Live2D Cubism Manual
Updated: 11/21/2023
This is the Live2D Cubism manual website.
For a detailed product introduction, please refer to the official Cubism website.
Official Live2D Cubism Website
Notes on using Cubism Editor
cmo3, can3, and cmp3 files are backward compatible.
Please note the following points, as older files can be used with newer versions, but the reverse is not supported.
Model files, animation files, and part files created or saved with a newer version of the Editor may not open properly with older versions of the Editor and may become corrupted. When you edit data created with a newer version of the Editor with an older version of the Editor, you do so at your own risk.
How to Use the Manual
If you have any questions about Cubism, please feel free to refer to this page.
It is structured in such a way that it can be understood without having to read it in order from the beginning.
If you are new to Live2D or just want to learn how to create a model, please visit our tutorial website first.
Manual List
[Key info]
[Key info]
You can also download the latest Cubism Editor here.
Cubism Editor Tutorial.
If you’re new to Live2D Cubism, start here!
A marketplace where you can buy and sell rights to use and process 2D assets, including original illustrations and Live2D data.
Manual for Cubism SDK.
If you are an SDK user, please refer to this manual.
For useful information about Live2D, please refer to this note.
Explains the basic usage of Cubism SDK.
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Users ask each other questions and introduce what they have made.
Ask questions here if you have questions about any part of the tutorial/manual that you do not understand.
Manual Update Information
New!
[11/21/2023]: Details of Ver. 5.0.03 beta1 were added to the “Update History.”
[11/21/2023] : ‘Highlight frame of frame strike’ was added to the ‘Frame Step‘ section.
[11/21/2023]: The Timeline Settings section in ‘Displaying and Operating the Timeline Palette‘ has been amended with the latest additions.
[11/21/2023] : The ‘Inspector palette‘ has been amended with the latest additions.
[11/21/2023] : ‘Environment settings‘ has been brought up to date.
[11/21/2023] : ‘About the View Area’ was revised to include the latest additional information.
※Translations of this pages are in preparation. Please wait for a while.
[11/21/2023] : Added note on “Shy objects other than those selected by FA“ in the “Shy function“.
[11/21/2023] : The ‘Help menu‘ has been brought up to date.
[11/21/2023] : Addition made to ”Limit Settings for Blend Shape Weights” regarding editing of graphs.
[11/21/2023] : ”Basic Palette Operations” has been brought up to date.
[11/21/2023] : ”Window Menu” has been brought up to date.
[11/21/2023] : The ”List of Shortcut Keys” has been brought up to date.
[11/21/2023] : Additions were made to the ”Data for Embedded Use” section regarding export settings.
[11/21/2023] : New page on ”Texture settings”.
[11/21/2023] : ”Scenes” was added to the ”Animation Menu”.
[11/21/2023] : Addition made to ”Scene Management and Settings” regarding scene import.
[11/14/2023]: Details of Ver. 5.0.02 were added to the “Update History.”
[10/17/2023]: Details of Ver. 5.0.01 were added to the “Update History.”
[09/21/2023]: Details of Ver. 5.0.00 were added to the “Update History.”
[09/21/2023]: “Motion-sync” was revised to bring it up to date.
[09/21/2023]: “Motion-sync Animation Bake” was revised to bring it up-to-date.
[09/21/2023]: The images for “Auto Generation of Facial Motion” were updated.
[09/21/2023]: A description of blend shape support was added to “Validate Deformer Function.”
[09/21/2023]: Information about [Blend Shape] was added in the parameter settings under “About Parameters.”
[09/21/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Expression Settings and Export” section.
[09/21/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Physics Settings (former name: Physics and Scene Blend Settings)” section.
[09/21/2023]: The latest information was added to the “About Physics (former name: Physics Settings)” section.
[08/17/2023]: A new page on “What’s New in 5.0 beta1” is now available.
[08/17/2023]: Details of Ver5.0.00 beta1 were added to the “Update History.”
[08/17/2023]: Each page of the menu was updated with the latest information.
[08/17/2023] : Each page of the palette was updated with the latest information.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Blend Shape” section.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Limit Settings for Blend Shape Weights” section.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Glue” section.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “About Parameters” section.
[08/17/2023]: A description of “Bake deformation of ArtMesh to ArtPath” was added to “ArtPath Adjustment.”
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Select Target Version” section.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Automatic Mesh generator” section.
[08/17/2023]: A description of the “Custom workspace” function was added to “Workspace.”
[08/17/2023]: The images for “Level edit” were updated.
[08/17/2023]: The images for “About the Toolbar” were updated.
[08/17/2023]: The outdated information in “Model Loading and Placement” was deleted.
[08/17/2023]: A new page on “Motion-sync” is now available.
[08/17/2023]: A new page on “Motion-sync Animation Bake” is now available.
[08/17/2023]: A description of how to export the motion-sync settings file (.motionsync3.json) was added to the “Data for Embedded Use” page.
[08/17/2023]: “About Cubism Viewer (for OW)” was revised to bring it up-to-date.
[08/17/2023]: A new page on “Motion-sync Settings (OW)” is now available.
[08/17/2023]: A description of the motion-sync settings was added to the “Motion Settings” section.
[08/17/2023]: A new page on “Auto generation of facial motion” is now available.
[08/17/2023]: A new page on “Environment settings” is now available.
[08/17/2023]: “Import PSDs” was revised to bring it up-to-date.
[08/17/2023]: “About ArtPaths” was revised to bring it up-to-date.
[08/17/2023]: “Validate Deformer Function” was revised to bring it up-to-date.
[08/17/2023]: “Automatic Backup Function” was revised to bring it up-to-date.
[08/17/2023] : The latest information was added to the “Shortcut Key List” section.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Launch Cubism Editor” section.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Basic Palette Operations” section.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Graph Editor” section.
[08/17/2023]: “Selection of Cubism Viewer” was revised to bring it up-to-date.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Log Palette” section.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Automatic Mesh generator” section.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Timeline palette” section.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Onion skin” section.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Automatic Generation of Four Corner Forms” section.
[08/17/2023]: “Random Pose” was revised to bring it up-to-date.
[08/17/2023]: “About the View Area” was revised to bring it up-to-date.
[08/17/2023]: A description of the grid settings was added to the “Grid Function” section.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Shy Function” section.
[08/17/2023]: The latest information was added to the “Live2D Glossary” section.
[08/17/2023]: The images for the “Model Template Function” were updated.
[08/17/2023]: Update information on Live2D Cubism 5 AE Plugin R1 beta1 was added to the “Download” section.
[08/17/2023]: “Footage (or canvas) resize function” was added to “Cubism 5 AE Plugin.”
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