Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Learn how to prepare and upload custom characters into Autodesk Flow Studio.

In this tutorial, professional animator Fabio De Proft demonstrates how he brings original characters from Maya into live-action projects in Flow Studio.

You’ll learn how to:

- Rig and refine a character in Maya for Flow Studio
- Export the required character data
- Upload and use your character in Flow Studio projects

👉 Try Autodesk Flow Studio: autodesk.com/products/flow-studio/overview

👉 Install the Maya validation plug-in: help.wonderdynamics.com/downloads

00:00 Let's get set-up
00:13 Download the Maya Validator plugin
00:40 Organizing your scene
00:56 Rig your character
01:10 Edit your rig
02:16 Creating face blend shapes
03:30 Using the Validator plugin
04:17 Validating with XGen
04:37 Upload your character to Flow Studio
05:33 Use your character in a live action project
05:41 Download