Sharing MetaHumans in MetaHuman Creator | MetaHuman Documentation

MetaHumans you create in MetaHuman Creator (MHC) are linked to your Epic Games account. This means you’re the only user who can work on that MetaHuman.

If you want to share your MetaHumans with another user, you can export a copy of your MetaHuman as an .mhb file directly from MHC. The other user can then import this file into MHC.

Importing an .mhb file into MHC creates a copy of that MetaHuman linked to that user’s Epic Games account. You will not be able to see their changes on your copy of the MetaHuman.

The Import and Export buttons are located on the MetaHuman Creator screen, under the My MetaHumans gallery.

Location of the Import and Export buttons in MetaHuman Creator. Click the image for full size.

Exporting a MetaHuman

Click the Export button to export any MetaHuman in the My MetaHumans gallery.

As soon as you click the button, a progress bar will appear. Once the progress bar reaches completion, an .mhb file will be downloaded to your computer.

MetaHuman export workflow — Exporting a MetaHuman from MetaHuman Creator. Click the image for full size.

Note that you can’t import .mhb files directly in Unreal Engine. If you want to download and export a MetaHuman to Unreal Engine, you must use Quixel Bridge. Refer to the Downloading and Exporting MetaHumans section to learn more.

Importing a MetaHuman

You can import any MetaHuman’s .mhb file into MetaHuman Creator. To do this, click the Import button, then select the file to import and click Open.

A progress bar will appear. Once the progress bar reaches completion, you will see the new MetaHuman in the My MetaHumans gallery.

MetaHuman import workflow — Exporting a MetaHuman from MetaHuman Creator. Click the image for full size.

Troubleshooting MetaHuman Imports

MetaHumans may fail to import in MetaHuman Creator for a number of reasons. Refer to the table below for some common import errors and what they mean.

Error	Description
Import failed: Unexpected file contents. Please check the file or re-export.	The `.mhb` file is null. To resolve this, you need to re-export the `.mhb` file from MetaHuman Creator.
Import failed: File size must be less than 5MB.	The `.mhb` file size is greater than 5MB.
Import failed: File corrupted.	The file contains invalid data. This can happen if the file was edited incorrectly or it has been modified by an external application. To resolve this, you need to re-export the `.mhb` file from MetaHuman Creator.
Import failed: Unexpected file contents.	The file contains invalid data due to a fault with the exporter in MetaHuman Creator.