Root Rig Workflow
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Use the Template U5 root rig to

- Adapt your model size and pose to the bone positions.
- Check Elbow, fingers, and knees positions and rotations

Rigify U5 Rig Size (Template)
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Start by creating your rig through Shift+A>U5 Game Rigs > Riggify U5 Rig Size (Template)

- This will bring in a Root Rig provided by the addon as well as setup the scene scale properly to work well with Unreal Engine 5

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Prepare Your Mesh 
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- After Creating the Rig, the addon will Setup the Scene Scale to Match the Unreal Engine 5 
- Very Likely The Rig will be Much Larger than Your Model, you will need to Scale up your Model (Usually by x100) to Match the Size of the Created Rig
- Adapt the scale to the rig size
- Select your mesh. Ctrl+A to Apply Scale

Bind Your Mesh 
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- Select your mesh and click +add selected in 'Bind these objects' options
- Click on 'Bind Weights'

Check Your Model
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- Your model will move if you rotate the bones now
- You can proceed to do some Weight Painting if there is a need

Animate
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- Open DopeSheet, select:Action Editor
- Select your rig, switch to POSE MODE
- To Animate, select a bone, keyframe the rotations or locations in the timeline
- Give your action a name

Export
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- Click on the "Push to NLA" button
- Use File>Export>FBX to U5
- Import the FBX file into Unreal with default settings