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VRCHAT TO LIV AVATAR IMPORT GUIDE
Revision 1
Written 2020/10/20

Caveats:
This guide assumes you're using Unity Hub like any sane person will.
I use Index. You probably have to pose your hands first if you lack finger tracking.
While Liv supports dynbones, it's a version behind and I can't be arsed to figure out how to override the version packed in the .dll
UNDO ANY VRCHAT IK HACKS IN BLENDER!! Even if it still looks okay in VRC, Liv's IK will not play nice with them.


INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Get the special snowflake version of Unity that Liv uses.
Go here: unityhub://2018.4.11f1/7098af2f11ea

Step 2: Make a new project with that version, then close Unity.

Step 3: Download this archive. I don't control this URL, it may break later. Unpack it into the project directory.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YzJamlspmbri-bLa_MARe9sVZpBWaEVW/view

Step 4: Make a copy of the template scene.

Step 5: Copy all textures, materials, shaders, etc. from your VRC project to the Liv project.

Step 6: Note the hierarchy of the scene:

TemplateCopyFilenameHere
  TemplateFull
    full body template
      [...]
  Directional Light
  ThumbnailCamera

Delete the Y-bot, but not the TemplateFull object. Put your model prefab under it, instead, such as how mine is...

anonvatar
  TemplateFull
    anons-model-filename
  Directional Light
  ThumbnailCamera

Step 7: Configure your model's materials as necessary. Copy dynbone settings over if you have any.

Step 8: Adjust the ThumbnailCamera's position and FOV to take an appropriate picture, then click Capture Thumbnail.
Step 8a: If the avatar exporer pane in the lower right is blank, just click in it. Repeat 8.

Step 9: Set author and avatar name appropriately, then click export. Wait.

Step 10: Click and drag the .avatar file generated over into your Liv settings window. You can now select it in Liv's avatar menu.