[Kit Feedback] Pivot of all 3d assets are set at centre instead of bottom | Voters

[Kit Feedback] Pivot of all 3d assets are set at centre instead of bottom

Ibtesam Sadiq

I am using kits from KitBash 3D and all the 3d models have a pivot point set to the center of the mesh in XYZ axis. But Z pivot should be at the bottom.

I am using unreal engine and i am getting the assets using cargo.

June 5, 2023

Jeffrey Jones

I just ran into this issue when using Kitbash 3D static meshes in the Unreal Procedural Generation System. All the buildings were halfway in the ground.
I agree with Ibtesam Sadiq that the pivot point should be at the bottom of the building meshes.
As someone new to Unreal this cost me several hours trying to debug the issue. It never occurred to me that these professionally created assets would have such a basic problem.
I also disagree with David Horgan's "Just fix it yourself" approach. While it does work; there are some things that come as expected when you pay hundreds of dollars for assets. Logic Pivot points being one of them.

David Horgan

If you use the modelling mode in UE5 then the pivot tool it is a simple matter to move the pivot point to the desired location.

Ibtesam Sadiq

David Horgan: What is the point of buying pre-made assets if I have to edit to make them work? Each pack contains 100's of meshes and If i am using 2 to 3 packs, then around 1000 assets, editing all of them is too much work. On top of that, it will mess up all the blueprints as well.

I don't understand why they are missing the importance of pivot position. I thought those were film quality assets, but there are a lot of issues like:

bad pivot location.
coumpond mesh
fixed doors

David Horgan

Ibtesam Sadiq: I understand your concerns but I don’t agree with them. All pre made assets generally need some adjustment to conform to the vision we are creating. If we require assets that exactly meet our requirements then we either create them ourselves or employ an artist to do so. That would be very expensive in terms of time and money. It’s like the difference between an off the shelf suit and a tailored one.