BUDDYWORKS Avatar Framework - FX Structure

The FX-Template

The FX template is named “_BW_FX”.
It contains the essential layers commonly used by avatars, you can duplicate and expand as you see fit.

Note

v1 and v2 have almost the same FX Controller, the only difference is a slightly different approach with the Presets Layer.

FX Animator

Caution

The animator is written in full WriteDefaults ON workflow, please keep that in mind.

• Base: Obligatory, make sure it is empty at all times.
• Left/Right Hand: Layers for face expressions made with your hands.
• Tops/Pants/Shoes: INT switches that allow you to write exclusive toggles.
• Presets: You can use the Presets layer to drive multiple parameter drivers at once, allowing for preset sets of your toggles.
• Toggles and Sliders: The heart of operation, this is a premade DirectBlendTree ready to use.

To learn more about DirectBlendTrees, we can recommend this writeup: Combining Layers Using Direct Blend Trees

This is the gist, you will find more fine-grained detail in the text document provided inside the Avatar Framework folder or here.