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any brand new d-former tutorials out there?

ToobisToobis Posts: 990
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I am trying to learn to use d-formers but all the info I come across is like 3 years old now. Is there a new tutorial with the latest Daz that shows you how to use them? thx.

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  • SixDsSixDs Posts: 2,384

    Hey, Toobis. Actually, I don't believe that the D-formers, or their use, has changed much in three years. In other words, the older tutorials should be fine. Don't discount them simply because they aren't shiny new. Was there some particular problem that you were finding with the tutorials being out-of-date?

  • ToobisToobis Posts: 990
    SixDs said:

    Hey, Toobis. Actually, I don't believe that the D-formers, or their use, has changed much in three years. In other words, the older tutorials should be fine. Don't discount them simply because they aren't shiny new. Was there some particular problem that you were finding with the tutorials being out-of-date?

    No I just thought it would be more confusing trying to go through the process when the video or screenshots are of a previous version with a different format with selections in different places etc. 

  • SixDsSixDs Posts: 2,384
    edited July 2015

    Well, it is true DAZ has moved some things around in the interface lately with newer versions of Studio, but once you locate the D-formers the tutorials should provide you with the direction you need to actually use them. I would suggest just loading a figure and playing with them a bit, and I think you'll soon get the hang of how they work and what you can do. One key point is to adjust the position, size and shape of the D-former to affect only the part of the model you want changed. You can see this in the viewport as the tool highlights the areas (polygons) affected and the degree to which the area will be affected by using red and yellow.

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  • larsmidnattlarsmidnatt Posts: 4,511
    edited July 2015

    Deformers have not changed enough to warrant a new tutorial. Trust me I just guided a few people on them in the last month. I haven't used deformers since Hoffa was alive and I was still able to use them without getting lost.

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,924

    Well, I posted the screenshots for you of what I did a year ago that I never published. I am a bit foggy on the last step so anyone who can answer my question(s) I would appreciate it. Here you go:  D Former Tutorial With Screenshots  (It's 7:20am here and I stayed up to do this, so if I made any mistakes feel free to post and I will correct the narrative.) 

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 108,098
    larsmidnatt said:

    Deformers have not changed enough to warrant a new tutorial. Trust me I just guided a few people on them in the last month. I haven't used deformers since Hoffa was alive and I was still able to use them without getting lost.

    Except for the addition of weight-mapping as an option, though even that isn't that new.

  • ToobisToobis Posts: 990

    K thanks all and thanks Novica verymuch also for your tutorial.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,924

    You're welcome. Tramp Graphics answered the only question I had so far as how to save it. It had been awhile since I did a D Former. 

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