The Reparent Virtual Materials operation identifies material instances that use virtual textures and reassigns them to optimized parent materials. This process reduces shader complexity and ensures consistent material behavior in Unreal Engine. During the operation, new reference materials are created and stored in the user's project folder.

Dependencies

Run this operation before any geometry operations to ensure material stability. It is recommended to run it early in the pipeline.

Best Practices

• Project Backup: Backup your project, as this operation creates new material assets and modifies existing material instances.

Considerations

• Asset Management: This operation creates new materials in the user folder. Ensure sufficient storage and a clean folder structure. New materials will be saved under: Content/User/Materials
• Material Consistency: Make sure that reparenting virtual materials won’t alter any specific visual requirements of your project.