Import a Character from Mixamo to Use With a Unity 3rd Person Controller (Unity 6)
In this video I show you how to download a character from Mixamo and import the .fbx file into your Unity 6 3D Core project. I also show you how to download a Unity 3rd Person Controller from the asset store and Cinemachine from the package manager. I then explain how you can use the new character with the 3rd person controller and create a prefab to use in your world.
00:01 Introduction
00:42 Downloading a character from Mixamo
01:43 Download the Unity Starter Package with 3rd Person Controller
02:38 Bring Cinemachine into your project using the package manager
03:50 Create a test scene and make a plane
04:08 Import Character into your project and adjust import settings
07:30 Bring the 3rd person controller into your new scene
09:19 Swap your character avatar and geometry into the 3rd person controller and test
13:52 Create a prefab or prefab variant to use in your World
This video was created for my Digital Design II course
Prof Stacey Kalkowski, UCI 2026