older metahuman file in blender doesnt register rig instance for character control

[ankrudov]

im stuck on the first step of the rig creation process.
i have an older blender file that i had created with clothing, shaders etc a full character built with the DNA addon.
I installed the control rig addon, but the plugin cant find the rig instance while the dna addon can.

DNA has already been imported into the blender file and worked on prior to installation of the plugin.
any tips? ive tried hitting the refresh button but it still doesnt show up

using DNA addon 0.5.4
latest character control addon
blender 4.5
unreal 5.7

[jack-yao91]

@ankrudov are you getting "Migrate Legacy Data" with a button in the 3dview panel when you open the character made with the older version? You should be able to click that and then save the blend file to remap the data to the correct Rig Logic slots in the "Rig Instances" panel

[ankrudov]

@jack-yao91
i get the migration option now but get tthis message.

i couldnt find any info onthis

[jack-yao91]

Ok good, it did its best attempt at migrating your data. Now you need to manually repath to the head and body dna files and hit force evaluate, and you should be good to go.

[ankrudov]

Ok let me try abd let you know

[ankrudov]

@jack-yao91
just an FYI it seems to have worked, i see the rig in the control addon now. this message still shows though.
not sure if thats the reason im unable to remove my older control rig and add a new one following the addons progress without it causing crazy issues

[jack-yao91]

Ok great. Thanks, yes that is a bug, we will fix. Just hit migrate, and once you do it, save the .blend and I don't think the panel will re-appear