UAnimInstance::GetSkelMeshComponent

function Engine Since 4.0

#include "Animation/AnimInstance.h"

Access: public Specifiers: inlineconst

Description

Returns the USkeletalMeshComponent that owns this anim instance. The returned pointer is always valid in a live instance — this is the primary way to access the mesh, its bone transforms, and its physics state from within an anim instance.

Caveats & Gotchas

• Internally delegates to GetSkelMeshComponentChecked(), which asserts on failure. If you need a safe non-asserting version (e.g. in early initialization), use GetSkelMeshComponentUnchecked() instead.
• Calling this before the anim instance is fully initialized (e.g. inside the UObject constructor) can return nullptr or trigger the assert. Wait until NativeInitializeAnimation or later.

Signature

inline USkeletalMeshComponent* GetSkelMeshComponent() const

Return Type

USkeletalMeshComponent*

Example

Accessing mesh properties from inside an anim instance C++

void UMyAnimInstance::NativeUpdateAnimation(float DeltaSeconds)
{
    Super::NativeUpdateAnimation(DeltaSeconds);

    USkeletalMeshComponent* Mesh = GetSkelMeshComponent();
    ACharacter* Owner = Cast<ACharacter>(Mesh->GetOwner());
    if (Owner)
    {
        bIsMoving = Owner->GetVelocity().SizeSquared() > 1.0f;
    }
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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