VaM2 Getting Started Guide
Welcome to VaM2! This guide will help you get familiar with the basics.
Updated for Beta 1.2. Officially released August 10th 2026 8:06pm PST.
Getting Started
You can download the most recent Beta version of VaM2 from our Patreon. You must be subscribed at a Creator level to have access.
UI Basics
Beta 1.2 introduces our revamped Desktop and new XR/VR UI! The UI has been rebuilt from the ground up to give you deep access to the detailed settings of your scenes. Designed in a way to easily let you focus on either a specific aspect of your scene or in its entirety. It is also built so that the creators and designers within our community can reskin or create UI’s of their own to share.
UI Overview
Our new UI is very similar to our previous iteration. We cleaned up the interface, added quick access buttons, and custom styles. Our design is intended to let you quickly focus on the specific aspects of your scene without being overwhelmed.
Scene Hierarchy and System UI
This area is where you will add Figures, Environments, and Objects into the game. It includes blend shapes and materials for the figure models. This also gives you access to environmental and post effects, save/load menu, and miscellaneous system settings.
Controllables UI
This area is where UI panels for a wide variety of sub-settings and UI elements will appear: material settings, blend shapes, save/load paths, bone and joint settings, etc.
Custom UI
This panel is yours to configure. Our UI is made up of panels that can be dragged out and either floated within the scene or docked into this panel for ease of access. Docked and floating panels are saved with your scene file.
Selection Carousel
The Selection Carousel is a mouseover popup that allows you to quickly select a customizable aspect of the targeted object. The Selection Carousel can be docked under the Custom UI Area by toggling the “Position at Mouse” option off in the “System/Preferences/UI/Desktop/Selection Carousel”.
Submode UI
The Submode UI presents you with a menu for adding and editing specific components of your scene:
- Easy Play Mode. Interact with the scene with a minimal UI and UX.
- Easy Addons Mode. Select Environment, Add Figures, or Add Objects to the scene.
- Easy Attachment Mode. Modify attachments for Figures and Objects.
- Easy Select Mode. See the full scene hierarchy tree that can be selected from for easy editing.
- Easy Lighting Mode. Adjust lighting and post process effects.
- Easy Transform Mode. Move and rotate object.
- Easy Joints Mode. Adjust joint rotation targets for posing.
- Easy Material mode. Modify the look of Objects or Figures.
- Easy Blend Shape Mode. Change the figure's shape.
- Advanced Edit Mode. All controllables can be accessed in this mode.
Main UI
The Main UI presents you with a menu of primary functions for quick access:
- Hide/Show UI (F1)
- Scene Load & Save
- Preferences
- Mode Selection
- Style Selection
- Toggle XR/VR Mode
- Undo (U)
- Redo (I)
- Select Environment
- Add Figure
- Add Object
- Toggle Control Visibility (T)
- Toggle Gizmo Visibility (G)
- Auto Focus when a transform is selected
- Focus (F) focus on the selected object. Or an object under your mouse cursor.
- Pause Post-Processing
Navigation and Common Keyboard Shortcuts
 Mouse Controls |  Keyboard Controls |
|---|---|
Middle mouse down = Move your view in the scene Scroll Middle mouse = Camera zoom in and out Right Click Hold and Drag = Rotate your camera in the scene Left Click = Select an object Left Click Hold and Drag = Move selected object Shift + Left Click drag = Rotate selected object Shift + Ctrl + Left Click drag = Lock rotation axis | "F1" = Hide/Show UI "F" = Frame camera on selected object "T" = Toggle viewport object controls "G" = Toggle viewport object gizmos "W.A.S.D" = 1st person camera movement "Q.E" = 1st person up/down movement "U.Y" = Undo/Redo R = Reset camera focus Shift + F = Auto rotate around focus point Alt + Enter = Full Screen/Windowed Toggle "C.V" = Cycle Left/Right in Selection Carousel |
Tip: Mousing over any object, joint, or Pin in the scene will display its name at the bottom of the screen.
For additional help, join our Discord community or visit our Patreon page.
Updated for Beta 1.2: August 12th 2026
Updated for Beta 1.2: August 12th 2026
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