Need help converting blender model to a vrchat avatar
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@yokai22111
I do actually. Sketchfab. Find any simple humanoid model with or without rig, texture or no texture and use this video to learn a little bit about rigging and weight paints.
I used this video myself when I first started and I found it easier to follow than the other ones I had looked at before.Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZBLtooU2Cs&list=PLjE7-SPufMd9tjuWg29mOZfpyKymSd_A3&index=39
The link to sketchfab: https://sketchfab.com/feed
The type of models I reccomend as a start up: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/glados-humanoid-5bb30bb82a5748e7b3bfc6f73649d51c
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/manniquin-babe04dee6364b3a919abe60ead0724b
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/nsmb-mario-nds-rig-7da71554b9cb4985952f03d46f2f7d32Just different types of models to get you an idea and a feel for how each one could be rigged.
@ALilRotten im starting today so i will be messaging you if i need help
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@ALilRotten im starting today so i will be messaging you if i need help
@yokai22111 Oh so you decided to work in Utona by yourself?
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@ALilRotten im starting today so i will be messaging you if i need help
@yokai22111 In any case, get CATS plugin installed in your blender, it will help you with visemes. You DON'T NEED TO MAKE THEM ALL, JUST vrc._aa, vrc.oh and vrc._ch
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@yokai22111
I do actually. Sketchfab. Find any simple humanoid model with or without rig, texture or no texture and use this video to learn a little bit about rigging and weight paints.
I used this video myself when I first started and I found it easier to follow than the other ones I had looked at before.Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZBLtooU2Cs&list=PLjE7-SPufMd9tjuWg29mOZfpyKymSd_A3&index=39
The link to sketchfab: https://sketchfab.com/feed
The type of models I reccomend as a start up: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/glados-humanoid-5bb30bb82a5748e7b3bfc6f73649d51c
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/manniquin-babe04dee6364b3a919abe60ead0724b
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/nsmb-mario-nds-rig-7da71554b9cb4985952f03d46f2f7d32Just different types of models to get you an idea and a feel for how each one could be rigged.
@ALilRotten oh the mannequin already has a armature tho
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@yokai22111 Oh so you decided to work in Utona by yourself?
@anonberry nope im testing on the ones you gave me since i dont even know the first thing about blender
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@anonberry nope im testing on the ones you gave me since i dont even know the first thing about blender
because there is hella overwatch models i wanna make into avatars
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because there is hella overwatch models i wanna make into avatars
yeah ima be real i have no fawkin clue what to do even with the video
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yeah ima be real i have no fawkin clue what to do even with the video
Follow along as best as you can. You don't have to go the same speed.
When I used that video I also had no idea what I was doing.
But this is where I started.
Its okay if you need a break or get frustrated. I didn't figure it all out until I kept coming back. A total of 3 years.
Year 1 - Attempted without any help, had no idea what I was doing. Kept breaking the model like an idiot. Gave up every time because Blender looked like code to me.Year 2 - Came back because I really wanted this kind of model in VRChat. There were none like it and I was DYING to have it. (It was a female Tails if you must know. It was cute. Not sexual at all. Took it off a SA2 mod). Figured out about bones, but was scared of weight painting. I seen my friends do it and it looked exhausting. Gave up because I was overwhelmed.
Year 3 - Grit my teeth and search high and low looking for SOMETHING that could teach me what I wanted to know. How to rig and weight paint. Took me WEEKS to find it. It worked out for me. I followed the video like it was my guide to survival. I kept replaying it over and over again, learning, watching, drilling the information into my head because my memory is terrible. I worked on it every single day, trying over and over again. Slowly painfully weighting the model. I just wanted it IN VRChat. I didn't care about the bells and whistles.
Had an issue where the model's tail would be inverted. Inside out if you will. Took me a month to figure out how to fix it. Found a video that told me it was a face issue. (Shift + N) such an easy fix... I didn't know about shape keys yet, but I learned about eye movement and how to weight paint and rig, that was good enough for me.So, like I said: Its okay to take a break. I kept taking breaks and it was the world's most simplest model.
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@yokai22111 Oh so you decided to work in Utona by yourself?
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Follow along as best as you can. You don't have to go the same speed.
When I used that video I also had no idea what I was doing.
But this is where I started.
Its okay if you need a break or get frustrated. I didn't figure it all out until I kept coming back. A total of 3 years.
Year 1 - Attempted without any help, had no idea what I was doing. Kept breaking the model like an idiot. Gave up every time because Blender looked like code to me.Year 2 - Came back because I really wanted this kind of model in VRChat. There were none like it and I was DYING to have it. (It was a female Tails if you must know. It was cute. Not sexual at all. Took it off a SA2 mod). Figured out about bones, but was scared of weight painting. I seen my friends do it and it looked exhausting. Gave up because I was overwhelmed.
Year 3 - Grit my teeth and search high and low looking for SOMETHING that could teach me what I wanted to know. How to rig and weight paint. Took me WEEKS to find it. It worked out for me. I followed the video like it was my guide to survival. I kept replaying it over and over again, learning, watching, drilling the information into my head because my memory is terrible. I worked on it every single day, trying over and over again. Slowly painfully weighting the model. I just wanted it IN VRChat. I didn't care about the bells and whistles.
Had an issue where the model's tail would be inverted. Inside out if you will. Took me a month to figure out how to fix it. Found a video that told me it was a face issue. (Shift + N) such an easy fix... I didn't know about shape keys yet, but I learned about eye movement and how to weight paint and rig, that was good enough for me.So, like I said: Its okay to take a break. I kept taking breaks and it was the world's most simplest model.
@ALilRotten if the avatar already says rigged on it do i still need to rig it?
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@ALilRotten if the avatar already says rigged on it do i still need to rig it?
@yokai22111
No. But you could use it to try and do some weight painting. -
@anonberry oh did you discontinue it-
@yokai22111 No, I didn't
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@yokai22111
No. But you could use it to try and do some weight painting.@ALilRotten someone told me that it needs specific vrchat riggs is that true? it was rigged by rigify is that compatible with vrc and can i use rigify to rig the avatars instead of manually
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@ALilRotten someone told me that it needs specific vrchat riggs is that true? it was rigged by rigify is that compatible with vrc and can i use rigify to rig the avatars instead of manually
@yokai22111
Rigify? Oh no, the bane of my existence. You could technically use it, but you'd need a few things to get it working in VRC. Because what rigify does is that it adds rigs for animations, typically for blender. You can make animations for it inside blender instead of Unity if you wished as well, but you'd have to bake it into the Skelton or do what I do with animations and use CATS and change it into a shape key.
You'll also have to use something called... what was it? XPort or something? I dunno.
To remap the bones for VRChat so in Unity it'll select the correct bones and won't be confused.
Of course it'll still be trial an error. You may have to tweak or remove a lot of bones you don't really need.I personally never touch rigify, I much rather do things manually. That way if something breaks, I'll know what it is and I can fix it.
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Working with blendshapes. There's no eye movement (missing bones), but she can blink and there's visemes for speaking.
Tomorrow I will make a post sharing this as a gift. I can't share it right now because her futa thing is clipping through the clothes, so I will wait for @alilrotten to teach me how to make toggles.
I'm very happy, it's my first avi and it took me a long time.
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Working with blendshapes. There's no eye movement (missing bones), but she can blink and there's visemes for speaking.
Tomorrow I will make a post sharing this as a gift. I can't share it right now because her futa thing is clipping through the clothes, so I will wait for @alilrotten to teach me how to make toggles.
I'm very happy, it's my first avi and it took me a long time.
@anonberry she looks sweet thank you so much if you need anymore "practice" i have more avatars i need lol
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@anonberry she looks sweet thank you so much if you need anymore "practice" i have more avatars i need lol
Hey now, be easy on my student. I know what you're trying to do. I see you. =_=
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Hey now, be easy on my student. I know what you're trying to do. I see you. =_=
@ALilRotten not trying to do anything lol im still trying myself and have a friend that can do it im just suggesting in case he does want to do smth by himself next, NOT trying to hawk him lol
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@anonberry she looks sweet thank you so much if you need anymore "practice" i have more avatars i need lol
@yokai22111 Maybe if you upvote
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@yokai22111 Maybe if you upvote
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