{"id":133,"date":"2023-04-28T10:36:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T14:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/immersionstudioguide\/?post_type=chapter&p=133"},"modified":"2023-06-08T16:18:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T20:18:00","slug":"rhino-and-unreal-engine-5","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/immersionstudioguide\/chapter\/rhino-and-unreal-engine-5\/","title":{"raw":"Rhino and Unreal Engine 5:","rendered":"Rhino and Unreal Engine 5:"},"content":{"raw":"
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  1. Download the Datasmith plugins for various CAD software including Rhino, Revit, 3Ds Max, and SketchUp using this link: https:\/\/www.unrealengine.com\/en-US\/datasmith. Click the \"GET THE PLUGINS\" button, and then download and install the Rhino Exporter.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Open your Rhino file and find the new menu called Datasmith. You can bring your file into Unreal using two methods: exporting your project as a Datasmith file or using the real-time connection. If you're done editing your file, export it as a Datasmith file. However, if you're still updating it, use the real-time connection instead.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nOPTION A: EXPORTING AS A DATASMITH FILE<\/strong>\r\n\r\n3. To export your file, use the Export3D view option. Then open Unreal Engine 5 and create a new blank project in \u201cGame Mode\u201d. First, install the Datasmith plugins by selecting \u201cPlugins\u201d under the \u201cEdit\u201d tab on the top menu, searching for \u201cDatasmith\u201d, and selecting the \u201cDatasmith importer\u201d. Then restart Unreal and wait for it to reopen.\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n4. In Unreal, click the \u201cQuick Add\u201d button and select \u201cDatasmith\u201d and \u201cFile Import\u201d. Find your exported file and open it. In the \u201cDataSmith Import Option\u201d window, choose the options you want to import, such as \u201cMaterials & Textures\u201d and \u201cGeometry\u201d, for a Rhino file. Then import and wait for your project to open in Unreal.\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nOPTION B: USING REAL TIME CONNECTION<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAlternatively, to preview changes to your Rhino scene in Unreal Engine 5 in real-time, use a Datasmith DirectLink.\r\n\r\nThis way, you don't need to manually re-import the entire scene into UE5 every time you want to make a change. First, ensure that you have installed Unreal Engine version 5.0.3, as the Datasmith Exporter does not work on previous versions.\r\n\r\nNext, go to Edit > Plugins in Unreal and search for \u201cDatasmith\u201d in the Search bar. Select both \u201cDatasmith Importer\u201d and \u201cDatasmith Runtime Beta\u201d, then restart and open Unreal.\r\n\r\nNow, in Rhino, toggle Auto Sync and in the command window, you will see the command: \u201cDirect Link Auto Sync\u201d enabled. Then \u201cSynchronize\u201d. And then click the \u201cconnections\u201d button. Go to your Unreal file, from the \u201cQuick Add\u201d button drop down menu, select \u201cDatasmith\u201d, and then \u201cDirect Link Import.\u201d\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nNow you can select your file from the list and import your file directly from Rhino into UE5. Similar to the previous method, specify the location and the options you want to import such as Geometry and Material.","rendered":"
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    1. Download the Datasmith plugins for various CAD software including Rhino, Revit, 3Ds Max, and SketchUp using this link: https:\/\/www.unrealengine.com\/en-US\/datasmith. Click the “GET THE PLUGINS” button, and then download and install the Rhino Exporter.<\/li>\n
    2. Open your Rhino file and find the new menu called Datasmith. You can bring your file into Unreal using two methods: exporting your project as a Datasmith file or using the real-time connection. If you’re done editing your file, export it as a Datasmith file. However, if you’re still updating it, use the real-time connection instead.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      OPTION A: EXPORTING AS A DATASMITH FILE<\/strong><\/p>\n

      3. To export your file, use the Export3D view option. Then open Unreal Engine 5 and create a new blank project in \u201cGame Mode\u201d. First, install the Datasmith plugins by selecting \u201cPlugins\u201d under the \u201cEdit\u201d tab on the top menu, searching for \u201cDatasmith\u201d, and selecting the \u201cDatasmith importer\u201d. Then restart Unreal and wait for it to reopen.<\/p>\n

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      4. In Unreal, click the \u201cQuick Add\u201d button and select \u201cDatasmith\u201d and \u201cFile Import\u201d. Find your exported file and open it. In the \u201cDataSmith Import Option\u201d window, choose the options you want to import, such as \u201cMaterials & Textures\u201d and \u201cGeometry\u201d, for a Rhino file. Then import and wait for your project to open in Unreal.<\/p>\n

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      OPTION B: USING REAL TIME CONNECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Alternatively, to preview changes to your Rhino scene in Unreal Engine 5 in real-time, use a Datasmith DirectLink.<\/p>\n

      This way, you don’t need to manually re-import the entire scene into UE5 every time you want to make a change. First, ensure that you have installed Unreal Engine version 5.0.3, as the Datasmith Exporter does not work on previous versions.<\/p>\n

      Next, go to Edit > Plugins in Unreal and search for \u201cDatasmith\u201d in the Search bar. Select both \u201cDatasmith Importer\u201d and \u201cDatasmith Runtime Beta\u201d, then restart and open Unreal.<\/p>\n

      Now, in Rhino, toggle Auto Sync and in the command window, you will see the command: \u201cDirect Link Auto Sync\u201d enabled. Then \u201cSynchronize\u201d. And then click the \u201cconnections\u201d button. Go to your Unreal file, from the \u201cQuick Add\u201d button drop down menu, select \u201cDatasmith\u201d, and then \u201cDirect Link Import.\u201d<\/p>\n

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      Now you can select your file from the list and import your file directly from Rhino into UE5. Similar to the previous method, specify the location and the options you want to import such as Geometry and Material.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-133","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":118,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/immersionstudioguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/immersionstudioguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/immersionstudioguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/immersionstudioguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/476"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/immersionstudioguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":234,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/immersionstudioguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/133\/revisions\/234"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/immersionstudioguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/118"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/immersionstudioguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/133\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/immersionstudioguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/immersionstudioguide\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=133"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/immersionstudioguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=133"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/immersionstudioguide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}