Sink creation and editing broken in UE5.3.2

 
 
 
Posted by:PaulP
Data created:6 December 2023

I've been pulling my hair out today trying to use surface comb and sinks in UE5.3.2.

I'm working off a Metahuman with Metahuman hair. Converted that to an Ornatrix groom. Added a SurfaceComb, then added some sinks. Adding a few sinks worked. Then I wanted to edit those sinks. As per the documentation, I deselected the Sink Editor tool, but then the problems already start: 

- Sinks cannot be selected. (The surfacecomb layer was selected in the stack and I can see the handles for the sinks, but I can't select any of them beyond the first click/selection) (Addendum: Alt+RMB lets me select another sink, but...)

- Sinks cannot be moved at all. Neither the root nor the tip can be moved or transformed in any way. Selecting a root or tip and then dragging on the transform manipulator does either nothing or locks up the mouse cursor in that fixed position. 

- after that first couple of sinks added, I saved the scene/project. Returning to it later, I now cannot add any new sinks either 90% of the time. If I restart the editor, then select the Surfacecomb and try to create a sink, it very rarely works, but usually doesn't. 

(That's besides multiple crashes per hour and general instability when using ornatrix on metahuman hair...so maybe that's connected)

Hi,

Try the latest nightly build which solves a couple isssues related to working with native grooms, including a crash. Let me know how it goes. 

Jeordanis Figuereo (Product Designer. EPHERE Inc.)

I'm still using the demo plugin. There's no nightly build available for that, right?

 

PS: The Discord link in the footer and your signature is expired/invalid ;)

(I'm afraid the plugin is really broken for me right now. I'm getting crashes for like every second action I want to perform. Adding clumps or using Create Brush on an Empty/Hairless Metahuman Head -> crash; Adding or moving sinks -> rarely works; adding Length layer to existing metahuman hair -> crash; 

Just now I tried following https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxhtQXFgjwg to see whether the basics work, but UE5 crashes for me at following 00:15 into the video...)

The latest version of the demo is 1.0.8.33502. is that the one that you have? 

 

 

Jeordanis Figuereo (Product Designer. EPHERE Inc.)

It is. Downloaded just earlier today.