# Live Link won't Source (Maya)

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/live-link-wont-source-maya/465317>\
**Category:** Platform & Builds\
**Tags:** Maya, source, livelink, unreal-engine, UE4, question\
**Created:** [May 18, 2020, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/live-link-wont-source-maya/465317 "2020-05-18T07:10:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_cc5f836c](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_cc5f836c](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_cc5f836c)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/live-link-wont-source-maya/465317/1 "2020-05-18T07:10:30Z")

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So I got LiveLink on Maya 2019, opened the window and saw no connection. Went to UE4 to set up and it cannot source the machine. I have reset and tried other files but no luck, please assist

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**Author:** ![StephAnima](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/stephanima/32/88711_2.png) [@StephAnima](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/StephAnima)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/live-link-wont-source-maya/465317/2 "2021-09-17T21:06:58Z")

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hello, however late my message may be, I would like to share how i came to solve the exact issue you had. upon checking this link: [Live Link Plugin | Unreal Engine Documentation](https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/AnimatingObjects/SkeletalMeshAnimation/LiveLinkPlugin/) I came to realise that ‘‘UDP Messaging’’ was not on my preferences list, and had the hunch to check if it was enabled on the plugins list! turned out that it wasn’t! enabling it solved my issue! (so i opened: edit, plugins, searched for UDP messaging in the search box, enabled it)