Edit Mode

Besides editing published, submitted, and draft products, the Edit Mode allows you to edit products you chose to derive from in order to create your own items. The Edit Mode is where the product creation occurs.

IMVU Studio provides many tools to help you make your products unique and outstanding. Let’s dive in to learn more about them!

•  Persistent Pop-Up Panels

Throughout the Edit Mode are several pop-up panels that hold various parameters and selections. These panels can stay open as long as you need to reference them. Moreover, multiple panels may be open at once.

•  Tools and Features

Home Tab

Get back to the Home Mode at any moment.

Derive Tab

The Derive Mode opens in a new tab allowing you to derive from another product. You can have several projects open at the same time.

Main Menu

From this menu you have access to several resources and features such as undo and redo edits, view MCG (Minimum Coverage Guidelines) for poses and skins,  help assets, import FBX files, import new Materials, and many more.

Import Tool

From here, you can import any asset you need for your product (from textures maps to FBX files).

Visual Aids Tool

You can enable/disable different visual tools such as the Minimum Coverage Guidelines, lights, or particles among others.

Snapshot Tool

You can take pictures with or without background.

Decoration Mode

Entering the Decoration Mode allows you to add products into your scene to test with your product.

Preview, Save, and submit Buttons

PREVIEW Button: preview the changes you have made to your project. SAVE Button: save your project as it currently stands. SUBMIT Button: submit your project to the Shop.

Component Panel

The Component Panel contains the different types of Components that make a product. New Components can be added to your products by clicking on

Assets Panel

From the Assets Panel, you can view details and import any asset into your project for later use. Supported Assets: Textures – JPG and PNG FBX – all types (preferred import method) Meshes – XMF (legacy CAL3D format) Animations – XAF (legacy CAL3D format) Morph Animations – XPF (legacy CAL3D format) Skeleton – XSF (legacy CAL3D format)

Inspector Panel

The Inspector Panel is unique for each Component. You can import CAL3D files from here directly and set up the different properties. That is to say, by selecting a Component, the Inspector Panel shows its parameters and it lets you configure them as you wish.

Inventory Panel

Use the Inventory Panel to try on clothing, accessories, furniture, or rooms that you can find in your Inventory. You can search products in your Inventory by: Search Bar Type keywords that describe the product you are looking for. Filtering By clicking on , the Filter Panel pops-up allowing you to filter your search according to the different categories among all the products in your Inventory.

Info Panel

The Info Panel is where you will fill out all the necessary information in order to submit your product to the Shop such as product’s name, thumbnail, derivability, or price among others.

Errors and Warnings Panel

Errors and/or warnings are displayed on the screen giving you an opportunity to review them. The panel is placed in the bottom left corner on the screen.

Test Trigger Actions

You can test different actions on your product to make sure that it works correctly.

Help Button

It gives you access to Help and Resources.

Camera Controls
To have a better view of the product you can manipulate the camera in different ways.
Rotate Mouse: click + drag to rotate. Trackpad: one-finger click + drag to rotate. Controls: Press the keys A or D on your keyboard, or click A or D, and hold it to rotate your avatar. Click on closer arrows to rotate and pan your avatar simultaneously.
Zoom Mouse: scroll to zoom in and out. Trackpad: pinch to zoom in and out. Controls: Press the + key on your keyboard or click on the button, and hold it to zoom in. Press the – key on your keyboard or click on the button, and hold it to zoom out.
Pan Mouse: click + drag to pan. Trackpad: one-finger click + drag to pan. Controls: Press the keys W or S on your keyboard, or click on W or S, and hold it to pan. Click on closer arrows to pan and rotate your avatar at the same time.
Center your avatar Controls: Click on  to center your avatar.

Undo and Redo Buttons

Reverse  or restore  changes carried out.

Let’s start!

Whether you base your product designs off of a product that already exists in the IMVU Catalog or you create your own 2D/3D assets from scratch, IMVU Studio will help you to assemble them and submit your products to the Shop.

So, what are you waiting for to get started? If you are new to the Creator Community, do not panic. We encourage you to follow the Making a Shirt tutorial in which you will customize your own T-shirt by deriving it from an existing product.