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Feel free to [read my previous that ran through some of these concepts. We will not, however, be doing this in this tutorial. We can optimize this model by retopologizing, decimating our mesh and compressing our textures. It's very important to note that we are dealing with a heavy file that has complex meshes in its current state. In this example, we're going to produce and FBX file of a CloneX, bring it into Unity, produce a VRM file, and bring it into Webaverse. There are various ways to bring your CloneX into different platforms. He has a passion for contributing to the education and enablement of the open metaverse.* *Meta Mike is the co-founder of VERSED and leads Partner Success at GigLabs. If you've got your own FBX/OBJ avatar, you can always bring it into Mixamo and then export it with a T-Pose animation and follow the same process to bring it into Webaverse. There you have it - a brand new Webaverse avatar from Mixamo. Once exported, go to (), drag and drop the VRM file into the world and press Equip. Select your Avatar object, open the *VRM0* menu tab and click *Export to VRM 0.x*.Įnsure you click *Make T-Pose* and fill out all requested metadata. Select *Materials* in the inspector and select *Use External Materials (Legacy)* then apply.Ĭhange your Armature object AND Hips object have a *Transform Position* of (0,0,0) in the inspector. Select *Rig* in the inspector and select *Animation Type -> Human* then apply.

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To ensure you don't run into build errors, head to the download page for UniVRM and check what version of Unity UniVRM is currently compatible with.ĭownload the version of Unity from the () or () that corresponds to the latest UniVRM update - in this case it's Unity-2019.4.LTS or later.Ĭreate a new Unity project using the correct version of Unity and import the UniVRM package by dragging it into your assets folder.Īdd your FBX avatar to your assets folder. UniVRM will allow us to export our FBX file as a VRM for use in Webaverse.

In Unity, we're going to be using a plugin called (). Technically, you could jump straight to this point after exporting from Mixamo, but it's always worthwhile doing what's possible to optimize your model. Now that we have our FBX optimized, we can bring it into Unity. Go to *File -> Export -> FBX*.Įnsure you set the *Path Mode* to *Copy* and click the *Embed Textures* button before exporting. Before exporting, delete your default camera and light from your scene collection. We've now got our model optimized and ready to export. You can see that by decimating, we've brought our tris down to ~11k and our verts down to ~6k. Use the *Ratio* slider to decimate the geometry as much as possible without it being detrimental to the look of the model. In the bottom left hand corner of the viewport, the *Decimate Geometry* widget will appear. In the edit mode menu, select *Mesh -> Clean Up -> Decimate Geometry*. Once in edit mode, press *A* to select all vertices of the mesh. This is very important, especially when dealing with web based environments. This will bring you into Blender's *Edit Mode*, which will allow you to make changes to the avatar mesh.Īlthough our model is relatively optimized (you'll see that there are 28k tris/14k verts), there are a few changes we can make to ensure it's as performant as possible. Once imported, select your avatar and press *Tab*. Once your project is open, import your FBX file that you downloaded from Mixamo. () the latest version of Blender and open up a new project.

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Select the character you'd like to use as your avatar and search for the *T-Pose* animation.ĭownload your avatar and ensure the settings are the same as below.īlender is a free, open-source computer graphics and modeling software that is commonly used given its low barriers to entry. Once logged in, you will see your primary avatar, and two tabs titled *Character* and *Animations*. You will need to create an account to access the platform.

It has an extensive library of animations and avatars built into the platform, and also allows you to upload your own avatars for animation purposes. () is an Adobe product that is commonly used to animate avatars. More specifically, we will be taking an avatar from the Mixamo library, converting it from an FBX file to a VRM file, and then bringing it into Webaverse to use as your in-game avatar.

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In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a custom avatar for use in Webaverse.

Converting sketchfab avatars to vrchat