Character's & FBX?

Development Character & Animation
1

I do understand the process of importing Characters using an FBX files that contain mocap data.
Characters do have a rig & the animation can be loaded into Unreal.

What I don’t understand:
Free UNREAL Characters, that you can download for example at the FREE EPIC Marketplace.
Those Characters do have a Rig - and are fully setup for Animation.

Question:
How can I load animation data (mocap files in .bvh or pre-recorded FBX files) to one of those characters?

Example:
Mixamo has pre-made characters with animation data for download.
If I download one of those characters it contains the fbx data - and the motion capture file.

Can I swap out the mesh and use the same animation for a character that is for FREE available at the EPIC Games Marketplace?
And if so, is there a guide or tutorial that shows that process?

Thanks a lot for more information & clarification!

2

First you need to retagret the skeleton of your custom character to the UE4 Mannequin, then you can retarget the animations you need.

Here you’ll find how it works

3

yes… thank you. Is there anywhere a documentation that shows what bone has to be re-target to what specific bone?
How to know to make the right selection?

4

Ehm…just look at the name of the bones, it’s pretty obvious

5

that’s right… but even when doing so… it’s not working. After going step by step through every single bone… it’s broken.