reference/Functions)(BlueprintCallable, Category="Editor Scripting | Level Utility")
static AActor * SpawnActorFromObject
(
    class UObject * ObjectToUse,
    FVector Location,
    FRotator Rotation
)

Remarks

Create an actor and place it in the world editor. The Actor can be created from a Factory, Archetype, Blueprint, Class or an Asset. The actor will be created in the current level and will be selected.

Returns

The created actor.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
ObjectToUse	Asset to attempt to use for an actor to place.
Location	Location of the new actor.

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