From fb5030b499f77ec30594a9c85d6999db178b6b9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jamesbaber1 <31859220+jamesbaber1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:10:36 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] use only the name of the child mesh that is under the mesh
 collection otherwise require the user to specify the path #133

---
 send2ue/addon/__init__.py         |  2 +-
 send2ue/addon/functions/export.py | 19 +++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/send2ue/addon/__init__.py b/send2ue/addon/__init__.py
index ba340bf6..5f9d58df 100644
--- a/send2ue/addon/__init__.py
+++ b/send2ue/addon/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 bl_info = {
     "name": "Send to Unreal",
     "author": "Epic Games Inc.",
-    "version": (1, 4, 10),   # addon plugin version
+    "version": (1, 4, 11),   # addon plugin version
     "blender": (2, 83, 0),  # minimum blender version
     "location": "Header > Pipeline > Export > Send to Unreal",
     "description": "Sends an asset to the first open Unreal Editor instance on your machine.",
diff --git a/send2ue/addon/functions/export.py b/send2ue/addon/functions/export.py
index 179949ab..b2d22376 100644
--- a/send2ue/addon/functions/export.py
+++ b/send2ue/addon/functions/export.py
@@ -104,12 +104,19 @@ def get_skeleton_game_path(rig_object, properties):
 
     else:
         if rig_object.children:
-            # set the skeleton game path to the first child of the skeletons children
-            return f'{properties.unreal_mesh_folder_path}{get_unreal_asset_name(rig_object.children[0].name, properties)}_Skeleton'
-        else:
-            utilities.report_error(
-                f'"{rig_object.name}" does not have any mesh as children, so it can not be imported!'
-            )
+            # get all meshes from the mesh collection
+            mesh_collection = get_from_collection(properties.mesh_collection_name, 'MESH')
+
+            # use the child mesh that is in the mesh collection to build the skeleton game path
+            for child in rig_object.children:
+                if child in mesh_collection:
+                    asset_name = get_unreal_asset_name(child.name, properties)
+                    return f'{properties.unreal_mesh_folder_path}{asset_name}_Skeleton'
+
+        utilities.report_error(
+            f'"{rig_object.name}" needs its unreal skeleton asset path specified under the "Path" settings '
+            f'so it can be imported correctly!'
+        )
 
 
 def get_pre_scaled_context():