Once you save a character in Character Generator, you can generate and download it to use in Autodesk 3D software such as 3ds Max, Maya, Maya LT, MotionBuilder, Mudbox, or in a game engine such as Unity.
Before you generate your customized character, review the generate options to select the appropriate settings and options for your project.
The Character Designs page displays a thumbnail for each of your saved customized characters.
Since
Show Face (
) is selected by default (
), the thumbnail displays your character's face. Choose
Show Body (
) to display your character's body.
The Generate Character options display.
You can define your character's height in centimeters or inches.
If you have a Student account or if you are on a valid Subscription, you can select all four options.
If you want to generate a .fbx file to use your character model in Maya, Maya LT, MotionBuilder, or Mudbox for example, select Generic .fbx and choose a skeleton resolution and character orientation.
If you want to use your character model in Maya and generate a Maya native file, select Maya (.mb) and choose a skeleton resolution and character orientation.
If you want to use your character model in 3ds Max, select 3ds Max (.fbx).
If you want to use your character model in Unity, select Unity (.fbx).
If you want to generate a .fbx file to use your character model in Maya, Maya LT, MotionBuilder, or Mudbox, as well as in 3ds Max and Unity, and if you want to generate a .mb file to use in Maya, select all four generate options: Generic .fbx, Maya (.mb), 3ds Max (.fbx), and Unity (.fbx), and make sure to choose a skeleton resolution and character orientation for the Generic .fbx and Maya (.mb) generate options.
When your customized character is generated, a green box () with a number appears next to
Generated Characters. The number (for example,
) indicates the number of characters that are yet to be downloaded.
On the Generated Characters page, the thumbnail of the character you generated but have not yet downloaded is highlighted in green.
The thumbnail displays your character's name and the date and time you generated the character. It also displays the selected generate options, such as your character's height (in centimeters), the Poly Resolution(s), the Geometry, Facial Expressions (if applicable), and the file format(s).
You can preview (), or download (
) your generated character. You can also delete (
) your generated character.
To go to the next task, see Edit your Generated Character.