PluginsRoblox Studio

AFK AI for Roblox Studio: Auto-rig plugin

Rig and animate a 3D model without leaving Roblox Studio. Pick a model file on your computer, click Rig, and about a minute later you get the rigged, animated model to bring in with Studio's own Import 3D.

Download for Roblox StudioHow it works ↓

Version 0.1.0 · 42.2 KBafk-ai-roblox-studio-0.1.0.rbxmx
Runs on Windows and macOS

Three steps, inside Roblox Studio

  1. Roblox Studio

    AFK AISign out

    you@example.com · 2 rigs left this month

    Choose a model file...
    Body type
    Human▾
    All animationsRig only
    FacingAuto ▾
    Rig
    1

    Choose a model file

    A .glb, .gltf or .fbx from your computer, picked in the AFK AI panel.

  2. Roblox Studio

    AFK AISign out

    you@example.com · 2 rigs left this month

    hero.fbx
    Body type
    Human▾
    All animationsRig only
    FacingAuto ▾
    Rig

    Rigging: adding the animations…

    2

    Click Rig

    Pick the body type and click Rig. The panel shows how it's going.

  3. Roblox Studio
    Workspace
    Import 3D · Rig Type: Customhero_rigged
    3

    Import it

    Open the download link, then bring the file in with Import 3D, Rig Type Custom.

Install

  1. Download afk-ai-roblox-studio-0.1.0.rbxmx.
  2. In Studio, open the Plugins tab and click Plugins Folder. Put the file in the folder that opens.
  3. Restart Studio. A Rig with AFK AI button appears in the Plugins tab.
  4. The first time it connects, Studio asks whether AFK AI may reach AFK AI's rigger and Google's sign-in. Choose Allow for each.

You can change those answers later: in the Plugins tab, Manage Plugins, then AFK AI.

Download

Download for Roblox Studio

Free to download

File
afk-ai-roblox-studio-0.1.0.rbxmx
Version
0.1.0
Size
42.2 KB
Runs on
Windows and macOS
SHA-256
63ad6daa224dc9ce632cbe6e917f0fdda7cec2fb7cda3c958cddbf80c7f47492

Requirements

  • Roblox Studio, on Windows or Mac
  • Your permission for AFK AI to connect (Studio asks the first time)
  • An afk.ai account: you sign in with Google. A free account gets 3 rigs a month.
  • An internet connection: the rigging happens on AFK AI's servers.

Use it

  1. Click Rig with AFK AI to open the AFK AI panel. Click Sign in, copy the link it shows, and open it in your browser. Sign in with Google there.
  2. The page shows a sign-in code. Copy it, paste it into I have a sign-in code in the panel, and click Use code. The panel shows your email and how many rigs you have left this month.
  3. Click Choose a model file... and pick your model. Choose its body type, then All animations or Rig only, and leave facing on Auto.
  4. Click Rig. When it's done, copy the download link from the panel and open it in your browser: it downloads the rigged model.
  5. In Studio, choose File > Import 3D (just Import in some versions) and pick the downloaded file. Set Rig Type to Custom, then click Import.
  6. For the animations, select the model, open the Animation Editor (Avatar tab), and in its ⋯ menu choose Import, then From File, and pick the same file.

Each rig uses one of your account's rigs, the same as on afk.ai/rig. A free account gets 3 a month, with the free animations; a plan gives you more rigs and every animation. A rig that fails doesn't count.

What you get back

In your place
After Import 3D, the model is in the Workspace with its bones, as a Custom rig.
Animations
The Animation Editor imports every animation in the file and saves them in your place. Switch between them with Load.
In a game
To play an animation in a published game, publish it from the Animation Editor first, as Roblox requires for every animation.
The link
Works for 24 hours. Anyone who has it can download the model, so keep it to yourself.
What AFK AI makes, in 3D: the model on a skeleton made for its body type, with its skin weights painted and its animations. Drag to turn it, and pick an animation to play. Knight: Medieval Knight by Andy Woodhead, CC BY 4.0.

Limits worth knowing

  • You bring the result in yourself: a plugin can't save a file or start Studio's 3D importer, so AFK AI gives you a download link, and Import 3D does the rest. It takes about a minute.
  • It sends a model file from your computer: a .glb, a .gltf with everything embedded, or an .fbx, up to 50 MB. A plugin can't export what's already in your place.
  • You copy the sign-in and download links by hand: a plugin can't open your browser or use your clipboard.
  • The model comes in as a Custom rig with AFK AI's own skeleton, not as an R15 avatar. Roblox takes meshes of up to 20,000 triangles.

Questions

Why doesn't the plugin put the model in my place itself?

Roblox doesn't let a plugin save a file or start Studio's 3D importer. So AFK AI gives you a download link, and Import 3D brings the model in, bones and all.

Can I rig a model that's already in my place?

Not from the plugin: Studio has no way for a plugin to export a place's model as a file. Export it as .fbx or .glb from the app you made it in, then choose that file.

Do the animations work in a published game?

Yes, once you publish each one from the Animation Editor, as Roblox requires for every animation.

Is it an R15 avatar?

No. It comes in as a Custom rig, with the skeleton AFK AI made for its body type, and plays its own animations.

Is AFK AI for Roblox Studio free?

It's free to download. Each rig uses one of your afk.ai account's rigs, the same as on afk.ai/rig: a free account gets 3 a month, with the free animations, and a plan gives you more rigs and every animation. A rig that fails doesn't count.

Does my sign-in end up in my files?

No. Your sign-in is kept on your computer, in your own user settings, never in a scene or project file, so sharing or committing your work never shares your account. Sign out forgets it.

Can I use the result in a commercial game?

Yes. The animations are CC0 (public domain), and your model stays yours.

Step by stepAuto-rig plugins for nine 3D apps and game engines: Blender, Maya, Unity, Unreal and moreOne AFK AI plugin for each of nine apps. Select a model, click Rig, and about a minute later it's back in your scene or project, rigged and animated.Read the guide →

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