Using the Dataprep System to Automate AEC Visualizations

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Dataprep automates converting BIM into interactive Unreal models by running pre-import preview recipes that preview meshes, materials, and actor hierarchy before commit; it integrates with Datasmith and reruns on updates. Workflow examples show batch import from Revit/Datasmith, replacing materials via Substitute Material by Table driven by a DataTable, exposing parameters to create Dataprep instances, and adding custom Blueprint operators (a loop that assigns a random static mesh) — all built, executed, and working inside the Editor.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 1:03Boring Topic
3. 1:30Automation
4. 2:39Workflows
5. 4:26Visual Data Prep
6. 4:55How it Works
7. 6:03Creating a Recipe
8. 13:04Replacing Materials
9. 13:34Substitute Material
10. 15:24Material Table
11. 16:49Material By Table
12. 17:44Commit
13. 18:29Datasmith Scene
14. 21:29Blueprints

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