Exporting Archipack models to UnrealEngine

[apollo]

Taking the discussion from the Archipack thread about exporting models created with this add-on into UnrealEngine (Archipack 2.2 for blender 2.8 RELEASE)

Archipack 2.2 for blender 2.8 RELEASE

Hi @apollo ,
I don’t have much experience with Unreal but I just use glTF file format for export/import process. This format does a better job carrying materials and textures.
I’m also testing datasmith format for export/import process. Check this add-on: https://github.com/0xafbf/blender-datasmith-export

If you can tell what kind of issues you’re having in detail, we can help better. I suggest you to create a new topic just for that and give a link here.

Hi again @filibis
thanks for your suggestion, I tried the datasmith add-on but it wasn’t working as I thought it should work… I also followed @stephen_leger tips about removing the references and applying holes but still the models were not imported as built in Blender. I then created parent-children relationships manually, one by one (a bit annoying) and exported the final structure as .FBX file. That worked!
@stephen_leger, do you think it could be possible to create parent-children relationships automatically when we are ready for exporting an archipack model?
Cheers and thanks again for your help,
Boris

[stephen_leger]

do you think it could be possible to create parent-children relationships automatically when we are ready for exporting an archipack model?

Hi Boris,
Looks like the “native” importer expect a blender 2.79 file.

I need more information about the issue in exported model.
Are geometry all centered at 0,0 ?

What about either

• skip the remove reference point step
• select all geometry but door panels and window panels, and apply transform ?