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• Mustakettu85 Posts: 2,933

  December 2012 edited December 1969

  Yes it does, if you export your Genesis content to obj or cr2 files. Or, for tattoos, use V4 or M4 in DecalMaster and then a corresponding UV set on Genesis.

  It's a bit tricky (in my experience) to place the decals exactly where you want them, but I guess it just takes practice.
• Syphonaptera Posts: 190

  October 2015 edited October 2015

  Mustakettu85 said:

  Yes it does, if you export your Genesis content to obj or cr2 files. Or, for tattoos, use V4 or M4 in DecalMaster and then a corresponding UV set on Genesis.

  It's a bit tricky (in my experience) to place the decals exactly where you want them, but I guess it just takes practice.

  Dearest,

  I am trying some stuff with decalmaster but it wont let me import .obj´s outside the Daz 3d library folder.
  It somehow recognises the "Daz library' folder but I noticed it does not 'see'  ALL 3d objects   :(
   The path on my PC is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documenten\My DAZ 3D Library
  I still use Windows XP Pro 32bit.

  Automatic search does nothing , it finds nothing and with Manual search I cannot 'add' other folders with 3d .obj's , it just doesn't recognise them.
  If I copy-paste any .obj from outside the My DAZ 3D Library folder to the inside of the  My DAZ 3D Library folder that ´imported-pasted´  .obj is not visible when  I click on Load figure (?)
  When I click ´load OBJ Mesh´  and select the .obj I want I get an error message )see attachements'
  
  I tried to import an obj file and then export it as a poser .cr2 file ( with Daz 4.8), hoping decalmaster recognises the 3d object after ´conversion´ into.cr2,  but I cannot succeed in that, windows pop up in Daz 4.8 asking me paths, runtime, character etc. etc. (?)See attachements
  
  So in short ;

  - Why does decalmaster not recognise all .obj´s?

  - What must be selected in Daz 4.8 if I want to export an obj to a cr2 file  ? If I choose ´export´ and then ´as cr2´  windows popup with options I really don´t know what to do with  ;(   See attachments
   

  thnks in advance.
  Anyone with solutions?
  
  Kind regards

   

  Peter/Syphonaptera

  

  

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  Post edited by Syphonaptera on October 2015
• Mustakettu85 Posts: 2,933

  October 2015

  Hi Syphonaptera,

  Decal Master will only recognise Poser Runtime libraries - not the DS-style "My Library" folders or files - and actual Wavefront OBJ files, with the .obj extension ("obj files" does not mean "any random 3D file"). The Poser Runtimes most often use Wavefront OBJ files to store geometry referenced by the CR2. DS files (.duf) use their own geometry format residing in the "data" folder; DecalMaster can't read this data because it predates DS4 by a number of years.

  Sometimes you do get obj files coming with "new" DS-specific content, but they are mostly for Poser compatibility; not every DS-specific product will or should include them. This means the export dialogue is your best friend because you can export practically anything you see in the DS viewport.

  If you have little experience using CR2 files, your best bet would be to export to OBJ, not CR2. You should hide the objects you don't want to export in the Scene tab beforehand. Then you should choose the "Poser" export preset for the OBJ.

  Where you put these exported OBJ files, it does not matter. You just navigate to their location using the "Load OBJ mesh" command in the "Figure" menu.

  The "Load figure" command is only for figures in the Poser Runtime structure. If you do have a Poser-compatible Runtime somewhere, you can point Decal Master to it and use it to decorate your Poser figures.

  Don't forget to set up texture sizes in the General Options (the "Options" menu).

  There is also "quick start guide" found in the "Help" menu that you may also find useful.

  Hope this helps.
• Syphonaptera Posts: 190

  November 2015

  Mustakettu85 said:

  Hi Syphonaptera,

  Decal Master will only recognise Poser Runtime libraries - not the DS-style "My Library" folders or files - and actual Wavefront OBJ files, with the .obj extension ("obj files" does not mean "any random 3D file"). The Poser Runtimes most often use Wavefront OBJ files to store geometry referenced by the CR2. DS files (.duf) use their own geometry format residing in the "data" folder; DecalMaster can't read this data because it predates DS4 by a number of years.

  Sometimes you do get obj files coming with "new" DS-specific content, but they are mostly for Poser compatibility; not every DS-specific product will or should include them. This means the export dialogue is your best friend because you can export practically anything you see in the DS viewport.

  If you have little experience using CR2 files, your best bet would be to export to OBJ, not CR2. You should hide the objects you don't want to export in the Scene tab beforehand. Then you should choose the "Poser" export preset for the OBJ.

  Where you put these exported OBJ files, it does not matter. You just navigate to their location using the "Load OBJ mesh" command in the "Figure" menu.

  The "Load figure" command is only for figures in the Poser Runtime structure. If you do have a Poser-compatible Runtime somewhere, you can point Decal Master to it and use it to decorate your Poser figures.

  Don't forget to set up texture sizes in the General Options (the "Options" menu).

  There is also "quick start guide" found in the "Help" menu that you may also find useful.

  Hope this helps.

  Thnks , I'll check it out....