Autodesk Character Generator is a new, easy-to-use, web -based service through which you can Create, customize, and download your rigged 3D characters from a catalog of over 100 body types, outfit
s, hairstyles, and physical attributes in a few simple steps.
With Character Generator, you have control over a character’s body, face, clothes and hair, and can use colors, textures and artistic styles – like ‘Gorn’ or ‘Bulk’– to further customize your character’s look. Once your character design is complete, you can generate your character, now ready to animate, in either the Autodesk FBX or Autodesk Maya file format for use in popular animation packages like Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Maya LT, Autodesk 3ds Max software as well as in game engines like Unity.
Features
Blend between two source characters
Choose two source characters from a library of male, female and “fantasy” ancestor models to globally blend between and create your desired character.
Fine-tune individual features with targeted blending
Refine your characters on a per feature basis by individually blending areas from the two ancestor models such as chin, cheek, chest, arms or stomach, or by specifying different characters, per feature.
Skin, Eye and Hair control
Select from a number of skin, eye and hair styles to even-further customize the look of your character.
A range of customizable clothing and shoe styles
Enhance the aesthetic of your character by choosing from a number of coordinated and mix-and-match clothing options. Additionally, manipulate the color and texture of certain clothing items to help further customize your character’s look.
Use Artistic Styles to add flair to your characters
Use predetermined artistic styles to add a particular look-and-feel to your characters.
Save your character’s ‘DNA’
Go back and modify saved characters at a later date to complete a character design or to repurpose your existing work to create an entirely new character.
Generate characters ready for animation
Choose from a selection of body rigs to quickly move into the animation phase with your custom 3D character. The existing body rigs can be used for either keyframe or motion-capture animation in your Autodesk 3D software of choice, and are Autodesk® HumanIK middleware compatible. Additionally, choose between bone or blend-shape facial rigs to generate characters ready for facial animation.
Autodesk Character Generator is a free service, although some features are only accessible with Cloud Credits. Click here for more information