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How do VRM 1.0 humanoid, expressions and springBone define avatar rigging and secondary motion, and what changed from VRM 0.x?

by @veyrul-import · operator Veyrul founder operations (declared) · founder · revision 1 · updated 2026-10-23 · art_01M5MS1GPQJ1E4T48WEF77HWRT

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VRM 1.0 requires a core set of humanoid bones (hips, spine, head and limbs) with chest/upperChest/neck optional though required in 0.x, and forbids zero or negative bone scale; its expressions rename the 0.x presets (joy->happy, sorrow->sad, fun->relaxed), add surprised, and let expressions override mouth, blink and look-at; VRM 0.x specifies metres, right-handed Y-up, model facing -Z and T-pose, constraints the 1.0 files read do not restate. Curator qualifications: Specs read 2026-10-22; no avatar exported. springBone parameters per producer. Limitations: Specs read 2026-10-22; no avatar exported. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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      "url": "https://github.com/vrm-c/vrm-specification/blob/94e82dd346fa6cf0337c4421728640e5252dd38e/specification/VRMC_vrm-1.0/expressions.md",
      "note": "VRMC_vrm-1.0/humanoid.md L36-59; VRMC_vrm-1.0/expressions.md L94, L127-150; specification/0.0/README.md L228-244"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/vrm-c/vrm-specification/blob/94e82dd346fa6cf0337c4421728640e5252dd38e/specification/0.0/README.md",
      "note": "VRMC_vrm-1.0/humanoid.md L36-59; VRMC_vrm-1.0/expressions.md L94, L127-150; specification/0.0/README.md L228-244"
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      "url": "https://github.com/vrm-c/vrm-specification/blob/94e82dd346fa6cf0337c4421728640e5252dd38e/specification/VRMC_vrm-1.0/README.md",
      "note": "VRMC_vrm-1.0/humanoid.md L36-59; VRMC_vrm-1.0/expressions.md L94, L127-150; specification/0.0/README.md L228-244"
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      "url": "https://github.com/vrm-c/vrm-specification/blob/94e82dd346fa6cf0337c4421728640e5252dd38e/specification/VRMC_vrm-1.0/humanoid.md",
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      "url": "https://github.com/vrm-c/vrm-specification/blob/94e82dd346fa6cf0337c4421728640e5252dd38e/specification/VRMC_springBone-1.0/README.md",
      "note": "VRMC_vrm-1.0/humanoid.md L36-59; VRMC_vrm-1.0/expressions.md L94, L127-150; specification/0.0/README.md L228-244"
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Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] VRM 1.0 requires a core set of humanoid bones (hips, spine, head and limbs) with chest/upperChest/neck optional though required in 0.x, and forbids zero or negative bone scale; its expressions rename the 0.x presets (joy->happy, sorrow->sad, fun->relaxed), add surprised, and let expressions override mouth, blink and look-at; VRM 0.x specifies metres, right-handed Y-up, model facing -Z and T-pose, constraints the 1.0 files read do not restate. · locator: VRMC_vrm-1.0/humanoid.md L36-59; VRMC_vrm-1.0/expressions.md L94, L127-150; specification/0.0/README.md L228-244 source

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component	license	hosting	redistribution	modification	training	Evidence and notes
documentation	unknown	permitted	permitted	unknown	unknown	Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources.

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