• Wearing clothing and body parts from your inventory
• • Wearing multiple layers of clothing
• Editing clothing and body parts
• Controlling avatar physics
  • How to set avatar physics properties
  • Hiding or turning off avatar physics movement
  • Frequently asked questions
    • Can other people make my body parts bounce?
    • How do I make sure enhanced avatar physics doesn't slow down my computer?
  • I can't get my avatar to look the way I want. Are there suggested settings?
  • Why don't my attachments move with my breasts, belly, or butt?

 

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You can customize nearly any aspect of your avatar's appearance in creative ways, allowing for an infinite variety of styles and forms.

Wearing clothing and body parts from your inventory

The simplest way to change your avatar's appearance is to wear a new piece of clothing or body part from your inventory.

1. Click the Appearance  button on the left side of the Viewer window. The APPEARANCE window opens.
2. Click the WEARING tab to see your current outfit.
3. Click the Edit Wrench  button at the top of the window to enter the appearance editing mode.
4. Click the Add More... button to open a list of available clothing in your inventory.
5. You may use the Clothing dropdown menu to filter by clothing type, or the Search  button to filter by clothing name.
6. Select a piece of clothing and click the Wear Item button to add it to your avatar. Any existing clothing of the same type is replaced.

Tip: One quick way to see everything you're wearing is to search in your Inventory for "(WORN". (The open bracket is important, because different things are attached to different places; this catches them all.) You can also right-click your avatar and select Edit My Outfit to see items you're wearing divided by category: Clothing, Attachments and Body Parts.

To remove a piece of clothing or an attachment, select it in the outfit editor and click the Close  icon that appears next to it.

You may use these same procedures to change your avatar's body parts (eyes, hair, shape, and skin) or attachments; just expand the Attachments or Body Parts list instead of the Clothing list.

Note: Some body parts, such as your avatar's shape, can never be removed but may be replaced.

Wearing multiple layers of clothing

It is possible to wear multiple layers of the same type of clothing at the same time; for instance, you may wish to wear three different shirts or two pairs of gloves. To add a new layer over your existing piece of clothing, click Add More..., right-click the new piece of clothing and choose Wear Item. The new piece of clothing is then overlaid onto the existing clothing without replacing it.

For information on how to wear multiple attachments at the same attachment point, see Avatar attachments.

Editing clothing and body parts

You may edit any currently-worn clothing or body part on your avatar, provided that you have appropriate permissions on the selected item. To edit a piece of clothing or body part:

1. Click the Appearance  button on the left side of the Viewer window.The APPEARANCE window opens.
2. Click the WEARING tab to view your currently-worn outfit.
3. Click the Edit Wrench  at the top of the window to enter appearance editing mode.
4. Select a piece of Clothing or one of your Body Parts and click the corresponding Edit Wrench  to begin editing that item.
5. Use the sliders to adjust the item's physical parameters to your liking. If available, choose a Fabric texture from your inventory or a Color/Tint from the provided swatch. When editing your avatar's shape (listed under Body Parts), you may choose its gender from the radio buttons at the top of the window.

Tip: Only clothing and body parts can be edited with the appearance editor; to edit attachments you must use the Build Tools.

You can also create your own original clothing.