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'''MB-Lab''' (previously '''ManuelbastioniLAB''') is a [[Free and open-source software|free and open-source]] [[Plug-in (computing)|plug-in]] for [[Blender (software)|Blender]] for the parametric [[3D modeling]] of [[Photorealism|photorealistic]] humanoid characters.<ref name="DE1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalproduction.com/2019/07/24/open-source-character-creation-mit-mb-lab/|title=Open Source Character Creation mit MB-LAB|date=July 24, 2019|access-date=October 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729140356/https://www.digitalproduction.com/2019/07/24/open-source-character-creation-mit-mb-lab/|archive-date=July 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

It was developed by the artist and programmer Manuel Bastioni.{{efn|Active in Open Source since 1999. Coauthor of "The Official Blender 2.3 guide, the open 3D creation suite" with chapter "From Blender to YafRay Using YableX". Founder of [[MakeHuman]] project, that received in 2004 the [[Suzanne Award]] for the best Python script for Blender. He left the MakeHuman project in 2016<ref name="MB-contact">{{cite web|url=http://www.manuelbastioni.com/contacts.php|title=?Unknown|url-status=dead}}{{dead-link|date=October 2019}}</ref>}}, and was based on his over 15 year experience of 3D graphic projects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cgpress.org/archives/manuel-bastioni-lab-free-human-models-creation-tool.html|title=Manuel Bastioni Lab free human models creation tool|date=February 2, 2016|website=CGPress|access-date=October 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113080223/http://cgpress.org/archives/manuel-bastioni-lab-free-human-models-creation-tool.html|archive-date=November 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Bastioni withdrew support for the project but it has continued as a community project under the ''MB-Lab name.<ref name="DE1"/><ref name="Fork1"/><ref name="Withdraw">{{Cite web|url=https://www.blendernation.com/2018/12/15/manuelbastionilab-fork-mb-lab-is-looking-for-contributors/|title=ManuelBastioniLAB fork 'MB-Lab' is looking for contributors|date=December 15, 2018|website=BlenderNation|access-date=October 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607030318/https://www.blendernation.com/2018/12/15/manuelbastionilab-fork-mb-lab-is-looking-for-contributors/|archive-date=June 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>