Unreal Engine Issues

UE-42883

ImportAssets commandlet failing to create assets in project

ImportAssets commandlet failing to create assets in project

Description

There are no errors or warnings in the console output or logs that suggest anything went wrong.
Also attempted to import a .PNG with no luck.

Exact command used, use of <user> where appropriate:

UE4Editor-Cmd.exe "C:\Users\<user>\Documents\Unreal Projects\CommandletImport\CommandletImport.uproject" -run=ImportAssets -AllowCommandletRendering -source="C:\Users\<user>\Desktop\NewAessts\Max_Z-Up_Y-Forward.FBX" -dest="/Game/Content/TestImport" -nosourcecontrol -replaceexisting

Relevant command line output, use of <user> where appropriate:

LogTexture:Display: Building textures: gizmo_colors (AutoDXT)
LogInit:Display:
LogInit:Display: Success - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s)
LogInit:Display:
Execution of commandlet took:  0.13 seconds

Relevant commandlet output, use of <user> where appropriate:

LogAutomatedImport: Factory was not specified, will be set automatically
LogAutomatedImport: Importing group AutomatedAssetImportData_0
LogFactory: FactoryCreateFile: StaticMesh with FbxFactory (0 0 C:\Users\<user>\Desktop\NewAessts\Max_Z-Up_Y-Forward.FBX)
LogFbx: ItemName: GlobalSettings, ItemCount : 1
LogFbx: ItemName: AnimationStack, ItemCount : 1
LogFbx: ItemName: AnimationLayer, ItemCount : 1
LogFbx: ItemName: Model, ItemCount : 1
LogFbx: ItemName: Geometry, ItemCount : 1
LogFbx: ItemName: Material, ItemCount : 1
LogFbx: ItemName: Texture, ItemCount : 1
LogFbx: ItemName: Video, ItemCount : 1
LogFbx: Loading FBX Scene from C:\Users\<user>\Desktop\NewAessts\Max_Z-Up_Y-Forward.FBX
LogFbx: FBX Scene Loaded Succesfully
LogFbx: Loading FBX Scene from C:\Users\<user>\Desktop\NewAessts\Max_Z-Up_Y-Forward.FBX
LogFbx: FBX Scene Loaded Succesfully
LogLinker: Can't find file '/Game/Content/TestImport/gizmo_material'
LogLinker: Can't find file '/Game/Content/TestImport/gizmo_material'
LogLinker: Can't find file '/Game/Content/TestImport/gizmo_colors'
LogLinker: Can't find file '/Game/Content/TestImport/gizmo_colors'
LogStats: UGameplayTagsManager::ConstructGameplayTagTree: Construct from data asset -  0.000 s
LogStats: UGameplayTagsManager::ConstructGameplayTagTree: GameplayTagTreeChangedEvent.Broadcast -  0.000 s
LogTexture:Display: Building textures: gizmo_colors (AutoDXT)
LogMaterial: Missing cached shader map for material gizmo_material, compiling. 
LogStaticMesh: Building static mesh Max_Z-Up_Y-Forward...
LogStaticMesh: Built static mesh [0.03s] /Game/Content/TestImport/Max_Z-Up_Y-Forward.Max_Z-Up_Y-Forward
LogInit:Display: 
LogInit:Display: Success - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s)
Steps to Reproduce
  1. Create a new blank project with no starter content
  2. Close the editor
  3. Import an FBX via command line using a command following this format: 
    UE4Editor-Cmd.exe "<full path to target project>" -run=ImportAssets -AllowCommandletRendering -source="<full path to import target>" -dest="/Game/Content/<import folder>" -nosourcecontrol -replaceexisting
  4. Open the project

Result: Observe that the FBX failed to import

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Won't Fix
ComponentUE - Editor - Content Pipeline - Import and Export
Affects Versions4.15, 4.16
CreatedMar 14, 2017
ResolvedApr 20, 2021
UpdatedJul 28, 2021
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