# metahuman 5.6 facial animation transfer from unreal to maya **URL:** \ **Category:** Character & Animation\ **Tags:** Maya, livelink, unreal-engine, question\ **Created:** [September 2, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/metahuman-5-6-facial-animation-transfer-from-unreal-to-maya/2653106 "2025-09-02T20:56:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aicyp999](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@aicyp999](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/aicyp999)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/metahuman-5-6-facial-animation-transfer-from-unreal-to-maya/2653106/1 "2025-09-02T20:56:26Z")
Hey, since the release of the new metahumans and the new system to import them in maya i am having issues transferring facial animations created with live link from unreal engine to maya metahumans. I was using this plugin : [GitHub - swnolan/metahuman\_facial\_transfer: Extracts/Transfers Metahuman Facial from exported FBX onto Maya face control board](https://github.com/swnolan/metahuman_facial_transfer) which was very effective before but now i can’t figure out how to transfer my facial animations created with livelink to my maya metahumans. did someone manage to do it ? do you have any idea if it will come later to the new maya plugin for metahuman ? or is there anything to change in the script so it works with new metahumans ? i tried using chatgpt to change the code but i didn’t manage to alter the code to make it work with metahumans 5.6. ---
**Author:** ![Damo\_028](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Damo\_028](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Damo_028)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/metahuman-5-6-facial-animation-transfer-from-unreal-to-maya/2653106/2 "2025-09-04T17:02:07Z")
> [@aicyp999](#): > > u have any idea if it will come later to the new maya plugin for metahuman ? or is there anything to change in the script so it works with new metahumans ? i tried using chatgpt to change the code but i didn’t Hi anyone kindly give a solution for thios am also trying to import animation fbx rig to Maya but not geting animation ---
**Author:** ![Damo\_028](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Damo\_028](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Damo_028)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/metahuman-5-6-facial-animation-transfer-from-unreal-to-maya/2653106/3 "2025-09-09T11:20:03Z")
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zBhaqu6OjWaHY0hTytg8iDYTbrHvcaio/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zBhaqu6OjWaHY0hTytg8iDYTbrHvcaio/view?usp=sharing) Please have a look and suggest me solution thanks ---
**Author:** ![Anuj\_Abhiwan](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Anuj\_Abhiwan](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Anuj_Abhiwan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/metahuman-5-6-facial-animation-transfer-from-unreal-to-maya/2653106/4 "2025-09-09T12:37:10Z")
Transferring Metahuman 5.6 facial animations from Unreal to Maya involves exporting the animation data using **Alembic or FBX formats** and then applying it to the Metahuman rig in Maya for further editing or rendering. **Abhiwan Technology** leverages this workflow to create high-quality, realistic character animations for games, films, and virtual experiences ---
**Author:** ![aicyp999](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@aicyp999](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/aicyp999)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/metahuman-5-6-facial-animation-transfer-from-unreal-to-maya/2653106/5 "2025-09-11T07:59:24Z")
hey ! thanks for your answer. how did you manage to apply the fbx facial animation with the facial transfer plugin ? when i try it it doesn’t work (you can see the image this is what happens when i import). it only detects the body dna…. and then error occurs when i hit “import FBX animation sequence file”. Would be glad to have you workaround. i am using maya 2023 and the last version of the metahuman facial transfer. ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/0/9/209958f63e6faf186b779e11238ff5eec8e88e7c.png) ---
**Author:** ![MAJOR\_WARREN](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@MAJOR\_WARREN](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/MAJOR_WARREN)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/metahuman-5-6-facial-animation-transfer-from-unreal-to-maya/2653106/6 "2025-09-12T01:05:48Z")
That script from gumroad isn’t working for me after the new update. One of us has to find a way! ---
**Author:** ![Anuj\_Abhiwan](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Anuj\_Abhiwan](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Anuj_Abhiwan)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/metahuman-5-6-facial-animation-transfer-from-unreal-to-maya/2653106/7 "2025-09-16T13:11:00Z")
To transfer MetaHuman 5.6 facial animations from Unreal to Maya, export the animation as Alembic (.abc) or FBX from Unreal, then import it into Maya using the same skeleton or blend shape setup to retain facial motion. ---
**Author:** ![aicyp999](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@aicyp999](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/aicyp999)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/metahuman-5-6-facial-animation-transfer-from-unreal-to-maya/2653106/8 "2025-09-16T13:42:12Z")
thanks !! but it is not possible to export as alembic from unreal without a third party solution which i prefer not to pay… if you have any solution to export alembic from unreal i would be glad to see that but i searched and did not find any free plugin to do that ---
**Author:** ![aicyp999](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@aicyp999](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/aicyp999)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/metahuman-5-6-facial-animation-transfer-from-unreal-to-maya/2653106/9 "2025-09-27T09:39:13Z")
i am still looking for a solution… anyone found out ? ---
**Author:** ![aicyp999](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@aicyp999](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/aicyp999)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/metahuman-5-6-facial-animation-transfer-from-unreal-to-maya/2653106/10 "2025-09-27T10:44:08Z")
Okay my bad, i tried again, reinstalled maya 2023, the last metahuman for maya plugin, re assembled my metahuman with the character assembler and used the script (which still detects body.dna) but when i import an FBX animation sequence file it applies my facial control keyframes as it was doing with the previous metahuman versions. so everything is working now, i dont know from what the problem was coming. maybe the new version of the character assembler changed something idk.