The following .fbx, .blend, and .ma project files are available to use as templates or as reference:
A skinned tree model with the soil, branches, and leaves as separate meshes bound to a single armature. This is packaged with UV textures that can be applied with SurfaceAppearance. This is an advanced version of the tree model used in the Skin a simple mesh guide.
Creature model from the Beyond The Dark showcase. This model is made up of 11 meshes and over 50 bones.
Avatar and accessories
The following include examples and templates utilizing Roblox's required avatar components. Many of these project files and references require additional configuration in your modeling software before importing into Studio as a complete avatar character. See Avatars for additional resources and template usage instruction.
References
A rigged and skinned humanoid character model with a full body cage, facial animation rig, and associated PBR texture maps.
A rigged and skinned humanoid character model with a full body cage, facial animation rig.
A Blocky character model with an animatable head and a full body cage.
A skinned R15 character created from the Skin a humanoid model guide. Since this reference model doesn't yet have inner and outer cage mesh data, this model can't equip layered clothing or accessories.
Uncaged example clothing ready for caging in a 3D modeling software.
Caged 3D accessory models and associated PBR textures. Ready for import into Studio or in a modeling tool.
A blank mannequin using Roblox's Classic avatar proportions.
Use this reference to aid your creation process for accessories, clothing, and characters in third-party applications.
The caged .fbx contains the individual outer body cages for the body and may not import correctly into Studio without modification.
A blank mannequin using Roblox's Rthro Normal avatar proportions.
Use this reference to aid your creation process for accessories, clothing, and characters in third-party applications.
The caged .fbx contains the individual outer body cages for the body and may not import correctly into Studio without modification.
A blank mannequin using Roblox's Rthro Slender proportions.
Use this reference to aid your creation process for accessories, clothing, and characters in third-party applications.
The caged .fbx contains the individual outer body cages for the body and may not import correctly into Studio without modification.
Templates
These project files require additional configuration before they are ready for Studio import. See Create with templates for additional information.
If you are using Roblox's avatar template files, you must perform the cleanup steps in order for the assets to properly validate before publishing to the Marketplace.
Blender and .fbx template files with pre-baked avatar components.
Blender and .fbx template files with pre-baked avatar components.
Project files
Standard armature rig template for Blender. Use this template for rigging bodies and clothing items.
Project files for creation, includes a full-body inner and outer cage mesh for creation of clothing items.
Project files for creation, includes the 15 individual body part cages required for caging your avatar bodies.
Template file containing all content from previous templates, includes rig skeleton, body cages, attachment points.
Use this template to rig and cage bodies and clothing.
Add-ons and tools
Open-source Blender Studio add-on that allows you to upload assets directly from Blender to Studio.
Blender add-on for verifying avatar technical compatibility before importing into Studio.
Blender add-on for checking skinning data on characters and clothing.