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# Import Single Animations Onto Import Plugin Skeleton

Walkthrough how to import animations onto the UE Importer plugin's version of the Motorica skeleton.

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This guide is only relevant if you have seen the error on the left image above, when trying to import an animation **directly** onto the skeleton that comes packaged with the plugin.
{% endhint %}

In UE 5.5, Epic introduced the new **Interchange** importer which altered the way that FBX importing happens in-engine. Our plugin uses a **Z-up** version of the skeleton, to be compatible with the engine's motion matching tools. Therefore, to import the **Y-up** animations that our platform generates, we must configure some input settings, but these settings do not exist in Interchange!

As a result, when importing animations directly onto `SKEL_Motorica`  (the Motorica skeleton that is packaged with the plugin) we get the artefacts seen on the left image at the top of this page.

## How to Fix

Before importing animations directly onto this skeleton, you must first use the console command:

<p align="center"><code>Interchange.FeatureFlags.Import.FBX 0</code></p>

This will **disable interchange** for all FBX imports, allowing you to use the legacy import procedure. After this, you may continue with the import process, first by clicking 'Import':

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Then, select the file(s) you want to import, and you'll be greeted with the **legacy import options**. From here you will need to:

1. Select the Motorica Skeleton

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*<mark style="color:$info;">If it doesn’t show up initially, you may have to click the settings cog and select 
‘Show Plugin Content’</mark>*
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2. Select 'Use Default Sample Rate'

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3. Select 'Force Front XAxis' and set Import Rotation to `(0°,0°,90°)`&#x20;

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4. Then you're done!

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Don't forget to run `Interchange.FeatureFlags.Import.FBX 1`  to revert the console command & bring back the Interchange FBX importer for other assets!
{% endhint %}