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Actors

CAT Assembly Actor

CAT Assembly Actor is the standard world Actor for an authored or runtime-loaded assembly.

Built-in components

  • Scene Root
  • CAT Assembly Component
  • CAT Grabbable Component
  • Editor preview mesh components

Key properties

Property Purpose
Source Asset Part Model or Assembly Asset used for initialization
Auto Enter Simulation Enters physics simulation after successful authority initialization

Common Blueprint nodes

  • Get Assembly Component
  • Get Source Asset
  • Get Source Part Model Asset
  • Get Source Assembly Asset
  • Initialize From Source Asset
  • Initialize From Part Model Asset
  • Initialize From Assembly Asset
  • Set Source From Part Model
  • Set Source From Assembly

Networking

The Actor replicates its Source Asset and movement. Initialization and source replacement are authority-only operations.

Typical use

Use a placed Actor for authored level content. Spawn an Actor on the server when loading a saved assembly or creating runtime topology.