Smooth zoom with mouse wheel on spring arm camera

Pattern: Variables TargetArmLength(float), MinZoom(float)=200, MaxZoom(float)=2000, ZoomStep(float)=50, ZoomSpeed(float)=5. InputAxis MouseWheel: TargetArmLength = FClamp(TargetArmLength - AxisValue*ZoomStep, MinZoom, MaxZoom). Tick: SpringArm.TargetArmLength = FInterpTo(Current, TargetArmLength, DeltaSeconds, ZoomSpeed). FInterpTo provides smooth easing.

Camera orbit turntable with spring arm for product viewer

Setup: SceneComponent(root) → SpringArmComponent(child) → CameraComponent(child). SpringArm: UsePawnControlRotation=false, TargetArmLength=500. Orbit: InputAxis MouseX → MakeRotator(0,0,Value*Sensitivity) → AddRelativeRotation(SpringArm). Zoom: MouseWheel → GetTargetArmLength → Subtract(Current, Axis*Step) → FClamp(Min,Max) → SetTargetArmLength.

Create a Blueprint for a car turntable that auto-rotates and allows mouse drag to manually rotate the car

AddTorqueInDegrees — apply rotational torque to physics body

Mouse click to world: detect clicked actor or ground position

On Left Mouse Button pressed → GetHitResultUnderCursorByChannel(TraceChannel=Visibility) → Branch(ReturnValue=true) → BreakHitResult → Check HitActor: IsValid(HitActor) → Branch → True: interact with HitActor. Check ground: use ImpactPoint as the world position clicked. GetHitResultUnderCursorByChannel is on PlayerController. Inputs: 'TraceChannel' (ETraceTypeQuery) and 'bTraceComplex' (bool). Output: 'HitResult' (struct) and 'ReturnValue' (bool). Use BreakHitResult to get ImpactPoint, HitActor, etc.

SetWorldRotation on component — set component world rotation

PlayerController

Routes human input to the possessed Pawn. Owns mouse cursor, viewport access, and input mapping.

GetMousePosition — get current mouse screen position

MakeRotator — construct FRotator from Roll Pitch Yaw

UKismetMathLibrary::MakeRotator. NOT MakeRot.

SetShowMouseCursor — show or hide the mouse cursor