appearance.md

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Character appearance	Customize your in-experience character appearance and properties.

Most experiences let players use their own Roblox avatar, although some implement an in-experience customization system like the UGC Homestore template. Other experiences make limited modifications to player avatars such as helmets, wings, or accessories that match the genre.

To create a unique experience that alters the appearance of your users, you can customize the default character properties through avatar settings or a manually modify appearance.

Global avatar settings

Studio's File ⟩ Avatar Settings allows you to quickly set several global player character properties in your experience. These settings apply globally to all player character models joining your experience. To modify specific characters, such as non-player character models, see manually modify appearance.

In this window, you can set various presets for clothing, accessories, body parts, collision behavior, animations and more. When editing these settings, a preview of the applied settings displays in the workspace.

For more information, see Avatar Settings.

Manually modify appearance

Character models contain a Class.Humanoid object that gives the model special characteristics, such as walking, jumping, equipping items, and interacting with the environment.

You can programmatically modify a Class.Humanoid by updating Class.HumanoidDescription. This includes player character models or non-player character models in your experience.

You can adjust the following character properties in your experience using Class.HumanoidDescription:

Character property	Description
Scale	Number values for physical traits `Class.HumanoidDescription.HeightScale|height`, `Class.HumanoidDescription.WidthScale|width`, `Class.HumanoidDescription.HeadScale|head`, `Class.HumanoidDescription.BodyTypeScale|body type` and `Class.HumanoidDescription.ProportionScale|proportion`. This doesn't affect R6 body types.
Accessories	The asset IDs of `Class.Accessory|accessories` equipped by a character.
Classic Clothing	The asset IDs of the `Class.Shirt`, `Class.Pants`, and `Class.ShirtGraphic` image textures that you can apply to the character.
Body Part	The asset IDs of the `Class.HumanoidDescription.Face|Face`, `Class.HumanoidDescription.Head|Head`, `Class.HumanoidDescription.Torso|Torso`, `Class.HumanoidDescription.RightArm|RightArm`, `Class.HumanoidDescription.LeftArm|LeftArm`, `Class.HumanoidDescription.RightLeg|RightLeg` and `Class.HumanoidDescription.LeftLeg|LeftLeg` parts of a character.
Body Colors	The `Class.BodyColors` of the character's individual parts.
Animations	The asset IDs of `Class.Animation|Animations` you can use on a character.

Customize a character with Class.HumanoidDescription using the following steps:

1. Create a description from the user's character, a specific Outfit ID, or from a specific User ID.
2. Modify the description to customize the properties that you want to apply to the Class.Humanoid character.
3. Apply the description on either a single character, all player characters, or even on all spawning characters.

When updating a character's properties through `Class.HumanoidDescription`, it is important to use an up-to-date `Class.HumanoidDescription` of that specific `Class.Humanoid` with `Class.Humanoid:GetAppliedDescription()|Humanoid:GetAppliedDescription()`.

Create HumanoidDescription

You can create a new Class.HumanoidDescription instance directly within the Explorer hierarchy or within a Class.Script with the following code:

local humanoidDescription = Instance.new("HumanoidDescription")

In most cases, you should use an existing Class.HumanoidDescription instead of a default new Class.HumanoidDescription by referencing an existing player character, avatar outfit, or user ID.

From the player character

Use the following code sample to create a new Class.HumanoidDescription based on the player character's current properties:

local humanoid = player.Character and player.Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Humanoid")

local humanoidDescription = Instance.new("HumanoidDescription")

if humanoid then
	humanoidDescription = humanoid:GetAppliedDescription()
end

From an existing outfit

Use the following sample code to create a Class.HumanoidDescription from an outfit ID using Class.Players:GetHumanoidDescriptionFromOutfitId()|Players.GetHumanoidDescriptionFromOutfitID:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local outfitId = 480059254

local humanoidDescriptionFromOutfit = Players:GetHumanoidDescriptionFromOutfitId(outfitId)

From a specific user

Use the following sample code to create a Class.HumanoidDescription from a user ID using Class.Players:GetHumanoidDescriptionFromUserId():

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local userId = 491243243

local humanoidDescriptionFromUser = Players:GetHumanoidDescriptionFromUserId(userId)

Modify HumanoidDescription

To customize Class.HumanoidDescription properties, set them directly on the Class.HumanoidDescription or use a specified method before applying the Class.HumanoidDescription to a character.

The following code sample provides examples of setting the different types of Class.HumanoidDescription properties:

local humanoidDescription = Instance.new("HumanoidDescription")
humanoidDescription.HatAccessory = "2551510151,2535600138"
humanoidDescription.BodyTypeScale = 0.1
humanoidDescription.ClimbAnimation = 619521311
humanoidDescription.Face = 86487700
humanoidDescription.GraphicTShirt = 1711661
humanoidDescription.HeadColor = Color3.new(0, 1, 0)

Set multiple accessories

For layered or bulk accessory changes, you can use Class.HumanoidDescription:SetAccessories() to make accessory related updates. The following code sample adds a layered sweater and jacket in that order to a Class.HumanoidDescription:

local humanoidDescription = Instance.new("HumanoidDescription")
local accessoryTable = {
	{
		Order = 1,
		AssetId = 6984769289,
		AccessoryType = Enum.AccessoryType.Sweater
	},
	{
		Order = 2,
		AssetId = 6984767443,
		AccessoryType = Enum.AccessoryType.Jacket
	}
}

humanoidDescription:SetAccessories(accessoryTable, false)

Apply HumanoidDescription

Apply Class.HumanoidDescription to specific Class.Humanoid characters in your experience with Class.Humanoid:ApplyDescription() or Class.Player:LoadCharacterWithHumanoidDescription()|Humanoid.LoadCharacterWithHumanoidDescription.

Changing the assets on a character while also changing `Class.HumanoidDescription` might lead to undefined behavior.

On a single character

Class.Humanoid:ApplyDescription()|ApplyDescription() can target any Class.Humanoid. Use the following code to add a new pair of sunglasses and a new torso to the player character:

local humanoid = player.Character and player.Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Humanoid")
if humanoid then
	local descriptionClone = humanoid:GetAppliedDescription()
	descriptionClone.Torso = 86500008
	-- Multiple face accessory assets are allowed in a comma-separated string
	descriptionClone.FaceAccessory = descriptionClone.FaceAccessory .. ",2535420239"
	-- Apply modified "descriptionClone" to humanoid
	humanoid:ApplyDescription(descriptionClone)
end

On all player characters

Use the following sample code to apply a Class.HumanoidDescription to all current players in the game:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

for _, player in Players:GetPlayers() do
	local humanoid = player.Character and player.Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Humanoid")
	if humanoid then
		-- Create a HumanoidDescription
		local humanoidDescription = Instance.new("HumanoidDescription")
		humanoidDescription.HatAccessory = "2551510151,2535600138"
		humanoidDescription.BodyTypeScale = 0.1
		humanoidDescription.ClimbAnimation = 619521311
		humanoidDescription.Face = 86487700
		humanoidDescription.GraphicTShirt = 1711661
		humanoidDescription.HeadColor = Color3.new(0, 1, 0)
		humanoid:ApplyDescription(humanoidDescription)
	end
end

On all spawning characters

Use the following sample code to set a specific Class.HumanoidDescription for all spawning player characters:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

-- Stop automatic spawning so it can be done in the "PlayerAdded" callback
Players.CharacterAutoLoads = false

local function onPlayerAdded(player)
	-- Create a HumanoidDescription
	local humanoidDescription = Instance.new("HumanoidDescription")
	humanoidDescription.HatAccessory = "2551510151,2535600138"
	humanoidDescription.BodyTypeScale = 0.1
	humanoidDescription.ClimbAnimation = 619521311
	humanoidDescription.Face = 86487700
	humanoidDescription.GraphicTShirt = 1711661
	humanoidDescription.HeadColor = Color3.new(0, 1, 0)

	-- Spawn character with the HumanoidDescription
	player:LoadCharacterWithHumanoidDescription(humanoidDescription)
end

-- Connect "PlayerAdded" event to "onPlayerAdded()" function
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)

If the Class.HumanoidDescription instance was created in the Explorer and parented to the workspace, use the following sample code in a Class.Script to access the workspace instance:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

-- Stop automatic spawning so it can be done in the "PlayerAdded" callback
Players.CharacterAutoLoads = false

local function onPlayerAdded(player)
	-- Spawn character with "workspace.StudioHumanoidDescription"
	player:LoadCharacterWithHumanoidDescription(workspace.StudioHumanoidDescription)
end

-- Connect "PlayerAdded" event to "onPlayerAdded()" function
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)

Layered clothing on non-R15

Caged accessories, like layered clothing, use Class.WrapTarget and Class.WrapLayer to stretch and wrap over a target Class.Model. Layered accessories can work with both standard R15 Roblox characters and non-R15 models.

Custom implementation of layered clothing, such as a model using a unique cage UV map, cannot be uploaded and published to the Marketplace. For more information, see Layered clothing specifications.

Whether you are implementing layered accessories on an avatar R15 rig, or using a custom rig, ensure that your accessories and bodies include the following:

• The target model, typically the body, has a Class.WrapTarget component on the meshes that additional models are intended to wrap around.
• The layering model, typically the clothing or accessory, has a Class.WrapLayer component on the meshes meant to wrap the target model.
• The outer cage of the target model, and the inner and outer cage of the layering model have matching UV maps.
  • The corresponding vertices on the target cage should have the same UVs as those vertices on the layer cage.
• If your target model is not R15, or doesn't include a Class.Humanoid, you must add a Class.Weld object to the layering Class.MeshPart.
  • The Class.Weld must have Part0 and Part1 set to link the layering MeshPart to the Part hierarchy of the Model. For example, Part0 refers to the accessory and Part1 refers to the parent Part.
• If your target model is both R15 and includes a Class.Humanoid, this weld is created automatically.

See the following resources for additional information on layered clothing and caging:

• Layered clothing caging overview
• Layered clothing caging best practices
• Layered clothing cage mesh specifications
• Avatar body cage specifications