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This is the official documentation for the Distance Field Outlines plugin available on the Epic Marketplace. Here you can find information on the setup and usage of the plugin as well as future development plans.
You can find the plugin on the Epic Marketplace here.
| Engine Version | Support |
|---|---|
| UE 5.0 | ❎* |
| UE 5.1 | ❎* |
| UE 5.2 | ✅ |
| UE 5.3 | ✅ |
| UE 5.4 | ✅ |
| UE 5.5 | ✅ |
(* Require code changes to be compatible, may not ever be supported )
- Quick Setup
- Plugin Settings
- Material Expressions
- Blueprint Functions
- Profiling
- Performance
- Changelog
Regarding how the plugin works, it creates a custom render pass that starts just before post-processing. In this pass, it gets the outline of the specified stencil and then performs the Jump Flood algorithm to get the Distance Field. The Distance Field is then accessed in a post-process material to create any manner of applicable effects.
Windows will complain about the exe present in the demo. Be sure to scan the extracted folder with anti-virus/malware software to double-check.
Find all the sources here.
Be sure to check out my YouTube channel where I have a devlog on my tower defence game as well as UE5 tutorials. You can find me sharing images of my game development progress on my Instagram. I also have a Patreon if you wish to help support the development of the game as well as my other plugin/s whilst gaining access to various code snippets, smaller but potentially helpful plugins and early access to bigger plugins and the game.