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Maya ML Deformer - Data Generation Maya Plugin

Epic Games - Code Plugins - Apr 5, 2022

A Maya plug-in that will generate a range-of-motion with random poses on a rigged asset and export them as FBX and Alembic for import into the new ML Deformer in UE.

  • Supported Platforms
  • Supported Engine Versions
    5.0 - 5.1
  • Download Type
    Engine Plugin
    This product contains a code plugin, complete with pre-built binaries and all its source code that integrates with Unreal Engine, which can be installed to an engine version of your choice then enabled on a per-project basis.

ML Deformer in UE5 allow users to approximate a complex rig, non-linear deformers or any arbitrary deformation by training a Machine Learning model that runs in real-time in UE.

Our approach:  

  • Leverages Machine Learning using UE5 Neural Network Inference (NNI) system.
  • Training process using a Maya plug-in automatically generates a range-of-motion with random poses that will guarantee the full deformation space is covered and export FBX and Alembic caches for import in UE.
  • Can approximate world-space or skinning relative deformations


UE-Only Content - Licensed for Use Only with Unreal Engine-based Products

Technical Details

Features:

  • Python plugin UI for Maya that generates and exports training data for UE ML Deformer.
  • Load/Save UI settings.


How to install:

  • Marketplace will download MayaMLDeformer.zip to <UE5 install location>\Engine\Plugins\Marketplace\MayaMLDeformer\Content
  • Extract MayaMLDeformer.zip to your maya/modules folder: 

Windows: C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Maya\modules

Linux: ~/maya/modules

Mac OS X: ~/maya/modules

  • Restart Maya. You should now have a MLDeformer menu in Maya. 


Supported Platforms: Windows, MacOS, Linux (Python2 & Python3 Maya Plugin)