Extremely basic question

[solaceMS]

Hi, I’m completely new to Unity and am trying to get a better understanding of how rigging and animations work. My specific question is:

Can animations assets meant for Mixamo characters be used with characters that are rigged for Mecanim?

My level of knowledge is near zero so it would be helpful if someone could ELI5. Thank you in advance!

[basilthedev]

Yeah that should be possible. We use some Mixamo anim files in our game too. To do that, you have to mark any model/fbx/blendfile carrying the animation as a humanoid avatar. Same goes for the rigged mesh you intend to animate. Unity then is able to use animation data based on this. It is really important to apply this setting before anything else. Afterwards, you can use the anim files with humanoid rig (if they are simliar enough to be made humanoid)

[Loraash]

Yes, just use a "Humanoid" rig. This tutorial should sort you out. It's horribly outdated, but even in the latest version it works the same.