Character Requirements

Rules that must be met to validate the character successfully on the Autodesk Flow Studio (formerly Wonder Studio) platform. General Supported Software Versions Blender 3.6.2. Maya 2022 – 2024. Arnold MtoA 3.0 – MtoA 5.3. Validation Add-ons Using the add-ons…

Character Upload

In Autodesk Flow Studio, you can use one of our featured characters or upload your own custom characters to replace the actors in your video. Please visit the Character Creation Getting Started page for information on custom character requirements, limitations,…

Platform Limitations

Browser Support Autodesk Flow Studio is a cloud-based platform that runs through your desktop/laptop browser. Browsers that are currently supported are Chrome and Safari. Autodesk Flow Studio is not yet optimized for mobile browsers. Supported Video Format Autodesk Flow Studio…

Templates

Try out Autodesk Flow Studio’s Templates to experiment with how our platform can fit into your pipeline. Explore free of charge – By using Templates with Autodesk Flow Studio’s featured characters, you can generate results without using up render time,…

Downloads

Using the add-ons is necessary in order to locally validate the character. After a successful local validation metadata.json file will be generated at the same location as the character file. You will need to provide the generated metadata.json file, along…

Muted blendshapes detected!

Muted blendshapes detected! Muted blendshapes will receive animation data but will not display the animation. This message indicates that some of the blendshapes, that will be used by the platform, are muted (disabled). This means that they exist and are…

Eye control blendshapes missing!

Eye control blendshapes missing! Missing face blendshapes for eye control, but eye bones are assigned! As a result, the gaze may not function correctly. This message indicates that eye bones are assigned to be auto-rigged but the face mesh does…

Some face blendshapes missing!

Some face blendshapes missing! Missing blendshapes may negatively impact facial animation quality. Please make sure missing blendshapes are left out intentionally. This message indicates that there are some missing blendshapes in your main face mesh. Missing blendshapes can reduce the…

Disabled objects in the render!

Disabled objects in the render! Objects or collections are disabled in the renderer. This may result in parts of your character not being rendered. Having objects that are disabled in render or disabled collections will cause them to not appear…

Unable to establish all IK bone chains!

Unable to establish all IK bone chains! IK features, in Live Action Advanced projects, may not be applied for some limbs. As these features are optional this message can be ignored if the missing IK bone chains correspond to the…