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Purpose
MB-Lab is a free, open-source Blender add-on for creating humanoid characters.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Animation
It includes a fitted skeleton, inverse kinematics, BVH retargeting, and an expression mixer for facial animation.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Assets
Users can load clothing and polygon hair, with proxy fitting to adapt them to characters and poses.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Character creation
It can create human characters and adjust phenotypes, physical parameters, expressions, and poses.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Character styles
It can create realistic characters and special characters such as anime characters and elves.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Experimental features
Experimental tools include character auto-modeling from a rough 3D draft and modeling from body measurements, with 33 dimensions supported.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Integration
MB-Lab is an add-on for Blender, and its rigging is described as intended to match external applications and motion-capture files.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Known issues
The README lists buggy BVH animation import, possible unknown bugs in MB-Dev tools, outdated hair shaders that render incorrectly, and slight skin color and bump-map changes on finalization.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Model topology
Its character mesh includes features such as teeth, tongue, eyelashes, gums, and eyes, and is designed for subdivision and sculpting.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Parametric morphing
It offers hundreds of morphing parameters, real-time parameter interpolation, and automatic random character generation.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Project status
The repository says MB-Lab 1.8.1 is the final version and that development moved to Charmorph; GitHub marks the repository archived and read-only since July 21, 2024.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Rendering
The wiki lists support for Blender Cycles and EEVEE, with shaders and texture maps for realistic and anime models.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Requirement
The final MB-Lab 1.8.1 release requires Blender 4.0.0 or later.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

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MB-Lab Free Blender 4.0.0 or later Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

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