Immersive 3D Design Visualization: With Autodesk Maya and Unreal Engine 4

© Abhishek Kumar 2021

A. KumarImmersive 3D Design Visualizationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6597-0_7

7. Lightmap Analysis and Correction

Abhishek Kumar¹  

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Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

This chapter analyzes lightmaps and their importance. First, let’s apply some placeholder materials to the scene that you created in UE4. Then, go to the Content folder ➤ StarterContent ➤ Materials and drag and drop the M_AssetPlatform material into all the meshes in your scene (see Figure 7-1).

Figure 7-1

Applying custom material to our mesh

Lightmap Analysis

Now you are ready to bake lights and see what happens. Click the drop-down arrow next to Build and select ...