ComfyUI-HY-Motion1

February 9, 2026 · View on GitHub

A ComfyUI plugin based on HY-Motion 1.0 for text-to-3D human motion generation.

Features

Text-to-Motion Generation: Generate 3D human motion from text descriptions
Prompt Rewrite: Automatically optimize text prompts and estimate motion duration using LLM
Multi-sample Generation: Generate multiple motion samples simultaneously
Motion Preview: Real-time skeleton preview rendering
3D Animation Preview: Interactive Three.js viewer with playback controls
GLB Export: Export to GLB format with skeleton animation (no dependencies required)
FBX Export: Export to standard FBX format for Maya/Blender and other DCC tools
Custom Character Retargeting: Retarget motion to custom FBX models (Mixamo supported, right now)
NPZ Save: Save in universal NPZ format
GGUF Support: Load quantized Qwen3-8B GGUF models for lower VRAM usage
CPU Offload: Option to run LLM models on CPU to save GPU VRAM

Installation

1. Install Dependencies

cd ComfyUI/custom_nodes/ComfyUI-HY-Motion1
pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Download Model Weights

Place model weights in ComfyUI's models directory:

ComfyUI/
└── models/
    └── HY-Motion/
        └── ckpts/
            ├── tencent/
            │   ├── HY-Motion-1.0/
            │   │   ├── config.yml
            │   │   └── latest.ckpt
            │   └── HY-Motion-1.0-Lite/
            │       ├── config.yml
            │       └── latest.ckpt
            ├── GGUF/                    # Optional: for GGUF models
            │   └── Qwen3-8B-Q4_K_M.gguf
            ├── clip-vit-large-patch14   # Required for text encoding
            ├── Qwen3-0.6B              # Optional: lightweight alternative
            ├── Qwen3-8B-bnb-4bit/       # Optional: bnb-4bit quantized
            └── Qwen3-8B-AWQ/           # Optional: AWQ quantized

3. Install Additional Dependencies (Optional)

For AWQ Models

To use AWQ quantized models, install the auto-awq package:

pip install auto-awq

If auto-awq installation fails, the system will automatically fall back to regular loading.

4. Model Download Links

Model	Source	VRAM Required
Qwen3-8B-bnb-4bit	unsloth/Qwen3-8B-bnb-4bit	~4-5GB
Qwen3-8B-AWQ	Qwen/Qwen3-8B-AWQ	~3-4GB
Qwen3-8B-GGUF	Qwen/Qwen3-8B-GGUF	~5GB (Q4_K_M)
HY-Motion-1.0	tencent/HY-Motion-1.0	~8GB+

Download using huggingface-cli:

# Create directory first
mkdir -p models/HY-Motion/ckpts/tencent

# Download models
huggingface-cli download tencent/HY-Motion-1.0 --local-dir models/HY-Motion/ckpts/tencent

or manually download from https://huggingface.co/tencent/HY-Motion-1.0/tree/main

Node Documentation

HY-Motion Load LLM

Load Qwen3-8B LLM from HuggingFace (supports BitsAndBytes quantization).

Parameter	Description
model_name	Select Qwen3 model from the list
quantization	Quantization mode:`none` / `int8` / `int4` / `bnb-4bit` / `awq`
offload_to_cpu	Load model on CPU instead of GPU (slower but saves VRAM)

Supported Models

Qwen3-8B-bnb-4bit

Source: unsloth/Qwen3-8B-bnb-4bit
Quantization: BitsAndBytes 4-bit
VRAM Required: ~4-5GB
Installation: Place in ComfyUI/models/HY-Motion/ckpts/Qwen3-8B-bnb-4bit/

Qwen3-8B-AWQ

Source: Qwen/Qwen3-8B-AWQ
Quantization: AWQ (Activation-aware Weight Quantization)
VRAM Required: ~3-4GB
Installation: Place in ComfyUI/models/HY-Motion/ckpts/Qwen3-8B-AWQ/

Traditional Models

Qwen3-8B: Full precision (16GB+ VRAM)
Qwen3-8B-int8: 8-bit quantization (~8GB VRAM)
Qwen3-8B-int4: 4-bit quantization (~4GB VRAM)

Memory Optimization

The new quantized models offer significant memory savings:

Model Format	VRAM Required	Loading Speed	Quality
Qwen3-8B (full)	~16GB	Slow	Best
Qwen3-8B-int8	~8GB	Medium	Good
Qwen3-8B-int4	~4GB	Fast	Acceptable
Qwen3-8B-bnb-4bit	~4-5GB	Fast	Good
Qwen3-8B-AWQ	~3-4GB	Very Fast	Very Good

Recommendation: For most systems, use Qwen3-8B-AWQ or Qwen3-8B-bnb-4bit for the best balance of speed and quality with minimal memory usage.

HY-Motion Load LLM (GGUF)

Load Qwen3-8B LLM from GGUF file.

Parameter	Description
gguf_file	Select GGUF file from the list
offload_to_cpu	Load model on CPU instead of GPU (slower but saves VRAM)

HY-Motion Load Prompter

Load Text2MotionPrompter LLM for prompt rewriting and duration estimation.

Parameter	Description
model_source	Model source:`(auto download)` or local path
offload_to_cpu	Load model on CPU instead of GPU (slower but saves VRAM)

Note: The model will be automatically downloaded from HuggingFace on first use (~2-3GB).

HY-Motion Rewrite Prompt

Rewrite text prompt and estimate motion duration using LLM.

Parameter	Description
prompter	Prompter model from Load Prompter node
text	Original text description (supports Chinese and English)

Output	Description
rewritten_text	Optimized English description
duration	Estimated motion duration in seconds

Note: You need to download GGUF files manually from https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-8B-GGUF

Place GGUF files in: ComfyUI/models/HY-Motion/ckpts/GGUF/

Recommended GGUF versions:

File	Size	Description
Qwen3-8B-Q4_K_M.gguf	5.03 GB	Best balance of quality and size (recommended)
Qwen3-8B-Q5_K_M.gguf	5.85 GB	Higher quality
Qwen3-8B-Q6_K.gguf	6.73 GB	Near original quality
Qwen3-8B-Q8_0.gguf	~8 GB	Almost lossless

HY-Motion Load Network

Load Motion Diffusion Network.

Parameter	Description
model_name	Select model version:`HY-Motion-1.0` or `HY-Motion-1.0-Lite`

HY-Motion Encode Text

Encode text prompt for motion generation.

Parameter	Description
llm	LLM model from Load LLM node
text	Motion description text

HY-Motion Generate

Core generation node.

Parameter	Description
network	Network from Load Network node
conditioning	Conditioning from Encode Text node
duration	Motion duration (seconds)
seed	Random seed
cfg_scale	Text guidance scale
num_samples	Number of samples to generate

HY-Motion Preview

Render skeleton preview images (2D frame sequence).

HY-Motion Preview Animation (3D)

Interactive 3D animation preview with Three.js viewer.

Feature	Description
Playback	Play/pause, speed control, timeline scrubbing
Display	Toggle skeleton, mesh, grid visibility
Export	Download GLB file with skeleton animation

This node provides a pure frontend GLB export that requires no additional Python dependencies.

Note: This node does NOT automatically save files. You must manually click the "Export GLB" button in the viewer to download the animation file.

HY-Motion Export FBX

Export FBX file with optional custom Mixamo character retargeting (requires fbxsdkpy installation).

Parameter	Description
motion_data	Motion data from Generate node
output_dir	Output subdirectory in ComfyUI output folder
filename_prefix	Prefix for output filenames
custom_fbx_path	(Optional) Path to custom FBX model for retargeting
yaw_offset	(Optional) Y-axis rotation offset in degrees (-180 to 180)
scale	(Optional) Force scale multiplier (0 = auto)

Custom FBX Path Rules

Input	Resolved Path
`3d/char.fbx`	`ComfyUI/input/3d/char.fbx` (default to input/)
`input/3d/char.fbx`	`ComfyUI/input/3d/char.fbx`
`output/3d/char.fbx`	`ComfyUI/output/3d/char.fbx`
`D:\Models\char.fbx`	`D:\Models\char.fbx` (absolute path)
(empty)	Uses default wooden boy model

Supported Rigs

Mixamo: Full automatic bone mapping with mixamorig: prefix

Note: The retargeting code (retarget_fbx.py) is adapted from ComfyUI-HyMotion.

HY-Motion Save NPZ

Save in NPZ format.

Example Workflow

Basic Workflow

[HY-Motion Load LLM] ──┐
                       ├──> [HY-Motion Encode Text] ──┐
[HY-Motion Load Network] ─────────────────────────────┴──> [HY-Motion Generate] ──┬──> [HY-Motion Preview]
                                                                                  ├──> [HY-Motion Preview Animation (3D)] ──> Export GLB
                                                                                  ├──> [HY-Motion Save NPZ]
                                                                                  └──> [HY-Motion Export FBX]

With Prompt Rewrite (Recommended)

[HY-Motion Load Prompter] ──> [HY-Motion Rewrite Prompt] ──┬──> rewritten_text ──> [HY-Motion Encode Text]
                                      │                    │
                                      │                    └──> duration ──> [HY-Motion Generate]
                                      │
                                      └── text (user input)

[HY-Motion Load LLM] ──────────────────────────────────────────> [HY-Motion Encode Text] ──┐
                                                                                           │
[HY-Motion Load Network] ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴──> [HY-Motion Generate]

The Prompt Rewrite workflow:

Takes your text input (supports Chinese/English)
Optimizes it to a standardized English description
Estimates appropriate motion duration
Feeds both to the generation pipeline

For GGUF

[HY-Motion Load LLM (GGUF)] ──> [HY-Motion Encode Text] ──> ...

Notes

VRAM Requirements:
- HY-Motion-1.0: ~8GB+ VRAM (model only)
- HY-Motion-1.0-Lite: ~4GB+ VRAM (model only)
- Qwen3-8B Text Encoder (additional):
  - HuggingFace quantization=none: ~16GB VRAM
  - HuggingFace quantization=int8: ~8GB VRAM
  - HuggingFace quantization=int4: ~4GB VRAM
  - GGUF Q4_K_M: ~5GB VRAM
- Text2MotionPrompter (optional): ~2-3GB VRAM (4bit quantized)
CPU Offload:
- All LLM loader nodes support offload_to_cpu option
- When enabled, the model runs entirely on CPU (no GPU VRAM required)
- Trade-off: Slower inference speed but allows running multiple LLMs simultaneously
- Recommended: Enable CPU offload for Prompter if VRAM is limited, keep Text Encoder on GPU for faster encoding
GGUF Requirements:
- Requires transformers>=4.40
- GGUF files must be downloaded manually
- Place in ComfyUI/models/HY-Motion/ckpts/GGUF/
FBX Export: Requires additional fbxsdkpy installation:
```
pip install fbxsdkpy --extra-index-url https://gitlab.inria.fr/api/v4/projects/18692/packages/pypi/simple
```
Having trouble installing fbxsdkpy? Use the HY-Motion Preview Animation (3D) node instead! It provides a pure frontend GLB export with skeleton animation that works without any additional Python dependencies.
Text Encoder: CLIP model will be downloaded automatically on first use. Qwen3-8B will be downloaded automatically when using Load LLM node (not GGUF).
Prompt Rewrite: Text2MotionPrompter model will be downloaded automatically on first use (~2-3GB). Supports Chinese and English input.

License

Please refer to the HY-Motion 1.0 original project license.