diff --git a/src/hooks/useViewModel.ts b/src/hooks/useViewModel.ts
index 5bfeb97..9447205 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useViewModel.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useViewModel.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { EventType, Rive, ViewModel } from '@rive-app/canvas';
 import { UseViewModelParameters } from '../types';
 
-const defaultParams: UseViewModelParameters = {
-  useDefault: false,
-  name: '',
-};
+const defaultParams: UseViewModelParameters = { useDefault: true };
 
 const equal = (
   params: UseViewModelParameters | null,
@@ -14,10 +11,16 @@ const equal = (
   if (!params || !to) {
     return false;
   }
-  if (params.useDefault !== to.useDefault || params.name !== to.name) {
-    return false;
+
+  if ('name' in params) {
+    return 'name' in to && params.name === to.name;
   }
-  return true;
+
+  if ('useDefault' in params) {
+    return 'useDefault' in to && params.useDefault === to.useDefault;
+  }
+
+  return false;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -25,7 +28,15 @@ const equal = (
  *
  * @param rive - Rive instance
  * @param userParameters - Parameters to load view model
- * @returns
+ * @returns The ViewModel instance or null if not available
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * // Use the default view model
+ * const viewModel = useViewModel(rive, { useDefault: true });
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * // Use a named view model
+ * const viewModel = useViewModel(rive, { name: 'myViewModel' });
  */
 export default function useViewModel(
   rive: Rive | null,
@@ -35,21 +46,19 @@ export default function useViewModel(
   const currentParams = useRef<UseViewModelParameters | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const parameters = {
-      ...defaultParams,
-      ...userParameters,
-    };
+    const parameters = userParameters || defaultParams;
 
     function getViewModel(): ViewModel | null {
       if (rive) {
-        if (parameters?.useDefault) {
-          return rive!.defaultViewModel();
-        } else if (parameters?.name) {
-          return rive.viewModelByName(parameters?.name);
+        if ('name' in parameters && parameters.name) {
+          return rive.viewModelByName(parameters.name);
+        } else if ('useDefault' in parameters && parameters.useDefault) {
+          return rive.defaultViewModel();
         }
       }
       return null;
     }
+
     function setViewModelValue() {
       if (!rive) {
         setViewModel(null);
diff --git a/src/hooks/useViewModelInstance.ts b/src/hooks/useViewModelInstance.ts
index e34c316..053754c 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useViewModelInstance.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useViewModelInstance.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from '@rive-app/canvas';
 import { UseViewModelInstanceParameters } from '../types';
 
-const defaultParams: UseViewModelInstanceParameters = {
-  useDefault: false,
-  useNew: true,
-  name: '',
-};
+const defaultParams: UseViewModelInstanceParameters = { useNew: true };
 
 const equal = (
   params: UseViewModelInstanceParameters | null,
@@ -20,55 +16,73 @@ const equal = (
   if (!params || !to) {
     return false;
   }
-  if (
-    params.useDefault !== to.useDefault ||
-    params.useNew !== to.useNew ||
-    params.name !== to.name
-  ) {
-    return false;
+
+  if ('name' in params) {
+    return 'name' in to && params.name === to.name;
   }
-  return true;
+
+  if ('useDefault' in params) {
+    return 'useDefault' in to && params.useDefault === to.useDefault;
+  }
+
+  if ('useNew' in params) {
+    return 'useNew' in to && params.useNew === to.useNew;
+  }
+
+  return false;
 };
 
 /**
  * Custom hook for fetching a view model instance.
  *
  * @param rive - Rive instance
+ * @param viewModel - ViewModel to get an instance from
  * @param userParameters - Parameters to load view model instance
- * @returns
+ * @returns The ViewModelInstance or null if not available
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * // Create a new instance of the view model
+ * const viewModelInstance = useViewModelInstance(rive, viewModel, { useNew: true });
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * // Use the default instance of the view model
+ * const viewModelInstance = useViewModelInstance(rive, viewModel, { useDefault: true });
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * // Use a named instance of the view model
+ * const viewModelInstance = useViewModelInstance(rive, viewModel, { name: 'myInstance' });
  */
-export default function useViewModel(
+export default function useViewModelInstance(
   rive: Rive | null,
   viewModel: ViewModel | null,
   userParameters?: UseViewModelInstanceParameters
-) : ViewModelInstance | null {
+): ViewModelInstance | null {
   const [viewModelInstance, setViewModelInstance] =
     useState<ViewModelInstance | null>(null);
   const currentParams = useRef<UseViewModelInstanceParameters | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const parameters = {
-      ...defaultParams,
-      ...userParameters,
-    };
+    const parameters = userParameters || defaultParams;
 
     function setInstance(instance: ViewModelInstance | null) {
       setViewModelInstance(instance);
       rive!.bindViewModelInstance(instance);
       currentParams.current = parameters;
     }
+
     function getViewModelInstance(): ViewModelInstance | null {
       if (viewModel) {
-        if (parameters.useDefault) {
-          return viewModel?.defaultInstance();
-        } else if (parameters.name) {
-          return viewModel?.instanceByName(parameters.name);
-        } else if (parameters.useNew) {
-          return viewModel?.instance();
+        if ('name' in parameters && parameters.name) {
+          return viewModel.instanceByName(parameters.name);
+        } else if ('useDefault' in parameters && parameters.useDefault) {
+          return viewModel.defaultInstance();
+        } else if ('useNew' in parameters && parameters.useNew) {
+          return viewModel.instance();
         }
       }
       return null;
     }
+
     function setViewModelValue() {
       if (!rive || !viewModel) {
         setViewModelInstance(null);
diff --git a/src/hooks/useViewModelProperties.ts b/src/hooks/useViewModelProperties.ts
index 2610d46..71a59e1 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useViewModelProperties.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useViewModelProperties.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default function useViewModelProperties(
       path: string
     ): ViewModelInstance | null {
       const viewModelInstance: ViewModelInstance | null = getViewModelInstance();
-      if(path === '') {
+      if (path === '') {
         return viewModelInstance;
       }
       return viewModelInstance?.viewModel(path) || null;
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index a33a656..13f2c1e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 import Rive, { RiveProps } from './components/Rive';
 import useRive from './hooks/useRive';
 import useStateMachineInput from './hooks/useStateMachineInput';
+import useViewModel from './hooks/useViewModel';
+import useViewModelInstance from './hooks/useViewModelInstance';
+import useViewModelInstanceNumber from './hooks/useViewModelInstanceNumber';
+import useViewModelInstanceString from './hooks/useViewModelInstanceString';
+import useViewModelInstanceBoolean from './hooks/useViewModelInstanceBoolean';
+import useViewModelInstanceColor from './hooks/useViewModelInstanceColor';
+import useViewModelInstanceEnum from './hooks/useViewModelInstanceEnum';
+import useViewModelInstanceTrigger from './hooks/useViewModelInstanceTrigger';
+import useViewModelProperties from './hooks/useViewModelProperties';
 import useResizeCanvas from './hooks/useResizeCanvas';
 import useRiveFile from './hooks/useRiveFile';
 
@@ -10,6 +19,15 @@ export {
   useStateMachineInput,
   useResizeCanvas,
   useRiveFile,
+  useViewModel,
+  useViewModelInstance,
+  useViewModelInstanceNumber,
+  useViewModelInstanceString,
+  useViewModelInstanceBoolean,
+  useViewModelInstanceColor,
+  useViewModelInstanceEnum,
+  useViewModelInstanceTrigger,
+  useViewModelProperties,
   RiveProps,
 };
 export {
@@ -18,4 +36,4 @@ export {
   UseRiveFileParameters,
   UseRiveOptions,
 } from './types';
-export * from '@rive-app/canvas';
+export * from '@rive-app/canvas';
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