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Please see the MMD Tutorials listing in the center column for LearnMMD’s MikuMikuDance MMD Tutorials.

See our Download MikuMikuDance PAGE that has links and Troubleshooting.

MikuMikuDance is so interesting and so complicated! New MMDers deal with learning the skills of creating 3D Animation!


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THE PAGES:

Step-By-Step for Beginners   Page 1   Page 2   Page 3
Fix a Model with Missing Textures by xxBodger
Learn to recognize your MMD File Types by Arizona
Hand Pose Collection for Download
Make an MMD Model almost from scratch!
Stand Dejected Pose for Download
Strides Walking Motion method moves the Center Bone first.
Easy Walking Method builds a walk step by step.
LearnMMD Metronome Instructions Page
Make .x models using Sketchup
MikuBall / Miku Bonk Animation

creates Accessories from SketchUp and adds them to an animation sequence, step by step.   Page 1   Page 2   Page 3
New Author Page Become a WRITER for LearnMMD. Share your discoveries and methods, brag, teach … tell the world how you do it! Help to make LearnMMD “THE  Instruction Page” covering the details of MikuMikuDance 7.39
Here is the plan for the ball tossing motion in MikuMikuDance 7.39

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  1. yuyu says:
    February 12, 2023 at 7:09 am

    heelo im actually doesnt know how to put stage at frame tht i want then make the stage disappear…can u help me?

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    1. Reggie_Dentmore says:
      February 12, 2023 at 9:19 am

      Hello! If the stage is a .x accessory, you can click the Display checkbox in the Accessory Manipulation Panel (AMP). … If it’s a .PMD or PMX model that you load like a model, click the Display box in the Model Manipulation Panel (MMP).

      Reply
  2. ifelse says:
    May 26, 2022 at 7:12 am

    Hiii!! Wanna ask, if it is possible to convert unity file to pmx/mmd/pmd?? If yes, how??

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    1. Reggie_Dentmore says:
      May 26, 2022 at 8:59 pm

      Howdy! … Me? I have no idea hot to get that done. Maybe someone else can help… …
      — Reggie

      Reply
  3. Reika-chan says:
    February 25, 2022 at 8:14 am

    Bonjour ou bonsoir, peu importe, j’ai téléchargé MMD mais la fenêtre qui affiche le rendu (le modèle etc) est carée, peu adaptée au format YouTube… Comment changer la taille de ce pitit carré?
    __

    Good evening or good afternoon, no matter the time of the day, I downloaded MMD but the size of the window (with what we can see the model, the stage… and play) is a square, not adapted to basic YouTube format (16:9). How can I fix it and have a rectangular window?

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    1. Reggie_Dentmore says:
      February 25, 2022 at 9:20 am

      Hello… Thank you for the translation! Under the VIEW menu, set SCREEN SIZE to one of the recommended screen sizes.

      Glad to help…
      — Reggie

      Reply
  4. wissam says:
    January 20, 2022 at 1:52 pm

    salut ^^ J’essais de téléchargé mikumikudance…… mais quand je téléchargé l’application sur le ficher sa marche….mais après le téléchargement de vite fais bien fais J’ai un message qui dit que : impossible d’exécuter ….sil vous plais aide moi
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    hello ^^ I try to download mikumikudance…… but when I download the application on the file it works…. but after downloading quickly do well I have a message that says that: impossible to execute …. please please help me

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    1. Reggie_Dentmore says:
      January 20, 2022 at 10:16 pm

      Which error do you get? “Side by Side” error means you need to download and run the proper C++ redistributibles. Or… do you get the Missing DLL error. THAT error is fixed by following that same link and downloading/running the DirectX 9c runtime update. … I hope that solves your problem… stay in touch!
      — Reggie

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  5. Mamiya says:
    July 18, 2021 at 1:03 am

    Hi :) … Im not sure where to ask on this web but I hope I can here. … Is it somehow possible to reflect Model with shader on floor? I know all the effects like working floor or Ikwetfloor but I dont know any effect that reflects shaders … I would love to reflect my model with all the raycast materials on floor but Im not sure if it can be possible … Some people said its impossible but lately I saw on Youtube MMD videos with models shaded with raycast and the model was reflecting on floor along with all the materials. Does anybody know any effect or ray material that can do that? … Have a nice day! <3 :D

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    1. Reggie_Dentmore says:
      July 18, 2021 at 2:04 pm

      Hello! … Try downloading the LearnMMD Stage by Trackdancer… It has an MME “Mirror” floor panel… it first loads vertical, like a wall of mirror and then, for this stage you Rx rotate it 90 degrees to be the floor. … very shiny… You can use Tr transparency to reduce the reflection.

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  6. 人ONE says:
    February 7, 2021 at 6:47 pm

    transform view in pmxe is just white, i move the camera i dont see the model, and axis is there a way to fix it?

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  7. SirNas says:
    December 19, 2020 at 3:52 am

    How do you save your work and do it later?

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    1. KillerBeer says:
      December 19, 2020 at 7:42 am

      File->Save

      Reply
  8. JAson says:
    October 28, 2020 at 10:41 pm

    when i use the transform view, its completely white, the model won’t show, is there anyway I can fix this?

    Reply
  9. Kay says:
    June 25, 2020 at 8:39 pm

    No matter what I do, I can’t seem to load stages. I am trying to download a bedroom stage from DeviantArt, and it always downloads as a compressed zip file. How can I change it into a file that I can use in MMD? Or is there any easier way to load a stage?

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    1. UndeadLuciel says:
      June 27, 2020 at 8:45 am

      You should use Bandizip to open and extract the zip files! Modelers typically use either .zip, .rar, or .7z to compress their files, it makes uploading and downloading a lot more efficient.

      Once you extract it, check what format the stage is:
      If it’s a .x file, you should load it in Accessory Manipulation (Camera Mode only)
      If it’s a .pmx or .pmd file, you should load it in Model Manipulation

      Hope this helps!

      Reply
  10. Sophie says:
    June 21, 2020 at 1:56 pm

    How to I import an x file to PMXE I tried to do it with pmd but I don’t know what size to use to get it to work in either

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    1. Reggie_Dentmore says:
      June 21, 2020 at 4:51 pm

      Sorry… I do not understand the question… Maybe try to explain by telling me step-by-step what you do and what happens when you do it. You open PMXE and then you… …

      Reply
    2. Trackdancer says:
      June 25, 2020 at 8:47 pm

      Try “10”; that’s usually the correct ratio. But with models ripped from games, there’s no hard and fast rule.

      Reply
      1. Reggie_Dentmore says:
        June 26, 2020 at 9:57 am

        Use BANDIZIP, a free software, to EXTRACT or EXTRACT all. All ZIP or RAR folders you download must be “extracted”.
        THIS ARTICLE has a nice write-up about using MMD to create a video… includes a talk about extracting files.

        Reply
  11. Jen says:
    February 19, 2020 at 6:24 pm

    Am I able to download this on mobile? My family often uses my computer so I can’t use it.. it would be a big help!

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    1. KillerBeer says:
      February 19, 2020 at 11:48 pm

      Download it – yes. *Use* it – sorry, no. This is Windows-only application.

      Reply
  12. Sarah says:
    February 7, 2020 at 4:34 pm

    How do I download MMD on Windows 10?

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    1. Reggie_Dentmore says:
      February 8, 2020 at 7:17 am

      See our Downloads page… and Check this article for help. And see the Step-by-Step instructions.

      Reply
      1. Sarah says:
        February 9, 2020 at 8:23 am

        Thank you

        Reply
  13. Coon the MMD noob says:
    January 21, 2020 at 3:39 pm

    How do I turn a pmx file into an x file?

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    1. Reggie_Dentmore says:
      January 21, 2020 at 5:10 pm

      … into a .x file. … Open your PMX model in PMXE and EXPORT as a .x

      Reply
  14. Nina says:
    February 9, 2019 at 5:40 pm

    hi i have a problem
    sometimes i download a model this model has a motherbone
    but when i load a motion data for that model the model stays in the same center place and does not go to the spot the model is supossed to
    the motherbone is not responding to the motion data
    i tried to find a problem fix on youtube but that only says how to add a motherbone
    but these models already have one plz help

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    1. Reggie_Dentmore says:
      February 9, 2019 at 7:20 pm

      Does the motherbone have the correct Japanese name? … in English, you can name it what you like, but its Japanese name must be 全ての親 or MMD will not recognize that bone.

      Reply
  15. PuppyPinkSam says:
    November 30, 2018 at 1:59 am

    I want it!!!!!!!now!

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    1. KillerBeer says:
      November 30, 2018 at 4:26 am

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      1. Reggie_Dentmore says:
        December 1, 2018 at 1:55 pm

        “:o).

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