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Help making hair parts invisible

CMacksCMacks Posts: 202
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I'm trying to use a couple of different hair models together.  I want to keep the bangs (fringe) visible from one, but hide all the other surfaces including the cap.  When I use "cutout opacity" set to zero for the surfaces I want to hide, it looks ok in the preview, but not in Iray.  See attached.  Any ideas?

 

 

iray1.png
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iray2.png
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Comments

  • Matt_CastleMatt_Castle Posts: 3,088

    I would suggest using the geometry editor to either hide (which I'm not sure persists on scene reload) or delete the offending surfaces.

    Cutout opacity as a way of hiding surfaces can cause visual bugs in Iray, so it's not a great way to hide things.

  • CMacksCMacks Posts: 202

    Thanks for the comment.  Any instructions or tips on using the geometry editor would be appreciated as I've never tried it.

  • MarkHMarkH Posts: 80
    edited April 2020

    How to Create Multiple Surface Zones in Daz Studio

    Post edited by MarkH on
  • CMacksCMacks Posts: 202

    Thanks.  I have gotten it to work.  What format do I save the modified hair file as?  I don't want to overwrite the original hair model.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 109,303

    Save a Wearable preset - but note that if you load the original hair into the scene you will get only ne version, as DS is internally modifying the base asset (and embedding that in the preset, or in a scene file). You can use File>Save As>Support Assets>Figure/Prop Asset but then you won't get the benefit of any updates or new morphs for the base item.

  • CMacksCMacks Posts: 202

    When I tried saving as a Figure/Prop Asset, I got a (rare) crash of DS. 

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 109,303

    Which version of DS (Help>About Daz Studio)? At which point does it crash?

  • CMacksCMacks Posts: 202

    DS 4.12 for Mac.  It asks me to provide a name for the file, and when I type it in and hit enter DS crashes.  I'm trying this with a scene that only has the hair model I'm modifying, but I got the same thing when there was g8f as well.

  • CMacksCMacks Posts: 202

    How about saving as a scene asset?  Will that suffice?

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 109,303
    edited April 2020

    So you don't get the options dialogue at all? If you are using Catalina it may be related to the file dialgue issue, you might try the DS Public Build (4.12.1.75) https://www.daz3d.com/daz-studio-beta

    Post edited by Richard Haseltine on
  • CMacksCMacks Posts: 202

    Not using Catalina, still Mojave.  Even simpler: I open a new scene, create a primitive (sphere) select it, then save as Figure/Prop asset.  I get the Mac finder popup so I can point to the folder and give a name, and when I hit enter DS crashes...

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 109,303

    Have you tried using different folders?

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