Simply Avastar

This page contains basic usage sequences with Avastar 2.81 You can work through these sequences to become familiar with Avastar.

Tips

Tip: When you are still learning...

We recommend that you always begin with creating a fresh new scene with File -> New. That way, if something goes wrong, you can restart blender and run through the routine as a test this time:

Tip: When something unexpected happens...

Restart the routine and note your steps. If you, indeed, get the same unexpected results, you may have found a bug. Please be so kind and report this to us in our discord help channel for Avastar 2.81 issues. The Invite link to this channel is:

Avastar 2.81 Issues (Discord)

Dictionary

LMB,RMB

Left Mouse Button, Right Mouse Button

N-Panel

Sidebar on the right side of the 3D Viewport. You can open/close the N-panel by moving the mouse over the 3D Viewport, then press ‘n’ on the keyboard.

SHIFT-Select

Press the SHIFT key while selecting parts (with the left mouse button)

Create a Complete Avatar

Add -> Avastar -> Complete
Switch
from Display in Solid Mode
to Display in Look Dev Mode:
Open N-Panel
Open Avastar Section
Open Avatar Materials panel
Select Female

Notes about the image:
– The 3D ViewPort should now look similar to the image.
– The Rig Display Panel shows the available bone sections.

Pose the complete Avatar

Add -> Avastar -> Complete
Open N Panel
Open Avastar -> Rig Display Panel
Disable Limit
Disable Face bone Display
Grab green bones and move Avastar into a Pose

… and change Hand pose

Open N Panel
Open Rig Display Panel
Disable Shape
Select the first green finger1 bones of the 4 fingers of a hand
Additionally select the first green thumb bone
On the keyboard: R x x and then move the 3D cursor to open/close the hand
Press LMB⁽ⁱ⁾ to finish the hand pose

Slider test

Add -> Avastar -> Complete
Open N Panel
Open Rig Display Panel
Disable Face
Open Avastar -> Shape Panel
Change Body -> Height:
Note: While you move the height slider the character becomes smaller/bigger and the Feet keep staying on ground!
Change Nose -> Size
Change Nose -> Width
Change Torso -> Arm Length
Change Head -> Size:
Note: The head size slider also changes the overall size of the other face components (nose, eyes, ears, etc)
Change Hand -> Size

Select the Section Changed
to see something similar as displayed in the image aside:

Export a simple SL Clone

Add -> Avastar -> Complete
Optional:
- Open N Panel
- Open Avastar Tab
- Open Rig Display Panel
- Disable Face
- Disable Shape
Edit -> Lock Object Modes (disable)
Select (and SHIFT Select)
- the HeadMesh
- the UpperBodyMesh
- the LowerBodyMesh
File -> Export -> Collada (Avastar)(.dae)

Create a single Mesh SL Clone

Create a Bento Avatar (you can omit the posing, see above)
Open Object Properties
Open Avastar Materials panel
Select Custom (materials with grid texture)
Optional (verify materials):
- Switch …
  from Display in Solid mode
  to Display in Dev Lock mode
Select (and SHIFT Select)
- the HeadMesh
- the UpperBodyMesh
- the LowerBodyMesh