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convert hair from g3f to use on g8f

alisa53alisa53 Posts: 157
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Generally I can get G3f hair to load on G8f without much trouble.  However, the pose features dont work.  I don't see any kind of scripted hair "converter."  Does anybody know a way to get the G3f hair to work better on G8f?

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  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,756
    edited May 2020

    Autofit removes bones that are used for posing. G3 and G8 are basically the same mesh, so the easiest thing to do is to change the scene identification of the hair to G8F and then fit it.

    RiverSoftArts and SickleYield have a series of converter products for using hair, clothing, etc. between generations. Here’s the one for converting G3F hair to G8F: https://www.daz3d.com/hair-converter-from-genesis-3-female-to-genesis-8-female

    I don’t own any of these converters, but I heard they essentially work the same way, by changing scene identification, just batch converting. Whether the converter is worth it to you will depend on how many products you need to convert, and your tolerance for a lot of fiddling. 

    Post edited by Gordig on
  • alisa53alisa53 Posts: 157

    Awesome, Gordig.  However, now, I don't really know how to change the scene identification of the hair.  Where would I do that?

  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,756

    Load the hair into the scene, making sure NOT to autofit it. Click the “hamburger” icon in the Scene tab, then go to Edit - Change Scene Identification. At the botto, change “preferred base” from G3F to G8F. Afterwards, you can “fit to” the G8F character natively, without the Autofit dialogue popping up. 

    I’m telling you all this from memory, so some of the terminology may not be correct, but hopefully you can figure it out from here. There are plenty of tutorials on the forums and online if you’re still having trouble. 

  • MattymanxMattymanx Posts: 7,001

    You can also just load the hair without fitting it to the character and then manually parent it to G8's head.  You can manually scale it to fit a little better depending on shape.

     

  • alisa53alisa53 Posts: 157

    AHA - Gordig, worked like a charm.  Thanks a million!

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715

    Gordig's suggestion is best, for G3 at least; earlier generations changing the scene identification won't help, but parenting as Mattymanx suggests will work - with some tweaking

  • 3Diva3Diva Posts: 12,058
    edited May 2020

    Load the G3F hair onto the scene without anything selected, then change the hair's Scene Identification to Genesis 8 Female. 

    Edit: Oops, looks like Gordig beat me to it. :)

    Post edited by 3Diva on
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