# Why do characters float on navmesh **URL:** \ **Category:** Programming & Scripting\ **Tags:** unreal-engine\ **Created:** [August 6, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-do-characters-float-on-navmesh/398339 "2017-08-06T16:54:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
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I was having a similar problem - I looked at how the default mannequin characters handle it. Here’s what I found: > [@My Small NavMesh Characters are floating - how does the default BP\_TopDownCharacter handle it?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/my-small-navmesh-characters-are-floating-how-does-the-default-bp-topdowncharacter-handle-it/2701840): > > I’ve got some custom characters about 30cm tall that are hovering above the Nav Mesh. To try and debug it, I started up a new top down Unreal project, scaled down BP\_TopDownCharacter to about 40cm, and made it use the NavMesh. I see there’s no floating on the character, but there is floating on the capsule collider. However, I do see that the character is not aligned with their capsule collider - their head is far down from the top, their feet stick out through the bottom: If I look… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-do-characters-float-on-navmesh/398339)._