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To get started making products and items for IMVU using Blender, clothing, accessories, furniture, rooms etc., the following are required;

• Blender 3D (https://www.blender.org/download/) (official site)
• Cal3D IMVU Export script (https://bitbucket.org/jacobb/imvu_cal3d/downloads) (external site)

Optionally Python may be needed;

• Python (https://www.python.org/downloads/) (optional)

To get started quickly, use the example files and templates;

• Furniture (with pose spots)
  (https://www.katsbits.com/images/tools_utilities/furniture-template_list.jpg) (https://www.katsbits.com/files/imvu/jazzkat_template_imvu_furniture.zip)
• Rooms (with pose-spots)
  (https://www.katsbits.com/images/tutorials/blender_imvu_room_building/make-imvu-rooms_list.jpg) (https://www.katsbits.com/files/imvu/katsbits_imvu-room-template.zip)
• Pet template
  (https://www.katsbits.com/images/tools_utilities/imvu-pets-template_list.jpg) (https://www.katsbits.com/files/imvu/jazzkat-pet-template.zip)
• Head and Hair accessory template
  (https://www.katsbits.com/images/tools_utilities/katsbits_hair-template.jpg) (https://www.katsbits.com/files/imvu/katsbits_imvu-hair-template.zip)
• (full list of available items (https://www.katsbits.com/tools/#metaverse))

A basic understanding of Blender, IMVU Create Mode and assembling items will also be needed.

QuoteFor more details on the above see the "Getting Started with Blender for IMVU tutorial (https://www.katsbits.com/tutorials/imvu/getting-started.php)".

Blender can be intimidating at first glance so watch these beginner friendly videos to get a basic overview of the Interface and other aspects of the program.

An overview of Blenders interface.


An overview of Blender keyboard and mouse controls (navigation).