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Unreal Datasmith

Datasmith gets your design data into Unreal quickly and easily.

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Getting Started
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Reference

Datasmith is a collection of tools and plugins that bring entire pre-constructed scenes and complex assets created in a variety of industry-standard design applications into Unreal Engine.

The following pages will help you understand how Datasmith works, what kind of results it produces in Unreal, and how to use it to start crafting realtime visualizations around your design content.

Getting Started

Datasmith Overview

An overview of how Datasmith works, and what you should expect when you use it.

Importing Datasmith Content into Unreal Engine 4

Detailed instructions on how to use Datasmith to bring files that you've created in supported 3D design applications into Unreal.

Guides

About the Datasmith Import Process

Contains details about specific issues in the way Datasmith imports scenes into Unreal, and next steps you can follow to work with the imported Assets in Unreal.

About the Datasmith Reimport Workflow

Describes what happens when you reimport content that you brought into Unreal using Datasmith, and how you can take advantage of this iterative workflow.

Customizing the Datasmith Import Process

Describes how to import Datasmith and CAD files using Blueprint or Python, and how to change the way your scene is transformed into Unreal Assets and Actors.

Using Datasmith Metadata

Describes how you can get custom metadata about your Assets into Unreal, and how you can use Blueprint and Python scripting to work with that metadata both in the Editor and at runtime.

Datasmith How-Tos

How to carry out tasks in the Datasmith workflow.

Software Interop Guides

Using Datasmith with 3ds Max

Describes special considerations that apply only when you use Datasmith to bring scenes from Autodesk 3ds Max into the Unreal Editor.

Using Datasmith with SketchUp Pro

Describes special considerations that apply only when you use Datasmith to bring scenes from Trimble SketchUp Pro into the Unreal Editor.

Using Datasmith with Cinema 4D

Describes special considerations that apply only when you use Datasmith to bring scenes from Maxon Cinema 4D into the Unreal Editor.

Using Datasmith with Revit

Describes special considerations that apply only when you use Datasmith to bring scenes from Autodesk Revit into the Unreal Editor.

Using Datasmith with CAD File Formats

Describes special considerations that apply when you use Datasmith to import content from CAD file formats.

Using Datasmith with IFC Files

Describes special considerations that apply only when you use Datasmith to bring scenes from IFC files into the Unreal Editor.

Using Datasmith with Rhino

Describes special considerations that apply when you use Datasmith to import scenes from McNeel Rhinoceros 3D.

Using Datasmith with Deltagen and VRED

Describes special considerations that apply when you use Datasmith to import scenes from 3DExcite Deltagen or Autodesk VRED.

Using Datasmith with Navisworks

Describes special considerations that apply only when you use Datasmith to bring scenes from Autodesk Navisworks into the Unreal Editor.

Reference

Datasmith Supported Software and File Types

Details all the third-party software applications and data formats that Datasmith works with.

Datasmith Import Options

Describes all the options you can set when you use Datasmith to import content into Unreal.

Datasmith-Supported Platforms

Details what Datasmith features work on which different platforms.