Mixamo Auto Control Rig for Maya 2024-2027
Builds a control rig on a Mixamo character so you can animate it by hand instead of using the baked Mixamo motion.
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What it does
- One window setup for Mixamo skeletons
- Updated for Maya 2024 through 2027
- Original authors credited
A Mixamo control rig that works in current Maya
Mixamo’s original Auto Control Rig tool stopped being updated years ago and no longer runs in modern Maya. This is the original v1.6.0 ported to Python 3 and tested in Maya 2024, 2025 and 2027, so the community has a compatible version. It builds a control rig on a character autorigged by Mixamo, so you can edit Mixamo motions or keyframe your own animation.
What it does
- FK/IK arms and legs that follow the animation data, with no baking.
- AnimDataMult attributes to exaggerate or ignore the animation data.
- Bake or clear the animation on the controls at any point in time. The animation is preserved.
- Facial controls on FacePlus-compatible characters (Osipa style, eye rotation and aim).
- Hands and feet custom attributes, and an optional pelvis control.
- Dynamic joints and joint chains.
- Export a baked FK skeleton, plus batch import and batch export tabs.
How to use it
Import a Mixamo character (FBX) in its original pose or T-pose, click Rig Character, then import a Mixamo animation onto the rig. The download includes the original documentation PDF, written for version 1.6.0.
Requirements
Maya 2024 or later (tested in 2024, 2025 and 2027; Maya 2026 uses the same Python as 2025) and a character autorigged by mixamo.com. Characters and animations are not included.
Credits and rights
This is an unofficial community update, not an Adobe or Mixamo release. Adobe and Mixamo do not support it, and it is provided as is. The original tool’s About text credits Dan Babcock as creator and Paolo Dominici for additional code, and carries the notice “Copyright Mixamo www.mixamo.com 2012-2015.” Those credits and notices remain applicable to the original work.
Loom & Pixel holds no rights to Mixamo. The original authors of the Mixamo Auto Control Rig are credited in the tool and its documentation.
FAQ
Does it work in recent Maya versions?
Yes. This version is updated for Maya 2024 through 2027.