Installation and registration
The uDraper solution is a bundle of the 3D Draper clothes designer application and uDraper Unreal Engine cloth simulation plugin.
Below are the steps you can follow to download, install, and activate the software. See also this video tutorial.
Note: 3D Draper and uDraper plugin must both be installed and registered on the same machine.
- Register on the uDraper.com website.
- Select your uDraper subscription plan and proceed to checkout.
- In a few minutes after placing your order, your License ID will be generated and should appear in your Personal Account along with download links.
- Download the uDraper installation package from the link provided in your Personal Account.
Antivirus Note: Encrypted uDraper files are digitally signed to help with antivirus false positives. However, if your antivirus program blocks or removes the encrypted files, please let us know and configure your antivirus program to exclude the 3D Draper and plug-in files/folders from auto-protect and scanning for now.
- Run draper_setup.exe to install the software on the same computer where you plan to use the uDraper plugin. See https://youtu.be/YfxO9GCu4HA?t=111
- Optionally, specify which version of Unreal Engine that you want to use.
- If the setup program can't find the path to your Unreal Engine, Add uDraper Plugin to UE options will be disabled and you will be prompted to select your Unreal Engine location.
- Proceed with the installation and the uDraper plugin will be installed into the Engine\Plugins folder.
- You can also install the plugins manually as follows:
- Open the 3D Draper installation folder and find the UE subfolder that contains the plugins for different UE versions. I.e. "Program Files (x86)\3D Draper\ue".
- Copy the corresponding version Draper folder into your Engine\Plugins folder, or your project's Plugins folder.
Note, the plugin for UE 5.1 is in the 501 folder, UE 5.0 - in 500.
- Open the 3D Draper installation folder and find the UE subfolder that contains the plugins for different UE versions. I.e. "Program Files (x86)\3D Draper\ue".
- At the end of the installation, you will be prompted to enter the License ID.
- Your computer must be connected to the internet in order to activate your copy.
- Copy and paste the License ID you received in the email and click the Activate button.
- uDraper is now ready to use.
- Another way to activate your license is from the Unreal Engine plugin.
- Launch the Unreal Editor and enable the uDraper plugin. Restart the project if required.
- Add the Draper Simulation component to your character and find the License section in the details. There you will find the controls to activate or deactivate your license.
- If you have any issues with your license activation, Check the following steps:
- Make sure that you put correct license ID without spaces and other symbols.
- Make sure you have active internet connection and our host (https://lead.trimirror.com/) is available.
- Make sure your Firewall doesn't block uDraper modules from accessing the internet.
- If you're using a VPN, turn it off.
You can also run a diagnostic by clicking on the Diagnostic button in the License section as shown in the picture below. Diagnostic information will be displayed. Forward this information to us using the Contact page.