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DForce Questions ???

Faeryl WomynFaeryl Womyn Posts: 3,739
in The Commons

I am waiting for my daughter to print all the information about dforce I have collected and send it to me, in the meantime I have a couple questions. Will bookmark this thread for any questions in the future.

Question #1 The items made for the Gen4 series models that have an obj file, can these be used with dforce and on the Genesis series models? PVC-GearD Aiko 4 and Jump Gear were part of a bundle I got and thought I might use them on the G2 models with dforce.

Question #2 If I can use these items, is there anything I need to do to them beforehand? I already know I need to get them to fit the models first and have that covered.

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 108,091

    1) sometimes. It dpends on how the model is made - unwelded seams will open up, unwelded buttons etc will fall off, buttons thata re welded will distort, selef-intersection is likely to cause an explosion.

    2) again, depends on the models - you could split buttons off, then load one of them and isntance it parented to rigid follow nodes, you couold weld seams, you could fix self intersection and so on.

  • Faeryl WomynFaeryl Womyn Posts: 3,739
    edited June 2019

    So I can use the items and possibly others, just have to make sure seams are welded, which I can do.  For the buttons maybe weight map to make them rigid, could that work on them and other things like belts? I need to start using weight mapping and learn it anyway to if that works it can be a beginners test of using it.

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 108,091

    As I said, it depends - there's no general answer, some items will work well (possibly restricting the effect with a weight map), some won't without major modification. Weighting the buttons while attached isn't usually a good idea as it effectively pins those areas in place - there isn't, at least currently, a way to make an area of a mesh rigid but still hav it follow the simulation of the area it is attached to.

  • RGcincyRGcincy Posts: 2,862

    One thing that solves a lot of problems with clothing (in addition to what Richard mentioned) is to set Bend Stiffness to 0.2. That suppresses a lot of random mesh explosions. I also find it helpful to add an influence weight map and reduce influence on buttons, collars, and cuffs. After getting a clothing item to successfully drape, you can always go back and try higher influence weight and bend stiffness if you want.

  • Faeryl WomynFaeryl Womyn Posts: 3,739

    Ok will give this a go, have yet to use dforce, only just got a computer that could handle dforce and iray (still not a fan of iray), and want to try animate 2 before the month trial ends.

    Thanks for the help, this is bookmarked so will more then likely return with more questions as I progress...lol

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