How to use VRoid Studio
For demo, please refer the YouTube.
Video URL:
https://youtu.be/PA01mtEZFnYWhat is VRoid Studio?
VRoid Studio is a free 3D application to create 3D characters and it runs on Windows and Mac. Users can create an avatar using VRoid Studio and it can be used on various VR/AR platforms which support VRM format. 3D models created with VRoid Studio are available on various VR/AR platforms for both commercial and non-commercial uses.
How to download VRoid Studio and install it on your PC?
Step 1: Go to https://vroid.com/en/studio
Step 2: Click on download.
Step 3: Download compatible files for your computer.
Step 4: Open the downloaded file.
Step 5: Select the location, where you want to save it and click on next.
Step 6: Click on next until it is installed on your computer and then click on finish.
Navigation
● To pan the object hold middle click and drag around or this can be fulfilled by holding space bar or shit and hold left click and drag around.
● To zoom in and out, scroll the middle mouse button or hold Ctrl on your keyboard and press ‘+’ and ‘-‘button respectively.
● To rotate the object, hold right click and drag the mouse to the direction where you want to rotate.
● To select an object; click on left click.
User Interface (UI)
On the first page of the program, you can change language and 3D preview quality from the top-right corner menu.
There are few samples of characters called ‘Sample Avatars’, you can customize those avatars. If you wish to create new avatars besides those samples then click on ‘Your Avatars’. After clicking on ‘Your Avatars’ you can select the gender of the character and you design your avatar right away.
On the top-right corner of the workspace, you can see file, edit, display, VRoid hub, and help bars. Project file can be saved from the file and we can also quit the program through it. Edit helps users to undo or redo your work, under display users can toggle ‘on’ or ‘off’ the FPS. VRoid hub is a social network where users can share their models in a VRoid hub. Help has a helpful contains to help it’s users to get better with the software.
Below those bars there is a main menu bar; it is divided into 3 sections, on the left is a tool panel, on the centre is a work space, and on the right is a properties panel. In the menu bar there are sub-bars; face editor, hair editor, body editor, clothing editor, general editor, and camera and exporter.
On face editor users can customize their avatar’s face by using a slider key from the properties panel. Face editor contains many features like face expression editor etc… to make their avatars appealing. Hair can be drawn like in a paper with user’s pen tablet and pen display or even with computer mouse on hair editor. It helps with hair rigging, texturing, style, and also helps with hair physic. Avatars (i.e. character) overall looks can easily be designed through body editor tabs like height of the character, length of the character’s legs and arms. With the help of clothing editor, character’s outfits can be designed. Texture of the outfits can be drawn with help of UV editor from tool panel under clothing editor tab. Lighting, shadings, and eye excursion can be achieved from the general editor. Camera and exporter is a space where users can edit post, animation, lighting, wind velocity, and background for pre-visualization of their avatars before they export into different programs. From there individuals can export their models into other 3D software.
