# Baking Animation Sequence of a MetaHuman \[UE 4.27\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Character & Animation\ **Tags:** fbx-export, baking, unreal-engine, question\ **Created:** [December 11, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/baking-animation-sequence-of-a-metahuman-ue-4-27/725603 "2022-12-11T00:01:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![karoszym](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/karoszym/32/704905_2.png) [@karoszym](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/karoszym)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/baking-animation-sequence-of-a-metahuman-ue-4-27/725603/1 "2022-12-11T00:01:51Z")
I am trying to bake a simple animation with my MetaHuman that I can export as an FBX file, but it comes off deformed. I am working in UE 4.27. I arranged my animation in Sequencer, then I baked it into an Animation Sequence. The animation plays correctly in the editor, however, when I open the baked Animation Sequence, the body completely deforms. I find it strange since I baked one sequence of another MH before and it looked perfectly fine. I am positive I did the same steps last time as well. Is it an export issue or did something go wrong during animating? I attach screenshots from the Animation Sequence – A-Pose and the last frame pose – as well as the last frame pose in the editor itself. ![MH_Anim_APose.PNG](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/1/5/e/15e9a0ea33126222baf82260a968e9e8064696fa.jpeg) ![MH_Anim_MyPose.PNG](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/5/8/7581e78a9b5acfb986a13d4e35886c23cf57d723.jpeg) ![MH_InEditor](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/3/b/4/3b4452f7482d2b29a10ce7afae390145efc6fe5a.png) ---
**Author:** ![Get\_DOVAH\_it](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/get_dovah_it/32/466948_2.png) [@Get\_DOVAH\_it](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Get_DOVAH_it)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/baking-animation-sequence-of-a-metahuman-ue-4-27/725603/2 "2022-12-11T00:29:03Z")
Greetings @karoszym ! Welcome to the Unreal Engine community! 🏅 Just so you’re aware, this topic has been moved from the **International** forum category to the **Development - Character & Animation** forum category. I also added the optional tags “baking” and “fbx-export” for you. Just remember, when posting, please review the categories to ensure your topic is posted in the most relevant space. Wishing you the best in a resolution to the issue you’re having, Your Friendly Neighborhood Moderator 😃 ---
**Author:** ![karoszym](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/karoszym/32/704905_2.png) [@karoszym](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/karoszym)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/baking-animation-sequence-of-a-metahuman-ue-4-27/725603/3 "2022-12-11T10:46:50Z")
Thank you! 😊 It’s my first post here so I wasn’t sure how to properly navigate. 😅 ---
**Author:** ![karoszym](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/karoszym/32/704905_2.png) [@karoszym](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/karoszym)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/baking-animation-sequence-of-a-metahuman-ue-4-27/725603/4 "2022-12-12T16:22:41Z")
OK, I finally managed to fix it myself nad the solution is quite easy. In case someone faces a similar issue, here’s what I did: 1. Open Quixel Bridge and go to your MetaHuman. 2. Click on the three dots under their name and choose _Download Again_. 3. Open your Unreal Engine project. 4. In Bridge, try to _Export_ your MH (even if you have that MH in your project already). You should get a pop-up in Unreal that tells you to overwrite the character manually; “The character you are trying to import already exists […]” **Copy that message!** Paste it in the Notepad or wherever you like. 1. Go to the _FROM_ directory listed in the message, go to the MetaHuman folder (one folder back) and copy the **WHOLE FOLDER OF YOUR METAHUMAN**. The directory should look something like this: `/Megascans Library/Downloaded/DHI/abcdEFGH_asset/2k/asset_ue_source/MetaHumans/Ada` The directory written in the message will lead you to specific MH files but it is important to copy the whole folder named after your MetaHuman! 1. Go to the _TO_ directory listed in the message, go to the MetaHuman folder (one folder back) and paste the whole folder here and overwrite everything! So in similar directory to: `/MyProject/Content/MetaHumans` 1. Open your project and bake the animation again. it should look just fine now. * * * I believe there’s little to no difference between overwriting all files inside the folder and overwriting the whole folder. Yet, for some reason this way around _just worked_ for me. Anyway, **the ultimate solution is: downloading the MH again and overwriting its files.**