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Title:2 - Create a C++ Class
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Description:Creating a C++ class
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 1. In the **Unreal Editor**, we can create a new C++ class with the **New C++ Class...** command, located in the **File** drop-down menu.
 
	[![](AddCPPClass.png)](AddCPPClass.png)

 2. The **Choose Parent Class** menu will open. Since **Actor** is the most basic class that can exist in an **Unreal Engine** level, we'll use the **Actor** class as our base.
 
	[![](ChooseParentClass.png)](ChooseParentClass.png)

 3. The **Name Your New Actor** menu will open. For this example, let's enter the name "FloatingActor", and then click **Create Class**.
 
	[![](NameActorClass.png)](NameActorClass.png)

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Now that we have created a C++ class, we can switch to **Visual Studio** to program it. `FloatingActor.cpp` will be opened for us automatically, and **Unreal Engine** will automatically compile and reload the code with our new class.

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