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User Preferences / Miscellaneous Tab “Confirm Load” Toggling this on will give you a pop up warning when loading a new scene. “Hide Exit Button” Hides the exit button on the Base UI. “Auto Freeze Motion/Sound On Switch To Edit Mode” Toggling this on will automatically toggle the...

User Preferences / VR2 Tab “Leap Motion” specific options As of the 1.21.0.4 update the Leap Motion dll was updated to the Gemini compatible version which brings better tracking. If you are using Leap Motion, please update to Gemini. "Enabled" New with 1.22. A user preference to enable...

User Preferences / VR1 Tab “Mirror to Desktop” Toggles the view from your VR headset to display on your Desktop. “Head Collider” Toggles the collision of your VR headset On/Off. “UI Side: Left/Right” Allows you to swap the side that the “Main UI” is displayed. VR Only. Main UI...

User Preferences / Navigation Tab This Tab is for VR navigation and has no effect when playing on Desktop. “Disable All Navigation” Locks the VR player in place. Disabling Teleporting, Grabbing and Free movement. “Disable Grab Navigation” Turns off the ability to Grab move with the VR...

User Preferences / Performance 2 Tab “Memory Optimizer” New to update 1.21 this panel was added as a convenient way to quickly see how much memory is currently being used and then to trigger a memory optimization if needed. ”Optimize Memory Usage On Scene Load” If enabled, skins, clothing...

User Preferences / Performance Tab “Quick Quality Settings” are presets you can use to quickly boost your FPS or improve the visual quality of the VaM experience. There are a variety of choices from “Ultra Low” to “Max” quality. When you change any of the settings away from the presets it is...

File (Open/Save) ”New Scene” loads the “default.json” file located inside your VaM install “\Saves\scene\MeshedVR” folder. If you want to load your own default scene you can place your own file named “default.json” inside the root “\Saves\scene” folder. Overwriting the original MeshedVR file...

Main UI Breakdown The “Main UI” is where you can save and load files, change preferences, and access global scene parameters. “Play Mode” on the Base_UI Hides all scene editing tabs from the Main UI. This mode is used for experiencing completed scenes. “Edit Mode” on the Base_UI displays...

Package Manager The "Package Manager" is accessed from the Base UI by the “Open Package Manager” UI button. Clicking this icon will open the Package Manager. “Rescan Packages” will rescan your “AddonPackages” folder for any new vars added. This includes new files you have locally updated...

Base UI The “Base UI” is the primary panel used to interface with Virt-a-mate. By Default the Base UI opens in Play Mode when first starting the game. “Play Mode” Hides the adding and editing atom functions. “Edit Mode” displays all of VaM’s editing features in both the Base UI and the...

Presets Presets are varied and have a long iterative history in Vam. An excellent guide is available on the Hub covering all aspects of presets compiled by JayJayWon. https://hub.virtamate.com/resources/preset-definitions.189/...

Person Atom Basics The Person Atom is the heart and soul of Virt-a-mate. It’s safe to say it is exactly why everyone loves this program. The Male and Female models are Genesis 2 models available with the core install of Daz Studio. In fact many of the skins, Hair and clothing available for...

File Options Clicking the Options Gear displays the tagging options available for a .json file. "Use As Template" will tag the file as a “Template” so it will show up specifically inside the Template Browser. "Hide" tags the file as hidden. Hiding the file from the Template and Scene...

VaM File Types .json The basic scene file for VaM is the .json file. Also used for Subscenes \Saves\scene \Custom\SubScene .vac Legacy compiled scene files. These are not commonly used anymore. Originally the scene file when packaged into a "vac" for sharing would compress the assets into...

The Scene Browser and The Template Browser These two windows are very similar and are both covered here for convenience. Scene Browser can be opened from the Start up Screen (Top Menu). Or from the “All Scenes Browser” shortcut in the Base UI. Template Browser can be...

The Save and Load Windows. These windows are laid out very similarly and share the same file navigation and sorting options. “Select Scene to Load” or “Select Scene for Edit “Shortcuts'' Displays the default save location and all available addonpackages that contain scene files. This...

Desktop UI Bar The Desktop UI Bar is unique to playing VaM on the desktop. It adds controls that are not needed in the VR experience. Desktop UI while VaM is in "Play" mode: Desktop UI while VaM is in "Edit" mode: “F1” Toggles the “Desktop UI Bar” On and Off when playing on the desktop...

VaM UI Icons The following Icons are visible with in the scene when the specific atoms are present. Click on the icon in the scene to select the relevant Atom for editing. Person Root Person: Eye Target Control Prop Atoms and Custom Atoms Player Navigation Panel Window Camera...

Start Up Screen (Top Menu) The VaM Start Up Screen opens with a variety of choices presented to you: The “VaM Hub” quick link opens the in-game browser for the official Virt-a-Mate Hub. This is available to anyone with a Teaser or Higher subscription key. Opens the “Scenes...

As of version 1.21.0.4. A new first-time user startup opt-in/out panel presenting recommended settings and explanations of each option was added to the game. Welcome to Virt-a-Mate! As a new user, please review the settings below. Settings shown are what are recommended for the best in-game...