Hello guys I want to modelled an analog wall clock in 3ds max . I would like it work in UE4. I am thinking modelling body, hour and minute hand together and export seperately as body and other parts ?
iam no expert in ue4. but i imagine u have 2 options. a. just animate full handle rotation in max and export animation in fbx. then in ue4 you somehow tie speed of animation to some timer. B. you would have a clock and two arrows as separate objects. then you would need to rotate handles in ue4 based on some sort of timer. this option is probably more flexible... just guessing no idea.
Making separate meshes are probably your best option. That is one mesh for the clock, and one for each hand. It is very important to make the center of the hand the point that the hand should rotate around.
The alternative is to make it a skeletal mesh with each hand assigned to a bone.
The cons and pro's of both are:
Static meshes
+ Easier to use
- More draw calls
Skeletal mesh
+ Less draw calls
- Harder to use
There's also a third option, to animate the clock using shaders. Would not recommend.
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