Metahuman Append/Link issue

[anatolymonter]

Hi everyone!
When I transfer a character from another project to a brand-new one using File — Import — Metahuman Append/Link — Link, the face_gui transfers incorrectly: it ends up outside the collection and is not treated as a linked asset. However, when I transfer the same character using File — Import — Metahuman Append/Link — Append, everything transfers correctly, and the face_gui is located inside the character's collection, just as it should be.

Metahuman Link, face_gui transfers incorrectly:

Metahuman Append, face_gui everything transfers correctly:

[jack-yao91]

@anatolymonter yea this is kinda an interesting one, because if the face board was linked, you wouldn't be able to move the controls. Thats why it currently creates a new faceboard to drive the linked character data.

It depends on your goal for your workflow. If you don't want the user to be able to be able to do anything to the character rig and just have the character in the scene, then I would just bake the animation data, and link it like that.

What is the setup you are trying to achieve?

[harrykayopotter]

Why when I convert my Mesh into DNA metahuman the unique LOD in my scene is LOD0 where is the other LODs?? because when I click to convert dna the calibration section appears "calibratind LOD1..." etc anyone have the same problem?

[anatolymonter]

@anatolymonter yea this is kinda an interesting one, because if the face board was linked, you wouldn't be able to move the controls. Thats why it currently creates a new faceboard to drive the linked character data.

It depends on your goal for your workflow. If you don't want the user to be able to be able to do anything to the character rig and just have the character in the scene, then I would just bake the animation data, and link it like that.

What is the setup you are trying to achieve?

Thanks, the logic is clear. I need to animate the faceboard, so it's not a problem if it's not linked. But after File - Import - Metahuman Append/Link - Link, two face_guis appear. One of them is linked, it's inside the character's collection and doesn't move bones (it's called Pavel_face_gui.001 in the screenshot). I just need to hide it and leave it alone, right?

The second one isn't linked, it's outside the character's collection, it moves bones, but it's very far from the head (Pavel_face_gui). How can I get it back?

I suspect this is due to multiple characters in the scene, because the first character added has the second (working) face_gui located where it should be. But for the other characters added, the second (working) face_gui is very far away. Most likely, the issue is with the Naming Armature Data Block (see screenshots).