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Connect to Vicon Datastream

Connect to Vicon Datastream

To connect to a Vicon Datastream within Unreal Engine, you must create a Live Link source. You can create a source in the following ways:

All of these methods require the following prerequisites.

Prerequisites

To create a Live Link source, ensure you have set up and installed the following components:

  • 1 x PC with Vicon software (Shogun) installed
    • You will need the IP address of this PC
  • 1 x PC with Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) installed
  • Vicon Live Link Datastream plugin is installed and enabled on Unreal Engine 5 (see Install and set up Live Link)
  • The PCs are connected via LAN
  • An Unreal Engine 5 project is open