How To Make Animations For The Unreal Engine 5 Mannequin

[@matt3394]

This is the best tutorial I've seen for anything in a really long time. Please keep doing these.

[@UnrealUniversity]

thanks

[@makorain4668]

Short, to the point, and actually shows how to make the animations instead of blending pre-downloaded animations. Thank you so much!

[@aguy3696]

this is gold. thank you. There's a lack of videos/assets available for UE5 mannequin, even though UE has switched over to it for awhile

[@maxwelldimensio]

actually perfect, concise animation tutorial. Thank you SO much.

[@UnrealUniversity]

Glad it helped!

[@CandleCat15]

How do u get the lines?

[@ДзюракАндрей]

U need control rigs file for that. Or you need to press g while selecting that rig.

[@InnerspaceX]

Clean, easy tutorial without bullsh!t. Thanks.

[@Gimbapboy]

One of the only gameplay focused control rig tuts. So clear and concise from start to finish. Thank you!

[@WillMakesGames]

Thank you for making this in a quick and easy 4 min video.

[@reaper7472]

I just wanna say in a non romantic, ive been searching for hours for a simple video. I LOVE YOUUU THANK YOUUUUU!!! YOU JUST SAVED MY ASSSSS!!

[@mikegalwa]

More of those quick tutorials man. 🔥

[@Quentin94]

Took me months to find this, thanks bro!

[@bobvonderbobschenfoderatio3860]

Big thank you. Was stuck on just about everything concerning animations till I found this video. Big help, big thank you

[@ba7op]

IMHO that UI is not the most intuitive. Thanks so much for this video. It's been a life saver to me

[@elmichiapologeta]

this is how you really create and edit animations in unreal engine, many thanks!!!!

[@henizzzoverzealous]

i learn so much in 4 minute than i have in a whole year thank you so much

[@WookScience]

thank you so much! earned my sub forsure! followed other tuts and everyone seem to skip over the "bake to control rig" aspect

[@frankcastle2309]

just as i was thinking about editing existing animations you post this :D

[@ORTyOW]

It is important to add an addictive layer for baked control rig and then correct existing animations

[@ai.killed]

Bro can u just explain a bit cuz I'm kinda new to animating

[@ai.killed]

Now um like master at it first i retargeted the als animations to ue4 mannequin then to ue5 manny then edited those animation cuz their hands were a bit outwards which were looking not exactly like als animations. 😉😉

[@ORTyOW]

@@ai.killed haha sorry I didn't answer early. Seems like it was for the good, you handled it yourself perfectly :) good job!

[@mattsmiff1753]

when did you create a blend space? how do you animate the arms so the gun isn't positioned too low or too high when aiming?

[@Hanateo]

Very nice tutorial! It helped me make some custom crouching animations, which is very appreciated!

[@jihedbouchnak]

the best youtube bro ever keep the perfect work

[@exgaiden]

I know this is an old video, but thought I'd just give some feedback. Love your videos on the whole, but I feel we'd benefit from seeing the end product first, then go into the tutorial, just so we know we are on the right one. I watch all your videos a lot but it turned out this wasn't the right video I needed, but had to kinda skip ahead to see that. Thanks!

[@dantegorn7730]

Is there no graph editor or any way to make tools to make animation easier (such as selecting commonly used group of controls, then saving the script into a button I can hit to select them all at once) or any other settings that programs like Maya have so you can create higher quality animations? Or is it still best to make an animation in something like Blender or Maya and then import it in?

[@Possessed_Owl]

Perfect tutorial. Thx.

[@Zephyr314]

This is going to save me a lot of time, thanks!

[@marjhuncantago9476]

Can I, edit any movement as I want with this method? Or only applicable to walking and waving?

[@cameron_dunn2]

this help me out allot i was trying to find this but people made it so complicated, this wasnice and easy to understand

[@rodneyl.jonesiii524]

Great tutorial! How come when i select and adjust a certain part of the manequinn, CR_Mannequin_Body drops down and shows me every body part instead of stayin closed like it does for yours? Its kind of annoying.

[@Angela-nd2oz]

Is it the same process of "baking the animation" if I just want to put the player in a solid pose.

[@pawnix4122]

Does this support IK rigs and such? This looks really frigging cool, but if I can't use IK to actually animate the character, I'll have to stick to a 3D software

[@maceronsgamedevthings]

I never knew about this until now. Honestly thought it was a plug in haha

[@d31r4d4]

Great video, helped me a lot with animation, this this i the best way to animate, but how can i attach a weapon in sequencer?

[@drinkwwwaterrr]

for some reason whenver i bake out an animation it doenst play, it's completely static

[@xcontentx33]

Hi I have first person fists/block/etc is this the same way to apply animations?

[@CreativeOven]

How do you export this into an animation sequence? or other

[@FPChris]

You can edit the fbx motions just by double clicking them open. Similar process but with the bones.

[@Eliilh]

does it work with ue5.5 cuz the yellow blue green red circles are not shawing

[@haalangcovers]

Is there a way to use this technique/tool for normal gameplay for a character that you're controlling, and not just cutscenes and cinematics? I want to create animations like sitting down, standing up or picking up something for my character in a first-person game, but I can't seem to figure it out. As in pressing "E", and then your character sits down or you pick up something etc.

[@RMC_]

Anyone know why my sequencer window is completely blank?

[@NaerlyNona]

Hello! Following the step from the video, I couldn't find the "Animation" layer. I only have the Control Rig one. Does someone know where it could come from?

[@mrpastrami7906]

Thanks! Never knew it was this easy

[@phillydilly37]

is this needed if we download animations on Mixamo? doesn't that already do the animations for us?

[@mcd8604]

excellent video, thank you

[@benediktusgilang6618]

Yo, recently need this!

[@srawdawg6188]

Could someone please help I'm not getting this to work? I have a project started in 4.27 but now converted and working in 5.2. I am still using the UE4 mannequin. I dragged in the third person character idle animation. I hit the plus icon on the sequencer, then chose "actor to sequencer" and chose the third person idle I just dragged into the world. But, I'm not seeing the many colored lines appear that can be used to pose the character.

[@Ciupakapra]

same

[@chaos4living676]

Me too, this tutorial is bad when you at the first 2 minutes. For you, no answer after 6 month from the author. Hope you disliked the video.

[@Crouton_6]

@@chaos4living676 you have to use the UE5 manny. You disliked the video because you simply didnt understand it? If you dont understand something this simple, you need to practice ALOT more on your own and not rely on youtube tutorials.

[@elmichiapologeta]

I have a problem creatin an animation from the sequencer, when i do, it doesn't work as an animation montage. When i use 'play animation montage' it just doesn't do anything, but using an animation i didn't modify or create (from the asset store) it do works. Any clue what could it be?

[@salkaverplus8320]

the lines don't show 0:50

[@ErlendurStefansson]

Does the skeletal mesh component show up on the timeline?

[@salkaverplus8320]

@@ErlendurStefansson yeah i got this problem fixed just had to click on the skeletal mesh instead of the physical mesh

[@TheThenewguy91]

Same issue here, doesn't seem to want to show the lines

[@buennyo]

Thanks for the video! Pls more!❤

[@vrai_]

I got inaccurate baking result at hands and fingers. Any solution?

[@Nitro5467-kr4vq]

I am having trouble with finalizing my animation, only my head moves when I open my animation sequence, yet my arms move. Is there any way to fix this?

[@anunnakiiscomming9810]

i previously watched a 1 hour video on rigging and sequencing and still couldnt do what this tutorial achieved in 4 minutes.

[@rektmaster1749]

I’ve been learning blender for the past 2 weeks just to realize that you can use unreal to animate

[@McTravDad]

Blender's a great one to have on your resume anyway, so I recommend you stick to it while learning Unreal if you can. I know this comment's a month old, but hey, keep going.

[@backflipsaresweet]

@@McTravDaddo hired video game developers make much money? I'm wondering if it's a good career to get into or try to go the Indie developer route

[@McTravDad]

@@backflipsaresweet Right now, the industry is in shambles. It's a good time to be doing hobby game dev work while you work your main gig until things clear up. Sorry I didn't see this sooner!

[@WiseManDark_]

No idea what im doing wrong, i get the full maniquin to edit rather than the skeleton mesh to edit. I can't move any bit of piece like it shows here, just the full body as one big piece.

[@sarthakroy0812]

What is the difference between unreal vs blender animations ?

[@alexanderohman1707]

Super helpful, thank you :D

[@lefix3855]

Thanks it was very helpful for me 😁

[@NORI23333]

I animated the transform (Yaw and Z) , but upon baking it seems to have lost that part of the animation, can anyone please let me know why that happened?

[@RealNikolaus]

For experienced users I like the compact format as I mostly know the stuff and only want to see a specific part

[@avgustgolm6477]

Hi, custom animations made from video will be considered unique to the UE marketplace or not.

[@UnrealUniversity]

If there is enough and the quality good yeah

[@TheOriginalDarkGlitch]

I'm trying out Unreal and when I select an animation there is no handles to manipulate the rig. What does this mean?

[@dricmoybhatthacharjee8119]

Thank you bro

[@maverickf6787]

When I add the animation its doesnt show any control to edit like it does in the video

[@Madmonkeman]

I think that's because some models don't have a control rig. The model I was using didn't seem to have one so I looked up how to make a control rig and then it was showing up (note you have to manually add the control rig in the level sequence). Here's the tutorial I watched in case it helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaikqZWgp995e6s

[@dp1csg0]

Thank you very much. How i didn't see this???

[@Python-Knowladge]

i did it like in the video, but i cant see the lines to edit the position... in the timeline theres also only one blue block... any ideas?

[@gabrielpereyra6759]

I'm running into an issue where I'll set the beginning and end of the animation but when i try to make the point in the middle, it's changing the poses I set on the first two points. The changes I'm making to frame 15 seem to also be affecting frames 0 and 30 :/ edit: Whenever I move pose the character, the dot seems to already be on the grid without me clicking track

[@gabrielpereyra6759]

the moment I go to change anything in the hand, the pose I make completely reverts back to the initial post I made

[@FugmaBooter]

@@gabrielpereyra6759 did you find a fix

[@ufuk7782]

I have a question if still anyone looking this video :D. İ created basic attack animation but sword i attached my character not move in animation is there any fix for it?

[@FrancescoSbicego]

did like you but nithing happened i placed my mannequin in a attack punch position and it stays like that all the 15 frames

[@anatolio8689]

Thank you sir

[@cinemaismywife]

im new to unreal how do you all have the Mannequins? i dont see it anywhere

[@ZeBernaudaus]

click on content drawer (it is left bellow your screen), click on the add (it has green + logo). select "add feature or content pack" (the second thing on the list) then select "third person" and you add it.

[@JesusChrist-holyghost]

i cant for the life of me get my character to move only the shoulders will slightly its been a problem for months and im to the point where i cant move on in my project until its done please help

[@heliotek1212]

I made an animation this way and then the foot IK control rig in the third-person character blueprint messed up the feet instead of working normally. Not sure what is happening.

[@JessicaMarinaRushie]

Thank you.

[@JVD3MaksGames]

how could i possibly animate the lower body of the mannequin?

[@MoeMurdock]

Thank you!!!!!

[@izzy-mew]

how would I add animations to a blank state and new avatar or do I have to use the default animations?

[@UnrealUniversity]

You can start from a blank slate, you will would just have to remove the animation you start with

[@FADED_9YKROS]

When i export to animation, my ue5 freeze and i cant leave it or do something. That totaly stop and i have to turn off my pc every time 😬 dis someone have an answer pls ??

[@Lime_1729]

how do i make this a game animation?

[@erenkose6287]

Hey, can I do this with FPS-Arms?. When I add it to the scene and add as a track I do not see the lines which you you to change the animation.

[@ProjectOniricDEV]

Having the same problem

[@a_stress2064]

you have to rig the model first in blender

[@Seriesgamplay]

Really in 5 minutes bro teach how to animate thanks 😊😊😊

[@Clydiie]

why isnt it so simple for me? when i do this it just puts me in the animation mode and now im lost

[@mossy3565]

Unfortunately this doesn't work on the UE4 manaquin the same way which is a shame, because I wanted to do the same thing for the FPS arms but they still use the oldschool mesh

[@sadiqabbaszade4789]

"Bake to control rig" does not show my own control rig asset for some reason, thus I can not edit existing animation

[@UnrealUniversity]

are you using the UE5 mannequin, the model your creating animations for has to have a control rig

[@michaeleber4752]

For an Animation Sequence can it be begun with the maniquin up in the air? I want to create a create character animation where when they click a sex the maniquin flies into view, lands in a kneeling position, stand up and brush their arms off.

[@UnrealUniversity]

Yeah, you would just have to make it

[@phgamer9270]

Will it work in ue4 🤔?

[@UnrealUniversity]

I think so but the layout is slightly different

[@saintmitt7123]

no fucking way i think i finally got the solution to editing an animation that was stubbornly not changing. for anyone stuck with mannequin not moving legs, theres a little red box on his ankles. select it and move the whole leg from there. literally wont work any other way

[@Donxzy]

Heyo how come is the audio so low 😕

[@UnrealUniversity]

Apologies, did not know

[@RahilOmar-m6x]

how do I turn it into Anim montage Edit never mind

[@dadricriggs]

I need help, I don't see all of the little lines on the character when I add in the mannequin into my level sequencer? Nvm, I figured it out.

[@UnrealUniversity]

nice

[@UnrealUniversity]

nice

[@Beanbag59]

but then my guy stays in that position when i run the animation in the game

[@bigpotatojimmy2703]

3:34 / 4:12 nah play the animation

[@chaos4living676]

That tutorial is bad, I just created the sequencer then added the animation, but no colored line that can let me manipulate my character and therefore I'm incapable to complete this tutorial. I'm just at 0:41 of the video lol. To anyone watching this video, don't bother trying to complete this tutorial, the author will most likely not even bother to respond to any commentary asking for help for a +1 year old video if you need debug. It would had help me to know if this tutorial worked just by looking the Likes/Dislikes ratio of this tutorial just like in the old days of KZbin. Now you have to watch multiple tutorials before finding one that is good and that thig actually worked.

[@UnrealUniversity]

Your right this is the worst tutorial in the world, no one else in the comments found it helpful thats why it currently has 2,748 likes, 58 dislikes a 97.9% like ratio which is pretty bad. Anyway if your not seeing the lines it could be because your character does not have a control rig, this will only work with the unreal engine mannquinn. It should automatically appear, but if not you can right click on the animation and select "bake to control rig".

[@deidaraairi9012]

your voice is very low 😭😢

[@Dude-zc6kz]

Edit animation without animation layer???....that is suicide

[@KittenisKitten]

This is very poorly made, Good luck figuring out how to get rig to show up.

[@bushmaori]

did you find out?

[@ardagenc4674]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWrQmp2cYsx-hck

[@ardagenc4674]

@@bushmaori In this tutorial it explains how to create one if it doesn’t automatically shows up

[@CandleCat15]

It’s funny that he replied to so many people but not u… maybe it’s cause talking to you will lower his iq

[@CrypticNord]

You totally skipped over additive and absolute options.... Which are very important for animating..

[@diegodegu_yt]

wrong

[@diegodegu_yt]

in his tutorial, these weren‘t needed

[@stainIs]

When adding actor to sequence, it does not include the animation. it is just a static character. Please help