Every MetaHuman you create in MetaHuman Creator uses a Preset as a starting point. Presets are premade MetaHumans with a wide range of different features and characteristics.
Prerequisites
To use MetaHuman Creator, you need an Epic Games account. Create one on the Unreal Engine website if you don't already have one.
Steps
To create a new MetaHuman, follow these steps:
Access MetaHuman Creator and sign in with your Epic Games account.
Select the version of your project from the dropdown menu, then click Launch Latest MetaHuman Creator.
At busy times, you may be entered into a queue until a MetaHuman Creator session becomes available. Wait times may vary but are usually less than 5 minutes.
Click the Create button to open the Presets gallery.
Select a Preset from the gallery. The viewport on the right will display a preview animation of the Preset you selected.
You may see a message that the MetaHuman you selected uses grooms currently in development. This means their hair grooms only use strand-based rendering and are not available for lower Levels of Detail (LODs). You can click this message to hide it.
You can learn more about LODs on the MetaHuman LODs page.
Click the Create Selected button.
Result
After you click the Create Selected button, you will immediately be able to start editing your MetaHuman in MetaHuman Creator. This MetaHuman will also become available in your My MetaHumans gallery so you can continue working on them at any time.