UE4图集VaTexAtlas插件（推荐介绍）

插件下载地址：https://github.com/ufna/VaTexAtlas

 

使用方法：https://hiazma.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VTA/pages/1146888/How+to+use+VTA+plugin

 

How to use VTA plugin

Created by Vladimir Alyamkin

Last updated Aug 07, 2016

 

• Related software
• Project configuration
  • Data
  • Texture
  • Layout
• Export from TexturePacker
• Import to Unreal Engine 4
• UMG usage

 

Related software

VaTexAtlas plugin is designed to work with sprite sheet data exported from TexturePacker (https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker) in JSON Array data format.

Project configuration

Data

It's important to use this configuration:

• Data Format: JSON (Array)
• Data File: same folder, with .vta extension (not .json!)
• Trim sprite names: true

If you leave .json extension it will be imported to Unreal as Paper2D spritesheet.

Texture

Use default configuration for most cases - it's best choice for UI.

Check Tips and Tricks to read about optimization for opaque atlases (f.e. banners, big icons, etc.)

Layout

Use provided settings if you're making a game for mobile devices. It's right choice to have squared POT textures for them.

For desktop projects you can disable "Force squared" option.

Also, Scale option can be useful for different item icons, etc., where pixel-perfect resolution isn't necessary.

 

Export from TexturePacker

Just setup your project and then click "Publish sprite sheet" 

 

Import to Unreal Engine 4

Select the *.vta file created with publish operation and import it to the engine the same way you're doing it for any other asset.

After that you'll find one asset and two folders created:

Texture Atlas asset is the "manager" of your texture atlas. If you made any changes to it with TexturePacker, you should reimport exactly this guy.

Textures folder contains the atlas itself, which is a texture that used for frames.

In Frames folder you'll find bunch of Material Instances - all of them are using the same texture, but cropped to show only desired icon.

 

UMG usage

You can easily use frames instead of Texture2D for your UI.

Good luck and have fun! 

 

 

Plugin Installation

Created by Vladimir Alyamkin

Aug 07, 2016

Installation notes

If you want to build the plugin from source code, and have no experience about it, please check the official Plugins documentation or An Introduction to UE4 Plugins wiki article.

Anyway, VaTexAtlas is editor-only plugin, so you can just follow few steps below.

Install binaries

1. Download the plugin source for the latest release
2. Copy archive content to YOUR_PROJECT/Plugins/VaTexAtlasPlugin directory
3. Rebuild your project

Enjoy the plugin

That's all, you've got the power. Now you can use the VaTexAtlas in your project! 

 

Texture Atlas Example

Created by Vladimir Alyamkin

Last updated Aug 07, 2016

You can download the example here: HUD_Atlas.7z

Contents

Inside you'll find complete set of assets to test VaTexPlugin usage in your own project:

• Few icons and HUD elements sliced into pieces (*.png)
• TexturePacker project (HUD_Atlas.tps)
• Exported data:
  • HUD_Atlas.vta - texture atlass asset to be imported to UE4
  • HUD_Atlas.png

Here it is:

How to use

Extract the archive content to any folder you want and then import HUD_Atlas.vta file into the engine.