{"id":8987,"date":"2024-06-19T11:17:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T10:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/?p=8987"},"modified":"2024-07-19T18:48:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T17:48:23","slug":"pose-basics-imvu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/pose-basics-imvu\/","title":{"rendered":"Pose Basics for IMVU in Blender"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 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-69efc3ff97c61\" 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-69efc3ff97c61\"  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\/pose-basics-imvu\/#description\" >Description<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/pose-basics-imvu\/#toolkit-install\" >Toolkit Install<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/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\/pose-basics-imvu\/#timestamps\" >Timestamps<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: black; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 25px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><center><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DvLJlXNbEqU?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"description\"><\/span>Description<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@katsbits\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok live stream<\/a> we take a look at the basics of using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/tag\/imvu-studio-toolkit\/\">IMVU Toolkit<\/a> for Blender to make a simple pose. First, access the Toolkit and create an <strong>Animation Tool<\/strong> project, this drops in a poseable version of the default avatars. For static poses, set <strong>Make Pose<\/strong>, and <strong>Export All Bones<\/strong> and enabled <strong>Auto Key<\/strong> &#8211; bone positions will be auto-inserted into the timeline. We can now create a pose by manipulating the avatar in <strong>Pose Mode<\/strong>. Once this is done we can export for IMVU and assemble in Studio using the <strong>Empty Mood<\/strong> (PID 10945930) as the test product to make sure the pose works correctly.<\/p>\n<p><b>Duration<\/b>: total c. 25 mins (00:25:00).<br \/>\n<b>Info<\/b>: 720p.<br \/>\n<b>Suitability<\/b>: Beginner+.<br \/>\n<b>Source<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/files\/imvu\/katsbits - tiktok pose.zip\">KatsBits \u2013 TikTok Pose<\/a> (c. 900 KB | *.blend, *.fbx).<br \/>\n<b>Product ID<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imvu.com\/shop\/product.php?products_id=67964116\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Basic Pose (PID 67964116)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Design note<\/strong>: some additional considerations to keep in mind working with the IMVU Toolkit for Blender;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"toolkit-install\"><\/span>Toolkit Install<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/create.imvu.com\/articles\/studio\/toolkit\/#blender\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toolkit is provided by IMVU<\/a> as a self-contained ZIP file\/archive. Different versions are available for Blender, 3DS Max and Maya and more-or-less function the same way regardless of the application (UI differences not withstanding). <strong>The ZIP file DOES NOT NEED TO BE EXTRACTED<\/strong> &#8211; this is IMPORTANT. To install, in <strong>Blender Preferences<\/strong> under <strong>Addons<\/strong>, click <strong>Install<\/strong>, locate the *.zip and load. Blender will automatically install the file and create the necessary components needed. For more information on installing the Toolkit, see below;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/imvu-studio-toolkit\/\">Install the Toolkit for Windows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/imvu-toolkit-macbook\/\">Install the Toolkit for MacOS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"timestamps\"><\/span>Timestamps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Time are approximate;<br \/>\n &#8211; 00:00 : Scene Setup<br \/>\n &#8211; 04:00 : Pose Basics<br \/>\n &#8211; 10:00 : Save &#038; Export<br \/>\n &#8211; 12:30 : Studio Import<br \/>\n &#8211; 16:00 : Action Setup<br \/>\n &#8211; 18:30 : Product Info<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,37,230],"tags":[945,217,622,951,1062,194,452,1086,835,1049,623,744,1093],"class_list":["post-8987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blender","category-imvu","category-tutorials","tag-action","tag-action-editor","tag-animation","tag-couples-poses","tag-empty-mood","tag-imvu","tag-imvu-fbx","tag-imvu-files","tag-imvu-studio-toolkit","tag-imvu-toolkit","tag-keyframes","tag-pose-mode","tag-tiktok"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8987","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=8987"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9146,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8987\/revisions\/9146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}