1.9 Don't see Select Asset when dropping multiple assets and holding ctrl

Title says it all. I don't see the option to choose assets.
7 Replies
DanielFreden (Dash for UE5)
hey @0xFluffhead 🙂 The "Select Assets" feature is made for those assets that have multiple versions in one asset. For example some of the rocks or foliage from Megascans. But, we are planning on fixing exactly what you mentioned down the line! 🙂
0xFluffhead
0xFluffheadOP•2w ago
Awesome. I’d really love if you could place more than one asset too. Has that been on your list? Right now if I drag in an asset it only works to place one actor
DanielFreden (Dash for UE5)
You mean if you select multiple assets and want to place them all at once? (without a scatter tool etc)? Or what do you mean exactly?🙌
0xFluffhead
0xFluffheadOP•2w ago
If I drop an asset from the browser into the level, I can't place multiple it only places that one asset down until I go out and drag the asset in again. Let's say I pick a plant and want to place multiple plants of that same type down. Is that how it's suppose to work and I'm doing it wrong? Every time I click and place it just moves the same asset lol
DanielFreden (Dash for UE5)
aaah, in those case, if you hold CTRL, while dropping you can see a few options, one being place in grid which maybe helps you ou?
0xFluffhead
0xFluffheadOP•2w ago
I’d like to see what the team things about being able to place multiple wherever you’d like. I think it’d make a better dx (dev experience)
DanielFreden (Dash for UE5)
aaah now I think I understand what you mean! Sorry it took a while.. If you do CTRL drag and drop and choose Physics Paint, and then change it from random to locked, that should give you more or less this actually. The results will be an instance, but you can of course convert that to individual static meshes afterwards. Not exactly what you mean I know. But yee I could imagine some hot key for placing the asset and going automatically into new placement mode of the the asset🤔

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