ACharacter::RecalculateBaseEyeHeight

function Engine Since 4.0

#include "GameFramework/Character.h"

Access: public Specifiers: virtualoverride

Description

Updates `BaseEyeHeight` to account for the Character's current posture (standing or crouched). Called automatically by CharacterMovementComponent whenever crouch state changes.

Caveats & Gotchas

• ACharacter's implementation sets BaseEyeHeight to `CrouchedEyeHeight` when crouching and back to the default when standing — override this if you have additional postures (e.g. prone) that need a different eye height.
• The change only affects `BaseEyeHeight` (used by camera and first-person logic); it does not move the capsule or mesh — those are handled separately by OnStartCrouch/OnEndCrouch.

Signature

ENGINE_API virtual void RecalculateBaseEyeHeight() override;

Return Type

void

Example

Override to support a prone eye height C++

void AMyCharacter::RecalculateBaseEyeHeight()
{
    Super::RecalculateBaseEyeHeight();
    if (bIsProne)
    {
        BaseEyeHeight = ProneEyeHeight;
    }
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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