Unreal® Live Link for Autodesk® Maya® v1.1.1

by Autodesk, Inc.AutodeskFree

Streams animation and character asset data from Maya to Unreal in real time for preview during editing.

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What it does

Streams animation data from Autodesk Maya to Unreal in real time. Character assets can be edited in Maya while previews appear in Unreal as changes are made. The plug-in supports joint hierarchy transforms, BlendShapes, camera data, scene timecode metadata, and keyframed custom attributes. It also supports Unreal Engine 5.0, Maya Z-up scenes, saved network endpoints, and Linux CentOS 7.

Key capabilities

from the Autodesk App Store listing

Real-time data streaming

Streams animation data from Maya to Unreal in real time.

Joint transform linking

Connects joint hierarchy transforms for character-to-character animation streaming.

BlendShape support

Streams BlendShape changes, including facial expressions and lip-synching, to Unreal.

Camera data streaming

Streams supported Maya camera settings and properties to Unreal.

Scene timecode metadata

Streams scene timecode to Unreal as metadata for playhead synchronization.

Custom attributes

Streams selected keyframed custom attributes from Maya skeleton joints to Unreal.

Unreal Engine selection

Provides a user interface option for selecting the Unreal Engine version, including Unreal Engine 5.0.

Use cases

  • Character assets can be edited in Maya while previews are viewed in Unreal.
  • The plug-in can be used between Maya and Unreal in virtual production environments or during game development.

In the catalog

16 plugins in Maya · Data Exchange

Price distribution: 6 free, 10 paid

Pricing & deployment

Platform
Autodesk
Product
Maya
Pricing
Free

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What the vendor says

«The Unreal Live Link plug-in makes it possible to stream animation data from Autodesk® Maya® to Unreal in real time. Whether you’re working between the two tools in a virtual production environment or building your next game, you can now work on character assets in Maya and see previews of your work reflected …»

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