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= Poster Layouts =

== Overview ==
Poster layout mods are used in the Automation poster creator as pre-made designs for users to make car posters.

== Automation poster screen ==
To make a poster layout for Automation you need 2 parts:
* Poster user widget
* Made in Unreal engine.
* Preview file
* Made in Unreal engine.

=== Recommended Knowledge ===
* Making blueprints in Unreal

== Creating your poster layout ==
The poster layout is a CarStatLayout widget. The widget contains PosterSlots which are used by the player to adjust settings.

An example poster layout can be found in the ExampleCarPoster folder.

=== Make a new blueprint ===
# Right-click in the content browser select Blueprint Class.
# In the search field enter CarStatLayout and select it from the list.
# Click the Select button to create a new blueprint.

=== Create the layout ===
The poster layout is built using widgets from the Palette panel. The layout is designed hierarchically by placing poster widgets inside panel widgets. You can use the pre-made widgets in your poster layout or create your own widget blueprints to customize your layout further.

== Poster designer ==
To make your widgets accessible to be edited in Automation you need to assign them a slot:
* In the Details panel navigate to the Poster Slot section.
* Click the button > Generate to generate a Slot UID.
* In the Name field enter a name for the poster slot.

== Pre-made widgets ==
The Automation SDK features several pre-made widgets for you to use in your poster layout:
* PS Car Image UW
* Displays an image of the car. You can adjust the default parameters in the Photo Info section.
* PS Background UW
* Allows the player to display their own image from a jpg or png file. The default is the Automation background image.
* PS Creator Name UW
* Displays in the format “Creator: [input]”. The input can be set in by the user in the poster widget.
* PS Car Stat Socials UW
* Displays the car statistics.
* Poster Custom Car Name Stacked UW
* Displays the car name in the format “Model - Trim”.
* Poster Engine Name UW
* Displays the engine name in the format “Engine – Trim”.
* Poster Engine Power Torque Graph UW
* Displays the power-torque graph of the engine.
* Poster Engine Stats UW
* Displays the engine statistics.
* Poster Engine Thumbnail UW
* Displays a picture of engine.
* Poster Slot Car Performance UW
* Displays the car performance statistics.
* Poster Company Car Name UW
* Displays the car name in the format “Model - Trim”.

== Creating a custom poster stat widget ==
You can create your own poster stat widget to customize what car data is displayed.

=== To make a poster stat widget: ===
# Right-click in the content browser select Blueprint Class.
# In the search field enter PS_Data_UW and select it from the list.
# Click the Select button to create a new blueprint.
# In the My Blueprints panel create a new function. This function will be used to access car data from Automation and create the custom slots on the poster layout.
* Note: See the PS_ExamplePoster_Stats widget for examples of how to script the functions. You can use multiple functions in your widget.
# In the My Blueprints panel create an override and select the LoadCustomStats function.
# Open the Override_LoadCustomStats function.
# Wire your functions.

* On the Event Graph add the Pre Construction event if it isn’t already present.
* Add the Clear Children function. Set the target to Stats Panel.
* Add the Override_LoadCustomStats function.

== Create the preview file ==
# Right-click in the Content Browser select Camso > Car Stat Layout.
# Enter the name for your trim widget.
# Open the preview file.
# In the Poster section select your user widget from the Widget layout dropdown menu.
# In the UID section:
* Click the button > Generate to generate a GUID.
* Click the button > Generate to generate a Family GUID.
* In the Name field enter the name for your poster layout.
# Save the preview file.

== Poster layout preview file ==

== Cook the mod ==
Your mod needs to be cooked before it can be used in Automation. To cook your mod follow these steps:
# In the menu bar select Mods > Share Mod.
# Select your mod from the list.
# Select or create an empty folder for the project. The folder directory path must not have any spaces.
* Warning: Any files in the selected folder will be deleted when the mod is cooked.

== Test the mod ==
You can test your cooked mod without uploading it to the Steam Workshop:
# Copy the <MOD_NAME> folder from <SDK_FOLDER>\<MOD_PATH_FOLDER>\WindowsNoEditor\AutomationGame\Mods\ to <STEAM_INSTALL_FOLDER>\steamapps\common\Automation\UE427\AutomationGame\Mods\. If the Mods folder doesn’t exist create it.
# Start Automation. Your trim widget should be available in-game.

== Upload the mod to the Steam Workshop ==
# Open the Automation Steam Workshop Publishing Tool.
# Select New item.
# Content Path is the directory where your mod is. To choose your content path click Pick Path. In the file window that appears select the folder with your cooked mod.
# In the Content Title field enter the name for your mod.
# In the Content Description field enter a description for your mod.
* Note: The content title and description will be used on the Steam Workshop. These can be edited on the Steam Workshop page for the mod.
# To choose a preview image click Pick Path. In the file window that appears select the image you want to use.
# In the Mod Type box select Poster.
# In the Visibility dropdown select the privacy setting for your mod on the Steam Workshop.
# Click Submit. Your mod will upload to the Steam Workshop and a browser window will open to its Steam Workshop page.

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