After downloading version 2024.2.3.33 from Github and following the exact "Manual Installation" on the github page for Daz To Maya, I still get "version 2024.2.3.32" in both Maya and Daz for the plug - and also seem to be miisng the described new features (shaders and such).
Anyone else noticed this, or knows how to solve this?

In particular, I'm looking to move a custom Toon character mesh with 3D Universe's Aikotoon 3 hair and a Genesis 8 female bodysuit over to Maya.

Does the latest Maya bridge file work well, or will I spend too much of the 30-day trial just getting my character moved over? I'm not too concerned with the textures as the character mesh itself only uses one texture map and I can retexture the coveralls and boots in Maya.

Thanks,

Walt Sterdan

I use Daz to Maya with morphs.

In shape editor, weight drivers are blocked.

How to do, how to use ?

Thanks for help.

But what actually gets exported is over 2350 morphs, most of which seem to have nothing to do with the current character!!

It seems to export morphs for every character I have installed.

How can I get it to only export the morphs I have selected and only the ones the currect character needs?

Thanks

Most of the character is fine. But there are certain iitems like the buttons that are apparently in order in relation to the other buttons, but not to the character's shirt.. So, the buttons are  in order  but out  in front and above the character.

The wristwatch is floating free.

Any tips on making sure everything stays in order?

I have a default genesis 9 character and used the Texture Atlas to combine textures. Also made sure the textures are correctly assigned in Surfaces.
When I export the character to Maya (using the Daz to Maya Bridge) and open the hypershade, there are loads of materials! (screenshot below)

Wondering if there is a way of reducing the amount of materials to match the amount of texture sets packed with Texture Atlas. At the moment I have lots of materials that are calling the same textures, but it would be nice to reduce the material count from the get go. 
 

Finally, I am reluctant to bind pose manually...I believe there is a easy way..

BUT, as primarily a 3d animator i dont know much about arnold rendering, texturing, lighting, ect, ect...

Attatched is a simple render of a character i did with arnold using basic settings. What can I do to make it better? should i go into the hyershader and play around with the texture settings? is it a rendering attribute issue? 

Any advice would be great, cheers! 

but I asked my friend and he held me a bit. Not enough to fix the problem, but it seems the shaders are not hooked up to Arnold. We tried manually hooking up the phong with the eyelashes to the renderer. That didn't work but then we switched the phong to another type and that seemed to do something in the renderer. but it still showed the outline of the geo as a shadow.

any thoughts? advice? Have you guys had this issue?

Any help would be appreciated. 

In Script Editor it says:

DazToMaya.run()
# Error: ModuleNotFoundError: file C:\Users\X9Main\Documents\maya\modules\DazToMaya\scripts\d2m.py line 31: No module named 'pymel'

the basic controls were showing. I thon opened Daz studio Tools for maya and tried to update the rig like the "Daz Bridges Tutorial: Daz to Maya 1.6" showed. but at best it just added a hip controller and at worst didnt connect the skeleton to the mesh.

I tried looking in the forums and found a few pages that i thought could help but were ultimately a dead end. 

this thread seemed to have the same issue but for maya 2022

has anyone figured out what the issue?

1. Updated to latest Daz Bridge Library v2.2
2. Fixes morph undo bug (distorted faces on export)
3. Geograft Material support
4. Prelim steps for supporting Geograft morphs (exported blendshapes)

New Menu Location:

You will need to install the Maya Plugin using the new integrated Maya Plugin Installer.  Access this from the Advanced Settings box of the new DazToMaya Bridge UI.

How to Install the Maya Plugin

1. The Daz Studio Plugin comes embedded with an installer for the Maya Bridge module. From the Daz To Maya Bridge dialog, there is now section in the Advanced Settings section for Installing the Maya module.
2. Click the “Install Plugin” button. You will see a window popup to choose a folder to install the Maya module. The starting folder should be the default location for maya plugins and modules.
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3. On Windows, the path to install modules should be “Documents\maya\modules”. On Mac, the path should be “/Users//Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/modules”.
4. For most Maya setups, you should be able to just click “Select Folder”. You will then see a confirmation dialog stating if the plugin installation was successful.
5. If Maya is running, you will need to restart for the Daz To Maya Bridge module to load.
6. In Maya, you should now see a “DazToMaya” tab in the Maya Shelf toolbar. Click this tab to find the DazToMaya options.
   
7. If you have tabs disabled in the Maya Shelf, you may need to click the “cog” icon and select “Shelf Tabs” to find and select the “DazToMaya” tab.
8. From the DazToMaya tab of the Shelf, you should now see an icon for “DAZ IMPORT”. You are done installing Daz To Maya Bridge!
9. If you recieve an error when trying to click the "DAZ IMPORT" icon, make sure you have PyMEL installed.

You can find more information about the updated DazToMaya Bridge with these resources:

• DazToMaya Bridge on Github
• Installation Instructions for DazToMaya Bridge (Githhub)
• How to use the DazToMaya Bridge (Github)
• Download the latest updates and bugfixes (Github Release Page)
• DazToMaya FAQ (daz3d.com)

How to Install DazToMaya Bridge v2022

More tutorials coming soon...

This is part of what my script editor says. Keep in mind I am very new to Maya and I know nothing about coding or Python so I have NO idea what any of this mean. Please help!

Proceeding with unsaved file.// Warning: file: C:/Users/jumai/OneDrive/Documents/maya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 208: Could not reach pose on lShldrTwist translate, rotate. // 

// -- Connection from lShldrTwistAddNode to lShldrTwist.translate may need to be broken.

// -- IK may need to be disabled on this joint.

// Warning: file: C:/Users/jumai/OneDrive/Documents/maya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 208: Could not reach pose on lForearmTwist rotate. // 

// -- IK may need to be disabled on this joint.

// Warning: file: C:/Users/jumai/OneDrive/Documents/maya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 208: Could not reach pose on rShldrTwist translate, rotate. // 

// -- Connection from rShldrTwistAddNode to rShldrTwist.translate may need to be broken.

// -- IK may need to be disabled on this joint.

// Warning: file: C:/Users/jumai/OneDrive/Documents/maya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 208: Could not reach pose on rForearmTwist rotate. // 

// -- IK may need to be disabled on this joint.

// Warning: file: C:/Users/jumai/OneDrive/Documents/maya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 208: Could not reach pose on lThighTwist translate, rotate. // 

// -- Connection from lThighTwistAddNode to lThighTwist.translate may need to be broken.

// -- IK may need to be disabled on this joint.

// Warning: file: C:/Users/jumai/OneDrive/Documents/maya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 208: Could not reach pose on rThighTwist translate, rotate. // 

// -- Connection from rThighTwistAddNode to rThighTwist.translate may need to be broken.

// -- IK may need to be disabled on this joint.

// To disable IK, constraints, and expressions, you can use the Modify->DisableNodes menu.

// Other connections can be broken using the Script Editor.

// Or, to reset the saved pose on a joint, select the joint and enter 'dagPose -reset -name bindPose1'.

// Error: file: C:/Users/jumai/OneDrive/Documents/maya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 208: Pose not achieved. See diagnostics in Script Editor. // 

I'm a long-time DAZ 3D user and also an avid 3D generalist. My most used tool is Maya, and for some time now I've been working on a plugin for Maya to help facilitate the pipeline between it and DAZ Studio. I wanted to share what I've done here and solicit feedback from the community. I'd love to know what people think and if it would be useful in some people's workflows.

I'm aware that there are already a few products available in the DAZ marketplace that bridge the gap between Maya and Daz Studio. I think it's fantastic that users are being provided with the kind of automation that these products provide. I believe the software I've written tackles this issue in a different way and so I hope it can be a useful addition to the community.

I call it Dex, which is short for DSON Exchange. The plugin is designed to import .duf files from a users DAZ 3D Library directly in to Maya, without the need for having to export from DAZ studio first. In case the reader is not aware, the term DSON is short for Daz Scene Object Notation and refers to the format used to specify DAZ assets and files, hence the name "DSON Exchange".
The plugin itself is not 100% complete yet. I need to do a lot of testing to ensure it can properly import as many assets as possible.

I've prepared a screencast of the main features of the plugin and published it here:

Please take a look; I would love to hear your comments. Also, it's my first screencast, so please be patient

These are the main features of Dex:

- Browser:
  Dex provides a browser for browsing your DAZ 3D Library and selecting files for import. Any .duf file in your library will show up in the browser. It provides the same thumbnail icons as are displayed in DAZ Studio. The user double-clicks a file to begin the import. Here's what it looks like in Maya (browsing the "Characters" folder of the Genesis 8 Female product):

Here's the link to the full size version: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Daq4jaIO6SpgD70-yBYEtmdeaTsP0TiR

- DAZ Asset Types:
  Dex will import Characters, Clothing (which will conform as expected), Pose files, and Material files. In the case of clothing, poses, and materials, these will be added to the currently selected figure (already imported).

- Renderers:
  Dex will automatically generate materials for either Arnold 5.0 and up, or Redshift 2.0 and up. I plan to include support for more rendering packages in the future, particularly Octane and VRay. 

- JCM's:
  DAZ 3D models are all expertly rigged for use in animation. One of the most useful features of their models are the Joint Controlled Modifiers (Morphs?), or JCM's. As you may know, the JCM's provide life-like morphs to be applied to a model when certain joints are in certain positions, greatly enhancing the realism. Dex automatically reads the JCM's for any character or wearable that it imports.

- Joint Connections:
  I don't know what the official name for this is. In some files (Genesis 8 characters, for example), there are specifications for linking the movement of one joint with others. When the first joint, moves, the others are affected proportionally. A good example of this is with the eyes of the Genesis 8 characters. When the eyes are rotated up-down or side-side, the joints controlling the eyelids are also affected in a subtle but realistic way. They're not JCM's, exactly, but essential to retain all the realism found in DAZ Studio. Dex imports these as well.

- Pose and Shape Modifiers
  In Daz Studio, there is an area of the interface that allows the user to dial-in Pose and Shape modifiers. Examples of Pose modifiers include "Arms Up-Down", "Arms Front-Back", and the various expression and viseme dials. Examples of Shape modifiers include "Height", "Body Size", and Character modifiers like "Victoria 8". Dex provides a UI that replicates this behavior. The user can dial in these modifiers using the appropriate slider, and the effect will be applied to the character. It's important to note that Pose and Shape modifiers do not simply affect the mesh of the figure in question. In cases like the "Victoria 8" modifier, joints within the underlying skeleton itself are repositioned within the model in order to keep them in the right place. Similarily, Pose modifications are applied to the joints themselves, and not the mesh.
  When Pose and Shape modifiers are first used, an attribute is generated in the Maya scene that can be used for animation keying.

Here's an image of the Pose Modifiers browser:

Full size: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DlhnTKmGXicL79zKZKt_JoSWpHzED-F_

- Human-IK
  The Human-IK rig can be applied to Genesis 3 and 8 characters as long as the character is in the default pose and position. Once added, Pose Modifiers and imported Pose files that affect the body of the character will no longer work as expected. However, facial expression modifiers and assets will continue to work normally, as they are not affected by the Human-IK rig. Shape modifiers that do not affect the skeleton will work properly. Any shape modifiers that do affect the skeleton (eg: Height, Victoria 8) should be applied before applying the Human-IK rig.

A few things that are NOT in place yet:
IK Rig:
  The Human-IK rig is useful for most workflows, but characters with HIK applied lose the ability to be affected by Pose Modifiers and Pose .duf files. Eventually, Dex will provide a custom IK rig to supplement the existing FK system that will allow Pose modifiers and assets to be used.

Genesis 1 and 2 Skin Binding:
Genesis and Genesis 2 figures will import, but their joint skinning (the process that determines how a particular joint affects the associated mesh) do not import properly, resulting in unrealistic deformations. Theses figures use a different system than Genesis 3 or 8 (this may be the Tri-Ax process that has been mentioned by DAZ in the past?), and I haven't properly handled it. Therefore, Genesis and Genesis 2 figures and associated assets are not currently supported.

There are also a number of other issues I need to work on, and polishing to be done, before I'd be willing to expose the plugin to the public.

Some technical notes:
The plugin is mix of Python and C++. I like pyhon for building user interfaces and file I/O, and prefer C++ for the nitty-gritty of translating DSON to useable Maya assets.
I believe the performance is quite good. The Genesis 8 Female character takes somewhere between 5 and 10 seconds to import on my (relatively powerful) computer. The vast majority of this time is spent finding and applying the JCM's. Pose and Material files are imported almost instantly. 

To DAZ: I wanted to stress how fantastic the DSON format is for CG graphics exchange. Basing a format on JSON was an inspired choice because of its ubiquity. It would have been much harder to complete a plugin like this if .duf and .dsf files were not in such a widely supported format.

Thanks for taking the time to read all this. As I mentioned, I would love to hear what DAZ users think about the plugin. And I would also love to hear from the DAZ people themselves. Would Dex be a constructive addition to the DAZ marketplace?

In the meantime I'll continue working on the plugin

Michael

# Error: RuntimeError: file C:\Users\os\Documents\maya\modules\DazToMaya\scripts\d2m.py line 2403: Error occurred during execution of MEL script
line 1: line 1: Cannot find procedure "FBXImportMode".

// Error: file: C:/Users/UserName/Documents/maya/modules/DazToMaya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 1694: Connection not made: 'hip_scaleConstraint1.constraintScaleX' -> 'hip.scaleX'.  Destination attribute must be writable.
// Error: file: C:/Users/UserName/Documents/maya/modules/DazToMaya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 1694: Could not add constraint or connections.

ok so I found people having hte same issues on the github and on discord and even on the forums here, the solution is to set the sourse to none which boom it generates the rig full of facial bones. this is where the curial issues is when you save the files and reopen the file the generated rig disappears. you cannot save it as the new control rig. so making animation edits to animation over time impossible, you cannot reference this as well into larger scenes. is there any fix or work around for this being able to save the rig so when I re-open the file I can continue where I left off? I am getting no response on the official github or even on discord on how to get around this I have spent many nights trying to figure this out. is there still development being done to the daz to maya bridge? at this point if I want to use maya in this pipeline I am going to have to re-rig these characters just so I can animate them...

I'm able to import a G8 character into Maya, but when I attempt to rig the skeleton (so that I can animate it and bring it back to DAZ) it always fails at the same point.  Here is my output, anybody see this?:

DazToMaya Complete!
import maya.mel as mel
mel.eval('DAZTools')
// Warning: ...    string $jnts[] = {$topJoint, "hip", "pelvis", "lThighBend", "lThighTwist", "lShin", "lFoot", "lMetatarsals", "lToe", "lSmallTo //
// Warning: "C:/Users/kylej/Documents/maya/modules/DazToMaya/scripts/DAZTools.mel" line 1789.2266 : Redeclaration of variable "$jnts" shadows previous declaration at line 1747. Previous value will be overwritten by explicit initializer. //
---- Running DAZ Rigger v1.02 ----
// Warning: file: C:/Users/kylej/Documents/maya/modules/DazToMaya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 491: New name contains invalid characters. Illegal characters were converted to "_". //
---- Geometries grouped ----
// Error: file: C:/Users/kylej/Documents/maya/modules/DazToMaya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 1694: Connection not made: 'hip_scaleConstraint1.constraintScaleX' -> 'hip.scaleX'.  Destination attribute must be writable. //
// Error: file: C:/Users/kylej/Documents/maya/modules/DazToMaya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 1694: Could not add constraint or connections. //

When I click on the option, nothing change on the model. No new rig. The model stay in T position.
These new things appears in the Maya's Outliner:
- Geometry
- ExportSetup
- hip_ctrl_zero

I get this error message:
// Error: file: C:/Users/MACPRO03/Documents/maya/modules/DazToMaya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 1694: Could not add constraint or connections.

I have tried to reinstall several time the DazToMaya plugin. Doesn't want to work even with the github files...

The complete log error message is:

// Warning: file: C:/Users/MACPRO03/Documents/maya/modules/DazToMaya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 491: New name contains invalid characters. Illegal characters were converted to "_". // 
---- Geometries grouped ----
// Error: file: C:/Users/MACPRO03/Documents/maya/modules/DazToMaya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 1694: Connection not made: 'hip_scaleConstraint1.constraintScaleX' -> 'hip.scaleX'.  Destination attribute must be writable. // 
// Error: file: C:/Users/MACPRO03/Documents/maya/modules/DazToMaya/scripts/DAZTools.mel line 1694: Could not add constraint or connections. // 

Is someone to help or get same issue ?

Thank you in advance for a help ;-)