{"id":3014,"date":"2018-01-20T12:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T12:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avastar.online\/?page_id=3014"},"modified":"2018-01-20T12:00:45","modified_gmt":"2018-01-20T12:00:45","slug":"help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/help\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><image src=\"\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/approve_logo_280.png\" style=\"width:120px;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:0px;margin-right:10px;\"><\/image> Reference<\/h1>\n<p>This part of the documentation contains the context sensitive Help pages of the Avastar Addon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"rhcol span7\">\n<p>You can open the help page for any Avastar button (option or operator)\u00a0 directly in Blender by by clicking RMB (right mouse button) diorectly on the Button, then select <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Online Manual<\/span> or use ALT F1 for a more direct access.<\/p>\n<p>Your browser opens the corresponding help page from the related document website (if the help page exists).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span5\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1448.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7659 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1448.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1448.png 419w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1448-296x300.png 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span6 rhcol\">However, the help pages are also available from this Website. In fact this document is the root of the Avastar reference pages. You can browse and search directly in the Browser if you like.<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n    <h2>The Reference Guide Sections<\/h2>\n              <div class='mama-subpage tolightblue'>\n          <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/help\/intro\/\">\n              Intro              <\/a><\/h3>\n          <div class=\"row-fluid\">\n            <div class=\"rhcol span8\">\n              Content: Create a Basic mesh character Import a Mesh to your online world. The first Video (above): Create a Character. Use the Shape sliders. Use the Collada Exporter. The second video (further down): Use the SL Importer for Upload What does Avastar provide? Avastar basically supports the creation ...              <div class=\"h-readmore\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/help\/intro\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"rhcol span4\">\n                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class='mama-subpage tolightblue'>\n          <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/help\/adjust\/\">\n              Adjust              <\/a><\/h3>\n          <div class=\"row-fluid\">\n            <div class=\"rhcol span8\">\n              Adjust the Character Shape After you got your Avastar character you might want to change its shape, or maybe you prefer to work with a Male character instead of the default female Avastar? This is where the Appearance Sliders Section comes into play:...              <div class=\"h-readmore\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/help\/adjust\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"rhcol span4\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Image-345.png\" alt=\"Post Image\" \/>            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class='mama-subpage tolightblue'>\n          <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/help\/n-panel\/\">\n              N-Panel              <\/a><\/h3>\n          <div class=\"row-fluid\">\n            <div class=\"rhcol span8\">\n              Properties Sidebar The N-Panel contains most of Avatar&#8217;s various tools. This section is further subdevided in Subsections:...              <div class=\"h-readmore\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/help\/n-panel\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"rhcol span4\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/map-properties-150x150.png\" alt=\"Post Image\" \/>            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class='mama-subpage tolightblue'>\n          <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/help\/properties\/\">\n              Properties              <\/a><\/h3>\n          <div class=\"row-fluid\">\n            <div class=\"rhcol span8\">\n              where appropriate we have added Avastar features into various Sections within the Blender Properties Editor.\u00a0 The documentation for those additions is further subdivided into subsections:...              <div class=\"h-readmore\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/help\/properties\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"rhcol span4\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/map_render_properties-150x150.png\" alt=\"Post Image\" \/>            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class='mama-subpage tolightblue'>\n          <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/help\/io\/\">\n              Import\/Export              <\/a><\/h3>\n          <div class=\"row-fluid\">\n            <div class=\"rhcol span8\">\n              Import\/Export This is Blender&#8217;s menu for importing and exporting various types of data including meshes, armatures and animations. Avastar adds an Exporter for Collada and a couple of importers for SL Shapes, SL BVH Animations and SL Rigs....              <div class=\"h-readmore\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/help\/io\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"rhcol span4\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Image-642-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Image-642-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Image-642-440x440.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n<h2>Where is what?<\/h2>\n<p>Avastar has grown a lot over the years. If you are a new user then you sometimes may get stuck with searching where exactly a panel is located. Here we try to give you some basic information about how we name things, what they do and where they can be found. This section will be completed as needed. <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Please tell us when something is missing here!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Properties Sidebar (N-Panel)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"rhcol span7\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> typically on the right side of any Blender window.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open:<\/strong> Click the little &#8216;&lt;&#8216; sign (see image)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Close:<\/strong> Drag vertical N-Panel border to the window border until the &#8216;&lt;&#8216; sign appears.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keybord Shortcut:<\/strong> N<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1449.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7675 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1449.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1449.png 419w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1449-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1450.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7672 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1450.png 419w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1450-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Vertical Tab<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"rhcol span7\">\n<p>The Properties Sidebar is organized in vertical Tabs. Avastar has got three vertical Tabs of its own. The active Tab is colored with a light grey background (Blender default theme)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span5\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1451.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7674 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1451.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1451.png 419w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1451-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Panels<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"rhcol span7\">\n<p>Each Tool Shelf section is organized in a set of Panels.<\/p>\n<p>Each Panel can be expanded or collapsed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span5\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1452.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7676 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1452.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1452.png 419w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1452-222x300.png 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Use of Colors in the Avastar documentation<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"rhcol span7\">\n<p>Often you find colorized boxes on the documentation images. The colors are extra indicators for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dark orange :<\/strong> Marks the current Context in the User interface, here the context is the vertical Avastar Tab<\/li>\n<li><strong>Light green<\/strong> : something you need to locate, here the Bind section<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sand<\/strong> : Click to start an action, here you call an operator &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span5\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1453.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7681 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1453.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1453.png 419w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1453-300x278.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The above image might be accompanied with a documentation snippet:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Properties Panel (Vertical Avastar Tab) (dark orange, the context)<\/li>\n<li>In the <em>Skinning Panel<\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Locate the <em>Bind<\/em> Section (green, find your path to the action)<\/li>\n<li>Click on the<em> Unbind<\/em> operator (sand, click to all the action)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Panel Section<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"rhcol span7\">\n<p>Each panel can be organized into one or more sections.<\/p>\n<p>And a section normally contains<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>in most cases one (in some cases two or more) Operators (buttons to click for action)<\/li>\n<li>and options related to the operator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span5\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1454.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7682\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1454.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1454.png 419w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1454-284x300.png 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>User Interface Elements<\/h3>\n<h4>Operator<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"rhcol span7\">\n<p>You can think of an Operator as a call to a dedicated function. Normally Operators are labelled with a short name indicating what they do, like for example <em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Unbind from Armature<\/span><\/em> or<em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> Bake to 2 Meshes<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Note:<\/span> <\/strong>Options can be set before an operator is invoked (button is pushed) and sometimes also <strong>after<\/strong> the operator has been processed! See Operator redo panel below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span5\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1455.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7683 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1455.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1455.png 419w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1455-284x300.png 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Options<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"rhcol span7\">Options are Values, selections or Check marks (boolean values) which are used to communicate more details to the operators about what they should do, e.g. <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>Keep Groups<\/em><\/span>, <em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Clear weights<\/span><\/em>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span5\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1456.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7687 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1456.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1456.png 419w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1456-284x300.png 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Selections<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"rhcol span7\">\n<p>A selection is actually also an Option which happens to have 2 or more predefined values. Selections are typically shown as Popup boxes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span5\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1457.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7688 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1457.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1457.png 419w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1457-284x300.png 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Operator Redo Panel<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"rhcol span7\">\n<p>After an Operator has processed, it possibly opens up the <em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Operator Redo Panel<\/span><\/em>. where you can change the options of the operator. This gives you some form of interaction where you can test the operator with different option settings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1458.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7689\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1458.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1458.png 419w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Image1458-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, not every operator has a redo panel and there is no way to see in advance if an Operator actually has one or not. If there is one, then the redo panel is always located at the lower left corner of the 3D Viewport. The Redo Panel title is the same as the name of the called Operator.<\/p>\n<p>The redo panel allows you to change Operator options. In many cases changing an option will cause the operator to revert its work to the state just before it was called, and then redo the operation again with the modified option value.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"span6 rhcol\">\n<p>Tip: The Operator redo panel is interactive: You can use it for test option values on the fly.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Note<\/span>:<\/strong> Some operators take a whole lot of time to run. So each change in the redo panel can possibly cause Blender to freeze for a while until the Operator has processed again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span6 rhcol\">\n<div class='et-box et-warning'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'>The operator redo panel remains active until another Operator is called! But attention: Any change in the redo panel will reset Blender to the state just before the operator was called, then the operator gets applied again with the changed options.<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reference This part of the documentation contains the context sensitive Help pages of the Avastar Addon. 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