UMA 3

Spec sheet

Purpose

UMA is a character creation and modification system for creating customizable, optimized game characters, primarily humanoid but adaptable to other models.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Integrations

The maker's integration guide covers Invector 3rd Person Controller and RootMotion Final IK, including FullBodyIK and VRIK.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Avatar authoring

UMA supports sharing clothing and accessories across avatars built on the same base mesh, with overlays that combine textures into a final atlas.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Customization

Its modular DNA system supports modifiers, blendshapes, bone adjustments, bone poses, color changes, and live editing in the editor.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Framework

The project describes UMA as an open avatar creation framework that provides base code and example content.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Install options

UMA can be installed through Unity Package Manager or copied into a project's Assets/UMA folder.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Legacy content

UMA 2 content is available as an optional separate package.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

License and support

The repository uses the MIT license and describes UMA as a community project whose wiki depends on volunteer upkeep.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Multiplayer

The framework includes code to package UMA data for sharing the same avatar between clients and a server, though projects may need custom solutions to reduce serialized data.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Performance limit

Each avatar has its own mesh and atlas by default, so projects generating many avatars may need lower atlas resolution or shared mesh and atlas data to manage memory.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Rendering and authoring

UMA 3 includes Overlay Painter tools for synchronized 2D and 3D painting, masks, layer groups, and texture or overlay export.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Runtime and performance

UMA combines avatar parts into a final mesh and can use a texture atlas to generate an avatar with a single draw call when one material is used.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Unity compatibility

UMA 3.1 supports Unity 6.3 and newer.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• 3D Avatar Software#24 of 267.1