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Object >> Primitive >> Mesh >> LodMesh >> SkeletalMesh (native-only)

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This class in other games:

UDK, UT, UT3

This class represents SkeletalMeshes as objects in the engine. Animation sets for the bones of a SkeletalMesh are separately defined in MeshAnimation objects.

[edit] See also

• StaticMesh - a non-animated mesh type
• VertMesh - another type of animated mesh, that defines animations directly on its vertices instead of defining bones that can be animated separately