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FLevelEditorViewportClient::TryPlacingActorFromObject

Static: Attempts to place the specified object in the level, returning one or more newly-created actors if successful.

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References

Module	UnrealEd
Header	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Public/LevelEditorViewport.h
Include	#include "LevelEditorViewport.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Private/LevelEditorViewport.cpp

Syntax

static TArray< AActor * > TryPlacingActorFromObject
(
    ULevel * InLevel,
    UObject * ObjToUse,
    bool bSelectActors,
    EObjectFlags ObjectFlags,
    UActorFactory * FactoryToUse,
    const FName Name,
    const FViewportCursorLocation * Cursor
)

Remarks

Static: Attempts to place the specified object in the level, returning one or more newly-created actors if successful. IMPORTANT: The placed actor's location must be first set using GEditor->ClickLocation and GEditor->ClickPlane.

Returns

true if the object was successfully used to place an actor; false otherwise

Parameters

Parameter	Description
InLevel	Level in which to drop actor
ObjToUse	Asset to attempt to use for an actor to place
CursorLocation	Location of the cursor while dropping
bSelectActors	If true, select the newly dropped actors (defaults: true)
ObjectFlags	The flags to place on the actor when it is spawned
FactoryToUse	The preferred actor factory to use (optional)
Cursor	Optional pre-calculated cursor location

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