Menu Icon Maker — Turn outfits and accessories into transparent menu icons [VRChat / Unity] (Free trial available)

Menu Icon Maker is a Unity editor extension that renders only the objects you select (outfits, hair, accessories or a whole avatar) into square pictures with a transparent background, for Expression Menu icons. You do not need to hide other objects or set up a camera. Each picture is framed to the object's size automatically, and objects that are turned off (such as outfits toggled by the menu) can be rendered without turning them on. Choose the angle (Front, Angled or Scene view angle), the margin and the size (128, 256 or 512 pixels). The window can switch between English and Japanese.

No avatar models are included (tool only).

Free vs Full

• Free trial: render one object and see the picture in the window.
• Full: make PNG files, one or many at once (up to 64 in the list, saved in Assets/MenuIcons).

Importing the Full version over the Free trial replaces it.

Tested before release

Made by Kotokoto Lab, an independent creator. Tested on 3 free avatars and sample accessories: outfits, turned-off outfits, accessories and an object of about 8 cm were rendered inside the margin with transparent corners, and other objects did not appear. The scene, prefabs and material files stay unchanged, and your own Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y keep working after using the tool. If a file with the same name exists, a number is added to the new file's name; nothing is overwritten.

Notes

The picture shows the current shape and colors, including current blend shape values. Settings that other tools apply only at build time (such as Modular Avatar material swaps) are not shown. Materials with colored transparency or refraction get approximated transparency and may not look the same. There is one light from the camera side, so brightness differs from how the object looks in a world. The tool does not delete the PNG files it made, and it does not touch your menus: put a PNG into the Icon field of a menu item yourself. The tool pauses in Play mode.

Requirements

Unity 2022.3 (tested on 2022.3.22f1).

How to install

1. Download the .unitypackage (Free trial or Full) and drag it into the Project window, then click Import.
2. Open Tools > Menu Icon Maker, select objects in the Hierarchy and add them to the list with the button (one in the Free trial, up to 64 in the Full version). The window has an "English" checkbox at the top.

Terms

OK for personal and commercial use. You may use the PNG files you make in your own avatars and products (follow the terms of the objects you render). Do not redistribute or resell the tool. Use at your own risk.

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