Saved Presets (Templates)

A saved preset (the asset type is still called a template) captures a configured look as a single reusable asset. It shows up in the Presets gallery next to the built-in presets and applies the same way.

Stamping, not linking

A saved preset is pure data, consumed by stamping. Picking it on the Presets tab and clicking Apply copies its values into the selected actors’ own fields:

• The stamped fields stay freely editable on each actor.
• There is no live link: editing the preset asset later does not change actors you already stamped. To push a change, re-select those actors and Apply again.
• A confirm warns before overwriting an actor that has custom settings; the spline resets to the preset’s shape.

Tip

To keep a set of actors sharing one look, make them a wave group on the Group tab. The group is the durable “these belong together” identity: reselect it, re-apply the preset, and the Tuning and Behavior tabs multi-edit every member at once.

What a saved preset carries

A saved preset stores an opt-in subset of the configuration, ticked when you save it, grouped into four payload groups:

Group	What it captures
Spline Shape	The spline curve, closed-loop flag, default up-vector.
Animation & Timing	Auto-play, loop, duration, the timing curve.
Deformation Tuning	Forward axis, follow-rotation, preserve-volume, the behavior curves, sample count, auto-smooth.
Assembly	The assembly tuning plus a re-bake recipe (split mode, lattice resolution, UV-channel override).

A saved preset carries config only. It never captures per-actor references: your target meshes, material bindings, and material name contract stay local to each actor. Applying a preset changes how an actor looks and moves, not what it’s made of.

Assembly is a recipe, not geometry

The Assembly group stores a re-bake recipe, never the baked pieces geometry (that’s per-mesh). Applying an assembly preset bakes pieces from the target’s own mesh using the recipe. A skeletal mesh, or a split that collapses to a single piece, warns and leaves assembly off.

Saving one

1. Configure an actor the way you like it (a built-in preset tweaked by hand is a fine starting point).
2. On the Presets tab, click Save as Template… (disabled during Play / Simulate).
3. Tick the groups to capture, name it, and save.

The asset lands under /Game/SplineJuiceTemplates and immediately appears in the Presets gallery as a Saved preset card.