In Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11, we’ve added a new Unreal Engine toolbar to Visual Studio.
The Unreal Engine toolbar is a new feature that provides quick access to common Unreal Engine tasks. You can find the toolbar at the top of your code window when you have an Unreal Engine project loaded. The toolbar includes the following actions:
Attach to Unreal Engine process: Lets you easily debug your game or editor by attaching to the running Unreal Engine process. You can choose which process to attach to from a drop-down menu.
Rescan Blueprints Cache: Refreshes the cache of Blueprint symbols in Visual Studio, which can help you resolve errors or warnings related to Blueprints.
Unreal Engine Log: Opens the Unreal Engine log window in Visual Studio, where you can view the output of your game or editor. The window captures log messages from running Unreal processes and makes it possible to see the output live while working on the game. You can also filter the log messages by severity or category using the built-in tools in Visual Studio.
Access Unreal Engine Configuration Page: pens the Unreal Engine configuration page in Visual Studio, where you can customize various settings for your Unreal Engine development. For example, you can enable or disable IntelliSense for Unreal Engine types, change the formatting style of your code, or set up additional paths for your project.
The Unreal Engine toolbar is designed to reduce the need to switch between different applications or windows. You can also customize the toolbar by adding or removing actions or moving it to a different location in Visual Studio.
Try it out
We hope you enjoy using the Unreal Engine toolbar in Visual Studio and we would love to hear your feedback. Please let us know what you think by leaving a comment below, or by using the Report a Problem tool in Visual Studio. Your input helps us make Visual Studio better for you and other Unreal Engine developers.
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