Using Megascans To Add More Detail And Realism To Your UE5 Project

Unreal Engine for Arch Viz | Unreal Engine PRO in 6 Hrs

Software Setup - 3ds Max / UE4 / Datasmith

Start Here If You Are Completely New To Unreal Engine: Basic UI and Navigation

UE5 Project: Forest Scene Using UE5 With Lumen, Nanite

This Is What We Are Going to Create (2:50)
Project Model Overview Plus Download (1:59)
Download Datasmith and Export Your Project (4:14)
Open ArchViz Template in UE5 and Get Familiar With UE5 UI (5:52)
Import Datasmith File and Look Around UE5 UI (9:27)

Adding Landscape And Developing Your Project More in UE5

Basic Landscaping Tools in UE5 (5:01)
Pause for Basic Project Settings (7:01)
Using Quixel To Create A Huge Landscape (15:24)
Fixing "Shadow Issue" With Landscape Object Using Nanite and Lumen (8:19)
Using Megascans To Add More Detail And Realism To Your UE5 Project (2:42)
Even More Quixel Megascans (4:40)
Adding a Forest With Megascans Trees (7:57)
Building a Forest/Environment (18:11)

Prepping a Finished Rendering and Animation

Setting Up Basic Environment Lighting Manually (10:42)
Setting Up A Cinema Camera Actor and Understanding Settings (11:26)
Fine Tuning Environment Lights to Set The Mood (7:02)
Working Out Interior Lighting of Cabin (5:56)
Final Tweaks (12:07)
Setup Your Final Camera and Shot (5:40)

Generating A Final Animation

Using The Unreal Engine Path Tracer for Accurate and Realistic Rendering

Beyond Animation: Navigation and Interactivity

Section Introduction (1:25)
Setting Up First Person Navigation For Any Project in Unreal Engine (13:31)
Setting Up a Custom Input With Enhanced Input Actions (9:37)
Creating a Basic Menu For Your Project in UE5 (7:33)
Toggle Your Menu On and Off (11:06)

Blueprint Basics: Learn The Basics of Adding Code To Your Models

Combining User Interface With Blueprints For Creative Interactions

Original UE4 Project Starts Here

Take The Project From 3ds Max (or SketchUp / Revit) Into Unreal Engine

Refining Your Materials in Unreal Engine

UPDATE: Materials Look A Little Different In Newer Versions of Datasmith
08_cleaningUpVrayMaterials (12:16)
09_createBambooMaterial (3:50)
09b_materialInstances (4:58)
10_SubstanceMaterials (6:04)
11_finishingUpMaterials (11:37)

Lighting in Unreal Engine

Finishing Prep For "Rendering" Light Bake

Light Baking

17_LightBakePrep (6:32)
18_PlacingLightPortals (2:15)
19_LightmapResolutions (7:44)
20_HighQualityLightBake (14:58)
21_lightingEffectstscproj_maddie (11:28)

Landscaping Your Scene

Getting Your Reflections Just Right

Generating Cinematics and High Quality Rendered Views

25_placeCineCameraAdjustFocus (5:23)
26_postProcessingYourCineCam (12:56)
27_highResStillShots (2:03)
28_AnotherStillShotAndPost (3:17)
29_masterAndLevelSequencer (10:44)
29b_animatingObjects (3:41)
30_conclusion (3:24)

Section II: First Person Real Time Navigation

31_basicFPNavigationA (7:10)
32_Inputs (2:57)
32b_LODoptimizations (8:10)
33_materialParameterCollections (3:27)
34_dynamicColorChanges (8:20)
35_lightsOnAndOff (19:15)
36_basicUI (11:55)
37_Changing_Materials_With_UI (12:31)
38_More_UI_Controls (5:22)

Section III: Virtual Reality

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