Why use E3DS Automation Tools?
Automatically packaging your Unreal Engine Pixel Streaming project,
Automatically zipping it up and
Automatically uploading it to Eagle 3D Streaming System.
All these things are done with just a single click and makes your overall process very smooth by taking the responsibility of uploading your project to the perfect place it should be.
In this section we will guide you to upload your app automatically using E3DS Automation plugins. Follow the steps below to upload app using E3DS Automation Tools:
Step 1. Download 7-Zip application and install it.
If you have already installed it then skip this step
Download the 7-ZIP application that match your computer specification.
Step 2. Download the E3DS Automation Tools ZIP file.
Step 3. Open your Unreal Engine project and extract the ZIP file
Create a new folder in your project folder and rename the folder name as “Plugins” (Figure 3). Extract the ZIP file inside the “Plugins” folder(Figure 4).
Step 4. Go to Edit > Plugins
Step 5. Enable Pixel Streaming. Then restart your Unreal Editor.
In the search bar type “Pixel Streaming”, then will find Pixel Streaming. Check the box and Restart your Unreal Editor.
Step 6. Go to Edit > Project Settings
Step 7. From Plugins select E3DS Automation Tools Settings
Step 8. Fill up the paths in E3DS Automation Tools Settings.
(i) Download EL_AT.exe file (if you have not downloaded before)
Select Path to E3DS Executable
Give the path of downloaded EL_AT.exe file
(ii) Select Path to 7Z.exe
Give the path of 7Z.exe file by opening it.
(iii) Login to Control Panel and copy the api key of your E3DS Account by visiting this link
Paste the api key in API Key field
(iv) Give Your E3DS App Name
Use only letters and numbers (Don’t use dots or spaces )
If you upload using a name that has been previously used, it will create a new version of that application.
(v) In packaging folder path select an empty folder.
Choose the folder where you want to store the packaged version of your application.
Do not check the “Do Dedicated Server Build” checkbox unless you are using a Source Code Version of Unreal Engine.
Step 9. Launch your project
Select Launch E3DS Automation Tool to push the project to cloud (Figure 18)
After clicking Launch E3DS Automation Tool you will see a command prompt (Figure 19). Wait a moment and then you will see the message in the command prompt indicating the app is uploaded (Figure 20)
Step 10. Now come to Control Panel and you will see your uploaded app
Step 11. Click Create New Stream link
Step 12. Click Play App
Step 13. Wait to get a slot (Figure 24) and stream your app (Figure 25).
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