Importing Models (Blender) - Revision history

PlatonicDIVA at 10:26, 15 September 2025

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	=== Restoring the Model Hierarchy ===		=== Restoring the Model Hierarchy ===
	After importing the ~~head~~ model ~~like normal~~, you need to parent each mesh to the empty it belongs to in MikuMikuModel.		After [https://docs.divamodarchive.com/Importing_Models_(Blender)#Importing_Models importing the model], you need to parent each mesh to the empty it belongs to in MikuMikuModel.

	For example:<blockquote>mikitm000_atam_head_00__divskn<blockquote>eye_MZ		For example:<blockquote>mikitm000_atam_head_00__divskn<blockquote>eye_MZ

PlatonicDIVA at 10:25, 15 September 2025

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	This seems to fix most of the issues with the EYEBALL shader, but you may also need to use the "Generate Tangents" function in MikuMikuModel to fix additional issues: ('''NOTE:''' [https://ci.appveyor.com/project/blueskythlikesclouds/mikumikulibrary/build/artifacts Unstable MikuMikuModel] may be required to generate the proper tangents. If there are no AppVeyor builds available, you may need to [https://github.com/blueskythlikesclouds/MikuMikuLibrary?tab=readme-ov-file#manually-building manually build MikuMikuModel])		This seems to fix most of the issues with the EYEBALL shader, but you may also need to use the "Generate Tangents" function in MikuMikuModel to fix additional issues: ('''NOTE:''' [https://ci.appveyor.com/project/blueskythlikesclouds/mikumikulibrary/build/artifacts Unstable MikuMikuModel] may be required to generate the proper tangents. If there are no AppVeyor builds available, you may need to [https://github.com/blueskythlikesclouds/MikuMikuLibrary?tab=readme-ov-file#manually-building manually build MikuMikuModel])

	All other export settings can be followed from Exporting Models		All other export settings can be followed from [https://docs.divamodarchive.com/Importing_Models_(Blender)#Exporting_Models Exporting Models]

PlatonicDIVA: Added categories, and directions for import/export

2025-09-15T10:24:49Z

Added categories, and directions for import/export

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== Importing Models ==
When you are importing Project DIVA models into Blender, you need to make sure that you have the correct settings before you import.

On the FBX import window, change the '''Armature''' settings from in the bottom right to:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|'''˅''' '''Armature'''
|
|-
|'''Primary Bone Axis'''
|X Axis
|-
|'''Secondary Bone Axis'''
|Y Axis
|}
Everything else can be left as is on import. This will properly align the bones, both for use in Blender, and for export later.

== Exporting Models ==
When you export from Blender, export as FBX, and make sure you have the following settings on the export window:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!'''˅''' '''Transform'''
!
|-
|'''Scale'''
|1.00
|-
|'''Apply Scalings'''
|FBX Units Scale
|-
|'''Forward'''
| -Z Forward
|-
|'''Up'''
|Y Up
|-
|'''Apply Unit'''
|🗸
|-
|'''Use Space Transform'''
|🗸
|-
|'''Apply Transform'''
|✗
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!'''˅''' '''Armature'''
!
|-
|'''Primary Bone Axis'''
|X Axis
|-
|'''Secondary Bone Axis'''
|Y Axis
|-
|'''Armature FBXNode Type'''
|Null
|-
|'''Only Deform Bones'''
|✗
|-
|'''Add Leaf Bones'''
|✗
|}
Any settings that are not listed can be left alone.

== Exporting Models (Head) ==
Project DIVA head models are a little bit special, in that they have a model hierarchy that needs to be restored, and settings that need to be changed on input.

=== Restoring the Model Hierarchy ===
After importing the head model like normal, you need to parent each mesh to the empty it belongs to in MikuMikuModel.

For example:<blockquote>mikitm000_atam_head_00__divskn<blockquote>eye_MZ

eyeblow_MZ

eyelashes_MZ

eyelid_MZ

face_MZ

oral_MZ</blockquote></blockquote>This is how these meshes are parented in MikuMikuModel, so we have to do the same in Blender. You can do this by selecting each of the meshes, ''then'' selecting the armature, and pressing '''Ctrl+P (Keep Transform)'''. This will restore the object hierarchy, so that the model can be correctly imported into MikuMikuModel.

=== Exporting Face Models ===
Because of how Project DIVA handles the EYEBALL shader in game, you need to slightly tweak your export settings. You need to make sure your '''Geometry''' settings on the export window are the same as listed below:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!'''˅''' '''Armature'''
!
|-
|'''Smoothing'''
|Normals Only
|-
|'''Export Subdivision Surface'''
|✗
|-
|'''Apply Modifiers'''
|🗸
|-
|'''Loose Edges'''
|✗
|-
|'''Triangulate Faces'''
|✗
|-
|'''Tangent Space'''
|🗸
|}
This seems to fix most of the issues with the EYEBALL shader, but you may also need to use the "Generate Tangents" function in MikuMikuModel to fix additional issues: ('''NOTE:''' [https://ci.appveyor.com/project/blueskythlikesclouds/mikumikulibrary/build/artifacts Unstable MikuMikuModel] may be required to generate the proper tangents. If there are no AppVeyor builds available, you may need to [https://github.com/blueskythlikesclouds/MikuMikuLibrary?tab=readme-ov-file#manually-building manually build MikuMikuModel])

All other export settings can be followed from Exporting Models