VRChat - Pony (SDK3 Custom Avatar Tutorial)

How to create your own Custom Pony VRChat Avatar.

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Pony Creator:

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Blender:

Pony Base Model (SDK3):

CATS Blender plugin:

(If you don't see the MMD texture option) Blender MMD Tools:

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Current VRChat Unity Version:

VRChat SDK 3:

Poiyomi Shader:

[Corymbia]

An updated version of this would be massively appreciated, if you ever find the time!

[lil-hannah]

Thanks for all, this is the best tutorial i've seen.
I am an absolute beginner and i got my own Avatar in VRChat, Bug free.

[CapemanProductins]

AGH! And not a word about how the back legs worked? I'd say it's the main feature that people look for when looking at a quadruped avatar tutorial.
So here is what I found out by opening the blend file: the way the pony moves its back legs by only using bones for the front legs, is that those front bones also move the back legs, they are skinned to move the vetex of the back legs as well. Not only that, the front right leg moves the back left leg, the front left leg moves the back right leg. So it's a very clever design!
Thought it should be worth mentioning. Tsk, but I don't think it's enough. Thank you for the tutorial and links.

[drakemono]

I've got huge problems with textures when trying to apply them... happily a friend of mine knows well Blender and could help me. Beside that and a few other stuffs (since I never used Blender, I didn't know how to install addons etc...), this info was still useful. I will make a great surprise for my brony friend in VRChat!

[sugarskies]

at the point were you just starting to weight paint mode how do i get the hair to stick to the head and move with it becus is it not working the way you did it in the video?

[staroonblade]

Do you know if I would need different pony base models for bat ponies and alicorns, as they seem slightly different from the model you provided us with e.g. spikey ears, different height, different muzzle. If so how would I connect the model to the armature?

[tommydoezvidz]

when you started adding the body parts to the rig. wouldn't it be easier to just make all meshes into one model? Plus, for the textures, can I just add them in unity instead of adding them from blender?

[ex-saviorgames]

trying my best but for some reason the texture on the hair always looks off and idk how to fix it

[skybluepainter]

Imma need you to make an updated version of this as much in the software has changed and I can't do most of the things near the end.

[ur-lil-scoots]

I have a problem when I go to file and import and wavefront obj and pony I don't see my objects like the hair eye lashes I get see non of them so please help

[RyukUK]

Hey, new VRC avatar maker here. Like brand new.

I'm having some troubles: weight painting and texturing. Lets start with weight painting.

I do everything with weight painting, in the exact way you say and show, but nothing happens. I press V, the dots appear, cool. I press shift-k? Nothing happens visually. But then I see an icon pop up next to whatever it is that I just did it to, so I go to pose mode to test. Still nothing. The only difference in the way I do things is that right-click brings up the context menu for me, so I use left click to select.

Next, texturing. All the textures work pretty well... except for the tail. For some reason, doing the texture on the tail, it just comes out as a solid colour (besides the band because Applejack tail). Adding a sphere texture on top/instead sorta fixes it, but it still ends up looking really weird.

Any help you could maybe provide would be great. Thanks!

[squidiskool]

(Haven’t watched the video yet so sorry if I’m mistaken and this is mentioned in the video) is it possible to make the head and front legs moveable by VR? I have a model originally made for GMod + custom animations included and I would really like to see it in VRChat.

[Gadget_Hackwrench]

What if I wanna use sdk2 instead of sdk3?

[lbskysword]

The optimization atlas website to install the material combiner is not accessible could I skip that step or is that not skipable?

[BoteDerDrachen]

is it possible to make a pony character that is able to move the front legs like normal arms when i want it? Like when i'm standing or sitting i might want to point at something or use it as an expression.

[kemo_l]

why Shift + k in weight painter didn't work ? Even if i click using mouse

[FlowerPrimrose]

I can't edit the mmb and when I try to change the image it's still white

[alexmcclenthen]

do you have any stallions for blender (also im not allowed to use discord)

[lightdash]

Hey Nice Tutorial but i have Problem my Blender 2.90.1 dont have mmd material or mmd texture for import Texture i installing blender again but doesnt show this can you help me ?

[thepsychoticpony]

i'm making mine an i have one question did they take out mmd in version 2.91.2? because i'm looking all over the place to add it and i'm having problems