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# UE Root Motion Recorder Plugin

Lightweight UE plugin to record a capsule's exact root motion movement and trajectories.

## Overview

The Motorica UE Root Motion Recorder Plugin allows you to easily record a capsule's trajectories with the exact movement parameters defined in your capsule.

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Check out our [How-To Guide](/documentation/integrations/unreal-engine/how-to-guides/setup-and-use-ue-root-motion-recorder-plugin.md) to walkthrough how to setup the plugin.
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## Features

* Record motion paths from any Actor/Character inside Unreal Engine
* Export and save in a JSON format compatible with Motion Factory's **Trail Manager**

## Downloads

<table data-header-hidden="false" data-header-sticky><thead><tr><th>Unreal Engine Version</th><th>Download Link</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Unreal Engine 5.8.x</td><td><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/motorica-public/RootMotionRecorder_5.8_Binary.zip">Download Root Motion Recorder Plugin for 5.8.x</a></td></tr><tr><td>Unreal Engine 5.7.x</td><td>​<a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/motorica-public/RootMotionRecorder_5.7_Binary.zip">Download Root Motion Recorder Plugin for 5.7.x</a></td></tr><tr><td>⚠️ Unreal Engine 5.6.x</td><td>​<a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/motorica-public/RootMotionRecorder_5.6_Binary.zip">Download Root Motion Recorder Plugin for 5.6.x</a>​</td></tr><tr><td>⚠️ Unreal Engine 5.5.x</td><td>​(Only Source build available for 5.5. See below)​</td></tr><tr><td>⚠️ Older than UE 5.5.0</td><td>Unsupported</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<summary>Builds with Source included</summary>

<table data-header-hidden="false" data-header-sticky><thead><tr><th>Unreal Engine Version</th><th>Download Link (With Source)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Unreal Engine 5.8.x</td><td>​<a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/motorica-public/RootMotionRecorder_5.8_Source.zip">Download Root Motion Recorder Plugin for 5.8.x</a></td></tr><tr><td>Unreal Engine 5.7.x</td><td>​<a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/motorica-public/RootMotionRecorder_5.7_Source.zip">Download Root Motion Recorder Plugin for 5.7.x</a></td></tr><tr><td>⚠️ Unreal Engine 5.6.x</td><td>​<a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/motorica-public/RootMotionRecorder_5.6_Source.zip">Download Root Motion Recorder Plugin for 5.6.x</a>​</td></tr><tr><td>⚠️ Unreal Engine 5.5.x</td><td>​<a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/motorica-public/RootMotionRecorder_5_5_WithSource.zip">Download Root Motion Recorder Plugin for 5.5.x</a>​</td></tr></tbody></table>

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Plugins for UE 5.6.0 and older are no longer being updated
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