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Unreal animation tool
Metahuman Animation Tool (MAT)
Metahuman Animation Tool (MAT) is a free Unreal Engine plugin by Anthony Koithra (Locodrome) that takes the repetitive selection and posing work out of animating Metahumans. Marquee select, saved selection sets, FK/IK switch-snapping, pose mirroring, tweening and a key mover all sit inside Unreal. It works with Metahuman face and body rigs and the UE5 Mannequin and CC4 skeletons, in Unreal Engine 5.4 and above.
- 114
- Downloads
- 13 Apr 2026
- Last updated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Released
- Works with
- Unreal Engine 5.4 and above
- Licence
- Free
- File size
- 1.5 MB
- Latest version
- 1.4, supports UE 5.7
- Skeletons
- Metahuman, UE5 Mannequin, CC4
Unreal 5.4
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What it does
Three things that slow down Metahuman animation in Unreal
The problem
Selecting bones one at a time
Picking controls in the viewport eats time on every pose. MAT adds marquee select and multiselect for bones and controls, plus custom selection sets you can save and recall.
The problem
Switching between FK and IK
Swapping a limb from FK to IK means lining the pose back up. MAT snaps automatically when you switch.
The problem
Posing and retiming by hand
Hands, mirrored poses and breakdowns are repeated work. Finger auto-interpolate, copy, paste and mirror poses, tweening and overshoot tools, and a key mover for retiming handle it.
Inside the tool
Inside the Metahuman Animation Tool
MAT is built by Anthony Koithra, an indie animated filmmaker based in Brooklyn, an Epic Games Unreal Fellow and an Epic Games Megagrant recipient. It is aimed at speed and control: fewer repetitive tasks, faster iteration, and more control over posing and timing, whether you are blocking, refining or polishing.
SELECTION
Marquee select and multiselect
Drag-select bones and controls, or pick several at once.
SELECTION
Selection sets
Save custom selection sets and recall them.
FK/IK
FK/IK switch-snapping
Automatic snapping when you switch between FK and IK.
HANDS
Finger auto-interpolate
For natural hand poses.
POSES
Copy, paste and mirror poses
Move poses across the body.
POSES
World transform copy and paste
Copy a world transform and paste it elsewhere.
NAVIGATION
WASDQE keyboard controls
Fast viewport navigation while animating.
BREAKDOWNS
Tweening and overshoot tools
For smooth breakdowns.
TIMING
Key mover
For retiming.
SETTINGS
Customisable settings
Fully customisable to the way you work.
Will it run for you
Compatibility
- Unreal Engine
- 5.4 and above
- Latest version
- 1.4, supports UE 5.7
- Rigs
- Metahuman face and body rigs
- Skeletons
- UE5 Mannequin and CC4
- Required plugin
- Common UI, enabled in your Unreal project
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