Overview

Hands-on walkthroughs based on AutoAimComponentExampleMap and the shipped demo Blueprints. Start with Play the demo if you have not run the example level yet.

flowchart TD
  Start["Play the demo"] --> LockOn["Add lock-on to your character"]
  Start --> Target["Make an aimable target"]
  LockOn --> BP["Blueprint reference"]
  Target --> BP
  BP --> Ref["Component reference"]

Guides

Guide	What you will do
Play the demo	Run the example map and trace the input flow
Add lock-on to your character	Reproduce FirstPersonCharacter wiring on your pawn
Make an aimable target	Implement BPI_AutoAim like ThirdPersonCharacter_NPC

Complete asset migration first if the package is not in your project yet.

Example presets (quick reference)

Copy these onto Auto Aim Component in your player Blueprint. Defaults below match the component CDO in the product project (verified via editor).

Preset	Trace Distance	Trace Size	Interp Speed	Smooth Aiming	Best for
Demo default	3000	100	10	On	Shipped example feel
Forgiving lock	4000	150	8	On	Wider acquire cone, slower pull
Snap assist	2500	80	25	On	Faster camera snap
Hard lock	2000	60	—	Off	Instant rotation, tight cone

Optional toggles per preset:

Preset	Enable Free Looking	Check Line Of Sight	Override Socket
Demo default	Off	Off	None (closest socket)
Free-look shooter	On (Free Look Distance 10)	Off	None
Head-only	Off	On	Your head socket name
Cover-aware	Off	On	None

Before you start

• Content root: Content/AutoAimComponent/
• Demo map: Map/AutoAimComponentExampleMap
• Player example: Blueprints/FirstPersonCharacter
• Target example: Blueprints/ThirdPersonCharacter_NPC
• Package: Blueprints/Main/AutoAimComponent, BPI_AutoAim, CT_DistanceBasedAngle

Keep the Blueprint reference and Component reference open while editing.