dForce Case Studies : An In-Depth Tutorial Guide

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Artist: Digital Art Live

Compatible Figures: N/A

Install Types: DIM Manual Install

SKU:87188

Optional License Add-Ons:

*3D Printing License $1.99

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Get a deep understanding of the dForce engine, learn how to create realistic scenes through relatable case studies, and study how to use the dForce animation timeline to solve dForce headaches.

Dawn Spears presents an in-depth set of tutorials with six case studies at a total running time of 2 hours and 40 minutes.

This product contains both a set of 17 MP4 files and a searchable video library version with optional captions. Any word or phrase spoken during the recordings can be searched for across the entire library.

Video 1: Course Overview

Video 2: Simulation Settings Pane Overview

Video 3: Adding a dForce Modifier

Video 4: Explanation of dForce Surface Settings

Video 5: dForce Surface Settings for Different Fabrics

Video 6: Using dForce Ready Items and Adding dForce to Non-dForce items

Video 7: Case Study 1 - Using dForce surface properties to change the look of a non-dForce dress

Video 8: Using Geometry Editor to Fix Non-Welded clothing

Video 9: Using the Animated Timeline Tab

Video 10: Using the Animated Timeline Tab with a Figure and Clothing

Video 11: Case Study 2 - Simulate a dancing or walking figure using the timeline

Video 12: Case Study 2B - Saving pose presets using the timeline

Video 13: Case Study 3 - Simulate a ground sitting pose using timeline and ground plane

Video 14: Case Study 4 - How to simulate sitting in a chair and getting folds correct

Video 15: Case Study 5 - Using the dForce Wind node to add dynamism

Video 16: Case Study 6 - Fixing explosions

Video 17: Bonus section - Creating a messy clothes scene

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About the Presenter: Dawn Spears

Dawn Spears lives near London and has gained a broad range of experience in DAZ Studio. She is a professional illustrator, regularly creating custom-made and engaging book covers for authors. She also is a 3D model content creator using ZBrush and Marvelous Designer, most recently creating custom models for an architectural visualization studio. Additionally, Dawn is a qualified teacher, specializing in computer science and is used to helping students understand complex ideas with step-by-step and bite-sized explanations.
What's Included and Features
- dForce Case Studies : An In-Depth Tutorial Guide
- Video 1 : Course Overview 4 minutes (.MP4)
  
  What is dForce
  
  Aim – Understand that dForce is Daz3d’s physics engine, what it was built to achieve
- Video 2 : Simulations Settings Pane Overview 13 minutes (.MP4)
  
  dForce basics
  
  Overview of dForce Simulation Settings tab
  
  Where to find the tab
  
  What each setting does
  
  Environment & Simulation menus
  
  Which settings will be concentrated on
- Video 3 : Adding a dForce Modifier 7 minutes (.MP4)
  
  All about dForce modifiers
  
  How to add a dForce modifier
  
  The different types of dForce modifiers
  
  Other options in the menu examined
- Video 4 : Explanation of dForce Surface Settings 25 minutes (.MP4)
  
  dForce Surfaces
  
  A look through all the surface options – which are the most significant?
- Video 5 : dForce Surface Settings for Different Fabrics 10 minutes (.MP4)
  
  Using dForce to emulate real world fabrics, looking at the settings required to make three fabric types.
  
  Creating a medium weight wool type fabric
  
  Developing a thin dress fabric
  
  Making a thick leather or plastic type fabric
  
  Saving the fabric presets
- Video 6 : dForce ready items and non-dForce items 8 minutes (.MP4)
  
  Setting up and running a basic dForce simulation
  
  Using dForce ready items
  
  Adding dForce to non dForce items
- Video 7 : Case Study 1 - dForce surface properties adding to non-dForce dress 10 minutes (.MP4)
  
  Basic static pose – make a dress stretch/shrink / change fabric properties
  
  1 of 2 ways to fix meshes that come apart
- Video 8 : Using Geometry Editor to Fix non-welded clothing 14 minutes (.MP4)
  
  Second way of dealing with un-welded clothing
  
  How to use geometry editor to set up surfaces
  
  How to apply dForce settings to new surfaces to hold pieces in place
- Video 9 : Using the Animated Timeline Tab 18 minutes (.MP4)
  
  Aim – Understand how the timeline works and why this may be useful when using dForce
  
  Overview of the tab
  
  Hamburger menu – Basic, Intermediate and Advanced views
  
  Options we will be using – especially clear animation for when things go wrong
  
  Setting up a basic animation with a sphere and plane
  
  Using the animated timeline with dForce to make a simple bag/sack/ghost
- Video 10 : Using the Animated Timeline Tab with a Figure and Clothing 7 minutes (.MP4)
  
  Setting up a dForce animation
  
  Start pose to end pose
  
  Checking for intersections
  
  Start from a memorised pose or not
  
  Side note – How to set up a new memorised pose
- Video 11 :Case Study 2 : Simulate a dancing or walking figure 6 minutes (.MP4)
  
  Clearing the figures animation timeline
  
  Making a dynamic walking figure with translations
  
  Making a dynamic dancing figure with rotations
- Video 12 : Case study 2b : Saving pose presets using the timeline 3 minutes (.MP4)
  
  How to save your own unique poses using “intermediate” frames of the animation
- Video 13 : Case study 3 : Simulating a ground sitting pose 5 minutes (.MP4)
  
  Adding a ground plane
  
  Animating the figure only
  
  Animating the ground plane for a different result
- Video 14 : Case Study 4 : How to simulate sitting in a chair 5 minutes minutes (.MP4)
  
  Setting the start and ending poses
  
  Animating the furniture
- Video 15 : Case Study 5 : Using the dForce Wind Node to add Dynanism 9 minutes (.MP4)
  
  Setting the base shape
  
  Adding the wind node
  
  Wind node settings
  
  Animating the wind node
- Video 16 : Case Study 6 : Fixing Explosions 6 minutes (.MP4)
  
  Current frame Vs timeline
  
  Looking for intersections
  
  Altering intermediate poses to fix explosions
- Video 17 : Bonus Section : 9 minutes (.MP4)
  
  Using dForce to make cushions
  
  Adding cloth to our furnishings
  
  Making clothes lay on the floor
  
  Messy diorama example
- Documentation: (.PDF)
  
  dForce Case Studies Content And Settings Reference.pdf : dForce fabric weight settings for light, medium and thicker materials
  
  dForceCaseStudiesSearchable.pdf : Searchable videos library link
Notes
- This product includes:
  
  10 General Installers