Creating Scene Components

We will create a Scene Component named BP_CircularMovComp that rotates around the Actor. Then, we will attach a Static Mesh Component to the BP_CircularMovComp component to simulate a rotating shield.

Follow these steps to create our Scene Component:

1. Access the Chapter18 folder that we created in the first example of this chapter.
2. Click the Add button in the content browser and choose the Blueprint Class option.
3. On the next screen, choose Scene Component as the parent class. Name the Blueprint BP_CircularMovComp and double-click it to open the Blueprint Editor.
4. In the My Blueprint panel, create the RotationPerSecond and DeltaAngle variables of the Float type:

Figure 18.39 – Creating the variables of the component

5. Compile the Blueprint and select the RotationPerSecond variable. In the Details panel, set DEFAULT VALUE to 180.0. This value is in degrees, so the component will complete a rotation...