Unreal Engine – Slice Skeletal Mesh Now v4.25

• Remove all body parts except for pelvis (Don’t modify skeleton tree) and then import it
• When importing, replace its skeleton to “SK_Sliceable_Mannequin_Skeleton”
• When importing, replace its physics asset to “SK_Sliceable_Mannequin_PhysicsAsset”
• Set it as a mesh of “BP_Sliceable” and replace other static mesh components to proper mesh

Then it will just work!

Else,

• Analyze my Blueprint and figure out how it works
• Modify your skeleton and physics asset a little
• ????
• PROFIT!

Technical Details

Features:

• Slice skeletal mesh while animated or ragdoll
• Slice every single part of body (except for pelvis)
• No precut nor designated. Cutting planes are generated instantly as you intended
• One slicing for each bone is guaranteed
• Option for multiple slicing for each bone (Physics simulation is partially supported in this case)
• Option to stop animation or keep playing after sliced
• Easy to adapt to humanoid characters especially rigged to Epic Skeleton

Notices:

• Best for robots, mannequins, arthropods and armored men like Stormtroopers or the Black Knight
• May not proper to organic, elastic, set of meat chunk (because this trick is based on static meshes)
• Need to import each body part of characters you want to use
• If you want to use a custom skeleton tree which is different from Epic Skeleton, you have to add some sockets and constraints to your skeleton and physics asset as I did (Please mail me to ask for advice)
• Hands and feet can be animated by renouncing sliceability. You have an option for them
• It doesn’t provide some magical tools, but it shows how to build up your sliceable skeletal mesh based on the procedural mesh