{"id":9012,"date":"2024-06-20T09:36:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T08:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/?p=9012"},"modified":"2024-07-20T09:52:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T08:52:47","slug":"couples-pose-imvu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/couples-pose-imvu\/","title":{"rendered":"Couples Pose for IMVU"},"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-6a15d3ebb71d3\" 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-6a15d3ebb71d3\"  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\/couples-pose-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\/couples-pose-imvu\/#origin-rotation\" >Origin &#038; Rotation<\/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\/couples-pose-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\/qUT80-wGxsk?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 creating a couples pose for IMVU using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/tag\/imvu-studio-toolkit\/\">Toolkit for Blender<\/a>. To do this we need to make two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/tag\/avatar-poses\/\">static poses<\/a> positioned relative to each, one used as a reference, an object that doesn&#8217;t move, loaded in using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/imvu-append\/\">Append<\/a>. Each pose is then exported separately to FBX and loaded into  separate Studio or Classic product projects for testing using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/backwards-pose-imvu\/#empty-mood-\u2013-10945930\">Empty Mood<\/a>, 10945930, ensuring they work correctly.<\/p>\n<p><b>Duration<\/b>: total c. 1 hr (01:00:00).<br \/>\n<b>Info<\/b>: 720p (vertical\/portrait &#8211; W:720 x H:1280).<br \/>\n<b>Suitability<\/b>: Beginner+.<br \/>\n<b>Source<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/files\/imvu\/katsbits - tiktok couples pose.zip\">KatsBits \u2013 TikTok Couples Pose<\/a> (c. 2.1 MB | *.blend, *.fbx).<br \/>\n<b>Product ID<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imvu.com\/shop\/product.php?products_id=67966728\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Couples Pose 1 (PID 67966728)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imvu.com\/shop\/product.php?products_id=67966729\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Couples Pose 2 (PID 67966729)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Design note<\/strong>: some additional points to keep in mind when making couples poses for IMVU using the Toolkit for Blender;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"origin-rotation\"><\/span>Origin &#038; Rotation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Once the first pose is converted and imported into the second pose project using Append, if the conversion is done correctly, the avatar dummy will be located relative to the centre of the grid floor [1], i.e. X: 0, Y: 0, Z: 0, meaning, it can then be rotated in-situ, around its own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/origin\/\">Origin<\/a>. And because this is the same point as the active avatar, the one about to be posed, the two are then using the same point of reference for position, grid centre, making it easier to match the two poses as a couple.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #dedede; color: #000; width:98.5%; padding: 1.0em;\"><strong>Aside<\/strong>: for precision when rotating, hold down <span class=\"shortcutkey\">Ctrl<\/span> while click-dragging a rotational axis on the <strong>Rotate<\/strong> widget. Alternatively, press the <span class=\"shortcutkey\">R<\/span> key, then <span class=\"shortcutkey\">Z<\/span> (or <span class=\"shortcutkey\">X<\/span>, or <span class=\"shortcutkey\">Y<\/span>) to lock the axis, then type a value, e.g. &#8220;180&#8221; &#8211; <span class=\"shortcutkey\">R<\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"shortcutkey\">Z<\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"shortcutkey\">180<\/span>.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/imvu\/couples-pose-rotation.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 98.5%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/imvu\/couples-pose-rotation.jpg\" alt=\"Grid Centre Origin\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>The initial reference pose dummy should use the same Origin as the active pose project [1], meaning both will then be easier to position as a couple relative to each other (this assumes a furniture item or two separate avatars\/Users using one or the other of the pose pairing).<\/i>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"timestamps\"><\/span>Timestamps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Times are approximate;<br \/>\n &#8211; 00:00 : Intro &#038; Scene Setup<br \/>\n &#8211; 04:00 : Pose #1<br \/>\n &#8211; 16:00 : Pose #1 Mesh Proxy<br \/>\n &#8211; 22:00 : Pose #1 Export &#038; Assembly<br \/>\n &#8211; 30:00 : Pose #2 &#038; Append Pose #1<br \/>\n &#8211; 45:00 : Pose #2 Export &#038; Assembly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,37,230],"tags":[945,217,200,194,1086,835,1049,50,623,744,630,1093],"class_list":["post-9012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blender","category-imvu","category-tutorials","tag-action","tag-action-editor","tag-avatar-poses","tag-imvu","tag-imvu-files","tag-imvu-studio-toolkit","tag-imvu-toolkit","tag-inverse-kinematics","tag-keyframes","tag-pose-mode","tag-poses","tag-tiktok"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9012","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=9012"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9150,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9012\/revisions\/9150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}