Does Eclipse Animator have live collaboration?

Yes. The official listing advertises “Live Collaboration (animate with friends!)” as a headline feature, and the developers’ own tutorial has a Live sessions chapter at 5:29 showing it in use.

How do I start a live session?

The official tutorial demonstrates Live sessions at 5:29 — that chapter is the most reliable walkthrough, since the developers show it on their own setup. Eclipse is updated almost daily, so the exact buttons may move between versions; follow the video if anything looks different.

Why does Roblox Studio ask for permission when I use live sessions?

Roblox’s docs say that the first time a plugin attempts to communicate over the web, Studio may prompt you to give the plugin permission for that address. You can accept, deny, or revoke these permissions later in the Plugin Management window. Denying it once can break live sessions, so re-check that window if connecting stops working.

Does live collaboration cost extra?

No separate purchase is listed. Live Collaboration is one of the features on the single Eclipse Animator listing ({s.priceLine}, as of {s.checked}).

Can the Blender add-on connect over the network too?

No — the Blender add-on talks to the plugin over your own computer (localhost), not the internet. Live sessions are the feature for animating with other people.

Eclipse Animator Live Collaboration: Animate with Friends

Live collaboration in Eclipse Animator

Quick answer

Eclipse Animator has Live Collaboration built in — the listing advertises it as “animate with friends!”, and the official tutorial demonstrates Live sessions at 5:29. It is part of the plugin, not a separate purchase. The first time it connects, Roblox Studio may ask you to grant the plugin network permission.

Animating alone is fine; animating with someone else watching, posing and correcting in real time is faster. Eclipse Animator ships this as a headline feature — here is what is confirmed about it and what to check when a session will not connect.

Last updated 2026-10-23

What Live Collaboration is

“Live Collaboration (animate with friends!)” appears near the top of the official feature list, between unparenting and the graph editor. The developers’ 13-minute tutorial has a dedicated Live sessions chapter at 5:29 — short, but it shows the feature working on the developers’ own machines.

That is what is officially shown. How sessions are hosted, invited or secured is not documented on the listing, and we will not guess at it here.

The one-time permission prompt

Live sessions mean the plugin talks over the network. Roblox’s documentation is explicit about what happens next: “The first time a plugin attempts to use the service, the user might be prompted to give the plugin permission to communicate with the particular web address.” You can accept, deny and revoke these permissions at any time through Studio’s Plugin Management window.

First session: if a prompt appears, accept it — denying it is the most common self-inflicted breakage.
Sessions stop connecting later: open Plugin Management and check the permission was not revoked.
Everyone in the session needs the plugin from the official Creator Store listing — a friend on a copied .rbxm file is a security problem, not a shortcut.

Not the same as the Blender connection

Eclipse also talks to another program: the free Eclipse Blender add-on. That connection is different — the add-on runs a small server on your own computer (127.0.0.1) so Blender and Eclipse on the same machine can sync. It cannot connect you to other people. Friends, networks and live sessions belong to Live Collaboration.

When a session will not connect

Restart Roblox Studio. The listing updates almost daily (v1.0979 as of 2026-10-23), and Studio loads the newest version on start.
Check Plugin Management. Make sure the plugin’s network permission was not denied or revoked.
Both sides update. If you are on an old version and your friend is on today’s, behavior can differ.
Ask in the official Discord. The developers point bug reports there — see troubleshooting for the links and more fixes.

The plugin is Paid — $19.99 USD on the official store (as of 2026-10-23) — collaboration is included. Ignore tools or files sold separately as “multiplayer Eclipse”; the listing is the only real distribution.

Live collaboration in Eclipse Animator

What Live Collaboration is

The one-time permission prompt

Not the same as the Blender connection

When a session will not connect

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