steknika/UnrealCleanAndBuild

Clean and regenerate project files in your Unreal Project.

UnrealCleanAndBuild

Description

UnrealBuildHelper is a batch script designed to streamline the process of managing and regenerating Unreal Engine project files. It simplifies the task of cleaning old build files, regenerating project files your Unreal Engine projects. This is basically simulates the manual Generate Visual Studio project.

Features

• File Cleanup: Automatically delete Intermediate, Binaries, and Saved folders.
• Project File Regeneration: Regenerate .sln files and other project files using UBT.

Usage

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/steknika/UnrealCleanAndBuild
   cd UnrealCleanAndBuild

2. Place the Script

    Copy the CleanAndBuild.bat script into your Unreal Engine project root folder.

    3. Run the Script

    Double-click CleanAndBuild.bat or run it from the command line:

.\CleanAndBuild.bat

4. Provide Full Path to UnrealBuildTool.exe

   • When prompted, enter the full path to UnrealBuildTool.exe. For example: C:\Program Files\Epic\Games\UE_5.4\Engine\Binaries\DotNET\UnrealBuildTool\UnrealBuildTool.exe
   • The script will save this path into ubt_path.txt for future use.

5. Follow Prompts The script will automatically delete old build files and regenerate necessary project files the Binaries, Intermediate, Saved and YourProjectName.sln folders and files. And recreate the your visual studio project.

Notes

• The script assumes that .uproject files are located in the same directory as the batch file.
• The path to UnrealBuildTool.exe will be saved in ubt_path.txt for future use.