Manny Post Process logic corrective joints - file Maya 2024

Hello everyone. I present to you the original Mannequin files (SKM_Manny and SKM_Manny_Simple, SKM_Quinn and SKM_Quinn Simple), with the logic configured for all correction bones in Maya 2024, exactly as it happens during mannequin post-processing in engine versions 5.03-5.5.

The female mannequins were exported via Metahuman, but configured for female mannequins. All unnecessary correction bones have been removed. Weights have been adjusted, LODs and materials have been preserved. Everything has also been aligned to a single bind pose.

All files have been tested for functionality in the engine.

You can safely use these mannequins to professionally render your models and achieve good results in-game.

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This isn't just the logic of transferring poses through the Pose Wrangler ( Metahuman plugin for Maya ) plugin—that wouldn't be enough, and the poses would differ from the actual final poses in the engine. That's only 50% of the work. This involves transferring the logic of all nodes involved in fine-tuning and tweaking the correction and root bones, as well as the twist bones with all their preset settings.

You no longer need a Metahuman to transfer weight and use its heavy skeleton in your projects and games.

You can use the regular mannequin skeleton as before without any problems, but now you can distribute weight properly in Maya thanks to the configured correction bones.

This file is suitable for all stockers or developers who want to use the old mannequin skeleton but also have the corrective bone logic in the engine for both post-processing and character skinning. This will allow for more accurate character deformations, just like a Metahuman.
This will also allow you to get rid of transitional forms in the form of blendshapes and bake all deformations directly onto the bone, or obtain deformation data in the sequencer directly in the engine using the included post process.

For all the logic to work, you will need version 5.6 of the engine installed, and you will need the latest version of the Metahuman plugin for Maya.

It must be at least 1.1.14 so that the plugin can enable the logic for adjusting the root bone for twists that carry correction bones.