VRChat avatar floating after upload - how to fix it

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What you see on screen:

What it means

VRChat places your body using the avatar's origin (its feet) and its eye height (View Position). If either is off, the avatar floats.

Common causes

• The avatar object isn't at (0, 0, 0), or it's rotated
• The View Position is too high or too far forward (VRChat notes that avatars with unusually large heads can lift their feet when looking up and down)
• The model was imported with its feet above the origin
• The Humanoid rig maps Hips or leg bones to the wrong bones
• A custom Base or Action animation moves the body

How to fix it

1. Select the avatar in the Hierarchy and set Transform Position and Rotation to 0 (leave Scale alone)
2. Move the View Position on the Avatar Descriptor back between the eyes
3. Look at the scene from the side and check the soles of the shoes sit on the ground (Y = 0)
4. Open the model's Rig > Configure and check the Hips and leg bones
5. Upload a test copy without recently added gimmicks to see if one of them is the cause

Before you change anything, make a full copy of your project folder so you can go back.

Related errors

• VRChat avatar feet not touching the ground (floating or sinking into the floor)
• VRChat view position wrong (camera too high, too low or inside the head)
• VRChat fingers not moving (no fist or peace sign)
• Outfit not following the body in VRChat (bone name mismatch)

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