Unreal Engine 4 UI Tutorial

In this Unreal Engine 4 UI tutorial, you will learn how to create, display and update a HUD. By Tommy Tran.

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Unreal Engine 4 UI Tutorial

25 mins

Getting Started
About Widgets
Creating a Widget
The UMG UI Designer
Creating a Text Widget
Creating an Image Widget
Anchors
Creating the Timer
Displaying the HUD
Storing References
Creating the Variable
Setting the Reference
Functions
Organization
Reusability
Updating a Widget
Creating the Update Function
Calling the Update Function
Bindings
Creating a Binding
Where to Go From Here?

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Where to Go From Here?

You can download the completed project here.

Now that you know the basics of UMG, it is relatively easy to build more complex interfaces. Try to experiment with other widgets and try out the panel widgets.

If you would like to learn what the other widgets do, head over to the Widget Type Reference page in the Unreal Engine documentation.

If you want to keep learning, check out the next post in the series, where I’ll show you how to put everything together to create a simple game!

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Unreal Engine 4 UI Tutorial

Where to Go From Here?

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