MoveNow (Add-on for Blender)
Make Any Character Move in 1 Click, Guaranteed.
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Make Any Character Move in 1 Click, Guaranteed.
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MoveNow is a powerful Blender add-on designed for effortless animation retargeting. It automatically applies professional-grade motions to your rigged characters with minimal effort—no manual bone mapping required in most cases. It seamlessly supports AI-generated SMPL/SMPL-X data, Unreal Engine animations, Rokoko, VRoid, Mixamo, and EasyMocap. It is perfect for Indie animators, game developers, VTubers, 3D artists, and creators needing fast, reliable character animation.
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How well does it handle custom rigs that aren't standard Mixamo or SMPL setups? My characters often have unique bone hierarchies, so I'm curious how much manual tweaking is actually needed.
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@scekgul88984
Hi Selahattin! Great question.
Currently, MoveNow does not support fully custom rigs out of the box (especially non-standard hierarchies that differ from SMPL / SMPL-X, Unreal Engine (UE4 & UE5), VRoid Studio, Rokoko, Mixamo, or EasyMocap).
If your character has a unique bone structure, the current version won't be able to process it automatically. In such cases, we offer two solutions:
Paid manual service — You can send us your model + bone hierarchy, and our team will process it for you manually.
Custom Plugin (Paid) — We can build a dedicated plugin tailored to your specific rig. Once done, you’ll be able to animate your characters with just one click.
We’re actively working on improving support for more custom rigs in future updates. If you’d like, feel free to send me your model (or bone hierarchy details) to support (@) poppop.ai and I’ll personally take a look and let you know the best option.
Appreciate your understanding as we continue to expand compatibility!
For characters outside the common rigs you listed, how well does the auto-mapping actually hold up? Asking because half my library is custom rigs from various Gumroad packs and manual remapping always eats my evening.
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@selim395256 Hey Selim! Thanks for asking this — it's a very common and important question.
For characters using non-standard or custom rigs (especially those from various Gumroad packs), the current auto-mapping in MoveNow is still quite limited. It works best with Mixamo, SMPL, and a few other common hierarchies.
For highly customized bone structures, the auto-mapping often doesn't hold up well, and you may still need to do manual adjustments or remapping — which we know can be quite time-consuming.
Current solutions we offer:
Manual Service (Paid) — Send us your model + bone hierarchy, and our team will process it for you (free for now during early access).
Custom Rig Support (Paid) — We can build a dedicated auto-mapping plugin tailored to your specific rig. Once created, you’ll be able to animate your entire library with one click.
We’re actively working on expanding native support for more custom rigs in upcoming updates.
If you want, feel free to send a sample model from your library, and I’ll check how well it can be supported right now. Our support email: support (@) poppop.ai.
Appreciate your patience as we improve this area!
Retargeted a VRoid model in under a minute without touching bone mappings, super smooth. Huge time saver for anyone juggling animation pipelines.
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@satkcaix Hello Sati, that's fantastic! Really glad the VRoid retargeting was super smooth and fast for you 😊
Huge win if it saves you that much time in your animation pipeline!
Dragged in an SMPL-X file from a quick test capture and it just worked on my character without me touching a single bone. Honestly impressed by how fast the retargeting happens.
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@ikraca11109 Ikra, that's awesome to hear! Glad the SMPL-X retargeting worked smoothly for you. We're happy you're impressed with the speed 😊. This is what we tried to help with 3D designers and we are excited to know that we made it. Thanks for your kind words！
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Congratulations on your launch. I guess our 3D designers need it.
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@frey_loong HelloFrey, thank you and please don't hestitae to share our addon to your designers. Much appreciated!