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Natural Bent Elbow Morph?

MelissaGT — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 21:29:49 +0000

So I have a specific pose that I want to use that has a really bent elbow and I'm having a hard time getting it to look in any way natural. I'd even settle for just not funky. The character body is Olympia 8 with some customized morphs, but nothing extreme. The first example is with no third-party corrective morphs. The second image is with Auto Shape Enhancer dialed in at 90%. The third image is Ultimate Natural Bend Morphs for G8F. Is there anything else out there that might help or could anybody give me a point in the right direction to helping her myself? So far I've only created some soft body indent morphs, etc.

I know changing the lighting can help make things look better (or worse). This is just the base studio lighting I use for all my scenes. I arrange the pose first and then work on lighting...that's just my personal workflow.

GeneralButch says he uses a Daz skin texture. Does anyone know the skin texture he's using.

kremertighe — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:21:00 +0000

On a stream I asked him what texture he uses and he said he uses a basic daz skin texture. Does anyone know what that skin texture is, and can you please send me a link to it.

SF Ball Jointed Dolls for Genesis 8 and 8.1

dennisgray41 — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 20:54:21 +0000

Great product but how much memory is it using?

Figure bending / rotation all out of sorts

Paradigm — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 23:42:33 +0000

Hi all,

I've posted about this before but have not ever gotten a satisfactory answer. Occasionally I will have a scene that I spend a long time in over several days and sometimes a figure will get all out of sorts. When I use a bend dial on a leg, for example, it will skew off to an odd angle rather than it's usual / predictable direction. If I apply a pose it will be out of sync and rotating the body or hip will produce unexpected angles and sometimes pop to different directions.

I've tried resetting the rigging, zeroing the pose and restoring the memorized pose. Importing a new figure and setting it up "fixes" the issue in that I can just delete the one that was all jacked-up, but it's a PITA and doesn't actually tell me what is wrong, so I do not accept "load a new figure" as a valid answer to my issue.

Missing morph from OBJ file

Upirium — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 21:01:26 +0000

I comissioned a face morph from someone made in Blender, and I saw previews of it being used in DAZ but I can't seem to get it to work.

I tried both genesis 8 and 8.1 male. it says it was loaded successfully but i can't see the morph anywhere. i tried genesis 2 since i have it making sur eit wasn't accidentally made for genesis 2 and got an error so i'm guessing it was made for 8. i try searching the name of it in morphs and it doesn't show up. i try readding the morph and it tells me the morph already exists.

what am i doing wrong?

Why does Braided Band Hair take 2.3 GB of space?

BlueFingers — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 17:42:35 +0000

Why does Braided Band Hair take 2.3 GB of space on my drive? Don't get me wrong, I like the hair and use it quite often. But after looking through my installed files, I just don't understand why it needs so much space. This doesn't even include the textures pack that is separately sold, and it comes standard only with three colours. Sure it has "25 Texture, Transparency, Specular and Bump Maps (up to 3072x3072)", but is that really necessary with this hair?

This is not a complaint, okay it’s a bit of a complaint, but I just really would like to understand this. It’s the biggest product installed on my system.

White Priestess Jewelry?

MelissaGT — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 00:40:25 +0000

I purchased both the of White Priestess bundles, but it's the first time I've actually done a deep dive on them and I'm noticing that I don't have the jewelry that is featured in a lot of her promos, such as the ear cuff. Is that supposed to be somewhere? If not, what product is it from?

https://www.daz3d.com/white-priestess-81-hd

*edit* Nevermind, I found it...it's in the dForce Faded Illusions outfit, which oddly enough doesn't show the cuffs and other ear jewelry in its own promos except for the cover image so I didn't think it was actually part of it - https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-faded-illusions-for-genesis-8-and-81-females ;

Rest in peace Brokenmoebius

daer-thing — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:22:10 +0000

With great sadness I report that last Friday Brokenmoebius has passed away.
Not sure if this is the correct forum for this but I'm sure many knew him in the Daz community and may want to know this devastating news.

I knew him from an MMORPG where he was a community leader and he was always friendly and supportive to the players and the budding hobby artists.
During our chats he taught me a lot about renders and in him I found one of the kindest person of that community. I will miss him.

Rest in peace, Brokenmoebius/Hollopoint/Mark.

https://massivelyop.com/2021/06/21/obituary-prominent-secret-world-legends-community-leader-hollopoint/

What do you want to learn?

Krzysztofa — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:10:45 +0000

I think the community overwhelmingly enjoyed the Jay Versluis demonstration, and it seems that Daz has hinted that there will be more sessions like that in the future. It got me thinking: what does the community want to learn? I know this community has varied skills, some of you are noobs like myself, many of you are quite advanced and impressive!

The recent demo was eye-opening for me, as even though I thought I had a good handle on Daz Studio, I still learned some new tricks! Personally, I'd love to see some deep dives on Daz Studio's more "advanced" features, or little understood concepts. For exmaple: dForce, surfaces/shaders, and geometry editor are three parts of Daz I "understand" but wouldn't be surprised if I had a lot more to learn. I think it'd also be interesting to see a PA talk about their Blender -> Daz pipeline.

So what are you hoping daz covers next? Got any great tutorials you'd like to share?

I love you, Daz, but your promos are going to drive me to drink

Brannick — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:58:54 +0000

This image highlights everything that's wrong with how Daz markets its items. What is for sale? The dress? The Hair? Nope, none of that, just the character itself. And when you click and find that out, there's no link to what she's wearing or her hair. I can't count how many times I've clicked on something in the store, seeing EXACTLY what I was looking for, only to find it wasn't actually what was for sale and no link to what I'd seen. I know it's extra work, but is it too much to ask that vendors ONLY use items in their promo images that are for sale on the Daz store and LINKS to everything in the images? I love using Daz and I would buy MORE if it wasn't such a nightmare finding what I need for a project.

About Look At My Hair

michaelxm_a1dddd836b — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 00:51:36 +0000

So I reinstalled Daz Studio and my models via DIM and all went well until I got to the LAMH and it won't install. So I went to the page and yes it says I purchased it, but now there is a new version.. So I have to buy it again? ummmm nope

Pose product question

Jan_Scrapper — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:09:49 +0000

https://www.daz3d.com/bianca-morph-poses-and-expressions-and-chair-prop-for-genesis-8-female

Do you guys think this would work with Bugga Boo??

Brilliant poses!!!

I'm hoping there will be more items that include Genesis 8 Female AND Bugga Boo!!!

File naming conventions and file trees

Endlessdescent — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:33:18 +0000

After doing 3d modelling for over 20 years now there is one thing that really grinds my gears. I've never seen it addressed but constantly comes up in my work flow.

Say you buy a product from "Vendor1" for a specific set of poses and objects. Often you go to download the file and the archive is just called something like Vendor1-628.125.rar
There's no mention in the archive name of what this download is... but that's no problem because you just downloaded it right? Well if you're like me, 20 years later you have terrabytes of stuff accumulated and looking back at Vendor1-628.125.rar you have 0 clue what the heck this thing is.... anyways.
It is even worse for stuff like video game models because the userbase uses crazy acronyms for everything like "Modder1CBBE-UUNP-BHUNP12345" as if you're supposed to know/remember what that even means.

So you extract this archive and install it in your software. The file structure often looks something like "Poses>Vendor1>Vendor1reallycoolpack>Genesis8>*Content*"
This means that when you go to your library and you're looking for this specific pose, you have to remember who the heck made it... was it Vendor1 or was it that other random name? Then you have to open several subfolders just to see what this file even is; oops nope that's not the one I wanted. Repeat x20 just to find that specific pose you were trying to remember.

Instead, the file structure could give some clue as to what it is. Something logical like Vendor1Gunpack4Daz.125.rar with the contents also being logical like "Poses>Vendor1 Gun Pack G8>*Content*
Yes, as the end user we can do this ourselves, but every time we reinstall the software we end up having to fix it rather than this just not being a habit in the first place. I spend hours cleaning up sloppy folder structures just so my library in Daz Studio is easy to browse through and isn't full of abitrary vendor names.

Alright, this is just an old guy with a horrible memory peeing into the wind but there isn't a week that goes by that I don't stub my toe on this and mutter in frustration.

Back to the western theme again

Philippi_Child — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:55:53 +0000

Interesting, haven't been on this ride before? Please wake me when the Viking stuff comes around again.

Store Site Feature Request

Wallace3D — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:23:09 +0000

I like that I can add Items to a wishlist But I would like to have the ability to add a Vendor to a Watch list

I have several favorite vendors and I think their should ba a kinda watch list for when sales or new arrivals come up on Choosen Vendors :)

Another Feature request is a rating system for those who have purchsed items can rate it. I feel like a rating systems might not be liked by the vendors though as it may cause stress but I feel like some items have a 10+ for the cost vs value and others are like a 2 for the cost vs value.

Daz Studio - MacOS Big Sur

Costello — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 17:54:23 +0000

Hello. It is mid-2021 and I was hoping to get an official update on the fix that will make Daz compatible with Big Sur. Is it still coming out imminently or is it going to take longer than expected?

Boot Cmp has not really worked out very well for me as I spent years getting my Daz set-up to where I want it to be (including manual installs of properties from other suppliers like Renderosity, etc.) and Boot Camp doesn't really support it.

Thanks in advance for any information you can give.

With PC+ - What are MUST haves? Advise needed

JENR8 — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 21:44:25 +0000

I have been a member for years ad I want to get a BIGGER bang for my buck. what did you get for the monthly discount or applied to??

Has anyone used TestDisk before? - Adding file extensions

N-RArts — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:41:29 +0000

Has anyone used TestDisk before? - Adding file extensions.

I'm trying to look for lost .duf (Daz3D) files, but the extension is not included in the list. Does anyone know how to add it?

I've got no idea what I'm doing when it comes to coding/DOS, and trying to follow instructions is giving me a headache.

dForce Classic Jeans Outfit for G8/8.1F

deepred6502 — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 18:27:33 +0000

Looks like denim minidresses are back in style. Unless it's an evergreen fashion, it seems to be part of a 15-20 year cycle.

https://www.daz3d.com/md-dforce-classic-jeans-outfit-for-genesis-8-and-81-female

Technically this product is a 2-piece, but easily passes for a 1-piece with the tuck-in morphs. Now I'll just have to wait for my wallet to catch its breath.

Please help me open this travel bag

akira1neo — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 04:25:43 +0000

https://www.daz3d.com/travel-baggage

How can i open it in daz studio?

How to do a clean install?

TheMysteryIsThePoint — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 08:52:15 +0000

Hoping someone has done this and can point me in the right direction.

I tried to start organizing all my content before I really new what I was doing, and ended up deleting the Default category where all the other categories go. I thought that deleting and re-installing DS and DIM, and re-installing my content would allow me to go back to square one. It did not. Across a re-install, DS remembered my deleted categories. And now some content even says it can't find certain files, so I think the new install is corrupt, for some reason.

How does one actually wipe everything and start over?

Genesis 8 male pose on genesis 3 male

ps2000 — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:49:51 +0000

How do you do it?

Out of the box the arms look not right if I apply a genesis 8 male pose on a genesis 3 male.

I could only find a pose converter from genesis 8 female to genesis 3 female.

Is there a way to get the pose applied right?

Thanks

Character model used in Melo Hair for Genesis 3 and 8 Female(s)?

wiktor.fryszka — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 20:40:32 +0000

I found the textures that the character is using just can't find the model that was used for her any ideas to whom might that preety jawline belong?

The textures are from a P3D model Silvie.

Translucent Fabric Shaders

Rod Wise Driggo — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 07:12:27 +0000

This product https://www.daz3d.com/translucent-fabric-shader seems to be interesting although the improvements on the before/after promos look very subtle.

Anybody already bought/used them? And do the show significant improvements with smaller sized renders?

June 17 update to G8 Male and Female starter essentials

Kharma — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 17:07:37 +0000

Hi, I have been off the site for a couple months or more, can anyone tell me what was updated for the Starter Essentials as I am seeing a product update in DIM. I clicked on the info button to see what the update was but of course there is nothing in the readme pertaining to it.

What hair is this

madinyu_aff05f0b83 — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 10:24:38 +0000

Hey Guys, is anyone know what hair is this, on the first promo picture?

https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-wilder-bikini-outfit-for-genesis-8-female

What Page Was I On?

melanie — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 15:59:27 +0000

I don't know if this is a bug on the website or what, but whenever I go into a sale page such as 55% OFF Featured 2021 Items, I may be on page 3 or 4, but when I look in a product page, after I return to the sale, it throws me back to page 1. This happens on most of these sales. If I didn't pay attention to what page I was on, I can't find where I left off while looking at the sale. It's been happening on most of the sales lately. Why does this happen? It should return me to whatever page I left off on. Just saying. Featured 2021 Items

Quck question about "Sweet Denim Outfit Set for Genesis 8 Female(s) by Pretty3D"

handel_035c4ce6 — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:19:08 +0000

I bought "Sweet Denim Outfit Set for Genesis 8 Female(s)" by Pretty3D sometiems ago and now tried to use it but noticed the stockings are always one short and one long. Is there a way to make both long/short?

Shader Mixer Tutorial

margrave — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 13:22:44 +0000

In the recent "What Do You Want to Learn?" thread, there were quite a few requests for Iray Shader Mixer tutorials. Including one from me, wherein I remarked I'd have better luck trying to transfer my knowledge of Blender's Shader Editor over to Daz Studio and figure it out on my own.

Well, I've now done that.

And let me tell you, the Shader Mixer may sound confusing, and look confusing, but don't let that fool you.

It really is confusing.

Nonetheless, I soldiered on and figured out (roughly) how it works. My findings are documented in a thread in the Blender subforum, since it's mainly about how to recreate Blender shaders in Daz, but there's some simple illustrations and I just did a deep dive on how the Uber Shader works, so even if you're not a Blender user you can probably get something out of it.

https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/505581/the-shader-mixer-deciphered-blender-to-daz-conversion

Question about copying poses

Fae3D — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 04:03:17 +0000

I have a Genesis 8 Male posed a certain way in my scene. I just added another Genesis 8 Male, and I want him posed exactly the same way. But I can't seem to find a way to copy poses? I tried clicking "Memorize Pose", but that didn't let me paste it, either. I don't want to copy the figure shape, just the pose. Any ideas?