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Anything World

Welcome

Learn how to build and deploy real-time game applications using Anything World in minutes! We support Unity, Android, iOS and Web!

What is Anything World?

Anything World is an innovative platform that combines AI, voice computing and 3D rendering with layers of behavioural intelligence. We enable users to request and play with any object imaginable. It’s the easiest and fastest way for developers to create AI-driven 3D experiences powered by voice.

At Anything World we provide unity SDK where you can browse the collection of many different 3D characters which are fully textured and animated with our own custom set of behaviours!

Why use Anything World?

Anything World is a platform that enables developers to build interactive 3D experiences up to 40% faster and more cost-effective than anyone else. Thanks to the power of AI. As a developer using our platform, you can browse an extensive collection of many different 3D assets and integrate them directly into your projects.

Where do I start?

Head over to the Quickstart section to begin developing with Anything World.

What can I build with Anything World?

Anything World allows you to bring your projects to life with 3D characters ready to be used for games, interactive experiences and immersive tech development such as augmented reality and virtual reality, where 3D is at its core.

Take a look at our showcase and get inspired!

Where can I learn more?

Check out our Tutorial section or our website.

How do I get in touch?

If you have any questions, join our Discord, send us an email at hello@anything.world, reach out on Facebook, connect on LinkedIn, or Tweet to say hello.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Anything World

How does API billing work?

You will have a monthly free API call limit depending on the tier. This limit includes all requests made from the model browser in editor (eg. clicking on a model and bringing it into the scene in Unity) and during the runtime of the project (eg. calling a model through the scripting API in engine, making a request directly to our API).

You will be notified via email when you are 100 requests away from reaching your free allowance in the month, after the free requests have been reached the API calls will be paid on a per request basis.

For more information on tiers and to calculate usage fees visit our .

What platforms do you support?

We offer an Anything World plugin which can be installed on the and game engines, with additional platforms coming soon! Projects can be packaged for computers, web browsers, mobile platforms and others using the game engines. Our library of 3D models can also be found in our , and please see the next section for custom model processing.

Can I add custom models?

We're pleased to announce that users can upload and animate their own models through the . See our guide on for more details on preparing your model for Animate Anything.

We also support also support uploading models through and with our .

We're open to discussing custom content with select partners! Reach us at hello@anything.world.

I have a feature request or found a problem!

You can reach us via support@anything.world or connect with the community on and we'll help out!

QuickStart

Animate Anything Quickstart

This guide will explain each step of the Animate Anything processes.

The Animate Anything service is currently in an early access stage. As with all innovations we’ve honed the spec for our MVP, choosing to offer a wide variety of categories for launch with a basic support function, so whilst Animate Anything is in its ”experimental phase” please bear with us.

To begin let's open the and sign in or sign up to get started.

Before uploading make sure that your model (and relevant external files) have been prepared correctly. Please check out our guide on

Proceed to the upload page to upload your model to the Animate Anything web tool. You can either drag and drop or Browser your computer for the 3D model files.

When your files are uploaded you will see a list appear underneath of the drag and drop box. In this example we have provided an OBJ file which requires an MTL (and a PNG file for the texture of the model when applicable.)

Please keep the following restrictions in mind when uploading your model.

A single file must not exceed 30MBs.
All files must not exceed 100MBs.
One mesh at a time please!
Include necessary external files (OBJ requires a MTL file and unembedded GLTF files require a BIN file.)
Include all texture files if they are not embedded in the model file.
Models with more than 20k vertices will be decimated (reduced to 20k vertices.)

Once all files are uploaded, please review the model processing constraints and tick the checkbox to enable the continue button. Select continue to proceed to the next stage.

On the left side of the page you will see your 3D model appear and to the right you will see the model name and model type textboxes. If there is any uncertainty regarding the model types, select the question mark icon to learn more about the most common names for your model.

Provide the name you would like to give this model as well as what kind of model it is. In this example, I've uploaded a dog so the model type would be dog or canine. The model type field will check your input to make sure it's a verified subcategory. Then select the continue button.

You will be navigated to the model category page so that we can confirm that you are receiving the correct rig for your model. The model type correctly categorized the example model as a Canine & Feline under the quadruped category however there may be a circumstance where you will need to manually change the subcategory. Simply select a valid subcategory for your model to process. Select the continue button to proceed.

If you make any mistakes and want to revert back to the original rotations, you can always select the 'Reset rotation' button to go back to default. Once the model is aligned with the rotation reference all that is required is to select if the model is symmetrical or not. The purpose of this symmetry identifier so to provide the best possible rig for both situations. In the next stage we will demonstrate how this effects the generation of the rig. Select continue to proceed.

Please note users are more likely to receive better results if the model is symmetrical.

Depending on the category selected during the previous page, your model will follow one of three paths.

Animation Workflow:

Now that the Tweak your rig page has displayed, it's time to double check that we are happy with the results of the rig. We can rotate the model in the 3D view port by clicking and dragging and we can zoom using the middle scroll button. In this example, the auto-rigging process did a great job in placing the nodes however it's recommended to do some fine-tuning to receive the best possible results.

To adjust the bones of this rig, select the desired red node and use the provided arrow gizmo to move the node in 3D space. This gizmo should look familiar if you have used a 3D modeling software like Blender, Maya, 3DsMax, or even Unity and Unreal.

Remember during the last step we provided the information about it's symmetry? Since we marked this model as symmetrical, we can see it in action with the Mirror selection option. Additionally when you select any of the leg nodes, you'll see that the mirrored node is also selected. This feature is to simplify the process of make sure that the arm and leg bones remain perfectly symmetrical.

If you were to mark your model as asymmetrical, this option would be irrelevant and is not displayed.

Mirror selection can be disabled so that you can work with a single node at a time.

Keep in mind that you can always revert to the default rig by selecting the Reset Rig option. The same is true for the camera position of the 3D model viewport.

Once we are happy with the rig we can proceed to the file step, select the View Animations button to continue.

You will be redirected to our loading page while Animate Anything is animating your model. Once the animations have completed you will be navigated to the Animation page to see your final results!

Please note that the expected wait time for processing models during this stage is 8 - 30 minutes depending on the model type and vertices count.

Finally, we can see the animations in action! The page will display your 3D model's animation in the 3D view port to the left and a list of animations on right. From here you can select each animation buttons to view it in the 3D view port.

You can download a single animation by selecting the Download button in the viewport or download all animations by selecting the Download all animations button.

Please note it will take some time in order to generate all the formats, however the fastest format to be generated is the FBX version.

This version of the rigged and animated model will be saved in your "My World" page. This model will also be accessible in your favorite Anything World plugin to streamline the process!

Parts Workflow:

The parts workflow does not animate a vehicle model, rather it separates a single vehicle mesh into multiple parts.

All steps up until this point are the same as the other flows. Once we have applied the correct rotation and marked as symmetrical or asymmetrical from the rotation view, we can select the continue button to proceed.

This process is relatively quick and should only take 2 - 5 minutes to complete processing.

Once completed, you will be automatically be re-directed to the parts viewer page. The right panel will display the model parts key which represents the identified parts of the model. In the provided example we have a body (blue), a front wheel (pink), and a hind wheel (green).

This means that when download this model, there should be three separate mesh files. One for the front wheel, one for the hind wheel, and one for the body.

These parts will retain their global position when imported to your favorite 3D software or game engine!

Static Workflow:

Models will follow the static workflow when providing keywords that relate to plants, objects, or places. Your model will be accessible for all Anything World platforms such as the Anything Unity plugin and the Anything Unreal plugin. Animate Anything is a great place to store your model's for any project!

Here we have uploaded a palm tree as our example, once the tree has been identified we can proceed to the category page.

Once we have ensured that the model is categorized as a static model, we can proceed to the rotation page by selecting the continue button.

Here we can see how the model will be displayed when either importing the model to a Anything World plugin or when downloading the model.

Processing a static model is a very fast process and should take less than 2 minutes to complete.

From this view you can see your model as it will appear across all of the Anything World plugins as well as download the model as an OBJ file.

My World - Processed Models

All workflows will lead you to the processed models section of the My World page. Here you can see your personal repository uploaded models.

Keep in mind that your processed models are accessible from the Anything Unity plugin and Anything Unreal plugin. To access your processed models from these plugins, navigate to the My World panel and open the processed models sub section.

Getting the Best Possible Results for your Model

This documentation will provide insight into how to prepare a 3D model to receive the best possible results when uploading to the Animate Anything service.

Please note that the Animate Anything service is currently in an early access stage. As with all innovations we’ve honed the spec for our MVP, choosing to offer a wide variety of categories for launch with a basic support function, so whilst Animate Anything is in its ”experimental phase” bear with us.

Preparing your model for Animate Anything:

Pose: Models should not exhibit any sort of energetic activity.

Bipeds: The mesh should adhere to a "neutral pose" meaning bipedal models (models that walk on two legs) should be in a "T-Pose" or "A-Pose".

Quadrupeds: The legs for animals or other four legged creatures should point straight down.

Mesh:

It's recommended that the model's pose is mirrored or symmetrical when facing the camera.

Note: Users may upload a model with some minor asymmetrical details and still receive quality animations however it depend on a case by case scenario.

The legs and feet of the mesh should not be touching or too close together . This may cause issues when processing the segmentation of the legs and feet.

The model should not have holes in the mesh.

The mesh of the model should not have inner faces.

The model should not have degenerate geometry:

The model should not have multiple mesh layers such as different clothing sub meshes.

The model should not have complex accessories such as swords, shields, big hats or long dresses.

Please note that your model's geometry may be modified to make it more suitable for processing and animation. This can affect the polygon and vertex count as well as the topology of the model. We are working on ways to make this impact minimal the future.

Material/Textures:

Materials and textures should appear correctly when viewed in 3rd party 3D model editors such as Blender, Maya, 3DsMax, etc. before being uploaded to the Animate Anything tool.

If materials or textures fail to appear in the Animate Anything 3D model viewer, please double check the model in your favorite 3D editor.

It is recommended to either embedded the materials/textures in the 3D model file when relevant or strip the path for the external image files using a 3D modeling software (We recommend Blender).

Fixing missing materials and textures:

FBX:
- Embedding the materials and textures into the model's file can be done in Blender when exporting a model. To do this simply change the path mode to copy and enable the Embed Textures option. Embedding the textures correctly will allow the user to only upload the FBX file alone rather than all image files.
- Additionally you can strip the path of the external image files by changing the path model to Strip instead of copy. Be sure to move all image files into the same folder as the .fbx! Users will be required to upload all external image files when stripping the paths.
OBJ:
- To ensure your OBJ model displays materials and texture files correctly it is recommended to open your file in Blender and re-export with the path mode set to Strip. Stripping the path will allow the user to put all files (OBJ, MTL, PNG, JPEG, etc.) in one folder. If done correctly, the model should display with texture and materials in any 3D viewing application include Animate Anything! Users will need to upload the external image files, when relevant, to Animate Anything for any OBJ models.

Alternatively you can open the MTL file and adjust the paths of the external files by adjusting the map_Kd value. Open the .mtl file in your favorite text editor and remove the file path while leaving the file name and save the .mtl file. Make sure to put the image files in the same folder as the .mtl and .obj files!

DAE:
- When exporting DAE from Blender, please ensure that the 'Copy' texture option is enabled. Users will need to upload the external image files to Animate Anything in this circumstance.
GLB:
- When exporting GLB from Blender, please ensure that the Materials option is set to 'Export' and that the Images option is set to Automatic. Doing this will embed the materials/textures in the GLB file. Users will not be required to upload external image files when following this process.
GLTF + BIN:
- Similarly to GLB, the Materials option is set to 'Export' and that the Images option is set to Automatic when exporting the file. Users will notice that a gltf, bin, and image file (where applicable). Users should upload all of these files to the Animate Anything web tool for the best results.

GLTF Embedded:
- The GLTF Embedded version will require the same steps as the GLB, and GLTF+BIN when exporting. The output for this version should be a single file that can be uploaded to Animate Anything without any additional work.

Face Direction: The model should conform with standard rotation - facing -Y axis in Blender; facing +Z axis in Maya.

For more information regarding the correct rotation please see Preparing your 3D model.

Additional Resources:

FAQ

Can the Animate Anything web tool animate...

What would happen if I upload an unsupported model and gave it a category of a supported model?

That's a great question! In terms of extreme and even most mild cases where the uploaded mesh does not resemble the subcategory, you will likely fail to process. In some minor cases, users can successfully rig and animate a model that closely resembles the desired subcategory.

Can we redo the rig after the model has finished the Animate Anything process?

Unfortunately there is no way to re-rig the model once the model has completed the Animate Anything process, however we intend to fix that in the near future!

My textures or materials aren't displayed when I upload my model to Animate Anything! How do I fix this?

3D models lose reference to the necessary external image files often, especially when downloading them from 3D model website. Make sure those external image files are connected or associated properly in your 3D file. We recommend opening the file in Blender first to ensure that the file structure didn't break.

The missing material/texture plays no role in how the rig and animations are generated. You can always apply the material and texture to the animated version of the model in your favorite 3D modeling software.

If your model looks like this then you most likely have a broken reference (meaning the picture file is not where the 3D file expected it to be). If this is the case there is an easy fix, (Assuming we are using Blender) simply open the Shader Editor by selecting the top left icon icon of any of the panels and navigating to the Shader Editor option under the General panels.

In the 3D viewport, change to Object mode and select the component that is missing texture (or open the material's properties panel).

From here we should see a box that is connected to the base color parameter for the Principled BSDF node. Selecting the file icon should open a file browser, from here navigate to the the missing texture file. Repeat for any relevant files (normals, metallic, etc.) by finding the associate parameter and replacing the missing file in Shader Editor.

When you export the file from Blender be sure to either strip the path or embed the textures by using the correct path option for the relevant file type. See our guide for exporting models from Blender.

Animations by Category

Generate Anything Quickstart

This guide will explain each step of the Generate Anything processes.

The Generate Anything service is currently in an early access stage, so whilst Generate Anything is in these earlier stages, please bear with us! Before anything else, you need to started by opening Animate Anything website and signing in or signing up.

Next, you have to decide if you want to create a model using either our Image to 3D tool, or out Text to 3D tool. To begin with, we'll take a look at Image to 3D, but go ahead and scroll ahead if you're looking for Text to 3D instead.

Image to 3D Model Generation

Firstly, navigate to Generate Anything, which can be found on the top right of the Anything World toolbar.

On the Generate Anything homepage, select "Create from image" (right-hand button)

Either Drag and drop your image file or click "Browse your files" to navigate to the image file you want to use. Remember to refer to our Best Practices for Best Results page before uploading so you can properly prepare your image for the best outcome.

You can then add a Model Name in the provided text box, however this is optional. The mandatory checkbox confirms you have read and accepted our system constraints, as well as the terms of use of the tool.

Image-To-3D constraints are as follows:

Use a transparent background or a single-coloured one.
Feature just one object, creature or character in the image. You should avoid even floor elements, and shadows on the floor or background.
The image should be moderately illuminated. Avoid excessive occlusion or extreme shininess.
Creatures or characters in images should display all their limbs clearly and follow conventional poses, ideally symmetrical. Otherwise, it is more likely to get an unexpected number of limbs in the model or other defects.
The image should be of high quality, avoiding blurriness, noise, text and other watermarks. Even in those conditions, please note that the system is not perfect and fine-grained details such as fingers, face details or accessories may not have outstanding quality.
Use JPG, JPEG or PNG images. If you are prompted that the image exceeds the file size limit, try reducing the resolution or modifying compression settings.

When you're ready to proceed, press Generate.

After pressing Generate, you will be taken to the generation progress screen, which shows you the status of your generation. This process can take up to six minutes.

Once your model has finished processing, you will be presented with the finished generation.

From here, you can choose to download the model as-is, generate another model, or go ahead and animate the model using our Animate Anything tool. Your generated model will also be avaliable to view in My World, under generated models, so you can access it any time!

Text to 3D Model Generation

If you haven't already, navigate to Generate Anything, which can be found on the top right of the Anything World toolbar.

On the Generate Anything homepage, select "Create from Text prompt" (left-hand button)

Write your text prompt into the provided text box, then select the appropriate checkboxes.

The Optional checkbox provides an option to generate your model with a standard pose that would be best suited for animation, should you want to use this. If you have a particular pose in mind for your prompt, it is recommended that you keep this unchecked.

The mandatory checkbox confirms you have read and accepted our system constraints, as well as the terms of use of the tool.

Text-To-3D Constraints are as follows:

Describe a single object, creature or character in a noun phrase, adding only the adjectives you consider necessary, for example “blue cat” or “monkey with elephant head”.
Avoid over-complicating the prompt: if there are multiple ways of expressing your idea, use the simpler one. For example, “yellow submarine” is simpler than “submarine painted in yellow” or “submarine, yellow”.
Avoid non-English or very uncommon words, accents or other symbols when possible. Support for additional languages may come in the future.
Limit your text prompt to 100 characters.

When you're ready, hit Generate.

After pressing Generate, you will be taken to the generation progress screen, which shows you the status of your generation. This process can take up to six minutes.

Once your model has finished processing, you will be presented with the finished generation.

You can now decided to download the model as-is, generate another model, or animate the model using our Animate Anything tool. Your generated model will also be available to view in My World, under generated models, so you can access it any time!

Finding Your Models in My World

You can find all your successfully generated models in My World. To access this area, either select 'My World' from the dropdown menu when you hover over your profile image in the top right of the web application, or alternatively you can select 'My World' from the navigation on the left whilst on your personal Dashboard.

Once you navigate to My World, you can view your generated models by selecting the option 'Generated Models'. This will show you a truncated selection of your generated models. In order to view all models, be sure to select 'View All' on the right-hand side of the screen.

You can tell which method was used to generate a model by referring to the icon on the top-left of the thumbnail.

From the generated models screen, you can either select the model by clicking the thumbnail to be taken to the model viewer, where you can download your model, or you can press the 'Animate' button to be taken directly to the Animate Anything interface and start the process of animating the selected model.

Downloading & Animating Your Model

On the Model Viewer Screen you will be able to download your generated model. You can do this by pressing the button marked 'Download'

Generated Models can be downloaded in the following formats:

FBX, GLB, GLTF, OBJ & USDZ

Best Practices for Best Results

Here you can find information on how best to use our Generate Anything tool to ensure you get the best possible results for your model generation, whether you choose to use image or text generation.

Best Practices for: Image to 3D Model Generation

Images with busy backgrounds may cause issues with generation, including but not limited to unwanted textures and mesh misshaping. To avoid this, it is best to remove all backgrounds and keep the image focus entirely on the subject for your model.

Additionally, try to avoid having more than one subject in the image, otherwise the tool may not be able to determine which source to use for the model.

Try your best to ensure the source for the model in your image has all limbs visibly separated in some way (e.g. gaps between legs, arms) to ensure a clean, concise generation.

Higher resolution images may take a little longer to generate but will likely provide higher texture quality on the finished model.

If you are unable to separate your model source from the background, it is best that the background and subject have a contrast between them to help determine the model source. This can be done by having a bright background, or by increasing the intensity of colour, sharpness and detail of the model in the image.

Remember to consider that when using an image with a background there is always a chance that some of the background image may leak into the final texture, or some mesh irregularities may occur, especially in cases where the model source and background have similar colours.

Be wary of artifacts in your images, especially in white or empty space, and these may create anomalies in your model generation.

Best practices for: Text to 3D Model Generation

Ensure your text prompts are clear and concise. Spelling errors may cause issues with generation, so be sure to proof read your prompt before generation.

When writing your text prompts, the level of detail matters depending on what you're after. For example, if you're looking for a generic cat model, you can simply use the prompt "cat". However, if you require specific details, you can include this in the prompt - for example "cat with a fluffy tail" would be some slight further detail specific to your generation.

You can take this further by being more precise, although generations with excessive detail may vary in quality depending on the category. Another example would be "pink cat with tiger print fur" which contains much more precise detail.

Colours can also be defined using text prompts, and this can also create variations in the result depending on the detail used. Using more precise colour specifics ("dark blue" "light blue") can be helpful, but general colours are likely to yield better results. Note that hex colour codes will not work.

Some 'aesthetics' may be used in text prompts (e.g. cyberpunk, vaporwave, grunge) however these are not always guaranteed to be picked up by the system or may provide varying results, and are much less reliable that using colour terms.

Best practices for: Animating your Generated models

Generating models you want to animate with Animate Anything? Here are some tips to help ensure your model will meet the constraints of the Animate Anything system.

Make sure your model's category is supported by Animate Anything, you can find this out by referencing this table.

For all models, you need to ensure they still meet the constraints of our systems. For text prompt generated models, it can be useful to include the term 'symmetrical' (or just keeping the prompt refinement checkbox ticked) and for image generated models, having a subject with a visibly symmetrical shape can be helpful.

For biped human and humanoid models, the pose can be really important. We recommend generated models aim for an A-pose for these categories.

If you're using Text-To-3D, you can select the optional prompt refinement checkbox to default to an A-pose for your model when generating humans and humanoids.

For further information on preparing a model for Animate Anything, you can take a look at our other documentation.

FAQ

Can I animate my generated models?

Yes! Models that are created using our Generate Anything tool can then be animated using our Animate Anything tool. Keep in mind however, that the model needs to fit into our supported categories in order to successfully receive a rig and animations.

What format will my generated model be in?

Generated models are provided in the following formats: FBX, GLB, GLTF, OBJ & USDZ Downloads include both the mesh and texture of the model.

Can I edit my generated models?

Absolutely! Generated Models can be downloaded as-is and can be opened in 3D editing software to make any adjustments you like.

Expected Results by Category

Here you can get a general idea of how our tool currently responds to the most commonly used text prompts and image examples and what quality of model you can expect.

Please refer to this table for our current expectations of model generation from our Generate Anything tool by category, as well as whether or not that category can then be animated using our Animate Anything tools.

Be aware that this table references the reliability of the generation, and not the quality of the textures produced, which may vary.

Please note, our Generate Anything tool is in the Early Access stage and outliers may occur in generations of any type. This table is to be used as a general guide and is by no means exhaustive or definitive.

Result Key - High: regularly good results | Average: mostly good results | Low: unpredictable results

Unity Quickstart

Set up your Unity Project

Requirements:

Unity 2021.3 - 2022.2
Anything World Account Details
Anything World SDK

Please note: This package is not compatible out of the box with the previous (Classic) versions of Anything World. Contact us on Discord or email if you have a project that needs migrating.

Anything World's Unity SDK is supported on Unity versions 2021.3 - 2022.2 LTS with URP.

The Anything World versions up to 1.1.0.2 work on 2020.3 - 2022.2 LTS. To use newer versions please upgrade Unity.

If you're completely new to Unity it might be a good idea to learn a bit about the Unity interface. The first 6 videos in the Unity essentials series are a great way to pick up the basics.

Once you've got the basics down, follow this guide and see how to get started with creating 3D content in Unity!

Create your Anything World Account

Create an account through the Anything World website to get access to the Anything World SDK for Unity.

Our REST API requires a unique developer API key for authentication in order to allow make APIs calls.

Set up the Anything World SDK

Step 1: Download the latest Unity Anything World SDK from the My Account page on the Anything World website.

Step 2: Open the project with version Unity 2020, 2021, or 2022. Open Window dropdown then Package Manager and change the Package dropdown option to “Unity Registry.”

Step 3: Install the Editor Coroutines, Universal RP, NewtonSoft Json and AI Navigation Packages.

Editor Coroutines:

Newtonsoft Json:

The Newtonsoft Json package may fail to appear in the Unity Registry Package Manager. If this is the case select the "+" icon in the top right corner of the package manage and select the "Add package from git URL" option. Enter com.unity.nuget.newtonsoft-json in the search bar then select the add button.

Universal RP:

AI Navigation:

For some Unity versions the AI Navigation package may fail to appear in the Unity Registry Package Manager. If this is the case select the "+" icon in the top right corner of the package manage and select the "Add package from git URL" option. Enter com.unity.ai.navigation in the search bar then select the add button.

Step 4: Import the AnythingWorld.unitypackage file into the project.

Step 5: The Anything World Unity package contains a pre-built Universal Render Pipeline Asset. Select the Edit button from the Unity top navigation bar then select Project Settings and navigate to the Graphics section. Add the URP Asset to the Scriptable Render Pipeline Settings.

For the best experience it is recommended to add the following shaders provided by the Anything World SDK to the 'Always Included Shaders' section within the Graphic settings

Standard (Metallic)
Standard (Specular)
Standard Transparent (Metallic)
Standard Transparent (Specular)

If there are not enough elements available then please increase the Size parameter to include the listed shaders. It is not recommended to change the existing shaders unless you have experience with this.

These shaders can be found within the Project panel by navigating to AnythingModels > GltfPipeline > GLTFUtility > GltfLoader > Materials > URP.

Step 7: Select the Anything World dropdown menu and open the Anything Browser. Log in using your Anything World account with your email and password. Two new panels will appear after signing in, the Anything Browser and the My World panels.

Anything Browser

Search and import models directly from the Anything World Browser!

How to use the Anything Browser

The Anything Browser allows you to find animated and still models. Search for a 3D model by typing the keyword in the search bar and press the enter key to find the results. The filter options gives you control over the types of models that are displayed in the search results.

You can also save these models for later by either selecting the My Likes or the My List icon on your favourite models.

Importing models:

Models imported through the Anything World Unity package can be deserialized or serialized during the import process.

Deserialized Model Import:

Models will display in the active Unity scene as a GameObject within the Hierarchy panel without saving all the associated files of the model to the project. This occurs by default when the Serialize Asset parameter in the Make Settings is disabled. Simply click any of the models that appear in Anything Browser search results or the models that have been saved in the My World panel.

Serialized Model Import:

Models are serialized automatically when the 'Serialize Asset' parameter is enabled within the Make Settings.

Once the Serialize Asset button is enabled, and the Make Setting changes have been saved, all models selected from the Anything Browser or the My World panels will automatically be saved to the project. The files associated with the model will appear in the newly created 'Saved Assets' folder and each model's files will be added within separate folders.

Model Info Details:

Selecting the 'i' icon within the model preview results will open the info panel which contains details such as:

Name of the model
Author of the model
Category of the animation
Poly-count type
Licensing Information
Category of the model
Relevant Tags
Relevant Habitats

Model Info Buttons:

In addition to the relevant information for the model, there are several buttons in the model details panel.

Like button:

Selecting the heart icon will save the model to the 'My Likes' section of the My World panel to make it convenient to find models in the future.

Add to Collection:

Similar to the Like functionality, you can create various collections of models by selecting the list+ icon next to the like button. This provides a way to create a separate list of models that you would like to use in the future.

Report Model:

When selecting the Flag button, the report a model popup will appear which will provide a way to tell us that a model needs to be reviewed.

Add Model to Scene:

This option will import the model directly to your active Unity scene.

Add Model and Save Assets:

Selecting this option will import the model to your active Unity scene and save a copy of the assets associated with the model such as the mesh, material, and animation files. A new folder titled 'Saved Assets' is created in the Project panel of the Unity project. Each saved model will appear as a separate folder containing the aforementioned assets.

Make Options:

Selecting the Make Options button will open the Transform Settings panel for ease of access.

Select the 'Apply' button after making adjustments to the transform settings parameters to ensure that the applied when adding models to your scene.

General:

The Animate Model option allows you to choose if you want the model to have animations when moved to your scene.
The Enable Maker Debug Messages option provides unity console messages about the models status when moved to your scene.
The Place On Top of Ground option place the models above the floor in your scene.
The Serialize Asset option allows users to create Prefabs from the selected model.

Physics:

Add Collider: Automatically adds a collider component to the desired model.
Add Rigidbody: Automatically adds a rigidbody component to the desired model.

Transform Options:

Parent Transform allows you to input a parent object for your model when it is placed in the scene.
Position enables you to select the starting place for your model based on the inputs given for the X, Y, and Z coordinates.
Rotation gives you the ability to alter the orientation of the model when placed in the scene for the X, Y, and Z parameters.
Scale Multiplier increases the size of the models on all coordinates by the input value that you provide.

Default Animation Behaviours:

The Animated Behaviour option allows you to attach scripts to the models directly from the Anything Browser. This option comes with a default Random Movement script to help you get started.
The Vehicle behaviours option can be used for providing functionality to cars and other four wheeled vehicles. This option comes with a default RandomFlyingMovement script to help you get started.
The Flying Vehicle behaviours option is useful for adding functionality to planes and other forms of aviation models. This option comes with a default RandomFlyingMovement script to help you get started.
The Flying Animal behaviours option enables you to add functionality to models such as birds and flying insects. This option comes with a default BirdsFlockingGoal script to help you get started.
The Static behaviour option allows you to apply a mono script to the model that is static.
The Shader behaviour option provides a way to attach custom shader scripts to the model.

Grid Options:

Grid Gizmos: Button that displays the origin point in relation to the grid.
Grid Origin: The starting position of the grid placement feature.
Cell Width: The distance between each placed model.
Grid Width: The row size of the grid.
Use Grid Area: Enables the use of a GameObject area to distribute the grid on.

Grid Area:

We can use a GameObject as the area where the grid will distribute its elements on. Initially the new window with the grid area info requires to us to set which GameObject we want to use for the area (the area will be the bounding box of the GameObject).

Once we set the GameObject, the window will have more options:

We recommend to create a 3D plane as a GameObject, like in the image above. You can rotate the plane as you desire. While you have the grid area enabled, all models that you create will be added to the distribution of the area, until you press Finish (to keep all models) or Cancel (to remove all models from the grid). Also, you can modify any option of the grid area and all the models added will be redistributed to reflect the changes.

Distribution Mode: Fit

The Fit mode will distribute all the models evently throught the area. We only need to specify how many models we want per row, in the image above we want 2 models, so new rows are created to accommodate the rest of the models.

Distribution Mode: Clip

The Clip mode uses distance between models and it distributes models in a row until the X axis is filled and then a new row at the Z axis distance is created. In the above image we use 8 m in the X axis, and then 2 m in the Z axis (distance between rows).

View All Grid Positions

This option will show the position that will take the new models when they are added. It is a good way to know the distribution without creating yet the models.

Grow Outside Area (work in progress)

This option allows that models can be distributed out of the grid area for the Clip mode, otherwise the models that are placed outside the area are cancelled automatically.

Currently it is not implemented yet.

Ignore Area Collision

This option disables the collision mesh of the plane (the area GameObject) so all models will fall out until find a collision with the ground, for example. That way we can distribute the models over an irregular surface that is below the area, for example. For this to works we need to enable the Place on Top of Ground option from the Make Options:

Random Offset

This option creates an offset per model so the grid pattern is broken, while all the m odels keep its initial position, it is just moved a bit.

Reset:

The Reset button will return all edited Make settings to the default values.

My World

Find all of your saved models within the My World panel.

How to use the My World panel

The My World panel allows you to find your favourite models quickly. There are two ways to save the models in the My World panel.

My Likes:

Search for a model in the Anything Browser, then select the heart or “My Like” button on the best model. These models can be viewed in the “My Likes” view on the My World panel.

My Lists:

Search for a model in the Anything Browser, then select the list icon button on the right side of the model result box. When selected, the “My List” button will open a popup that allows you to add the model to a pre-existing collection or create a new collection.

Once a model is added to the collection, the model can be found in the “My Lists” view within the My World panel.

Reset Button

The reset button that is displayed as the circle icon allows you to reset the scene, reset the creator, or reset all. This option will appear in the Anything Browser panel and the My Like section of the My World panel.

Reset Scene:

This option will remove all assets that were provided by Anything World SDK from your scene. An additional pop-up box will appear to verify if you are sure you want to reset the scene.

Reset Creator:

This option will remove all search results, filters, and Make Option parameters applied for the Anything Browser and My World panels. An additional pop-up box will appear to verify if you are sure you want to reset the creator.

Reset All:

This option will remove all assets from the scene and return that Anything Browser and My World panels back to default. An additional pop-up box will appear to verify if you are sure you want to reset everything.

MacOS Installation

AI Creator

Get started with using our AI Creator system

Requirements:

Unreal Engine 5.0, 5.1, or 5.2
Unreal C++ Project
Visual Studio 2019
Anything World Account Details
Anything World SDK
Optional: Microphone

Setting Up AI Creator

The AI Creator panel allows users to issue verbal or text commands to access our extensive repository of static and animated models.

This tool comes with the Anything World SDK, see out guide to setup it up and start using the AI Creator tool.

After setting up the Anything World SDK you can access the AI Creator tool through the Anything World menu from the top tool bar and select the AI Creator option.

Getting started with AI Creator

The AI Creator tool provides two methods for users to give commands.

The microphone button activates the recording feature, which allows you to use your microphone to input verbal commands. This enables you to easily add, move or remove models in the scene in editor mode.
The text field provides the same functionality but using a text input instead. The same commands are available as in the verbal commands.

Valid Commands:

Currently our AI Creator supports commands that enable users to:

Add one or several models to the active scene.
Move one or more models to a specified location.
Remove one or more models from the scene.

Examples:

Add commands:

Create a cat
Add five chickens

Move commands:

Move one chicken here
Move the cat to the left of the chicken

Remove commands:

Remove the cat
Delete five chickens

Valid Modifiers:

Quantity modifier:

Add five gorillas
Remove three cats

Relative Location Modifier:

Add one car near
Move one gorilla above the car
Create one cat to the right of the car
Add one human to the left of the car
Create a boar below the car

Multiple actions can be requested can be requested in a single command. Example:

Add one cat and one human.
Add a bumblebee and move the cat here.
Remove the human and move the bumblebee above the cat.

AI Creator Panel

The AI Creator panel contains several buttons to make the creation process more streamlined.

Microphone Input:

The microphone button enables the recording functionality which allows users to convert verbal commands to real-time scene creation and manipulation using our 3D models within a Unreal Engine scene. Select the microphone button to start the recording session and select the same button again to submit the verbal request.

Text Input and Submission:

The text box provides an alternative method to input commands to create and manipulate 3D assets from our repository. Simply type the command in the text box and press enter or the button below.

The results box in the middle of the AI Creator panel will display the input received as a list of buttons that can be pressed to execute the action.

Once an action button has been pressed, a tick icon appears beside the command text within the button.

Execute all actions and Auto Create Option:

When a user provides a command with either verbal or text input, one or more can be pressed to execute the input commands. In addition, a new option Auto Create has been introduced in the Settings panel.

When this option is enabled, all actions are executed automatically without needing further input from the user and the tick icons will appear on the buttons. The Execute all actions button is another method to execute all actions with a single click, useful when multiple actions have been introduced in the same command.

Animate Anything

Get started with Animate Anything in Unreal Engine.

Animate Anything is our tool to bring your static 3D models to life. With our AI-based approach we can automate the rigging and animation steps of a humanoid, an animal and many other types of models. You may find the complete tool in our website . In addition, we have integrated it with our plugin for Unreal Engine (with a reduced set of options) so that any mesh in your project can be easily submited for processing and get back the processed model ready to use for your game.

Getting started with Animate Anything

After setting up the Anything world SDK, you can access the Animate Anything tool through the Anthing World menu from the top tool bar and select the Animate Anything option.

This brings up the Animate Anything interface as shown below. We'll cover every section in the interface to explain how you can get your models animated in minutes.

Model Name

Here you are requested to input the name of the model. This name will be used to identify your model and it will be shown in My World panel, under the User Processed tab.

Model Type

Here you can input the type of model you are submitting, human, cat, car are some of the accepted options. You can get more information about this by clicking on the question icon to the left of the title and the model processing contraints, above the Upload button.

Mesh

Here you can select the model you wish to animate. Notice that Unreal will allow you to select any asset but only Static Meshes and Skeletal Meshes will be accepted as valid assets.

Model Author

Here you can input the model's author name or check the checkbox if you are the author. This is a required information, the Upload button will be disabled unless you enter an author name or check the checkbox.

License

Here you can select the license for your model. Only one of the two options can be selected at the same time.

Upload Button

Above the upload button you will find 3 checkboxes that enable or disable different aspects of the Animate Anything process. The first checkbox will grant us permission to use this model for training and/or testing our processing systems, and related usages. The second checkbox is mandatory to check before the Upload button becomes enabled. The last checkbox will add a default behaviour to your model upon importing to the Unreal Engine project if you tick it.

Once the button is pressed, the model will be submitted to our servers and will start processing to get it animated. Note that processed models will appear in My World panel, under the User Processed tab.

Processing the model

Once the model has been submitted, a notification will pop up in the editor indicating that the model is being processed. Multiple models can be processed at the same time, each with its corresponding notification. The notification will remain until the model has finished processing or the system encounters an error. When successfully processed, a new browser window will appear with the processed model elements (Blueprint, meshes, textures, etc.).

Texture support

In order to support textures in your models, we require an additional plugin to be enabled in your project, the GLTF Exporter plugin.

Unity

Unity Release Notes

Anything World Changelog for new features and general improvements

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Anything World for Unity v1.1.0.2

Please note: The new version of Anything World is not compatible with the legacy version of the package. If you want to upgrade an existing project please contact us on discord or via email.

Changelog

[1.1.0.2] - 2024-04-17

Updates

Behaviour Tree Editor: Added a visual node-based behaviour tree editor for no code creation of AI systems for various agents. In this initial release we focused on movement and obstacle avoidance but custom behaviour nodes can be created and we will add a lot of new ones in upcoming releases. If you are unfamiliar with the behaviour tree concept, we've added a explaining it in our Unity documentation.
Path creation tool: Added a spline creation and editing tool. It can be used to create a movement trajectory for NPCs. We've created a behaviour tree asset that allows you to move your characters along the spline without writing any code. Read more about it . If you know a bit of coding, it can also be extended for more advanced tasks like creating a road by generating meshes along the spline.
NavMesh based movement: Added an option to use NavMesh for imported character movement. If enabled, ground animals and humans will use a new NavMesh default behaviour. A NavMeshAgent component tailored for an imported model is generated automatically, as well as NavMeshSurface if it's not present in the current scene.

Fixes

Various model serialization issues.
Click to place mode not working in the My Lists section.
Models imported from the landing page no longer consume API calls.

We greatly appreciate your understanding and continued support. If you encounter new issues or have any suggestions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. Your feedback is invaluable in making our software better.

Thank you for being a part of our community.

Download v1.1.0.2

You can download the package from your profile in Anything World's website.

Anything World for Unity v1.1.0.1

Please note: The new version of Anything World is not compatible with the legacy version of the package. If you want to upgrade an existing project please contact us on discord or via email.

Changelog

[1.1.0.1] - 2024-02-13

Updates

My Processed Models: Introduced a feature for users to view and manage their processed models from Animate Anything website.
Drag & Drop Functionality: Improved model placement with an intuitive drag & drop interface.
Click-to-place mode: Similar to Drag & Drop but seamless and continuous to improve usability.
Enhanced Welcome Screen: A redesigned welcome experience to guide users on effectively utilizing the tool.
Auto-Saving Settings: The settings page now automatically saves changes, ensuring user preferences are preserved.
Area grid alignment: Now you can use the area of a GameObject to relocate the new models and change the parameters to realign them automatically until you like it.

Fixed

WebGL Compatibility: Resolved issues to enable seamless WebGL builds.
Placement Accuracy: Enhanced algorithm for precise placement of objects on surfaces.
Model Capsule: Resolved problems with the capsule orientation and size.
Undisposed network resources leading to potential memory leaks.
Serialisation: Serialisation now allows the user to generate prefabs from the created model.
Animations: All animations associated with the skeletons of the models the user choose to import should now be available to be used in Unity.
UI Interface: Bugs pertaining to the My World window, AI Creator, and Model Browser have been resolved, including collection names now needing to be unique and legacy UI being replaced with the new and improved variant.
This and much, much more!

Thank you for being a part of our community.

Download v1.1.0.1

You can download the package from your profile in Anything World's website.

Anything World for Unity v1.0.2.5

Please note: The new version of Anything World is not compatible with the legacy version of the package. If you want to upgrade an existing project please contact us on discord or via email.

Some features and resources of the legacy package are missing at launch. These will be added back in later updates.

Changelog

[1.0.2.5] - 2023-10-13

Updates:

Major UI updates.
Add Collider & Add Rigidbody Make settings are enabled by default.

Fixed

Several animated models failed to play when imported to a Unity scene.
Make Settings failed to persist between Unity sessions.
Default Behaviour script for Humans walk indefinitely towards a unreachable goal.

Known Bugs:

Android builds fail to compile.
WebGL builds fail to compile.
Serialize Asset has been disabled due to issues when importing assets.
Colliders added through Make Settings are inaccurately calculated for some models.

We understand the frustration that may be caused from these issues and we want to assure you that our development team is actively working to address these bugs with a hotfix in the near future.

Thank you for being a part of our community.

Download v1.0.2.5

You can download the package from your profile in Anything World's website.

How to use Behaviour Tree Editor

Opening the editor

The Behavior Tree Editor can be accessed by either double-clicking an existing tree asset or through the tab located in AnythingWorld -> Behavior Tree Editor.

Behaviour Tree Editor can be opened via double clicking on existing tree asset or opening the tab in AnythingWorld -> Behaviour Tree Editor.

User interface overiew

Node View

Displays behavior tree nodes and the edges connecting them. This area allows users to interact with the nodes, connect them to each other and visualize the tree structure.

Node Inspector

Shows data associated with the currently selected node. Some fields are presented as dropdowns linked to blackboard keys, they have a special type of NodeProperty which allows them to interact with blackboard keys. Other fields are standard Unity serialized fields.

Working with nodes

Adding a node

To add a node, right-click on anywhere in the node view and select the desired node from the context menu. You can also start typing the name of the node to filter the list.

Editing node code

Double-clicking on a node opens the code associated with it, allowing direct modifications to its behavior.

Auto-scaling

Pressing "A" will auto-scale the node view to occupy the available window space fully, enhancing visibility.

Behaviour Trees management

Accessing behaviour trees

Clicking on the Asset menu in the upper left corner reveals a list of all behavior trees in the current project and provides an option to create new ones.

Global settings

New nodes and trees are saved to default locations specified in the global BT settings, found at Assets/AnythingWorld/AnythingBehaviour/BehaviourTreeProjectSettings.asset.
Enable Node Values Copying setting determines whether node's field values will be deep copied when copy pasting nodes in node view.

Deep copy works for most of the Unity and basic types. However, more complex ones like Lists of custom types may fail. In this case a warning will be shown and the value skipped.

Integration and runtime behaviour

Adding to GameObjects

To use a behavior tree with a GameObject, add the BehaviourTreeRunner component and select the appropriate tree. Once you add a tree it is automatically instantiated so you can edit it without changing the original asset.
BehaviourTreeRunner also allows adding blackboard overrides for any blackboard keys BT has. This is useful if you want to change parameters like speed without opening and editing a BT.
Overrides are applied when entering playmode so they need to be setup beforehand.

Note that override will not work if any of the nodes write a value to that key effectively overwriting the value that you set in BehaviourTreeRunner.

Animated models in AnythingWorld Model Browser are imported with preset movement BTs depending on the model type. These default BTs can be changed via Make Options. You can also enable NavMesh usage which will make ground animals move using existing NavMesh or a generated one in case there is none in the scene.

Execution flow visualization

When a scene is played, a runtime copy of the tree is created. If you've opened a Behaviour Tree Editor window before running the scene,d clicking on a GameObject with an active tree will visualize the execution flow, with colors indicating the state of each node. Yellow denotes nodes that returned Running state, green - nodes that returned Success state and red - nodes that returned Failure.

Compatibility

Behavior trees should be created in the lowest Unity version they will be used with, as there is no downward compatibility between versions. You can see the lowest Unity version AnythingWorld currently supports here.

Extending Behaviour Tree with code

Adding new node types

New node types can be added either through the context menu in the node view or by creating a new C# class that inherits from Action, Decorator, or Composite types. These classes must implement OnStart(), OnStop(), and OnUpdate() functions, with OnUpdate() returning one of the node states.

Shared context

Each node class has access to a shared context field which is an instance of Context class that stores commonly used components and subsystems. It is created from the game object that you attached BehaviourTreeRunner component to. You can extend it by adding components that you want all nodes to have access to like Colliders, RigidBodies, etc.

Converting field to NodeProperty to enable blackboard interaction

To enable any field of a node to read or write to a blackboard key you must declare it as a NodeProperty<T> where T is the type of the property you want to declare, e.g. NodeProperty<float> speed. You can set a default value via constructor like so: NodeProperty<float> speed = new NodeProperty<float>(4). If you have a blackboard key of the same type it's possible now to associate speed NodeProperty with that key by choosing it from a dropdown in Node Inspector.

Converting a field into a NodeProperty and connecting it to a blackboard key will also allow you to override its value in the BehaviourTreeRunner component as discussed earlier.

Adding new blackboard key types

Opening Type dropdown when creating a new key will show most of the common C# and Unity types. However if you find some types lacking you need to add them manually by opening BlackboardKeyTypes.cs file and adding your type following the existing pattern.

Since the blackboard view extends the default Unity inspector it should be able to show all the types Unity inspector supports. However, adding more complex custom types can lead to rendering as well as reading \ writing problems. They can be fixed in some cases but will require in-depth editing of Behaviour Tree Editor code.

Moving agents with behaviour trees

You can find example random movement BTs for all types of AnythingWorld agents underAssets/AnythingWorld/Examples/BTMovement. To see them in action open and run RandomMovement scene from the same folder. There is also MoveAlongSpline BT which is explained in Path Creator documentation section.

All the random movement BTs follow the same logic:

Generate a random position via random position node.
Write it into a blackboard key.
Use that position as movement destination in a MoveToDestination node.
Wait before generating a new position.

However these nodes and their settings vary depending on the model type. The only variables common to all movement nodes and goal generation nodes are the following:

Min / Max Goal Spawn Radius - min / max random goal distance from agent's position.
Speed - initial speed of the agent.
Scale Speed With Model Speed - should we multiply the Speed by speedScalar? speedScalar is calculated from speed data specific to imported model.
Stopping Distance - the remaining distance to the goal when the agent stops moving and considers the goal reached.

Ground agents movement

Both ground animals and vehicles have settings for movement and turning speed. However ground animals are also able to jump hence GroundAnimalMoveToGoal node in GroundAnimalRandomMovement tree has additional jump settings explained below:

Jump Detector Size - the distance at which an agent will try to detect an obstacle and either avoid it or jump on it. Consequently determines the distance between jump starting point and obstacle.
Scale Jump With Model Height - will decrease or increase both Max Jump Height and Jump Detector Size proportional to model's height.
MaxSlope - maximum slope of the surface an animal able to traverse. Any surface with slope above max is processed as an obstacle that will be avoided or jumped on.

You will notice that the movement node of GroundAnimalNavMesh tree has almost no jump settings. That's because NavMesh is used to calculate optimal routes and there cannot be arbitrary changes to movement trajectory. Jump areas must be explicitly defined via NavMeshLinks explained here.

Flying and swimming agents movement

While movement speed and rotation settings resemble previously discussed agents, goal generation has an added height constraint. Flying agent's AerialRandomGoal node has:

Ground Y Coordinate which defines the ground level with global Y coordinate.
Min / Max Flying Height - min / max height relative to ground. So if you have ground level set at 5 and min height set at 2, the agent's min flying height will be 7.

Swimming agents are similar but always stay below water surface. Hence FishRandomGoal node has only Surface Y Coordinate and Swimming Depth which is also relative to the surface.