Article Number: 20 | VC6 | VC5 | VC4 | VC3 | Post Date: October 4, 2016 | Last Updated: June 13, 2021

Can a multibody model's skin color and hair be modified in Virtual CRASH?

Yes. Both the male and female multibodies have skin files which can be modified and related.

METHOD 1 | FOR VC6 USERS | use material menu option

Learn how to modify multibody materials in Virtual CRASH 6 >

In VC5 and VC4, the skin files (man1.png and fem1.png) can be found in: ui/textures in the installation folder.

In VC3, the skin files can be found in: shapes/textures/concrete in the installation folder.

Below we review two methods for loading new skin files.

METHOD 2 | FOR VC5 USERS | use material menu option

For default (unconverted) multibodies: Select your multibody, open the “material” menu and left-click on “new”. Next, left-click on “texture” and select the desired skin file. In the example below, we use style 5 below. Be sure to set the other material properties as needed.

For converted multibodies. If your multibody was converted to a “rigid body” using the convert menu, then open the multibody group object, left-click on “envelope”, then create a new material in the “material” menu. Left-click on “texture” and load the skin file.

Note: (1) when loading new skin files with the material menu, ghosting effects can be enabled using the “transparent” material option. Reflective effects can enabled using “reflection”. (2) Loading a new skin file using the material menu option will not allow you to change the shirt color through the misc menu.

METHOD 3 | FOR VC5, vc4, and vc3 USERS | switch skin files

Replace the skin file in the installation directory with your modified skin and relaunch Virtual CRASH. Before modifying any skin file, it is recommended that you save an extra copy of the default version in case you wish switch back.

Below you’ll find example skins. Click on image below to download file.

After downloading the file, change the name to man1.png and move to shapes/textures/concrete for VC3 or ui/textures for VC5 and VC4. You will likely need administrator rights to your computer to modify files in the installation directory. We also recommend you make a copy of the default skin before making any modifications so that you can revert back to the default skin if needed.