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Poser vs DSON Core Installer

GaryKGaryK Posts: 5
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I can't find a straight answer anywhere.  If a product states it has a "DSON core installer", but there are no poserCF files in the download.  does that mean it CAN or CAN"T be used in poser? 

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  • Midnight_storiesMidnight_stories Posts: 4,112

    No poserCF files means not for poser only DS !

  • HavosHavos Posts: 5,607
    edited November 2015

    Not entirely true, no Poser CF just means that the PA responsible for the product did not create them. If the product is for Genesis 1 or 2 it will probably work regardless of whether or not the Poser CF files are present. Note certain tech, like HD morphs will not transfer over to Poser, but there are only a few products that contain them.

    What absent Poser CF files almost certainly mean is that the product has not been tested in Poser, and quite likely the PA that did them does not even own Poser. Despite this, it is still more likely than not that it would work in Poser. Natually there is a risk that it would not, but with DAZ's 30 day return policy you can always return a product that you can not get working.

    BTW, there is a very handy script written by Dimension 3D that will load DSON content even where there are are no Poser CF files. The link for this script is here: http://d3d.sesseler.de/index.php?software=poserpython&product=dson_loader

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 108,866
    edited November 2015

    Some items will not have PoserCFs as they lack user-facing files, things like morph sets for example may lack PoserCFs but will work in Poser.

    Post edited by Richard Haseltine on
  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,355

    Does Genesis 3 still not work in Poser?

  • LeanaLeana Posts: 12,873

    Poser still doesn't support dual quaternion rigging, so no, it doesn't work.

  • HeavyRayHeavyRay Posts: 186
    Richard Haseltine said:

    Some items will not have PoserCFs as they lack user-facing files, things like morph sets for example may lack PoserCFs but will work in Poser.

    I'm ignorant as to what "user-facing files" are - could someone please enlighten me?  Tks!

  • GaryKGaryK Posts: 5

    Thanks for the good info.  Coming from Poser, I assumed DSON meant it could be used with the DSON Poser Installer.  Apparently DSON means more. For DAZ users, what is the significance of a product having a "DSON Core Installer"?

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 108,866
    HeavyRay said:
    Richard Haseltine said:

    Some items will not have PoserCFs as they lack user-facing files, things like morph sets for example may lack PoserCFs but will work in Poser.

    I'm ignorant as to what "user-facing files" are - could someone please enlighten me?  Tks!

    The ones you see in the library in Poser or in the content panes in Daz Studio, as opposed to the geometries, textures and  - for Daz Studio - uv sets and morphs that work in the background.

    GaryK said:

    Thanks for the good info.  Coming from Poser, I assumed DSON meant it could be used with the DSON Poser Installer.  Apparently DSON means more. For DAZ users, what is the significance of a product having a "DSON Core Installer"?

    DSON is the Daz Studio file format, so DSON Core means native Daz Studio files. The DSON Importer is a plug-in that allows Poser to import most features of a DSON file, given a companion file that shows in the library (or using a regular import dialogue via the Dimension3D script) - PoserCFs may also apply native Poser material settings.

  • MattymanxMattymanx Posts: 6,998
    edited November 2015

    The DSON core installer is the Daz Studio 4.5 and up content installer

    Post edited by Mattymanx on
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