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Genesis 9 - How do you work with masculine figures content?

TomhipTomhip Posts: 605
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So recently I have finally started to use some G9 characters, and its has not been a great experience.

The issue: Finding masculine poses and clothing in the vast sea of feminine content. This issue was of course non existent in previous generations as they were a separate figures.

 

What is everybodys strategy? Self curated library folders? Adding categories in Smart Content? Some way of hacking tags into products?

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  • TykeyStudiosTykeyStudios Posts: 892
    edited April 26
    Edit: Wow, I completely misunderstood and misread your post. No posting before coffee!
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  • jmucchiellojmucchiello Posts: 1,346

    Same way I do with other content. I just know where my stuff is because I use the library daily.

  • Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,107

    I just look at the icons in the appropriate category (Pants, whatever) in Smart Content or do searches for things like Suit if I need to speed things up. If I find something I like, maybe right-click through to the content to see if it's part of a set.

    Some items, like jeans and some tops, aren't as gender specific so I don't care. Others, it's usually obvious that a dress or a blouse isn't going to fit what I'm going for.

     

  • rcourtri_789f4b1c6brcourtri_789f4b1c6b Posts: 291
    edited April 26

    Tomhip said:

    So recently I have finally started to use some G9 characters, and its has not been a great experience.

    The issue: Finding masculine poses and clothing in the vast sea of feminine content. This issue was of course non existent in previous generations as they were a separate figures.

     

    What is everybodys strategy? Self curated library folders? Adding categories in Smart Content? Some way of hacking tags into products?

    It is a bit of a problem, as it was with Genesis figures. Problematic for both finding content to load in Daz Studio and for shopping in the store.

    I deal with it the same way I deal with all of the issues (a lot of us have thousands of content items installed, names/titles are usually inadequately descriptive, missing metadata and Smart Content errors, etc.) related to finding content : I consult an outside database I maintain of my content. I maintain lists in MS Word.  Some people prefer spreadsheets.  I just find it much easier than messing with either Content Library or Smart Content.  Much easier to add notes and cross-list this way.

    So, for Genesis 9 hairs, I just read through the Genesis 9 hair lists--male and female.  If it's a unisex hairstyle, then it appears in both lists.

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  • TimbalesTimbales Posts: 2,439

    Tomhip said:

    So recently I have finally started to use some G9 characters, and its has not been a great experience.

    The issue: Finding masculine poses and clothing in the vast sea of feminine content. This issue was of course non existent in previous generations as they were a separate figures.

     

    What is everybodys strategy? Self curated library folders? Adding categories in Smart Content? Some way of hacking tags into products?

    Finding men's clothing, and clothing that may be unisex or repurposed,  in the store for G9 is a manual (no pun intended) process. You have to scan through the pages and hope you spot something with a promo image that catches your attention. 

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 6,434

    There once was a thread on this forum with an almost comprehensive list of male clothing for G9, but it disappeared. Poses, however, I convert from G8/3M.

  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 5,821
    edited April 28

    I take my copy of the promos and have two major sets, one is all generations together and the other is broken-up by the generation and now within it, by type of clothing and sex. It depends on the product and how many items for that generation I have. Multiple generations like 'Gen4, The Kids', 'G1, G2, G3', 'G3, G8', 'G8, G8.1, G9' are treated likewise. Standalone characters like Barnabus Ragwort and Mister Bobble items are in their own folders.

    I haven't done this, but @Richard_Hasletine has also mentioned using 'Tags' in Smart Content to help organize your contents there. 

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  • TimbalesTimbales Posts: 2,439

    xyer0 said:

    There once was a thread on this forum with an almost comprehensive list of male clothing for G9, but it disappeared. Poses, however, I convert from G8/3M.

    Yes, that was mine. Some thing occurred that made me feel like I shouldn't be spend my time doing something that Daz or the majority of PAs don't seem interested in, and other posters wanted to debate me about the content. The fact no one else wants to do seems to indicate the lack of interest to support the lack of content. 

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