# How to use the Machine Learning Deformer in Unreal Engine

*Source* · `src-epic-2026-ml-deformer` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Documentation |
| authors | Epic Games |
| venue | Unreal Engine documentation |
| date | 2026 |
| url | https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/unreal-engine/how-to-use-the-machine-learning-deformer-in-unreal-engine |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |

## Notes

ML Deformer learns morph-target corrections from offline muscle, flesh or cloth caches (Neural Morph, Nearest Neighbor models) to approximate them at runtime on the GPU; training caches can reach 50-100 GB.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Subspace neural physics and learned deformers](../technique/subspace-neural-physics.md)

## Citation

Epic Games (2026). *How to use the Machine Learning Deformer in Unreal Engine*. Unreal Engine documentation https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/unreal-engine/how-to-use-the-machine-learning-deformer-in-unreal-engine

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Provenance: created in run `2026-10-24-techniques-sim-math`.