02 Design the Compound Wall Architecture in Unreal Engine 5 6

Session 2 Summary: Building the Compound Wall and Gate in Unreal Engine 5.6

• 🔄 Project Setup
• Continued from previous session using apartment_set1 project.
• Opened apartment_01 level from /Content/Maps.
• 🧱 Compound Pillar Creation
• Pillar dimensions: 1.5ft × 1.5ft × 6ft (converted to cm).
• Used prebuilt asset from FAB's wall_bundle → duplicated and named sm_compound_pillar.
• Scaled, moved, and edited using polygroup edit to fit exact measurements.
• Placed:
• 4 Front Pillars (using Pattern tool)
• 4 Back Pillars (duplicated from front)
• 4 Left Pillars and 4 Right Pillars (placed using X-axis pattern & align tool)
• Renamed each pillar for organization.
• 🚪 Gate Installation
• Gate dimensions: 12ft (W) × 0.5ft (D) × 6ft (H).
• Used fence_metal_a_tall_a asset → duplicated as sm_main_gate.
• Edited dimensions using polygroup edit to match gate placeholder box.
• Aligned and positioned perfectly between front pillars.
• 🧱 Compound Wall Setup
• Wall dimensions: 12ft (W) × 1ft (D) × 4.5ft (H).
• Used pillar-less wall from wall_bundle → duplicated as sm_compound_wall.
• Adjusted height using polygroup edit to match design.
• Duplicated and positioned for:
• Front (2 walls)
• Right (5 walls)
• Left (5 walls)
• Back (3 walls)
• Named each wall segment (e.g., compound_wall_right_2, etc.)
• Used boolean union for combining front walls.
• ✂️ Site Area Cleanup
• Edited sm_site_area mesh using polygroup editing to fit within walls.
• Removed excess area under gate using a boolean subtraction (A–B) with a box mesh.

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✅ End Result

• Fully constructed and aligned compound with pillars, gate, and walls around the site.
• All elements are cleanly named, positioned, and optimized.
• Ready for the next step: Building the actual apartment structure.