HandEngine To UE4 (Unreal) Setup
DOC-5012 - Streaming from Hand Engine to UE4 (Unreal)Created: 20200709Last Updated: 20201002Last Updated By: ADAuthors: AD, MT, TGRevision: 5A Sensor Holdings Limited BrandHandEngine to UE4 (Unreal) SetupThis document should take you through the steps of connecting to Unreal with a HandEngine data stream .Requirements StretchSense Hand Engine: Email mcpsupport@stretchsense.com for detailsUnreal Engine 4.24.3 or 4.25.1: h ttps://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/Unreal Hand Engine Plugin: Included in the Plugins folder in the installation directory of StretchSense HandEngineOperating System: Windows 10Related Documents DOC-5002 - Setting up COM Port for Wired USB ConnectionDOC-5003 - StretchSense USB Dongle Setup GuideDOC-5004 - StretchSense MoCap Pro Glove Firmware Update GuideDOC-5008 - StretchSense UltraSync One Module ConfigurationDOC-5009 - StretchSense Hand Engine Installation GuideDOC-5010 - StretchSense Hand Engine User GuideDOC-5011 - Streaming from Hand Engine to UnityDOC-5012 - Streaming from Hand Engine to UE4 (Unreal)DOC-5014 - Streaming from Hand Engine to MotionBuilderDOC-5019 - MoCap Pro Glove Production Ready ChecklistDOC-5020 - Remapping to a Custom Character Hand in Hand EngineSetting up your Unreal Project1. Download and Install the StretchSense Hand Engine and Unreala. NOTE: for this example we are using version UE4.24.32. Launch Hand Engine and setup handa. See DOC-5010 - StretchSense Hand Engine User Guide for glove calibration instructions1Sensor Holdings Limited114 Rockfield Road, Penrose, Auckland 1061, NZ www.stretchsense.com NZ DDI 64 9 634 1927 US DDI 1 415 800 1003
DOC-5012 - Streaming from Hand Engine to UE4 (Unreal)Created: 20200709Last Updated: 20201002Last Updated By: ADAuthors: AD, MT, TGRevision: 5A Sensor Holdings Limited Brand3. Once the hand is trained, in the Device Pane on the left of the screen, enter your TCP Port number and setStreaming to On . Check that the Streaming Status light in the device title bar (the right traffic light indicator)has turned green.a. NOTE: If you have already created a LiveLink connection to a hand model in UE (as described in thefollowing steps), and you toggle Streaming to Off , you will need to create a new instance of LiveLinkin UE after you toggle Streaming to On again.4. Next we need to add the plugin to the Unreal Engine. To do this, first navigate to the Plugins folder in theinstallation directory of StretchSense Hand Engine (see image below), and find the plugin directorycorresponding to the version of UE4 you are running.5. Open this folder, then copy the folder labelled MocapProLiveLink to the directory2Sensor Holdings Limited114 Rockfield Road, Penrose, Auckland 1061, NZ www.stretchsense.com NZ DDI 64 9 634 1927 US DDI 1 415 800 1003
DOC-5012 - Streaming from Hand Engine to UE4 (Unreal)Created: 20200709Last Updated: 20201002Last Updated By: ADAuthors: AD, MT, TGRevision: 5A Sensor Holdings Limited Brand Unreal Installation Directory \UE 4.24\Engine\Plugins\Animation6. Next we will create a new UE4 project. In New Project Categories select Games Blank Default Settings.then click Create Project.3Sensor Holdings Limited114 Rockfield Road, Penrose, Auckland 1061, NZ www.stretchsense.com NZ DDI 64 9 634 1927 US DDI 1 415 800 1003
DOC-5012 - Streaming from Hand Engine to UE4 (Unreal)Created: 20200709Last Updated: 20201002Last Updated By: ADAuthors: AD, MT, TGRevision: 5A Sensor Holdings Limited Brand7. Once the project is loaded we need to enable the LiveLink plugins in your new project. From the Edit menu,select Plugins.8. In the Plugins menu search “Live Link” and enable Live Link and Mocap Pro LiveLink , then restart yourproject when prompted.4Sensor Holdings Limited114 Rockfield Road, Penrose, Auckland 1061, NZ www.stretchsense.com NZ DDI 64 9 634 1927 US DDI 1 415 800 1003
DOC-5012 - Streaming from Hand Engine to UE4 (Unreal)Created: 20200709Last Updated: 20201002Last Updated By: ADAuthors: AD, MT, TGRevision: 5A Sensor Holdings Limited Brand9. Next open the Livelink Menu from Window Live Link10. From the Source dropdown in the Live Link menu select Mocap Pro Glove , then set the IP Address and TCPPort settings as specified in Hand Enginea. NOTE : The default value for Address is 127.0.0.1 ( localhost), i.e., you are running Hand Engine onthe same PC that you are running Unreal. If you have bound Hand Engine to a different IP address(e.g. if you are running Hand Engine and Unreal on different computers on the same LAN), use this IPaddress instead for Host .b. NOTE: This step must be repeated if you have toggled Streaming to Off and then back to On in HandEngine.5Sensor Holdings Limited114 Rockfield Road, Penrose, Auckland 1061, NZ www.stretchsense.com NZ DDI 64 9 634 1927 US DDI 1 415 800 1003
DOC-5012 - Streaming from Hand Engine to UE4 (Unreal)Created: 20200709Last Updated: 20201002Last Updated By: ADAuthors: AD, MT, TGRevision: 5A Sensor Holdings Limited Brand11. The Source Status will appear as Receiving and the Subject Name will show a hand (left or right) along withthe Actor Name from Hand Engine12. From the Content Browser select Import and load the Hands.fbx asset. The Hands.fbx asset can be found inthe Assets folder in the installation directory of Hand Engine.6Sensor Holdings Limited114 Rockfield Road, Penrose, Auckland 1061, NZ www.stretchsense.com NZ DDI 64 9 634 1927 US DDI 1 415 800 1003
DOC-5012 - Streaming from Hand Engine to UE4 (Unreal)Created: 20200709Last Updated: 20201002Last Updated By: ADAuthors: AD, MT, TGRevision: 5A Sensor Holdings Limited Brand13. In the Content Browser , right click the newly imported Skeletal Mesh and select Create Anim Blueprint7Sensor Holdings Limited114 Rockfield Road, Penrose, Auckland 1061, NZ www.stretchsense.com NZ DDI 64 9 634 1927 US DDI 1 415 800 1003
DOC-5012 - Streaming from Hand Engine to UE4 (Unreal)Created: 20200709Last Updated: 20201002Last Updated By: ADAuthors: AD, MT, TGRevision: 5A Sensor Holdings Limited Brand14. Open the Anim Blueprint that was created and connect a LiveLink Pose to the Output Pose . Select thesource hand from the Live Link Subject Name dropdown, then compile the object.15. Drag the Anim Blueprint into the scene and start the scene, the hand in the scene will now be driven fromthe Hand Engine data stream.8Sensor Holdings Limited114 Rockfield Road, Penrose, Auckland 1061, NZ www.stretchsense.com NZ DDI 64 9 634 1927 US DDI 1 415 800 1003
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DOC-5012 - Streaming from Hand Engine to UE4 (Unreal) DOC-5014 - Streaming from Hand Engine to MotionBuilder DOC-5019 - MoCap Pro Glove Production Ready Checklist DOC-5020 - Remapping to a Custom Character Hand in Hand Engine Setting up your Unreal Project 1. Download and Install the StretchSense Ha
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