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  1. In UE5, open the scene in which you want to create an empty actor.
  2. In the scene, click Quick Add >Basic >Actor.

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  3. Provide a name for the empty actor (for example Vicon Origin).

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When you add child actors to the Vicon Origin actor (and subsequently props and meshes) they will all be aligned correctly.

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You can now use the Vicon Origin actor that you created in Add an empty actor as a parent for all other actors that are driven by the Vicon motion capture data stream through Live Link.  

These other actors must be child actors of the parent actor.

To create another actor:

  1. Clicking Quick Add >Basic >Actor)
  2. Go to the Outliner panel.
  3. Find the actor you just created, then drag and drop this actor beneath the Vicon Origin actor to create this parent/child link.

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