Question 1

Is the Animator free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Animator is free, and you can start without an account. To save your animation, you need a free NoCapMocap account. A save costs no credits, but it uses one slot in your Library. A free account has 20 Library slots, and a paid plan has more.

Question 2

Do I need an account?

Accepted Answer

Not to start. Open the Animator, and you can pose, key and play a new animation right away. You can also open one of our moves and change it. When you press Save, we ask you to sign in. Your work stays in this browser while you sign in. Then it opens in your Animator, ready to save. Mix in and Then play also need a free account. Ask for an edit comes with a plan.

Question 3

Can I change the moves on your site?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and we hope you do. On our home page, press Edit this move under the character. When you open one of the example clips on our pages, it has the same button. The move opens in the Animator, and you can change it without an account. To save it, you need a free account.

Question 4

What can I do with a free account?

Accepted Answer

You can save your animations to your Library. You can also open the Roblox animations that you made with text or video, and fix them. Mix in takes parts from another of your animations. Then play adds more of your animations after this one, and each one blends into the next. You can also play a part again. You can also upload an FBX or GLB file of your own R15 animation. Ask turns a typed request, like “make the arms swing more”, into edits, and it comes with a plan. Ask costs no credits, but each plan has a daily limit.

Question 5

How do I get my animation into Roblox Studio?

Accepted Answer

Save it to your Library first. Then open our free Motion Lab plugin in Roblox Studio. There, you can put the animation on your R15 character, or publish it to your Roblox account. When you publish, Roblox gives the animation a number, called an Animation ID, and your game uses that number to play it. The Animator itself does not download files.

Question 6

Can I open my own Roblox animation file?

Accepted Answer

Yes, if it is an FBX or GLB file of an R15 animation. You need a free account for this. In the Animator, choose Open, and then choose Upload FBX or GLB. We check the file and save it to your Library, and then it opens in the editor. It must use the standard R15 rig and be 30 seconds long or shorter. R6 is not supported for now.

Question 7

Does it work with R6?

Accepted Answer

No, R6 is not supported for now. The Animator uses an R15 character, and your animations fit R15 characters.

Question 8

How long can a new animation be?

Accepted Answer

A new animation can be 0.3 to 30 seconds long. You can change its length at any time with Length.

Question 9

Does it work on a phone?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it opens on a phone. On a phone, you pose with sliders, because the rings and handles are too small for a finger. It works best on a computer with a mouse and a keyboard.

Question 10

Can I use my animations in a commercial game?

Accepted Answer

Yes, ship it. We do not claim ownership of what you make, so you can use it in personal and commercial projects. Surge and Surge Lite animations have location limits. The Terms of Service explain them.

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