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Creature Creator for M4. Where are the horns?

BorisBadenovBorisBadenov Posts: 51
edited December 2016 in New Users

I'm trying to use the Creature Creator Bundle for M4/V4.  I have everything that came with the bundle.

I can find the different bumps on the head, but I can't find the actual horns anywhere?  I tried clicking on different things, like the M4 figure, the head, but can't figure it out.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Post edited by BorisBadenov on

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  • SixDsSixDs Posts: 2,384

    Make certain that you have installed the M4 AddOns package as well as the main Creature Creator package. Once installed, they can be found in your Content Library under:

    Poser Formats - 3DContent - Pose - DAZ's Michael 4 - AddOns - Creature Creator

  • BorisBadenovBorisBadenov Posts: 51
    SixDs said:

    Make certain that you have installed the M4 AddOns package as well as the main Creature Creator package. Once installed, they can be found in your Content Library under:

    Poser Formats - 3DContent - Pose - DAZ's Michael 4 - AddOns - Creature Creator

    Thanks @SixDs !

    I found them just fine.  But they won't load.  Is there a special trick to get Poser content to load in DAZ?

  • SixDsSixDs Posts: 2,384

    No special tricks, really, but there is a process that needs to be followed:

    1. Load a copy of M4, and make certain that it is selected

    2. In your Content Library  under Poser Formats - 3DContent - Pose - DAZ's Michael 4 - Morph Injections double click on INJ Creature M4. This loads the Creature Creator Morphs, including the bases for the horns on the head. If you then select M4's head and look under the Parameters tab, Morphs I Shapes, Creature Creator, Horns all the Morphs for the bases for the horns will be listed: HornsFrontHigh, HornsFrontLarge, HornsFrontSmall and HornsSide. Dial in whichever one you want.

    3. Now, you need to load a horn (the horn is a prop), which can be found located Poser Formats - 3DContent - Figures - DAZ Characters - M4 Creature Creator - Universal Horn M4. You'll usually want to load the horn twice to have two.

    4. With one of the horns selected, navigate under the Content Library tab to Poser Formats - 3DContent - Pose - DAZ's Michael 4 - AddOns - Creature Creator, and double click on whichever horn you want. Choose either right or left, then select the other horn and choose the alternative one. You should now have two horns positioned on either side of the head. You may need to adjust them to position them properly on the head. Parent them to the head, and you are almost done.

    5. Finally, in the Content Library tab under DAZ Studio Formats - 3DContent - People - Michael 4 - AddOns - Materials - Creature Creator, choose a material for each horn, selecting them in turn: either Horn Rough or Horn Smooth. You can adjust the colour under the Surfaces tab in the Diffuse channel if you wish. (the Poser versions of the materials are found under Poser Formats - 3DContent - Pose - DAZ's Michael 4 - AddOns - MAT Creature Creator, if you installed them. They both work pretty much the same as far as I can tell)

    A little bit complicated, but that's essentially it - Load M4, inject Creature Creator Morphs, dial up the desired bases on the head, load two horns, choose a horn type, adjust as required, parent to head, apply material.

    There are also morphs to customize the horns if you wish, that may be found with the horns selected under the Parameters tab.

  • BorisBadenovBorisBadenov Posts: 51
    edited December 2016

    Thanks @SixDs !

    You explained that very well.  I was able to follow along and get it to work just fine.

    One question:  How is anyone supposed to figure this out on their own?  Are these instructions available somewhere?  I looked for quite a while, and couldn't find anything that helped.  I can't be the only person who doesn't know how to do this!

    Using the search feature to look through the forums is always frustrating.  Is there a readme somewhere that I missed?

    Thanks!

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  • SixDsSixDs Posts: 2,384

    "Is there a readme somewhere that I missed?"

    No, unfortunately, the type of readme that actually explains how to use a product, rather than what it is, is often not available for DAZ store products. Some vendors do occasionally include separate .pdfs, but that tends to be rare. In truth, I had to do a bit of rummaging around in my own content library to put together that post! It certainly helps to know where to look.

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