{"id":4932,"date":"2021-09-08T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T23:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/?p=4932"},"modified":"2023-09-07T15:50:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:50:55","slug":"maya-imvu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/maya-imvu\/","title":{"rendered":"IMVU Starter Files for Maya"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a16e1a1628a9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a16e1a1628a9\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/maya-imvu\/#download\" >Download<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/maya-imvu\/#avatar-starter-files\" >Avatar Starter Files<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/maya-imvu\/#furniture-starter-files\" >Furniture Starter Files<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/maya-imvu\/#room-starter-file\" >Room Starter File<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>IMVU Starters Files for making custom content with Maya.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #fc0; color: #000;\"><p><i><b>Important<\/b>: theses files have not been extensively tested so are provided &#8216;as is&#8217; for convenience.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"download\"><\/span>Download<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>See sections below for further information on the Starter Files for Maya.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"download\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/files\/imvu\/katsbits - maya avatars.zip\">Avatar Starter Files<\/a> | c. 700 KB.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/files\/imvu\/katsbits - maya furniture.zip\">Furniture Starter File<\/a> | c. 1.5 MB.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/files\/imvu\/katsbits - maya room.zip\">Room Starter File<\/a> | c. 2 MB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"avatar-starter-files\"><\/span>Avatar Starter Files<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Avatar Starter Files for Maya include the necessary components to make custom <b>Accessory<\/b> items, <b>Clothing<\/b> and <b>Avatar Poses<\/b> (both static and animated) for both male and female avatars. Zip file includes;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>female avatar (poses).mb<\/li>\n<li>male avatar (poses).mb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><b>Design note<\/b>: the Avatar Starter Files for Maya include a rigged version of both male and female characters, and can be used to create accessory items, clothing and avatar poses or animations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/imvu-maya\/maya-avatar-starter-files.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/imvu-maya\/maya-avatar-starter-files.jpg\" alt=\"Maya Avatar Starter File\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Avatar Starter Files for Maya include representations of the male and female avatars and their underlying skeletons for use with poses, clothing and accessories.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"furniture-starter-files\"><\/span>Furniture Starter Files<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The <b>Furniture Starter File<\/b> contains all the necessary components to make functional furniture items for IMVU. The files includes a seated and standing avatar &#8216;dummy&#8217; and node set to aid positioning pose spots, and a set of mesh objects and accompanying root node for floor, wall and ceiling mounted furniture. Zip files include;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>furniture example (maya).mb<\/li>\n<li>furniture simple example (maya).mb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><b>Design note<\/b>: assets may initial load into Maya untextured so image remapping may be necessary. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/imvu-furniture-maya\/\">more on setting up furniture see here<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/imvu-maya\/imvu-maya.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/imvu-maya\/imvu-maya.jpg\" alt=\"Maya Furniture Starter File\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Furniture Starter File for Maya includes the basic components to make custom furniture for IMVU &#8211; includes avatar dummies to help with placement, and some basic furniture blocks set up for floor, wall and ceiling mounts.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"room-starter-file\"><\/span>Room Starter File<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The <b>Room Starter File<\/b> includes all the essential components to make fully custom (furniture) rooms for IMVU; pose spots and nodes to aid positioning avatars, floor, wall and ceiling furniture nodes, and the core elements of a rooms skeleton. Zip files include;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>room nodes (maya).mb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><b>Design note<\/b>: or more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/imvu401\/\">setting up a rooms skeleton see here<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/imvu-maya\/room-starter-maya.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/imvu-maya\/room-starter-maya.jpg\" alt=\"Maya Room Starter File\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Furniture Starter File for Maya includes the basic components needed to make custom rooms for IMVU &#8211; includes avatar dummies to help with placement, core room elements and floor, ceiling and wall nodes for furniture.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,37,819],"tags":[575,200,686,203,195,701,816,637,474],"class_list":["post-4932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-downloads","category-imvu","category-maya","tag-accessory","tag-avatar-poses","tag-clothing-starter-file","tag-fbx","tag-furniture","tag-furniture-room","tag-maya","tag-rooms","tag-starter-files"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4932"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5017,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4932\/revisions\/5017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}