ArchVis Tools

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Wiki Page:

https://github.com/Voulz/ArchVisTools/wiki

General Information

All the functionalities are written in the Wiki page: https://github.com/Voulz/ArchVisTools/wiki
For issues, bugs and feature requests, please create an Issue: https://github.com/Voulz/ArchVisTools/issues
For any other enquiry, you can email me at: voulz.git@gmail.com

Other Marketplace Content used for the images but not included in this pack:

• First Person Template by Epic Games
• Soul: City by Epic Games
• Downtown West Modular Pack by PurePolygons

Description

ArchVis Tools is a plugin which provides Camera Actors with added functionality useful for architecture rendering like an automatic vertical lines correction for 2-point perspectives.

ArchVisCineCamera

This plugin features an ArchVisCineCamera which can automatically correct the view to look like a 2-point perspective (with the vertical lines being truly vertical). The strength of the correction can be adjusted as required. The ArchVisCineCamera also has an experimental feature where we can set a custom NearClippingPlane distance per camera, which is useful for interior shots.

There is also an experimental ArchVisSceneCapture2D which allows the rendering of an ArchVisCineCamera to a texture.

All the properties are accessible in Blueprint and can be animated in Sequencer.

Movie Render Queue Passes

To render the unique features of the ArchVisCineCamera, some custom Movie Render Queue Passes were created, based on the existing ones. The following are available:

• [ArchVis] Deferred Rendering
• [ArchVis] Deferred Rendering (Unlit)
• [ArchVis] Deferred Rendering (Detail Lighting)
• [ArchVis] Deferred Rendering (Lighting Only)
• [ArchVis] Deferred Rendering (Reflections Only)
• [ArchVis] Path Tracer
• [ArchVis] Object Id (Limited) [since v1.1]

Dataprep Operations

Custom Dataprep Operations were created to provide more functionality. The following are available:

• Branch Merge [Operation]
• Build Adjacency [Operation] (Not compatible with UE5)
• Explode [Operation]
• Face Camera [Operation] (The operation doesn't currently work on UE5 Preview, but the component can be manually added)
• Material Name [Filter]
• Replace Camera [Operation]
• Simplify Hierarchy [Operation]
• Debug Operations [Operation]

Full description of all the available features on the GitHub Wiki Page: https://github.com/Voulz/ArchVisTools/wiki

Technical Information

Features:

• An ArchVisCineCamera which can automatically correct the view to look like a 2-point perspective.
• Custom Movie Render Queue Passes to handle the perspective correction.
• Custom Dataprep Operations to provide more functionality.
• Full description of all the available features on the GitHub Wiki Page.

Code Modules:

• Module ArchVisTools [Runtime] containing ArchVis CineCameraActor, ArchVis CineCameraComponent, and custom Movie Render Passes.
• Module ArchVisToolsEditor [Editor] containing mostly Dataprep Operations

Number of Blueprints: 5 [Dataprep]

Number of C++ Classes: 11 [ArchVis Tools], 9 [AchVis Tools Editor]

Network Replicated: NA/Not tested

Supported Development Platforms: Successfully packaged and tested for Windows, currently working on a Mac version.

Documentation: https://github.com/Voulz/ArchVisTools/wiki

Example Project: https://github.com/Voulz/ArchVisTools/wiki/Sample-File

Important/Additional Notes:
This plugin has been developed and tested for ArchVis, using Dataprep for import, Sequencer for animation and Movie Render Queue for rendering. It should work fine for any other purpose (the plugin packages and works properly) but please contact me first if you have any particular use case in mind.
The Dataprep Operations were made and tested for Datasmith files coming from SketchUp. They should work similarly with Datasmith files coming from other software but feel free to contact me first if you have any particular question.