{"id":444,"date":"2015-10-12T20:39:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T20:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avastar.online\/?page_id=444"},"modified":"2015-10-12T20:39:12","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T20:39:12","slug":"update","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/reference\/tool-setup\/update\/","title":{"rendered":"Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><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> Addon Updates<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"rhcol span6\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/avastar.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/slider_012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39\" src=\"http:\/\/avastar.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/slider_012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2068\" height=\"1164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/slider_012.jpg 2068w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/slider_012-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/slider_012-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/slider_012-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/slider_012-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/slider_012-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/slider_012-1080x608.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2068px) 100vw, 2068px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span6\">\n<p>From time to time Avastar provides new versions to keep up to date with Second Life and Blender. We assume that you also want to keep up to date and update your Avastar installation too.<\/p>\n<p>However the implementation of the Avastar Rig itself also changes over time. This article describes what you need to do to get your Avastar updated and work with your &#8220;old&#8221; rigs in the new environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Update the Avastar Blender Addon<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"span6 rhcol\">\n<p>Updating Avastar is as simple as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download the newest Avastar version<\/li>\n<li>Update Blender to the most current release<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/280\/reference\/install\/\" class=\"symple-button large green   \" target=\"_self\" title=\"Visit Site\" style=\"border-radius:3px\" rel=\"\"><span class=\"symple-button-inner\" style=\"border-radius:3px\"><span class=\"symple-button-icon-left fa fa-wrench\"><\/span>Install Avastar<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span6\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Hint:<\/span><\/strong> Sometimes The Update creates an error Message about some missing Modules. If that happens to you, please follow the <em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">when the update fails<\/span><\/em> guide below.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"symple-toggle state-closed \"><h3 class=\"symple-toggle-trigger \">when the update fails - read more...<\/h3><div class=\"symple-toggle-container symple-clearfix\">\n<p>When you update an Add-on in Blender, then normally the following steps are performed:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The installer disables the current version of the Add-on.<\/li>\n<li>The disabled Add-on is removed from the system (deleted from disk).<\/li>\n<li>The new Add-on version is installed.<\/li>\n<li>You now can enable the new version manually<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>However sometimes you can not enable the addon after a new version is installed. this can happen because the first step (disabling the Add-on) does not disable all of the software. So it may happen that the old Add-on leaves some traces in the running Blender, which may result in subsequent errors when you try to enable the new Addon Version.<\/p>\n<p>When the above situation happens to you, then please go ahead as follows:<\/p>\n<h4>Step 1: Remove traces<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"rhcol span7\">\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Save Preferences<\/span><\/em> at the bottom of the User Preferences Panel<\/li>\n<li>Then close Blender<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Note:<\/span><\/strong> It is important that you really close blender.<br \/>\nJust opening a new scene is not enough!<\/li>\n<li>Open Blender and open the User preferences again<\/li>\n<li>Type &#8220;Avastar&#8221; into the Add-on search field to locate your Add-on<\/li>\n<li>Then Enable the Add-on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In most cases this is all that you need to do. The Add-on will enable without errors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span5\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image853.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5779\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image853.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"662\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image853.png 662w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image853-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If the above procedure does not work for you, then you need to put blender into a clean state as follows:<\/p>\n<h4>Step 2: Remove Avastar<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"rhcol span7\">\n<p>You find the Remove Button in the expanded Avastar Add-on Panel:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span5\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image854.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5778\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image854.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"662\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image854.png 662w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image854-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Step 3: Save User Settings<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"rhcol span7\">\n<p>You find the Save User settings Button at the bottom of the User Preferences Window.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span5\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image853.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5779\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image853.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"662\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image853.png 662w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image853-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Step 4: Restart Blender and Install the new Avastar Add-on<\/h4>\n<p>Go ahead and install your Addon<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Downloading older Versions of the Addon<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"rhcol span4\">\n<p>If you have an account on the Machinimatrix website, then you can find most of the older Add-on versions in the Archive folder<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.machinimatrix.org\/my-account\/products\/\" class=\"symple-button large green   \" target=\"_self\" title=\"Visit Site\" style=\"border-radius:3px\" rel=\"\"><span class=\"symple-button-inner\" style=\"border-radius:3px\"><span class=\"symple-button-icon-left fa fa-wrench\"><\/span>my Downloads<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rhcol span8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image855.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5781\" src=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image855.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"907\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image855.png 907w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image855-300x271.png 300w, https:\/\/avalab.org\/avastar\/292\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Image855-768x694.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Update your Models<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"span6 rhcol\">\n<h4>The Problem:<\/h4>\n<p>Whenever you create an Avastar in a scene, then a fresh character is created with its own meshes and its own Armature. So, when you upgrade to a newer version of Avastar, then the Rig is not upgraded automatically. This may result in compatibility issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span6 rhcol\">\n<h4>The solution<\/h4>\n<p>We have included the <em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Rig Upgrade Tool<\/span><\/em> into Avastar. This Tool will take your Avastar model and migrates the Armature to the newest Avastar version <em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">in place<\/span><\/em>. Below you find the Tool Help Page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"symple-toggle state-closed \"><h3 class=\"symple-toggle-trigger \">The Rig Transfer Tool<\/h3><div class=\"symple-toggle-container symple-clearfix\">\n <span style='color:red;font-size:1.2em;'>[include path='\/help\/n-panel\/avastar\/rig-inspector\/rig-update-tool\/update\/'] not found!<\/span> \n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Addon Updates From time to time Avastar provides new versions to keep up to date with Second Life and Blender. We assume that you also want to keep up to date and update your Avastar installation too. However the implementation of the Avastar Rig itself also changes over time. 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