avatar-help

[wanton cedar]

does anyone know if this will affect the fbx file when i throw it into unity? Idk why the full mesh? file, thing wont go into my avatar. the relations on both the armature and actual mesh are connected to the avatar yet its just, down there

[final crag]

Hey, total newbie, how do I import a file I have open in default unity (2022.3.22f1) into a VRChat Creator Companion instance of Unity?

[wanton cedar]

have you tried looking in youtube before coming here? Usually they're good at explaining everything you need

[ornate stump]

You mean "Add Existing Project" buttton in vcc.

[final crag]

Thanks a billion.

[sharp kayak]

does anyone know how to fix these issues?

[wanton cedar]

seems like you just have duplicates. prob need to delete them and try again

why do you have dynamic phys bone, how old is this model

[sharp kayak]

project is pretty old

[sharp kayak]

how do i find where the dups are?

[wanton cedar]

it tells you right there

[sharp kayak]

oh im slow

[ornate stump]

The package you have actually a project folder. You have to use Add Existing Project button in vcc to open the project. Not importing to another project.

[amber osprey]

Sadly that isn't the issue. But this is what I have right now (what I've been trying to play with).

[ornate stump]

You didn't add Near range.

[amber osprey]

That doesn't help. I tried and it didn't do anything.

[ornate stump]

And Gain by default is 10-15. 1 make volume too low.

[amber osprey]

There's another issue at play here. Sliding the max distance past the Listener, I'm able to hear it.. but past the sphere.

Very, very far past the sphere.

[ornate stump]

The audio source component above is controlled by spatial component, so you set range there won't have any effect.

[amber osprey]

Well I tried to set the Gain to 12, and Far to 10. I still don't hear anything.

[ornate stump]

Did you have Near?

[amber osprey]

I also set Near to 4.

So yes.

Does Near need to be higher?

[ornate stump]

Should be the distance of intended interaction.

[amber osprey]

I even tried setting it to 100.. just to hear anything, but nothing.

Something's interferring.

[ornate stump]

Range is capped at certain number, 15 probably.

[ornate stump]

Do you have avatar audio turn on?

[amber osprey]

I have no idea. I've tried setting all the numbers to high numbers. Still nothing when inside the sphere.
And when I mean by 'inside the sphere', I'm moving my camera in and out of the gray sphere(s).

[ornate stump]

Did you actually test in game?

[amber osprey]

Ingame is where I first noticed the issue. And I have been testing in Unity and in VRC.

Same results.

[ornate stump]

After the settings I gave you, you should test in game again.

[amber osprey]

If you mean this, I cannot turn this on for some reason.

[ornate stump]

I mean in game.

[amber osprey]

Oh. Yes, yes I do. But I will try.

I would just think if I could hear it in Unity, then I would hear it in VRC.

[ornate stump]

This probably because you don't have audio listener component in the scene.

[amber osprey]

I just added one and I still hear nothing inside the sphere.

[ornate stump]

Just test in game then.

[worldly whale]

ok so my toggles arnt working for other pc players but they are for me how do i fix it?

[somber sequoia]

check the Synced box in the avatar parameters list for whatever parameters you want others to see

[copper marlin]

Didn't realize that counted, my b

[final crag]

No VRChat SDK option?

[somber sequoia]

check your console for errors

(I assume you installed the SDK....)

[final crag]

?

[somber sequoia]

k, that's not it, maybe try to reinstall it

[granite heart]

Does anyone know how to fix it when the SDK does this?

[somber sequoia]

what about that is weird?

[granite heart]

That it won't show the validations

at all

[somber sequoia]

oh that issue. I had that, just clicked on my avatar in the scene and then back in the validations box and it seems to have worked

[granite heart]

Usually when this happens I need to start all over again

[somber sequoia]

I think it was only when I had two avatars in the scene, but I'm not sure

[final crag]

Reinstalled.

[somber sequoia]

which unity, which SDK version, how did you install the SDK?

[granite heart]

Lemme try remove a scene and see if that does it

Still nothing-

[final crag]

If I start a new project, the option appears.

As for the other questions.

[somber sequoia]

huh, no idea I guess

[granite heart]

comes up with this as well

So something's up with the SDK but not sure as to WHAT exactly

[somber sequoia]

Unless those are literally the only two errors, paste the first 2-3, at the top, and don't clip the messages

[final crag]

Actually, it's an unknown project, there should be a way to change that?

[granite heart]

First

VRC.SDK3A.Editor.VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.<GenerateDebugHashset>g__ProcessStateMachine|19_0 (UnityEditor.Animations.AnimatorStateMachine stateMachine, System.String prefix, VRC.SDK3A.Editor.VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder+<>c__DisplayClass19_0& , VRC.SDK3A.Editor.VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder+<>c__DisplayClass19_1& ) (at ./Packages/com.vrchat.avatars/Editor/VRCSDK/SDK3A/VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.cs:399)
VRC.SDK3A.Editor.VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.GenerateDebugHashset (VRC.SDK3.Avatars.Components.VRCAvatarDescriptor avatar) (at ./Packages/com.vrchat.avatars/Editor/VRCSDK/SDK3A/VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.cs:395)
VRC.SDK3A.Editor.VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.ValidateFeatures (VRC.SDKBase.VRC_AvatarDescriptor avatar, UnityEngine.Animator anim, VRC.SDKBase.Validation.Performance.Stats.AvatarPerformanceStats perfStats) (at ./Packages/com.vrchat.avatars/Editor/VRCSDK/SDK3A/VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.cs:426)
VRC.SDK3A.Editor.VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.OnGUIAvatarCheck (VRC.SDKBase.VRC_AvatarDescriptor avatar) (at ./Packages/com.vrchat.avatars/Editor/VRCSDK/SDK3A/VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.cs:341)
VRC.SDK3A.Editor.VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.ShowBuilder () (at ./Packages/com.vrchat.avatars/Editor/VRCSDK/SDK3A/VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.cs:154)
VRCSdkControlPanel+<>c__DisplayClass192_0.<ShowBuilders>b__4 () (at ./Packages/com.vrchat.base/Editor/VRCSDK/Dependencies/VRChat/ControlPanel/VRCSdkControlPanelBuilder.cs:761)
UnityEngine.UIElements.IMGUIContainer.DoOnGUI (UnityEngine.Event evt, UnityEngine.Matrix4x4 parentTransform, UnityEngine.Rect clippingRect, System.Boolean isComputingLayout, UnityEngine.Rect layoutSize, System.Action onGUIHandler, System.Boolean canAffectFocus) (at <332857d8803a4878904bcf8f9581ec33>:0)
UnityEngine.GUIUtility:ProcessEvent(Int32, IntPtr, Boolean&)

[somber sequoia]

huh weird that that's first - try clearing, maybe it was a fluke

[granite heart]

Second

VRC.SDK3A.Editor.VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.<GenerateDebugHashset>g__ProcessStateMachine|19_0 (UnityEditor.Animations.AnimatorStateMachine stateMachine, System.String prefix, VRC.SDK3A.Editor.VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder+<>c__DisplayClass19_0& , VRC.SDK3A.Editor.VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder+<>c__DisplayClass19_1& ) (at ./Packages/com.vrchat.avatars/Editor/VRCSDK/SDK3A/VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.cs:399)
VRC.SDK3A.Editor.VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.GenerateDebugHashset (VRC.SDK3.Avatars.Components.VRCAvatarDescriptor avatar) (at ./Packages/com.vrchat.avatars/Editor/VRCSDK/SDK3A/VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.cs:395)
VRC.SDK3A.Editor.VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.ValidateFeatures (VRC.SDKBase.VRC_AvatarDescriptor avatar, UnityEngine.Animator anim, VRC.SDKBase.Validation.Performance.Stats.AvatarPerformanceStats perfStats) (at ./Packages/com.vrchat.avatars/Editor/VRCSDK/SDK3A/VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.cs:426)
VRC.SDK3A.Editor.VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.OnGUIAvatarCheck (VRC.SDKBase.VRC_AvatarDescriptor avatar) (at ./Packages/com.vrchat.avatars/Editor/VRCSDK/SDK3A/VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.cs:341)
VRC.SDK3A.Editor.VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.ShowBuilder () (at ./Packages/com.vrchat.avatars/Editor/VRCSDK/SDK3A/VRCSdkControlPanelAvatarBuilder.cs:154)
VRCSdkControlPanel+<>c__DisplayClass192_0.<ShowBuilders>b__4 () (at ./Packages/com.vrchat.base/Editor/VRCSDK/Dependencies/VRChat/ControlPanel/VRCSdkControlPanelBuilder.cs:761)
UnityEngine.UIElements.IMGUIContainer.DoOnGUI (UnityEngine.Event evt, UnityEngine.Matrix4x4 parentTransform, UnityEngine.Rect clippingRect, System.Boolean isComputingLayout, UnityEngine.Rect layoutSize, System.Action onGUIHandler, System.Boolean canAffectFocus) (at <332857d8803a4878904bcf8f9581ec33>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.IMGUIContainer.HandleIMGUIEvent (UnityEngine.Event e, UnityEngine.Matrix4x4 worldTransform, UnityEngine.Rect clippingRect, System.Action onGUIHandler, System.Boolean canAffectFocus) (at <332857d8803a4878904bcf8f9581ec33>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.IMGUIContainer.DoIMGUIRepaint () (at <332857d8803a4878904bcf8f9581ec33>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.UIR.RenderChainCommand.ExecuteNonDrawMesh (UnityEngine.UIElements.UIR.DrawParams drawParams, System.Single pixelsPerPoint, System.Exception& immediateException) (at <332857d8803a4878904bcf8f9581ec33>:0)
Rethrow as ImmediateModeException
UnityEngine.UIElements.UIR.RenderChain.Render () (at <332857d8803a4878904bcf8f9581ec33>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.UIRRepaintUpdater.Update () (at <332857d8803a4878904bcf8f9581ec33>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.VisualTreeUpdater.UpdateVisualTreePhase (UnityEngine.UIElements.VisualTreeUpdatePhase phase) (at <332857d8803a4878904bcf8f9581ec33>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.Panel.UpdateForRepaint () (at <332857d8803a4878904bcf8f9581ec33>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.Panel.Repaint (UnityEngine.Event e) (at <332857d8803a4878904bcf8f9581ec33>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.UIElementsUtility.DoDispatch (UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel) (at <332857d8803a4878904bcf8f9581ec33>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.UIElementsUtility.UnityEngine.UIElements.IUIElementsUtility.ProcessEvent (System.Int32 instanceID, System.IntPtr nativeEventPtr, System.Boolean& eventHandled) (at <332857d8803a4878904bcf8f9581ec33>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.UIEventRegistration.ProcessEvent (System.Int32 instanceID, System.IntPtr nativeEventPtr) (at <332857d8803a4878904bcf8f9581ec33>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.UIEventRegistration+<>c.<.cctor>b__1_2 (System.Int32 i, System.IntPtr ptr) (at <332857d8803a4878904bcf8f9581ec33>:0)
UnityEngine.GUIUtility.ProcessEvent (System.Int32 instanceID, System.IntPtr nativeEventPtr, System.Boolean& result) (at <74d6aaa3aedf4a279751914e170fef65>:0)

[granite heart]

Tried that too, not terribly sure what the main issue is but I'll keep at it, rare that it happens but hate when it does as no one's had a solution besides redo everything

[somber sequoia]

@granite heart also sorry I wasn't clear - you usually don't need to open the error to provide the full trace, just the main message is good enough - people tend to crop the image so you can't see the end of the one-line message though, that's why I mentioned clipping

[granite heart]

Ah alright, either way it's all there for if anyone wants to see it toolol

[somber sequoia]

yeah unfortunately it's not very useful 😦

[granite heart]

But aye, it's an issue that's been going on for a bit

Reimport seemed to fix it

[plain lava]

For whatever reason my avatar doesn’t play the animations even though it’s a humanoid rig and the animations only work for pc

[final crag]

Can't open VRChat SDK.

[ornate stump]

You have udonsharp which is meant for world sdk. Having world sdk will break your avatar project. You have to create a new avatar project.

[wise iris]

has the recent vrchat update done something to aim/rotation constraints? arms looked fine before update, now they look like this. only fix is to remove twist bones and the scripts, zeroing out the rotations doesnt fix either, shows up fine in unity.

[tranquil prawn]

I am trying to change the proportions of an avatar:
I tried following the How to change body proportions for VRChat Avatars by Airbee tutorial, but when I export to Unity and enter play mode, the avatar does this. as if all the bones just snap back to where they used to be.
does anyone know what im doing wrong or have any pointers in the right direction?
-# i have been fighting this problem for so so long and cannot ifgure itout. if anyone can help even a little i will owe my soul to you

compared to outside of play mode:
-# material is different because there is skin selection, that is normal.

[lament sorrel]

How do I add animations to my avatar?

[plain mural]

Is there any way I can replace walking/moving in crouch or crawl position? I mean when I move - I want to have a different animation, not just when I don't move in crouch/crawl

[final crag]

The console is still not opening.

[rustic tide]

You need to redo the humanoid rig in unity if you changed the proportions in blender…

Unity does not know that the rig is diffrent proportion untill you tell it that you changed them… so it just kinda snaps the bones back to were they were befor

[snow aurora]

I wonder - is it possible to change the position of my hand grab?
let's say my avi has sub arms that's linked to the original arms via constraint, is it possible to move the grab position to that sub hand?

[rustic tide]

No.

[snow aurora]

got it

[rustic tide]

[snow aurora]

time to find another way

[rustic tide]

You can chance the colliders that interact with physbones to the other hand… but not while ingame…. So id say take 2 finger coliders and put them on the subarms so they interact with others physbones

[snow aurora]

yeah i realised that it's possible

[rustic tide]

But changing the grab to be somewere your real hand is not…. Is not possible

I wish it was but oh well

[snow aurora]

So I assume that grab position is always the position of my real controllers?

[rustic tide]

Yes

[snow aurora]

for probs in my avi it might be possible with some bone proxy - position - scale adjustment

anyways thanks!

[rustic tide]

Goodluck

[final crag]

Sorry, I meant the control panel was not opening.

NOTHING seems to be working for this.

[ornate stump]

Have you tried creating new empty avatar project?

[final crag]

That works. The main difference was the addition of Package Resolver Tool. I'll try that.

[rotund star]

does anyone know why the liltoon fur shader is doing this?

[ornate stump]

You definitely need package resolver in any vrc project.

[ornate stump]

Probably object scale is 100 due to incorrect fbx export settings.

[rotund star]

i see is this a blender issue or can i fix this in unity

[ornate stump]

Blender. When exporting, set "Apply Scaling" to FBX All.

[rotund star]

oh

thanks!

[trim rover]

I am getting an error saying missing cridentals every time I'm trying to upload, how do i fix this?

[final crag]

SDK Control Panel still does not open.

[trim rover]

bruh

it was because my wifi cut out

🤦‍♂️

[solemn hound]

Hi i need help for installing Real Kiss

[lament talon]

Hey so they said the following

• Fixed parent constraints not responding to avatar scaling, which could cause constrained objects on avatars to become misaligned when they were scaled up or down.

in the recent patch update but when I use VRC Parent Constraint and parent it to my LowerArm_R and LowerArm_L bone to ring band it still does not scale uniformly with the avatar when you adjust the avatar height ingame. Does anyone know what can be the problem still?

Yes I also reset VRChat client to get the update.

[real verge]

hi sorrry for asking again but does anyone know how i can fix this bent elbows glitch? i cant move on until it works

sum1 said it was due to the arms being too long but im not sure how id fix that efficently and im nor sure if thats actually the problem

[trim rover]

I have an issue whare a toggel isn't working propperly and seems to be stuck in game

it stays on even if i click on it

and it says it's on despite the fact that it's actually stuck in the off position

[solemn hound]

How do I hide an object without it being completely disabled? And only having it work when I activate it?

[timber wharf]

disabled object is hidden and still uploaded

[rustic tide]

As leastmost said. Disable the object. Its still on the avatar but wont do anything untill activated. Works for physbones and contacts aswell

[final crag]

I don't need any other things selected when making an avatar?

[timber wharf]

gesture manager (or avi3emu) is recommended

[placid mica]

How do you make an asset invisible to the player's view?
Like, hair for example. You dont want it to be covering your vision

[lilac musk]

Your avatar's head size is set to 0 on your end. Therefore anything attached shouldn't be visible.

[placid mica]

Well its an item on the neck, its a big ruffly thing. It gets in the way of view when looking down.

[lilac musk]

Well if it's on the head bone it shouldn't do that. However you could setup an animation using isLocal to disable the object.

[placid mica]

Oh boy. Now to figure out how to do that..

[ornate stump]

If it's for purpose of hiding thing in first-person view then you should use head chop component.

[placid mica]

Yes, thats it! How/where do I find that?

[ornate stump]

https://creators.vrchat.com/avatars/avatar-dynamics/vrc-headchop

Remember to always look in the docs.

[marble veldt]

Anybody know if @lethal knoll is a legit custom avatar creator?

[ornate stump]

Nope.

[junior void]

not having any links on profile to a portfolio is sus

[ornate stump]

Only trust person authorized in vrc traders server.

[junior void]

#1204506421631393913

[ornate stump]

In the link above.

[vapid holly]

Hello! does anyone know why this happens or how i can fix this?
it used to be normal previously then i messed around very very slightly with some sculpting in blender (elastic deform. never caused any issues before.) and now the rig within unity seems to be messing up the arms of the model.

does anyone know how i can fix it??

[ornate stump]

Should not have model unpacked in the scene.

[vapid holly]

while i'm applying rig?

[ornate stump]

At any time. Do not Unpack Prefab.

If you unpacked then you remove model from scene and add it back again.

[vapid holly]

the model you see in the video is packed though, i did not unpack it while showing in the video (sorry i didn't know the screen was cropped)

[ornate stump]

Try drag in the new fbx into the scene anyway.

If model in the scene mess up after updating fbx that means it had bean unpacked, or has override edit in the scene.

[vapid holly]

i tried it with an entirely new scene, dragged in the fbx without unpacking but the arms are still messed up with the rig applied

it's fine when it doesn't have any animation type selected, but the moment i select anything other than none the arms get wiggly

[ornate stump]

If you apply rig first then add the model into scene, it still messes up as well?

[vapid holly]

yeah

[ornate stump]

Try get into rig configuration menu and see how it look like.

[fiery moon]

how would i go about adding a toggle that changes the standing locomotion animation 🤔

[vapid holly]

this is how it looks within the rig config, i didnt touch any of the muscles and settings so its default

[fiery moon]

figured it out

[zealous gate]

Hello, why is it that my physbones look different ingame on Quest compared to PC? They're setup the same. May it be because I use VRCFury?

[wind skiff]

look different how?

posed on pc =/ posed on quest for example?

[desert elk]

different how?

[zealous gate]

They're not synced is what I'm trying to say

[desert elk]

are the bones the same on pc and quest?

same position, naming etc

[zealous gate]

Yeah they are

I read somewhere that it may be smth with write defaults but idk

[ornate stump]

Physbone sync dictated by network ID. So you have to use network ID utility to export ID from pc avatar and import into Quest Avatar.

[zealous gate]

How exactly can I do this if I may ask?

[ornate stump]

Open network ID utility from vrcsdk menu first then you could figure out.

I don't recall exact steps, but it should be obvious once you looked at it.

[zealous gate]

This is what I'm seeing

[ornate stump]

Yes.

[zealous gate]

Ah so I just import the one from PC version then

[leaden ice]

if my selected platform while uploading is android, will i need to upload to windows as well for it to be compatible with both?

[ornate stump]

Yes.

[leaden ice]

awesome ty

getting too many incompatible shaders error and now my avatar fails security checks again

smh

[desert elk]

if you're uploading for quest, you need to use quest compatible shaders

[junior void]

i think theyre aware

[desert elk]

just saying

some people use the shaders for worlds and are confused why it's not letting upload

because for some reason vrc decided to separate them

[leaden ice]

sorry im new to this shit, only my 3rd day figuring stuff out

how do i know before i apply it to my model if the shader is compatible?

[junior void]

depends on your build target

[leaden ice]

sorry i dont get what that means

very new to this lol

[junior void]

in that case i suggest tutotirals

[leaden ice]

anyone is particular u recommend?

[junior void]

basic setup ones

no particular ones i can think of, just the basics really

[leaden ice]

rightio, i'll do some more research and check stuff out

[ornate stump]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRAnDMUbWt8

[leaden ice]

tyty

[cedar grail]

anyone can help me with some.. uhm. toggle stuff, i cant post it in here since its.. a little bit nsfw

[leaden ice]

would someone be able to jump in vc w me to tell me what im doing wrong with something quick

[desert elk]

what's the problem? describe it

[leaden ice]

try to change material for andriod suited shader, however when trying to replace it, it overwrites the original material instead dispite having made a copy that is edited

not sure how to just replace the material without it overwiting the base one

[desert elk]

overrides the original? like the pc version?

[leaden ice]

yeah

[desert elk]

Did you switch the build platform to quest? or is it windows? if it's windows it's gonna override the pc version instead of uploading a quest one

[leaden ice]

it isnt trying to upload, im just trying to swap the assets over so i can upload

[desert elk]

if you're making a quest version of the avatar, I recommend copying the entire project, so you have 2, one for pc, one for quest. That way they don't interfere with each other

[soft coral]

Does anyone know why my model is doing this with the eyes for the rotation states in the Descriptor ? the eyes look fine in the Rig menu and in blender

[leaden ice]

yeah i got that already

the black assets are the copies, just havent edited them yet

i have the pc variant disabled

[desert elk]

that happened to be when I overrode the fbx, did you do that? try importing the fbx again, but don't override it this time

[desert elk]

that's not really what I meant but okay. Then what's your problem, because I think I'm not understanding correctly?

[leaden ice]

u mean like an entirely seperate project?

[desert elk]

yep

[leaden ice]

i guess that would solve my issue

[soft coral]

I did do that, a bit annoying if I have to do that but if it works I suppose

[desert elk]

oh and btw you're using a VRoid and they rely on cutout textures a lot, and those aren't available on quest. You will need to change the textures a bit to avoid having black backgrounds around certain parts. if you haven't done it already

[leaden ice]

damn okay

should i avoid vroid ?

[desert elk]

not at all!

it's a handy tool for avatar making when you're starting out

but quest optimization is a bit tricky

I could explain what will need fixing if you'd like

I work with VRoids quite a lot

[leaden ice]

yeah the android assets i made changes the shader on them to a vrchat recommended one

from mtoon

[desert elk]

mhm

[leaden ice]

sorry i probably sound stupid lmao

[desert elk]

nah, it's okay

[leaden ice]

please bare with me

[desert elk]

everyone starts somewhere

[leaden ice]

facts

[tranquil prawn]

(solved)
-# Changing blendshapes seems to affect Poiyomi Toon Outline shader?
-# Doesn't seem to matter what blendshape I change, they all do this to the outline. it makes for a very strange look when talking or when the avatar blinks.

-# Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong here?
im a silly goof. figured it out. why do i ask like 5m inutes before i figure something out. ugh.

For anyone else with this problem, its legacy blendshape normals.
-# keywords for those searching within this channel: blendshape outline movement

[leaden ice]

im forcing myself to learn this shit cause i cant find any existing avi's i like

[desert elk]

honestly I was the same xd

[leaden ice]

lol

[desert elk]

now I make a lot of avis

cause I like it so much

[leaden ice]

yeah i can see myself getting like that

only problem is im never satisfied with the shit i make

[desert elk]

once you know what you're doing it's easier

[desert elk]

relatable af

[leaden ice]

yeah thats what im hoping for

[desert elk]

if you have any trouble with the quest version let me know and I can help out

first make an entirely new project

[soft coral]

this didn't fix anything strangely, it's still doing it

[desert elk]

I don't have any more advice then

[leaden ice]

well i wanted to try first making a seperate assets folder for the android ver. to see if that fixes it

since both windows and android models are sharing the same folders

[desert elk]

if you mean materials not switching from pc to quest, you need to switch them manually (I'm not sure if you used any converting tools or something else)

[leaden ice]

thats what ive been trying to do, but it just overwrites the pc asset with the android asset when i go to swap them over

[desert elk]

that's why I said make an entirely new project and move the quest version there

saves you a headache

[leaden ice]

yeah ima try my idea first

then i'll be doing that if i fail lol

[desert elk]

alright

[soft coral]

Turns out the eyes were just turned 180 degrees... apparently there's eyes on the back of the eyes, creepy, but fixed.

[desert elk]

that's creepy XD good thing you fixed it

[leaden ice]

when i try to replace the assets it just assigns parent instead

not to mention my avatar slowly turning blackface

like the original asset is there but turns the one i try to replace it with into a parent

[desert elk]

the black is what I said about VRoid using cutout and transparency that quest doesn't support. You'll need to do some fixing for it.

[desert elk]

What did you use to convert your avatar to a quest version? because it doesn't look done by hand

[leaden ice]

i thought thats what i was doing....

is there an actual option for it

[desert elk]

what method did you use to convert the avatar?

because maybe I'm wrong and you're just doing it slightly wrong

[leaden ice]

i dont think i have

[desert elk]

you just copied the avatar and materials?

[leaden ice]

i just put the vrm into the scene, put a vrc descriptor on it and have to been editing assets

[desert elk]

the material you're using is a material variant which is probably why your shaders are freaking out

[leaden ice]

i tried using a converter sdk previously but every time i uploaded it, it would fail security checks

[desert elk]

I'd recommend just using normal materials

instead of material variants

[leaden ice]

how would i convert them into materials that android can use?

[desert elk]

just make a new material, not a material variant

assign a texture and use the correct shader

[leaden ice]

can i assign the original asset as the texture?

[desert elk]

yeah

[leaden ice]

or do i have to recreate it

[desert elk]

ofc

you can use the same one

[leaden ice]

okay

[desert elk]

but you will unfortunately need to modify some of them so they don't turn black partially

[leaden ice]

the shader i used was one from the vrchat folder

is there a recommended shader?

[desert elk]

you used a good one

standard lite is for quest avatars, you're good

[left gull]

for vroid usually you'll have to take the .fbx and use the knife/cutout tool to get rid of the black, true transparency isnt possible on android

[leaden ice]

the fbx?

aha

[desert elk]

or you could put in a skin coloured background

that works too

[left gull]

doesnt work for all parts sadly

[desert elk]

if it clips you'd need to take it to blender and use the knife

[leaden ice]

ah blender

[desert elk]

but for some it does

[leaden ice]

i dont have that

[desert elk]

yup

[leaden ice]

sigh

[left gull]

lucky for you blender is free

[leaden ice]

yeah

[desert elk]

if you want a good looking quest version, you'll need blender

[leaden ice]

man i was nieve for thinking this could be easy

[desert elk]

and optimized too

cause yours is gonna be very poor on quest with that many materials

[leaden ice]

i was wondering how i was using so many materials when my model was pretty simple

[desert elk]

that's VRoid for you

every piece is separate material

eye, eye highlight, top, under top... etc, etc

everything is separate for VRoid

you'll realize it if you look at the names or textures that the materials use

that's why blender is kinda a must if you wanna optimise it

[leaden ice]

okay got it

the video i was linked earlier made it look so simple

[desert elk]

it's probably very old

[leaden ice]

probably

[desert elk]

and some people care more about quick than optimised

"how to get a vroid to vrchat in 10 minutes" sounds better then "here's an hour long video on how to do the same thing"

[leaden ice]

lmao yeah true

[desert elk]

yup

unfortunately that's how it works

[leaden ice]

oh well

ima just scrap my project and start learning blender

[desert elk]

I recommend 4.2 and unofficial cats

[leaden ice]

my avatar look hidious lmao

[desert elk]

it's very helpful

xD

[leaden ice]

whats that

is that a yt channel

[desert elk]

4.2 is a blender version
unofficial cats is a blender add on that simplifies making avatars

they have an active discord server too if you need help with something

[leaden ice]

oh awesome ty

[desert elk]

cats is very handy for VRoids

[leaden ice]

noted

[desert elk]

good luck!

[leaden ice]

4.2 lts?

[desert elk]

yes

[leaden ice]

kk

[void kettle]

how do i fix this?

[left gull]

seems like a parenting issue with your wrist/arm?

[void kettle]

yea. its a fbx file so if i change it to a gen do you think it will still work?

[desert elk]

no, I don't think so

show us your hierarchy

[void kettle]

the what?

[left gull]

the thing likely on the left of your screen

(also highly suggest looking up a basic tutorial/reading the DOCs if you dont even know what a heirarchy is, it'd majorly help you and those attempting to help you)

[void kettle]

is the whole screen fine?

[left gull]

doesnt matter, mainly just need you to open up your models armature down to the left wrist

[left gull]

(you dont need to open all the fingers) but your rig is deff a bit messed up your left arm seems to either be missing or isnt parented correctly, your wrist isnt parented to that broken/missing arm and somethings up with your right wrists thumb ontop of your model needing to be enforced into T-pose after you fix all these in blender

[void kettle]

how do i fix it on blender? it shows the hand ;-;

[balmy plover]

i got this beautiful top by Peep's Boutique on gumroad and its supposed to be like a sheer crop kinda thing (1st pic) but when i import it it's compleatly transparent (2nd pic, you can barely even see it) and sadly there was no help on how to set it up with the asset. anyone wanna try and help?

[cunning swan]

https://tenor.com/view/взгляд-2000-ярдов-война-war-soldier-gif-3632617944134077161

[balmy plover]

what does that mean ;-;

[somber sequoia]

I really wish Unity wouldn't make my whole computer unusable while it's compiling stuff.

[cunning swan]

same

i want get texture folder ready for import while its compling

[lilac musk]

Just change the material to not be transparent. Can be done in Blender or Unity.

[grizzled crow]

how do I fix the scaling of my avatar?
one of my ampwave avatars has an issue where outstretching my irl arms does not fully outstretch the avatar's arms

doing a tpose irl does not result in a tpose ingame

and the floor ingame is below my irl floor so im floating slightly while my avatar is standing on the ground

when I hold my arms straight out, the avatar's arms are still bent

[somber sequoia]

I've got one where I just scaled the upper and lower arm bones (in Unity) down by 2% and my arms are much straighter.

floor issues are usually your headset's playspace (quest, etc) + steamVR playspace

[grizzled crow]

hm... ok...

[grizzled crow]

ah ok.. will this always be an issue for avatars that do not have the same proportions?

[somber sequoia]

of course

[steep sun]

Hello, whenevrr i try upload a quest version of my avatar, some materials are completely removed. Not sure if anyone knows a fix?

[desert elk]

what do you mean materials are removed?

[serene osprey]

ok 2 questions (technically 3):

1. if i were to put an object onto my avis head (not as a toggle but just there) how do i attach it to my head so it'll move when my head moves
2. for some reason I can only get my camera to move from side to side and not up and down, how do i fix that?

can i fix these just in unity or will i have to go to blender to fix them?

[desert elk]

1. You can weight paint it in blender. Or put it under the head bone in unity (i think that could work as well)
2. no idea

[serene osprey]

1. ok ill try that later
2. dam

[untold minnow]

Can someone help me fix this?

I’m not sure how to in blender

[desert elk]

looks like a weight painting issue

[untold minnow]

Yes I know

But I’m not too sure how to fix it

In weight painting

[junior void]

Thats hard to explain in text

I suggest watching a simple weight painting tutorial

[untold minnow]

I did

None of them really explain how to fix my issue in particular

[junior void]

No but you can get that from context

Your problem is that vertexes are painted to bones they shouldnt be

Your solution is taking those false weights off

The way to do this is the same as just painting from scratch with the subtract brush

[somber sequoia]

could probably just remove the suspect vertices from the wrong group

[junior void]

Most videos teach the painting part so lets stick with something theyve got plenty visuals for

[somber sequoia]

yep, it's true.

[quasi briar]

The material should be set up in Unity, the transparency is not important in Blender. Show us the material in unity

There is a way to make it less transparent in blender but I'm just letting you know it doesn't actually matter if all you care about is how it looks in VRChat

[untold minnow]

Thank you

I’ve been on this for 3 whole days

I was not aware and no video would tell me this was the problem directly

I wish you most wealth in life

God be with you, and thank you

[balmy plover]

i just decided to go with a different top bc i didnt know 😅

[real verge]

is permently bent elbows a common glitch? id rlly like to fix this but idk whats causing it

it goes away when i change height measurement but its still off

and id like to fix it actually

[zinc dagger]

how do i fix it automatically being set in this pose

context

im in the animation tab to add face shapes, but when i did. it gives this pose

[rare ocean]

i have downloaded all the dependencies

[real verge]

heres what it looks like

[final crag]

Avatar, unity project:
2019.4.3f1
Not done with VRCC, need to open in VRCC
Need to migrate, add plugins, etc., clueless what to do to ensure that it works and that the plugins remain compatible

Help?

[rare ocean]

.

[crisp trail]

is there a way to see how the phys bones i have for the hair work before uploading the avatar

[timid inlet]

okay I messed up lol help me pls idk if its cuz its set to open under explorer or what but it no open files :/ if it is cuz of the explorer thing pls tell me how to clear the files to not open from there

[visual ferry]

hey why is my vrchat sdk not showing?

oh wait what Unity Version do i use?

[crisp trail]

2022 version if i remember right. it should be on the vrc wiki page if im wron you can find the right version there

[somber meadow]

https://creators.vrchat.com/sdk/upgrade/current-unity-version

[zinc dagger]

how can i fix these shoes going up? its not a rigging error bc when i first imported it it was fine, and im on pc

[rare ocean]

Does anyone know how I can solve this?

[visual ferry]

thanks

[prisma sedge]

Go through the model's hierarchy and delete the missing scripts

[timid inlet]

okay any idea what this missing prefab error means?

and how to fix?

[prisma sedge]

Oh the entire things is missing. Where'd you get the model from?

[arctic dagger]

try using the creator companion and changing the installed sdk base and avatar to a lower one, and then back to latest and see if that fixes it

if it doesnt, try remaking the project entirely

[timid inlet]

das the thing I thought I was using creator companion lol I guess I was just big balling it straight on unity

no wonder it was so fkn hard -_-

where do I finish and upload the project? which tab was that again?

[arctic dagger]

im sorry hun i was talking to lilth but if it helped im happy i could help 😭😭😭

[arctic dagger]

click vrchat tab at the top, and then open the control panel

[timid inlet]

lol nah I just happened to finally figure it out

do I have to select these options if this is a nsfw ava?

[arctic dagger]

yes, choose sexually suggestive

and adult language or themes imo

[somber sequoia]

Go into play mode with a tool such as GestureManager or AV3 Emulator, grab the model in the Scene view, and shake it about.

[crisp trail]

okay. how do i enter playmode?

[somber sequoia]

play button atop the Unity editor

[visual ferry]

this sever need a vc lmao

i need help with some things

[hidden ridge]

Hia everyone! I donno if this is the right place but i dont knwo where else to ask:

So i build my own shader, bit chaotic but it works on PC. But when i try it out in VR the shader is rendered for each eye in a different location. I heard there is a way to fix this but i have not been able to find it. Any help would be appriciated

[snow monolith]

very broad question but how do you guys usually go about modelling teeth for your avatars?

[somber sequoia]

#shaders exists! I haven't used any of the GUI tools for making shaders so can't really help much

[hidden ridge]

Thankyouuuu!
This server is so big i completely missed it.

[somber sequoia]

yep, it is 🙂

[solemn hound]

i need help with something lol i think the clothes don't have physics

[mossy jacinth]

why are you so small and missing materials in the preview

does anyone know what vr chat uses to make the preview avatar so i can remedy this?

i think i found the issue lmao

[lusty nimbus]

When I’m making my avatar quest it always says that it’s too big so I delete a few things and it still says I have too much stuff but all I have left is the head, body, hair, and clothes I deleted the shoes and the bracelet

[hushed sandal]

i tried publishing my avatar with a humanoid rig and it shows up in game completely invisible
does it not have enough bones? i looked everywhere online a while back but people only ever talk about uploading avatars downloaded from model sites, not models of your own

[hybrid iron]

the latest update broke the aim constraints in VRC only ...

i got a two handed setup that works fine in unity but in vrc the aim constraint points at the completely wrong spot.

[mossy jacinth]

have you checked for animations that hide the avatar?

[untold minnow]

How do I fix this issue?

[hazy bay]

Hey! Im STRUGGLING with an animation of this Anyone able to help me?

https://tenor.com/view/sleeping-standing-napping-sleeping-asleep-zzz-sleep-gif-26141229

[hushed sandal]

i don't know how to do that
honestly someone needs to make an updated tutorial specifically for people using their own models so they know how to format it

[left gull]

aim and rotation constraints are a known bugged thing in the recent update and seemingly are planned to be fixed in the next one (so soon-ish?)

[hazy bay]

Well Its like sans's Sleep animation from undertale

[left gull]

theres plenty of those out there its just a matter of more people purchasing models rather then creating their own which in turn results with more videos of how to upload pre-mades

if its one you made from scratch then you likely didnt set up a invisible animation and it may be something to do with your humanoid configuration (though thats just a guess)

[hybrid iron]

ah damn ok, i won't try to fix the issue then since it's not gonna be possible.

[left gull]

i personally dont work with constraints but you may be able to do a temp fix since it seems its consistently flipping stuff 180 degrees or so

[hushed sandal]

i love how the unity hub isn't letting me log in and now the creator companion is struggling to open my avatar project

...spoke too soon

[somber sequoia]

Assuming you have a rigged model, once you get it into Unity it's no different from a purchased one.

[hushed sandal]

ok so it says non humanoid even though i tried to set it as one when importing

it won't let me change it either

[somber sequoia]

does it have a humanoid rig though?

Just setting it as such doesn't make it so. Show us the rig setup window perhaps?

[hushed sandal]

where's that? in the inspector?

[somber sequoia]

Yes, for the model file

(watch basic tutorials)

[hardy igloo]

avatar legs are bending outwards, i genuinely am lost on this. everything seems fine on the blender side of things but the unity side im unsure of. if i could get help if anyone is more experienced then me. but yeah in vrchat the legs bend outwards but the walking animation makes it look fine.

[somber sequoia]

Click configure

If you have never clicked that then go back and watch basic avatar setup tutorials, you missed an important step.

[hushed sandal]

looks like everything is there

[somber sequoia]

Looks good - click on "head" and remove the jaw bone unless you actually use it for speaking. Then just click "done"

[hushed sandal]

well the jaw was off already it seems so i just hit done
everything's the same as it was beforehand so i'm wondering why vrc won't render it

[somber sequoia]

rig setup shouldn't have anything to do with that

[hushed sandal]

my character is very low poly and the texture gets antialiased in unity so maybe it's too small to be seen in game?

[left gull]

ive had this happen because my legs were too straight down rather then bending foward a slight bit at the knee area

[hardy igloo]

so bend the joint forward to see if it helps?

[left gull]

yep though im not 100% if that's even your issue kinda just a suggestion since you didnt provide a side-view screenshot :P

[hardy igloo]

ah my apologizes-

they were straight before but now bent

[left gull]

yeah that may work, if it lessens it even a bit then you'll atleast know why and be able to bend it more foward

another thing it could be is your foot angle since yours is pointed down a bit sharply

actually wheres that rig example at...

[somber sequoia]

for reference, this is also pinned in #avatar-rigging

[left gull]

yeah i tried to link it directly but it told me it failed :P

[somber sequoia]

oh weird

[warped musk]

Dumb question: Exactly how long must I be logged in in order to use a custom avatar?

[somber sequoia]

?upload

[flat musk]

You must obtain at least "New User" Trust Rank in our Trust and Safety system in order to upload content. You can get this by just spending a few hours in VRChat, hop some worlds, and make some friends. Give it some time and you'll be able to upload content in no time.

As an aside, you must have a VRChat account to upload content. That means you can't use a Steam account, Oculus account, or Viveport account to upload content like worlds or avatars.

Source: https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/frequently-asked-questions

[hardy igloo]

its my first time rigging a avi with heels (^ W ^ ;")

[hazy bay]

anyone here experienced with unity animation?

[ornate stump]

Someone definitely does.

[hazy bay]

because i need some help with a tiny animation and its driving me insane 😦

[ornate stump]

When asking for help, you should elaborate your problem thoroughly.

[hazy bay]

uh in #animation i posted because i cant do a gif in this channel

but im trying to make a sleep animation with z's that i weight painted to seperate bones

[fervent spear]

hey guys i animated this fire but when i rotate it, it sometimes stretches sideways? i checked animate physbone, i indended it to mostly stretch upwards like how a flame works

[ornate stump]

If any of parent object doesn't have uniform scale(doesn't have equal scale on every axis), it's going to stretch to one axis more than others.

[fervent spear]

ohhh hmm

how can i fix that😭

[ornate stump]

Did you really check if parent object has uniform scale?

[fervent spear]

its connected to the hand

[ornate stump]

How does it connect?

[fervent spear]

ok idk why its like this lmao

its parented to the hand

[hazy bay]

so to be specific i need help with how to use curves i guess or asking to see how another creator would go about animating it i need a tiny circle in the middle of the animation i cant send my ref here but its in #animation

[ornate stump]

It's off so little so that number is negligible.

[fervent spear]

ohh alright

hhmm

[ornate stump]

Did you attach the flame as child of hand bone?

[fervent spear]

yep

[ornate stump]

It's better to put the frame at avatar root, and use position constraint to move it to the desire location.

[fervent spear]

oh yea i tried using position constraint but i could not figure out how to get it to work lol

[ornate stump]

You only need to put source transform as hand bone, move to desire location, and Activate it.

[fervent spear]

oh hmm alright, ill try it

thankyou for ur help:)

[spiral torrent]

Anyone know what server I can find avatar uploaders? I don't own a pc

[plain lava]

Can anyone explain why my avatar is invisible and stuck in a t pose even though It is a humanoid

[ornate stump]

Any error in rig setting menu?

[plain lava]

Shouldn’t be

[ornate stump]

Are you uncertain? Screenshot the rig setting menu.

[ornate stump]

Check this on how to properly screenshot #avatar-help message

Also screenshot the entire unity window for the last screenshot.

[arctic laurel]

why does my avi keep disappearing from the scene everytime i export it from blender to unity i cant seem to find a vid that could possible explain it or a recent vid that explains how to export a avi from blender to unity

[burnt nova]

I Would like to say i know what im doing and can tell what errors mean but ive made 4 different projects and keep getting this error and im not sure what it is but i cant upload or see the validations and i know its cause this error (THIS IS ONLY ON THE ANDRIOD BUILD)

p.s the gesture manger has nothing to do with it

[arctic ginkgo]

i'm having an issue with the headchop component not working.. I have this component on my avatar in order to see my glasses, but it's not working, i can't see them in front of me

i know this is the correct bone

this is how it should be set up, right?

i've done this exact thing on other avatars before with no problem

[burnt nova]

i feel that tho you do something a million times and next thing you know bam issue u dont know about

[arctic ginkgo]

nvm i think it's backface culling 🤦

i forgot to add a backface to my glasses so i can't see them from my pov

[burnt nova]

HAHAA i always for to do that

[somber sequoia]

hah I totally did that when I tried this too

put a sphere around my head to overlay the view, put the shader on the outside of it.

[cinder pivot]

can someone explain this

[somber sequoia]

That's a shader for particles, are you trying to use it on normal mesh?

[cinder pivot]

the other shaders for particles work just fine on a normal mesh

[somber sequoia]

yep

[cinder pivot]

so why not that one....................

[somber sequoia]

I'm guessing that's a legacy one, it's not even listed in the docs

[light charm]

that's a shader that's only meant to be used in worlds

[cinder pivot]

ah, I see

thanks

[vivid phoenix]

Question, does underwear on an avatar count as nsfw? (It doesn’t show anything provocative)

[ionic hedge]

hey yall! its my first time making a 3D skin and i already spend hours on it, i dont have any experience in unity so it makes it even harder. now i got the skin in the game, the only issue is that it is just t-posing. it doesnt follow my arms or body, nor does it do any emotes. i tried a few things but nothing seemed to work. any idea how to fix this?

[lilac musk]

If you take it literal, then probably so. If viewing the content while at work would get you in any trouble, then it's NSFW. Though it's pretty subjective. I always error on the side of caution on those kinds of things.

[oak bone]

Humanoid rjg

I see you're in the bone menu so above the button you click to get into that

Change it from generic to humanoid

[ionic hedge]

i did

let me double check

[oak bone]

Are you missing bones?

Cause unity might think your rig isn't properly human

[vivid phoenix]

Hmmmm, I wish there was a way I could ask someone who works for VRC directly

[ionic hedge]

maybe, but idk where i can see that, or how to add those bones

[oak bone]

It would generate a warning in the console if you had that issue

How about is the skeleton weight painted to the mesh?

[ionic hedge]

sorry i dont know what that is or where i can find it, can u give me instructions where to go

[lilac musk]

That's the issue, they don't have a very cut and dry "this is" and "this isn't" stance on any of the content warning labels. So it comes down to the community and what would people report as inappropriate. This is why I advise caution and label things even if they could slightly be considered something.

[oak bone]

Did you create the skeleton/rig?

In blender or maya?

More so if it was created already it's probably fine, but if you did it yourself

[ionic hedge]

i used vroid studio for the body, i then removed the anime head in blender and replaced it with my own 3D model that i made. i then got the whole thing into unity, but im not sure if the rig transferd too. i did create a humanoid rig with it in unity

[oak bone]

Wait you made the rig in unity?

[ionic hedge]

i think so

i set it to humanoid and i created a rig\

[oak bone]

Idk how that works, but the rig should have been made in a software like blender, then weightpainted

[ionic hedge]

oh ok

so ill go back to blender now?

[oak bone]

But out of curiosity, try this

Parent the mesh to the armature

I see you have the armature parented to the mesh

So try flipping that. I wanna see

[ionic hedge]

wait hang on, how exactly.

[oak bone]

Huh oh I see, I misunderstood

Yeah it's probably the unity armature

It's probably POSSIBLE to work in unity, but I haven't heard of anyone doing that

[ionic hedge]

so the best way is to go do it in blender

[oak bone]

Yes, I'd follow a tutorial on YouTube

[ionic hedge]

this is it in blender is has the rig from vroid

[oak bone]

It's not too complicated. Hardest part is navigating blender

Aight, so try exporting it with the armature. All at once

[ionic hedge]

i know a little bit about blender so thats good

ok

as fbx right?

[oak bone]

You should be able to use that armature

Yes

[ionic hedge]

ok wait

[oak bone]

If your head isn't weightpainted it'll probably look funny, but set it up and try it out, and if it moves you're on the right path at least

[lilac musk]

Could just try using pose mode in blender to see if things are actually rigged before sending it to unity

[oak bone]

That

[ionic hedge]

oh wait the rig isnt even connected to the mesh

[oak bone]

Well there you go

[ionic hedge]

Xd thanks ill try fixing it

i might know how i made skins for a diffrent game before

[oak bone]

You probably unparented it somewhere along the road considering vroids are weight painted

Honestly just take your vroid that is rigged fine and do the head replacement again

Saves the headache..

[lilac musk]

Check to make sure the mesh has an armature modifier

[ionic hedge]

there we go

[lilac musk]

Nice

Does the head move?

[ionic hedge]

thanks for asking, the head doesnt move

i didnt see that

[lilac musk]

Yea, you'll need to weight paint it

[ionic hedge]

i dont think i've done that before

where do i start with weightpainting

[lilac musk]

I'd look up blender tutorials to start. Overall weightpainting is just a blender term for modifying the vertex data's group weights to get the mesh to deform with the armature's bones

Adding weight will allow the mesh to move with that group/bone

[ionic hedge]

okay! tysm

also thanks to you darth

[latent junco]

i keep getting this error no matter what i do, someone help plz

the avi builds and tests just fine but it doesnt upload im at a loss

[round pewter]

i have a camera display on my avatar
how would i make it zoom in with an animation?

[timber wharf]

animate fov slider

[ivory whale]

no, it should be SFW but for safety maybe check the box while uploading

[vivid phoenix]

Ok

[lunar ermine]

I fixed my problem

[lilac musk]

Why dm?

[balmy barn]

cause he's a scammer and dont want to show anything in this channel

see past history all he does is 'dm me'

if they know what they were talking about they'd say - a camera zoom is just a float + motion time in your fx controller , using the camera fov in animation

[clever cloak]

It’s crazy how you can ask for help here and specify no DMs and no solicitation and still get like 5 DMs

[ornate stump]

Scammers don't read. Report them.

[light charm]

wrong
they read like one word and go with it lol

[copper marlin]

I think I figured out that it was doing that because I accidentally deleted some bones I didn’t want to using CATS. So that probably messed up the animations

[junior void]

what type of constraint

unity or vrc constraint

[balmy barn]

not seen anything breaking, is this quest

[junior void]

same

[balmy barn]

my seperate hand uses rotation , tested it now still fine

[left gull]

aim and rotation constraints have been breaking for a few people apparently

not sure how you'd fix it though since it seems to be 50/50 if it even happens to people

[glass condor]

I'm trying to compress my textures for an android model, how do I make it so that the first picture in the inspector looks like the second picture in the inspector when I click on my textures in the asset folder?

I converted an avatar to be a quest model using NDMF manual bake, and when I select a texture in their assets folder, it shows the first window. The second window only comes up on the original PC version when I select their textures.

From what I've seen, I can't open Import Settings for the texture on the first image for some reason.

[open kindle]

hello so i was wondering if someone could help me because my avatar clothes keep doing this

[vivid flame]

I have a issue with my accessory toggles they don't turn on or off.

[quasi briar]

Show the transitions

[vivid flame]

All of them look like this

[quasi briar]

It should not be "GestureLeft" it should be "Ushunka"

Also, you should probably use Boolean instead of Float toggles, but I'm not sure what your avatar parameter file looks like. Can you show that?

[quasi briar]

I recommend removing the first three, you don't need those. Then on those bottom three, select "Bool"

Instead of "Int"

[vivid flame]

I watched a tutorial foor vroid avatars because mine is made in vroid.

[quasi briar]

The tutorial might be outdated.. it does not matter what your avatar is made from, boolean is sufficient for this kind of toggle.

[vivid flame]

It was from 2019

[quasi briar]

That explains it

Once you change those bottom three to Boolean, go back to your Animator parameters (here) and delete those three toggle parameters, then add it back but as a boolean. Leave the boxes empty

[vivid flame]

Done.

[quasi briar]

Now go back to your transitions. Make sure for each layer you use the right parameter. For the MLG you want the MLG parameter, for MAGA use the MAGA parameter.

If the parameter is true, turn it on, if it's false, turn it off

And of course make sure you have the animations that you made (you did already made animations right?) plugged into the on/off states

[vivid flame]

Yes.

[quasi briar]

Now double check your menus. They should be fine but just in case they got affected when you changed the parameters

Then go ahead and test

[vivid flame]

I am going to test it now.

[bitter adder]

Is it possible to have things happen when you run? I have this toggle that turns of this fairy that floats by the avatar but I was wondering if it is possible for it to play a run animation when the avatar moves

[vivid flame]

It still does not work (It is supposed to show a hat)

[balmy barn]

check path to object in animation or toggle using wrong parameter

if its yellow its moved/renamed

[quasi briar]

Are you sure the FX controller is attached to the avatar? It should show up here in your VRC Avatar Descriptor

[vivid flame]

No, but I did it now.

[glass condor]

I'm trying to compress my textures for an android model, how do I make it so that the first picture in the inspector looks like the second picture in the inspector when I click on my textures in the asset folder?

It seems that I can't open the Import settings for the texture in the first pic for some reason.

[near roost]

I recently removed a hard drive and I cant change The project location

[rustic venture]

can anyone help me with contact sender and receivers not triggering an animation when "grabed"

when in vrc both variables are set true and 1 but the animation state is not switching

[rustic venture]

try removing the project from the hub list the click add project from disk and search for the new location

[quasi wyvern]

I need help to remove a avatar in vr chat, because when I try to play my Pc crash

Can anyone help me?

[lilac musk]

You can change out of the avatar via the website, or while you load in, hold all your buttons down on both controllers. This will force you into a default avatar.

[quasi wyvern]

Can I do that with a steam acount?

Because i dont have a acount in vr chat 😞

[rustic venture]

does anyone know this issue?

[lilac musk]

The button method works regardless of account

[quasi wyvern]

Really? But How i do that?

@lilac musk

Because i cant open my VR chat

[lilac musk]

As your game is loading, hold down all your buttons on your controllers. This will make your game not load your avatar and load into a defualt one.

[quasi wyvern]

Wait what buttons?

Like i really click in play on steam and my Pc crash when the game start load

Like when will open my home map

[lofty lance]

Hey guys, are there any good well explain videos (prefereablly not hours long) about the expression menu / making it so a prefab can be turned on or off, aswell as play different audios based on the expression menu?

[somber sequoia]

you want a video about "toggles"

[lofty lance]

Yeah. I havent done anything with avatars since 2019 and no idea how anything works now.

[lilac musk]

I said all buttons. Thought its likely just your menu buttons on each controller

[lofty lance]

Okay I figured it out but I cant seem to find a tutorial on how to make a volume slider in the expression menu, I dont want to ear blast everyone.

[silver goblet]

Hey everyone. I kind of ran into a rather odd issue. When I turn on gesture manager on a slightly edited avatar it collapses into a ball.
What I did is extract the fbx of the OG prefab.
Imported into Blender via CATS plugin and caved the side slightly inwards in sculpt mode.
Exported via CATS again.
Shoved it into unity as a completely new fbx and copied all parameters from the OG prefab via Pumkin avatar tools.
The tool seems to copy everything with no issue.
In essence, it should be working. But it freaks out anyway. I've spent hours trying to make it work, but I simply lack understanding of what is actually wrong here.
Funny enough, the OG prefab works just fine.

[junior void]

Try exporting without cats

[balmy barn]

extract the fbx?

try setting it generic and back to humanoid, if transform size / rotations changed

[junior void]

I hope you didnt unpack it

[silver goblet]

Well, more like find where the prefab stores the .fbx in the project folders and just use that

[silver goblet]

I gues I shouldn't have done that, huh

[somber sequoia]

not if you want overwriting the FBX to work cleanly

[silver goblet]

Well, that's the thing. I already tried the approach of using the fbx in blender and then overwriting it back over the one that the prefab is using. Unpacked or not, when overwritten the model simply breaks and dissapears completely. So that's why I'm attempting to "build it from scratch" like the creator of the model suggested.

[junior void]

That sounds like a symptom of unpacking

[silver goblet]

I was under the impression that unity doesn't like when you try to swap things around in a prefab that's still packed? Or that's not the case?

[junior void]

Unpacking breaks the link to the original file and you cant restore that

Ive never had issues overwriting an fbx from a prefab

Ofc stuff will go nuts if you use different export settings like scale, but you wouldnt normally do that

[silver goblet]

Interesting. Thank you for the suggestions. I'll give it a shot tomorrow and see where that goes.

[near zenith]

hiya everyone, very nice to meet all of ya, I'm new to all this vrchat stuff I've been playing it for a bit and its been fun! I do have a question tho, I have seen on YT how others made their own mamehinata avatar and customized theirs, I got my modal not to long ago but kinda stuck on how to change some of the colors on it, hair, skin tone, clothes etc.

[wary mica]

Anyone have an idea why this is happening? When i "freeze to world" for an animation, it seems to reset its position before it freezes. i have MANY avatars with the same/similar setup but only this one is having the problem. It also worked just fine before the last VRC update, and only started acting weird after. All of my other avatars are also NOT having the problem.

[velvet junco]

currently working with two identical physbones that both have all motion immobile set to 1, yet one of them moves still on motion for some reason and the other works fine and doesnt move

[hybrid iron]

Was there any canny already entered for the broken aim and rotation constraints since the last patch

[silver goblet]

try checking what's in the "materials" folder. Should be a few materials there and if you click on one, material properties window should pop up on the right side where you can play around and tweak things.

[white moth]

https://youtu.be/bSwMz4WcajQ?si=ETXuWlNeMJZ0qJ_A

This guy has a whole playlist that can really help

[near zenith]

Alright I’ll give it a shot

[near zenith]

Thank you,
I believe I seen one of them
How to upload I figured out
I just need to find out how I can customize the color of the clothes and hair and skin tone, mainly just those three, the other clothes I’ll get when I find different modals

[white moth]

Changing skin tone you can deal with textures

Changing hair is adding the prop for the hair and link armatures

And removing the previous hair

[near zenith]

Oooh alright

[shadow marsh]

with contact senders/receivers, is it possible to animate the "who can interact" option so that i can toggle it to "only me" and "only others" through a menu toggle?

[solar rapids]

how do i fix this, i cant upload any avatars

[hot grotto]

Everything broke when I reloaded a scene. Is there a way I can revert it back to normal???

I don't wanna lose all my work.

[desert elk]

if that's an avatar it looks very broken

[hot grotto]

It's every avatar.

[desert elk]

?

[hot grotto]

Last night it looked way more normal.

There was about 10-12 avatars in this project.

[desert elk]

why? if i can know

[hot grotto]

Because they were based around the same genre of things I was making???

Military.

[desert elk]

mhm, i never saw people go over 2/3 so i'm just surprised, that's all

did you save the scene before reloading?

[hot grotto]

No.

[desert elk]

welp, i don't think there's anything you can do if that's the case

[drowsy estuary]

Hi everyone! I need some help shifting the sunglasses forwards but since they are part of a prefab that I imported, they seem to be locked and I can't move or rotate it. Is there a way to unlock them?

[shrewd stirrup]

What are the best screenshaders to make something like this i needa know Please

[somber sequoia]

I'm pretty sure you can't, but you could use two separate contacts in the same place.

[shadow marsh]

dang, was hoping to avoid that because of performance impacts

[quasi briar]

Isn't there supposed to be default controller examples provided? I can't seem to find them. I'm trying to set up a custom sitting animation for a station on an avatar

[somber sequoia]

remember you can't sit in your own station, and you can't force an animator onto another avatar from your avatar's station.

(like you can in a world)

[quasi briar]

Aw what? I thought you could do the latter

[somber sequoia]

Best you can do is provide the location, but they'll do their own sitting animation (if enabled, FBT generally won't)

[quasi briar]

I guess that's fair. Thanks for saving me the headache.

[somber sequoia]

sure 🙂

[earnest comet]

Hey

So a shading error isn’t one error by itself?

I’m using unity ^ and I’m so confused

[quasi briar]

You have to change those shaders to be one that's compatible with Android. So find the materials and change it to something under VRChat > Mobile

[earnest comet]

Is there a step to guide on how ;~; I’m actually a noob

Like a video you can recommend?

[somber sequoia]

most of the videos about converting an avatar to quest will tell you this

[earnest comet]

I’ve been looking up how to fix shading errors 💀

[somber sequoia]

those aren't "shading errors" really, it's that you need to change the materials to use quest-compatible shaders

[earnest comet]

If it isn’t to selfish to ask can you send me a video that will best explain changing/converting them

[somber sequoia]

if I had a link handy, I would, but I'd have to go search

[covert stone]

Hi!!’ Odd question!

I have a general understanding of unity n stuff, but im completely stumped on this. So, obviously my avatar i bought has expressions linked to certain hand gestures… how to i turn that off? like, so my avatar doesnt make faces. I know how to make the faces toggles but not how to make the gestures.. faceless lol.

Pls ping with reply!

I dont want to lock gestures thru vrchat

[obtuse vapor]

Is there any way to stop unity MipMaps from leaving a visible seam down textures? I know there was a way in Unity2019 but Unity2022 changed it and I can't figure out how the new version works.

[near zenith]

so i figured out most of everything else, now the eyes are the last thing im stuck on

[white moth]

What are you trying to change about the eyes?

[near zenith]

Maybe just the color-
Or find different eyes like galaxy eyes and put it on there

[distant summit]

hey I'm trying to do something but I have no idea how to set it up properly. basically the idea is that the cannon can be attached to the right hand. The problem is I want the tube connecting the cannon and the backpack to be flexible but... not sure how to do that properly with physbones

[timber wharf]

physbones are meant to animste loose edges, connecting x to y is not its intended use

[arctic ginkgo]

try putting a physbone collider on your hand, then set it to "inside bounds". then add the collider to the collider list on your physbone component

if you want the cannon to follow your hand movements, add the cannon bone to the ignore transform list on the physbone component, and give it a parent constraint and add your hand as a source

[distant summit]

I know what I want to do is possible, but I don't know how to do it.

[distant summit]

the issue isn't the cannon. I've done plenty of holstered weapons on avatars. the issue is I want the tube to follow the backpack on one end and the cannon on the other. I know it's possible, but I don't know the method

[ornate stump]

How do you know it's possible?

[distant summit]

I've seen some avatars that do it

I just don't know how they did it

[balmy plover]

just set up my facial animations for hand gestures, and when i uncheck the hand gesture in gesture manager, the face still stays and they stack on top of each other. i made sure everything i used has write defaults turned on, and even made a custom idle for it to return to and it still does it. any help?

[ornate stump]

You rather might be seeing them using different technique. Physbone can't connect to link between 2 points.

[somber sequoia]

I've seem some very okay attempts to get kinda close, but not the kind of thing I'd put any real effort into

[somber sequoia]

Show your animation layer, there's not much we could say without looking in depth

[balmy plover]

this one?

[somber sequoia]

you don't need masks in FX. but yeah, that one

[balmy plover]

turned masks off 👍 they were on by default lol

[somber sequoia]

yeah, it used to be a thing

[balmy plover]

well i turned them off and it still does it

[full vessel]

Hi sorry to butt in but Ive been having issues with this avatar and i have seemed to bypass all other issues other than when i'm finally able to build it with no issues, it says it cant because there's no asset bundle? 🥲

[somber sequoia]

yeah that was just the first thing I noticed. Show us one of the transitions perhaps

[balmy plover]

how would i show you that ;-;

[somber sequoia]

if there are errors above, show us the first 2-3

[somber sequoia]

like that, that also looks reasonable

[balmy plover]

what else could it be 😭

i even used gogoloco's WD versions

[balmy plover]

everything is set to wd bc everyone told me if you mix no wd and wd it can cause issues

[somber sequoia]

"missing script" is the problem, install whatever requirement you didn't install

[full vessel]

Thank you, im just not sure what that requirement is now but ill look into it

[somber sequoia]

possibly it's listed in the documentation or advertising page for the avatar

[spark walrus]

Why does this necklace clip in game but in Unity it works fine

Using hinge type physbones

[balmy plover]

i still havent figured it out 😭

[arctic ginkgo]

unless you have any reason to want the expressions to mix together, can't you just animate the ones not intended to be on, off?

[balmy plover]

i didnt animate them together, its just for some reason after i turn them off they still linger

[arctic ginkgo]

like for example say you have a happy face and a sad face, your happy face animation should:

• turn on happy
• turn off sad

[arctic ginkgo]

i'm saying you should animate them together

[balmy plover]

oh no, these are supposed to be hand gestures

like point and stuff

[arctic ginkgo]

oh?

[balmy plover]

i dont do toggle animations, i dont particularly like them 😭

[arctic ginkgo]

why do you have toggles in your gesture layer?

[balmy plover]

wait what

[arctic ginkgo]

this is the screenshot you sent

you have layers like "sweater", "shirt", etc

are those toggles?

[balmy plover]

yeah i was following a tutorial, and the orginal one when i was setting up toggles used the hand gestures layers and turned it into a fx layer

[arctic ginkgo]

so is this screenshot your FX layer or your gesture layer?

[balmy plover]

i guess both 😭 ig i gotta go pack and do it seperate?

[arctic ginkgo]

you have the same controller in both slots?

[balmy plover]

i didnt use controller, i just put the fx i orginally made into playable layers fx slot

[arctic ginkgo]

try duplicating the controller, then in one delete all the gestures, and in the other delete all the toggles

[arctic ginkgo]

?

do you know what an animation controller is?

[balmy plover]

not really ;-;

[arctic ginkgo]

that's okay

[balmy plover]

i know how to put in my fx layer for toggles, idk how to apply the gesture layer

[arctic ginkgo]

so they are what 'control' the animations

you put a controller in each layer

then the different layers are all smooshed into one controller when the avatar is built

if you're using the same controller in 2 layers (like FX and Gesture) it will double the layers, which could be what is causing your issues

this is an animation controller

i think people get them confused with "layers"

the layers are slots you can put controllers in on a VRChat avatar

but at the end of the day, unity only supports using one controller at a time, so vrchat has them all separated while making the avatar based on their intended use, then when uploading the avatar they all get combined into one big controller for the whole avatar

[balmy plover]

so if i were to use the handslayer built into the vcc/sdk as a fx for my toggles, that would cause a problem?

its confusing me bc in the tut im following, they also use the same fx layer for the toggles for the gestures as well

like i did literally everything the same, theirs worked, mine didnt

[arctic ginkgo]

are you using the same exact controller or is it a copy of it?

[balmy plover]

duplicated it, renamed it, then moved it to my animation folder, then slapped it into the playable layers fx slot

then proceded to put all my toggles on it, they work perfectly

[arctic ginkgo]

so what i would do is duplicate and rename it again, then in the duplicate remove all the layers for your toggles. This is your gesture layer

then go back to the original, this will be your FX layer. Remove all the gesture layers from this controller,

if you look in the creator docs it advises against using the same controller for multiple playable layer slots since this can cause issues

[balmy plover]

did that 👍

[balmy plover]

OH

https://tenor.com/view/i-understand-it-now-ok-i-understand-it-now-i-understand-it-gurm-bear-gif-4859748791707698675

i get it now

[arctic ginkgo]

https://creators.vrchat.com/avatars/

[balmy plover]

theres literally a slot in the playable layers for gestures...

yeahhhh

i see

[arctic ginkgo]

the vrc creator docs, i'd suggest reading it if you want to make many avatars in the future

i've personally read over the whole thing (avatar section, not world section) multiple times and frequently reference it, and i've been doing this for 2 years

[balmy plover]

ive tried following it before, went right over my head. but now that ive watched more stuff and fiddled around more, ill def try it again

but now i have to go back and re-record all my facial gestures? bc i set that new gesture layer i made to the gesture slot in playable layers, and they dont work at all now

and they dont exist when i go to my animation tab either

im guessing thats normal

[arctic ginkgo]

facial gestures?

your gesture layer is for controlling your hands

[balmy plover]

the faces (blendshapes combinations ig) made when you make a certain shape with your hand

[arctic ginkgo]

anything that doesn't move humanoid bones goes in the FX layer

the animations controlling your face and the animations controlling your hands should be seperate

[balmy plover]

im so lost

[arctic ginkgo]

so you should have animations controlling your facial expressions, correct?

[balmy plover]

i guess?

i did

yeah i do they're in my animations folder

[arctic ginkgo]

okay, and you should also have animations that control your fingers, right?

[balmy plover]

i do not have that

well no i do

the built in ones

[arctic ginkgo]

okay, and these are seperate animations?

[balmy plover]

yes

[arctic ginkgo]

so then the animations that control your facial expressions, you put them inside an animation controller?

[balmy plover]

yes-? i put them into that duplicate fx layer made from the handslayer and deleted all the toggles out of it

[arctic ginkgo]

so i misunderstood you earlier. what i thought you had told me was that those layers were controlling your hands, not your face

[balmy plover]

oooh

[arctic ginkgo]

^

[balmy plover]

yeah no, what im trying to do is when you make a hand with your controller (for example, point) it also makes the avatar make a certain face

[arctic ginkgo]

okay, then those are all supposed to be in the FX layer

and then you won't need anything in the Gesture layer since it'll just use the default layer

[balmy plover]

oh

oh no

i deleted all the hands stuff out of my orginal fx

[arctic ginkgo]

you can use avatars 3.0 manager to merge the layers back together if you need to

[balmy plover]

just went on a ctrl z rampage and i think i fixed it

there are now gesture layers on my fx 👍

[arctic ginkgo]

okay, so what i was suggesting for you to do initially then should help. In each of your animations you should disable the other facial expression blendshapes

[arctic ginkgo]

^

this makes it impossible for your facial expressions to overlap, since each animation turns off the facial expressions that aren't being enabled

[balmy plover]

i did that tho

when recording each face, i made sure to turn off all the other blendshapes

[arctic ginkgo]

what does it look like when you make gestures in-game?

[balmy plover]

i havent tested in game yet, ive been using gesture manager

if this is just a unity thing im actually gonna crash out

its 11 oclock at night i dont really feel like setting up pcvr just to test these dang faces, ill do it tomorrow and if it still bugs in game ill fiddle until it fixes

thanks tho

[visual ferry]

why is it that when i import my avatar into the game its very big?

That’s crawling btw

[ornate stump]

Did you see any size reference in unity?

[visual ferry]

Nope

[ornate stump]

A default cube have size of 1x1x1 meter. So create one and use as size reference to scale your avatar.

[visual ferry]

That’s the size

Is it meant to be the same size as the cube?

[ornate stump]

As I said, the cube has size of 1x1x1 meter. Use that size as reference.

[visual ferry]

Sweet thank you

[wanton cedar]

There's a measurement add-on in blender that tells you just how far the distance between 2 selected verts are. If im right it measures in cm. might be feet, one of the two. It comes with the app so you should just be able to look up measureIt and it will pop up

[visual ferry]

thank you for the tip

[proper oriole]

what is save state and what is default state?

[ornate stump]

"Save" keep the value after avatar got unloaded and loaded. "Default" is whether value should be after first load or avatar reset.

[proper oriole]

so if i make it default will it always have that outfit when switching worlds?

[stray hedge]

im trying to upload avatars and i cant solve the Blueprint id, i made sure its not attached in the pipeline, i relogged, and did 5 other tutorials but nothing is working, please help

[ornate stump]

No. Switching world make avatar unload and load, not reset. Which fall under Saved value.

[ornate stump]

You will have to look into other error as well.

[hard turtle]

my blendshapes havent exported

[ornate stump]

If you export fbx while having unapplied modifier other than armature, blendshapes will get discarded.

[hard turtle]

oh

yeh

i forgot auto smoothing was turned into a modifier

[mystic sentinel]

Does anyone wanna help me with an audio issue i kinda have with an avi cuz the gestures work but the expressions don't and when i close the fists the avi should make a growl move and sound but it doesn't can anyone help

[night ember]

Just GestureRight or GestureLeft = 1 as the parameter

Thats it

[mystic sentinel]

Would u be able to show me

[mystic sentinel]

Like if I called or something

Hold on let me see if I can get vid or pics

Anyone willing to see the problem

Through a call

[wide prairie]

can someone help me with a question I have with uploading this avatar dm me

[junior void]

dont ask people to dm you, scammers are just waiting for it

[desert elk]

if you have something to say do it here

scammers dm

[wide prairie]

brug

so this avatar I'm uploading when I click the open me it shows

when I upload it doesnt have the sps toggle

[junior void]

You need to select the correct avatar in the upload screen

[wide prairie]

I tried checking the box on both in inspector

and I tried highlighting both

[junior void]

by default, it will try to pick the one that is enabled (not greyed out)

[wide prairie]

the regular one has an avatar descriptor but the other doesn't

when I click rin it highlights the model

when I select rin sps it's like

I can't tell if rin sps is its own seperate model or rin is the parent and rin sps is the child

[junior void]

Would you care to enable the sps model and disable the first one and take a whole screenshot of the entire screen selecting the sps model so we can see if theres really no descriptor

[wide prairie]

how do i enable and disable

the check box in inspector?

[desert elk]

yes

[wide prairie]

kk sec

[junior void]

Would make sense to expand the hierarchy of the sps model too, so we see if it has an armature etc

[wide prairie]

first ill show you the expanded assets

[junior void]

wrong avatar

[desert elk]

it's both

[wide prairie]

wait

I just figured it out

[junior void]

ok looks good, its a full setup so it should have a descriptor

[wide prairie]

yeah ty just had to disable rin and have rin sps enabled

appreciate the help team

[junior void]

like i said, you just need to pick the right model in the upload screen

at the top of it is a dropdown with model selection

[wide prairie]

ahhhhh

I see

I'll keep that in mind for next time thank yous o much

[clever cloak]

my pc avatar is able to use gestures while in hand tracking mode but for some reason my quest version is not

sorta weird

[south kraken]

vrchats avatar security checks are so unbelievably frustrating

• have avatar that uploads fine
• move it to new project and upload to new ID
• security checks fail
• ?????
• remove gogo loco prefab out of curiosity
• uploads fine
• put gogo loco prefab back (hits undo)
• still uploads fine now
• uhhhhhh ok then?????

what the heck vrchat

[crisp trail]

quick question. i need to disable back face culling so my hair will render properly. what tab do i need to look in to disable it?