Menno - Animation Structure

Animation Folder Structure

The animation-related files for Menno are organized in the following folders:

Assets/emudotto/Menno/Animation/
├── AnimaitonLayer/ - Animation controllers
├── FX_Body/ - Body animations
├── FX_Face/ - Facial expressions
├── FX_ToggleProp/ - Toggle item animations
├── Gesture/ - Gesture animations
├── Locomotion/ - Movement animations
├── ModularAvatar/ - ModularAvatar extensions
└── Parameters/ - VRChat SDK menu and parameter settings

Animation Controllers

Menno_Layer_FX.controller

The main animation controller for the Menno avatar is AnimaitonLayer/Menno_Layer_FX.controller. This controller manages expressions, body lighting, toggle items, and more.

The main structure of the FX controller is as follows:

Menno_Layer_FX.controller
├── Expression state machine
│   ├── Base
│   ├── Smile
│   ├── Sad
│   └── Other expressions...
├── Body lighting state machine
│   ├── Lighting_OFF
│   └── Lighting_ON
└── Toggle item state machine
    ├── Pan_OFF / Pan_ON
    ├── Xondle_OFF / Xondle_ON
    └── Mokia_OFF / Mokia_ON

Menno_Layer_Gesture.controller

AnimaitonLayer/Menno_Layer_Gesture.controller controls hand gestures.

Menno_Props.controller & Menno_Props_Gesture.controller

These controllers manage toggle operations for items and related gestures. They are integrated with the FX layer after upload via Modular Avatar.

Facial Expressions (FX_Face)

The default Menno avatar includes the following facial expressions:

Animation Name	Description
Menno_Base	Default state
Menno_Smile	Smiling expression
Menno_Sad	Sad expression
Menno_Angry	Angry expression
Menno_Surprise	Surprised expression
Menno_Cry	Crying expression
Menno_Heart	Eyes in heart shape
Menno_Tongue	Sticking out tongue
Menno_Calm	Relaxed expression
Menno_Sleep	Closed eyes
Menno_Cold	Cold expression
Menno_Impatience	Impatient expression

Many other expressions are available and can be selected from the Expression Menu.

Body Animations (FX_Body)

Body animations include:

• Menno_Body_Lighting - Body lighting adjustment
• Menno_Body_Cheek - Cheeks that can be pulled using PhysBones
• Menno_Body_Cheek_L - Left cheek that can be pulled using PhysBones
• Menno_Body_Cheek_R - Right cheek that can be pulled using PhysBones

Parameter Settings (Parameters)

The Menno avatar uses the following Expression Menus and Parameters:

• Menno_ExpressionParameters.asset - Basic parameter settings
• Menno_ExpressionsMenu.asset - Main menu
• Menno_FaceMenu.asset - Expression menu
• Menno_FaceMenu1.asset, Menno_FaceMenu2.asset, Menno_FaceMenu3.asset - Additional expression menus
• Menno_Props.asset, Menno_Props_SubMenu.asset - Item menus

Main Parameter List

Parameter Name	Type	Description
VRCFaceBlendH	Float	Horizontal expression blend (VRChat standard)
VRCFaceBlendV	Float	Vertical expression blend (VRChat standard)
GestureLeft	Int	Left hand gesture (VRChat standard)
GestureRight	Int	Right hand gesture (VRChat standard)
GestureLeftWeight	Float	Left hand gesture strength (VRChat standard)
GestureRightWeight	Float	Right hand gesture strength (VRChat standard)
FacialExpression	Int	Expression selection
BodyLighting	Float	Body lighting adjustment
Cheek	Bool	Cheek pull ON/OFF
CheekLeft	Bool	Left cheek pull ON/OFF
CheekRight	Bool	Right cheek pull ON/OFF
TogglePan	Bool	Frying pan display/hide
ToggleXondle	Bool	Xondle/Xontra display/hide
ToggleMokia	Bool	Mobile phone display/hide

How to Use Expressions

The expressions for the Menno avatar can be used in the following ways:

1. Selection from the Action Menu

Open the VRChat action menu (R key on PC, Action Menu button in VR) and select expressions from the Menno expression menu.

The expression menu is hierarchically organized as follows:

Main Menu
├── Expressions
│   ├── Basic Expressions
│   │   ├── Smile
│   │   ├── Sad
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── Special Expressions
│   │   ├── Heart Eyes
│   │   ├── Flaming Eyes
│   │   └── ...
│   └── Emotional Expressions
│       ├── Impatience
│       ├── Cold
│       └── ...
└── Items
    ├── Frying Pan
    ├── Xondle
    └── Mokia