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UKismetProceduralMeshLibrary::CalculateTangentsForMesh

Automatically generate normals and tangent vectors for a mesh UVs are required for correct tangent generation.

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References

Module	ProceduralMeshComponent
Header	/Engine/Plugins/Runtime/ProceduralMeshComponent/Source/ProceduralMeshComponent/Public/KismetProceduralMeshLibrary.h
Include	#include "KismetProceduralMeshLibrary.h"
Source	/Engine/Plugins/Runtime/ProceduralMeshComponent/Source/ProceduralMeshComponent/Private/KismetProceduralMeshLibrary.cpp

Syntax

[UFUNCTION](Programming/UnrealArchitecture/Reference/Functions)(BlueprintCallable, Category="Components|ProceduralMesh",
          Meta=(AutoCreateRefTerm="SmoothingGroups,UVs"))
static void CalculateTangentsForMesh
(
    const TArray< FVector > & Vertices,
    const TArray< int32 > & Triangles,
    const TArray< FVector2D > & UVs,
    TArray< FVector > & Normals,
    TArray< FProcMeshTangent > & Tangents
)

Remarks

Automatically generate normals and tangent vectors for a mesh UVs are required for correct tangent generation.

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