A:You can use the dress-up feature and VRM export even without Unity.
The dress-up feature is available both within VRoid Studio and as a Unity editor extension (XWear Package).
The features built into VRoid Studio can be used standalone, without requiring Unity.
On the other hand, the XWear Package Unity editor extension is designed to work with the VRChat Creator Companion (VCC), which requires Unity.
▼How to use the XWear Packager
How to install the XWear Packager
Features available without Unity
Here’s what you can do in VRoid Studio:
- Change a model's outfit
- Edit dress-up data files (XRoid)
- Export models in XAvatar format
- Export models in VRM1.0 format
- Export costumes and accessories as XWear from .vroid or .vroidcustomitem files
▼How to dress up a model
Getting Started with the Dress-up Feature (for those who want to dress up their characters)
▼How to export a model as XAvatar
Using a model in VRChat
▼How to export a model as VRM1.0
How do I export a model as VRM?
▼How to export costumes and accessories as XWear from .vroid or .vroidcustomitem files
How do I export custom items created in VRoid Studio as XWear data?
Features requiring Unity
Here’s what you can do with the XWear Package installed in VCC:
- Import dressed-up models into VCC
- Convert VRChat avatars to the XAvatar format
- Convert VRChat costumes and accessories to the XWear format
▼How to import a dressed-up model to VCC
Using a model in VRChat
▼Convert VRChat avatars to XAvatar format
How do I make a VRChat avatar compatible with the dress-up feature? (XAvatar conversion)
▼Convert VRChat costumes and accessories to XWear format
How do I make a VRChat costume or accessory compatible with the dress-up feature? (XWear conversion)