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If not intentional, this is an issue that typically manifests itself as your avatar being a solid or otherwise clashing color, or featuring spikes, bumps, and other unsightly protrusions coming out of your body.
If not intentional (because Second Life avatars allow for a ''vast'' range of customization), this issue typically makes your avatar appear black or in otherwise bizarre colors. It may also show spikes, bumps, and other unsightly protrusions coming out of your body.


First, if your graphics card meets our [http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php System Requirements], make sure you've updated to the newest drivers. This has historically been known to affect Residents with ATI cards more than nVIDIA ones.
First, check your graphics card to make sure it's supported and the drivers are up-to-date. [[graphics card|Learn more.]]


If the problem still persists, or if you're running on unsupported hardware, try going to '''Edit''' > '''Preferences''' > '''Graphics Detail''' and deselecting the '''Avatar Vertex Program''' checkbox.
If the problem still persists:


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# Go to '''Edit''' > '''Preferences'''.
# Click '''Graphics''' tab and check '''Custom''' to show additional options.
# Uncheck '''Hardware Skinning'''.
# Click '''OK" button to confirm, and see if that resolves the issue. You may also need to restart the Second Life Viewer.


If there are still odd stripes, lines, or other glitches on your avatar, try a [[How do I rebake textures|texture rebake]].
If there are still odd stripes, lines, or other glitches on your avatar, try [[rebaking textures]].


{{KBnote| This is not the same as having an all-black avatar. For solutions to having an all-black avatar, see: [[My avatar is all black!]]}}
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Revision as of 09:08, 4 November 2009

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If not intentional (because Second Life avatars allow for a vast range of customization), this issue typically makes your avatar appear black or in otherwise bizarre colors. It may also show spikes, bumps, and other unsightly protrusions coming out of your body.

First, check your graphics card to make sure it's supported and the drivers are up-to-date. Learn more.

If the problem still persists:

  1. Go to Edit > Preferences.
  2. Click Graphics tab and check Custom to show additional options.
  3. Uncheck Hardware Skinning.
  4. Click OK" button to confirm, and see if that resolves the issue. You may also need to restart the Second Life Viewer.

If there are still odd stripes, lines, or other glitches on your avatar, try rebaking textures.

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