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ESpawnActorCollisionHandlingMethod

Defines available strategies for handling the case where an actor is spawned in such a way that it penetrates blocking collision.

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References

Module	Engine
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Classes/Engine/EngineTypes.h
Include	#include "Engine/EngineTypes.h"

Syntax

enum ESpawnActorCollisionHandlingMethod
{
    Undefined,
    AlwaysSpawn,
    AdjustIfPossibleButAlwaysSpawn,
    AdjustIfPossibleButDontSpawnIfColliding,
    DontSpawnIfColliding,
}

Values

Name	Description
Undefined	Fall back to default settings.
AlwaysSpawn	Actor will spawn in desired location, regardless of collisions.
AdjustIfPossibleButAlwaysSpawn	Actor will try to find a nearby non-colliding location (based on shape components), but will always spawn even if one cannot be found.
AdjustIfPossibleButDontSpawnIfColliding	Actor will try to find a nearby non-colliding location (based on shape components), but will NOT spawn unless one is found.
DontSpawnIfColliding	Actor will fail to spawn.

Remarks

Defines available strategies for handling the case where an actor is spawned in such a way that it penetrates blocking collision.

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