#Making a custom avatar for vrchat unity software#

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#Making a custom avatar for vrchat unity software#

This process is not only long but it also requires extensive knowledge of 3D modelling software to create your own avatar. In the past, creating a virtual character would mean you would need to design your own 3D model, rigging it and importing it into a game engine like unreal engine and unity.

Adding more characters it is rapidly expanding with more options than ever for users to choose avatars from. Radial Puppet - Open a radial puppet menu that controls a single float parameter, kind of like a progress bar that you can fill! The float value is 0.0 to 1.0.The VR social website ( ) offers unique, extensive and diverse characters to choose from.The parameters are mapped in order, up, right, down, left. Four Axis Puppet - Opens an axis puppet menu that controls four float parameters depending on the joystick position.The parameters are mapped to vertical and horizontal. Two Axis Puppet - Opens an axis puppet menu that controls two float parameters depending on the joystick position.Important note: You can put sub-menus into sub-menus!.Additionally it may also set a parameter when entered, if so that parameter is reset to zero when you exit that menu. Sub-Menu - Opens another Expression Menu.Toggle - Sets a parameter when the toggle is on, resets when the toggle is turned off.Button - Sets a parameter when clicked, then resets after the sync/reset has been sent- usually after about a second.You can find some default icons in VRCSDK/Assets3/Expression Menu Icons/.You can also add icons, and submenus, or change the order of the controls here.In the inspector, click 'Add Control.' Up to 8 controls can be added to a single menu.Change the 'Parameters' property to your expression parameters.Īfter adding both assets to your avatar descriptor, all your expression parameters will now be available in the expression menu, allowing you to customize it.Change the 'Menu' property to your expressions menu.Select your avatar descriptor and scroll down to the 'Expressions' section.Next, you should add both assets to your avatar descriptor. If your avatar has customization options or settings, Saved will prevent them from being reset after switching to a different world or avatar.Įnable Synced if the state of this parameter should be sent to all other players over the network. When the avatar is reset, the parameter will revert to this value.Įnable Saved for parameters that shouldn't reset themselves whenever the avatar is loaded. You can always use them in animators - don't add them to your own expression parameters.Ĭhange the Default value to set the default value of each parameter.

For example, Clothing/Hoodie and Clothing/Hat.

You can categorize your parameters by using /.

These names should match the parameters in your animators.

You can safely delete them unless you use them in your avatar or don't want to create your own expression menu.

The asset contains three parameters by default ( VRCEmote, VRCFaceBlendH, VRCFaceBlendV).

Select the expression parameters asset to customize it. Right-click in your Assets folder and select Create > VRC Scriptable Objects > Expression Parameters. (See step 13)īefore you continue, you'll need to create an ExpressionParameters asset, where you can define all of the avatar's custom parameters.

Open your expressions menu to customize it.

Right-click in your Assets folder and select Create/VRC Scriptable Objects/Expressions Menu.This document is written with the assumption that you know a bit about Unity Animators.