Rig your own 3D Vtuber with Perfect Sync in 30 minutes

Introduction

If you're looking to stream, save money and get into the vtuber world then this is the perfect tutorial for you!

Disclaimer: You will need to use Vroid studio for the base but it's also really easy to use and surprisingly flexible if you know what you’re doing.

This article will jump straight into the rigging phase after you create the model in Vroid Studio. I’ve linked some Vroid tutorials at the bottom of this article to help you give vtuber the look you want.

Programs you will need

Program	Price	Get it from
VRoid Studio	Free	VRoid Studio v1.14.0 on Steam
VMagicMirror	Free	VMagicMirror - 夢日記屋さん - BOOTH
HANA Tool	1,000 JYP =~ 10 USD	【HANA_Tool_v4 - BOOTH
Unity VRM	Free
Unity	Free	Download - Unity (unity3d.com)
*iFacialMocap	$5.99	iOS App store (iPhone 10+)

TOTAL: ~$16

*Optional - but necessary for better face tracking

Here is the model I rigged using this method in motion! (Please excuse my horrible bitrate)

Rigging

Step 1: Vroid Studio

create your avatar in Vroid Studio

while in the editor, click on the export icon and export as vrm

Reduce polygons > UNCHECK remove transparent meshes

Click Export

Name your vrm saved file and click export again

Name the file and save it to a spot on your computer that you will remember

Step 2: Unity

open unity hub

create a new unity 3d project

Wait for Unity to load

In the top menu bar, go to Assets > Import Package > Custom Package

Import UniVRM-0.99.4_8d33.unitypackage OR the latest UniVRM unitypackage

Click import

If a menu called “Script updating consent” appears, select No.

Click Accept All

Then close

drag and drop your [modelName].vrm vtuber avatar into unity assets (vrm NOT Vroid)

wait for VRM to generate a .prefab of your model

Note: If there is red text at the bottom of Unity giving you a warning, ignore it for now

drag and drop the newly generated [modelName].prefab into the hierarchy window

Again go to Assets > import package > custom package ...

This time, Import HANA_Tool_v4_0_0_VRM_En.unitypackage

Click import and wait for it to finish importing

The top menu bar will now have new options.

Now, go to HANA_Tool > Reader

Click the top right circle with dot and change the Game Object to 'Face' where it currently says None (Skinned Mesh Render)

Select the version you want (ex. PerfectSync_VRoid_v1_0_0_Female.txt)

Click 'Read BlendShapes' Once finished, press OK, and close out the menu

To check it worked click the upside down triangle next to your object, select Face. Under 'BlendShapes' there will be a list of new BlendShapes your model has