Post your DAZ to Unity renders

Artini · October 2020

Please show your results with DAZ content rendered in Unity.

Just for start - Holt 8 riding over the terrain in Unity

https://www.daz3d.com/holt-8

Artini · October 2020

Kwan 8 dressed in Caballero Outfit

https://www.daz3d.com/kwan-8

https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-caballero-outfit-for-genesis-8-males

metaside · October 2020

Really cool stuff Artini! Looking forward to your first game hehe.

Was it easier to use the Unity bridge as compared to the Unreal bridge with regard to little things that have to be fixed and steps to be taken?

Artini · October 2020

Thanks a lot, metaside.

I know Unity better than Unreal. I have only tested a couple of times Unreal bridge, because of the lack Unity one.

Now with the release of Unity bridge is a total game changer for me.

I have transfered previously Daz assets to Unity either by .fbx or .obj exports,

but lacked the quality of the Genesis 8 characters compared to Daz Studio.

Now I am pretty pleased with the results - will continue my journey to better understand Unity and its tools.

WendyLuvsCatz · October 2020

Artini said:

Thanks a lot, metaside.

I know Unity better than Unreal. I have only tested a couple of times Unreal bridge, because of the lack Unity one.

Now with the release of Unity bridge is a total game changer for me.

I have transfered previously Daz assets to Unity either by .fbx or .obj exports,

but lacked the quality of the Genesis 8 characters compared to Daz Studio.

Now I am pretty pleased with the results - will continue my journey to better understand Unity and its tools.

just more animations from you would be great

Game engines are certainly suited to it

third try editing my post, damned cloudflare

a great idea for using your game engine renders is YouTube Audio Library music videos

you can even monetise them

(and this better not post 3X the forum software hates me )

Artini · October 2020

Thanks for the tips and encouragement, Wendy.

I have downloaded some of the YouTube Audio Library music, but not explored them yet.

Artini · October 2020

Freja 8 with Iselind Hair, dressed in Sigurd Outfit.

https://www.daz3d.com/freja-8

https://www.daz3d.com/iselind-hair-for-genesis-3-and-8-females

https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-sigurd-outfit-for-genesis-8-females

Artini · October 2020

... and a closeup of Freja 8.

Artini · October 2020

One can get many different looks...

Artini · October 2020

Freja 8 riding in the woods.

Artini · October 2020

I am pretty pleased with the quality of the realtime rendering in Unity.

I only need to find a better way to record the videos from Unity.

Current method involving realtime recording and converting to MP4 format

at the same time, is too slow for high quality capture.

WendyLuvsCatz · October 2020

very impressive, thought it was going to throw her in the water a few times there though

I use Nvidia Shadowplay to capture my UE4 third person player (Cinematic sequencer otherwise)

there is also OBS which is free and FRAPS, Camstudio, things gamers use and they are fussy about FPS, lag and latency

Artini · October 2020

Thanks a lot for the comments and the tips on recording, Wendy.

I have just played the character myself and live record such footage.

The obvious limitation of such approach is my response time

and I cannot control more than one character at the same time.

The next step is to use cinematic tools in Unity and plan the shots ahead.

evilotaku_3be8f2046f · October 2020

Good stuff here! For gameplay footage i usually just record through OBS. But if all you really want is non interactive cinimatics, then you want to set up a Timeline and use the Unity Recorder. The recorder can output up to 4K even if your system can play that in realtime.

Artini · October 2020

Thanks for the comments and the tips about recording in Unity.

Artini · October 2020

Kwan 8 with Osher Hair, dressed in Time Soldier Outfit.

https://www.daz3d.com/kwan-8

https://www.daz3d.com/osher-hair-for-genesis-3-8-male-s

https://www.daz3d.com/time-soldier-outfit-for-genesis-8-male-s

Artini · October 2020

... and with Vitruvian Exosuit.

https://www.daz3d.com/vitruvian-exosuit-for-genesis-8-males

algovincian · October 2020

These look fantastic, @Artini! What environment is that?

- Greg

Artini · October 2020

Thanks a lot. It is Sci-Fi base by Manufactura K4.

dortybassa · October 2020

I was interested to see if there was some Bump/Normal conversion feature in the bridge for character that don't have Normal Maps. I have a few figures I love from Soto that will need to have Normal Maps created from the HD Model, I also have lots of RawArt figures that have no normal maps (or if they do are not created in a way that helps the game render)

Here is Etta (no normal maps so totally unwrinkled) , Next to Maxx who seems to break and just display Eyes

Etta https://www.daz3d.com/etta-hd-for-edie-8

Maxx https://www.daz3d.com/maxx-hd-mega-pack-for-the-brute-8

Artini · October 2020

Interesting discovery about Maxx - have to try transfer him to Unity myself.

brainmuffin · October 2020

Nice stills. Does anyone have animations?

Artini · October 2020

brainmuffin said:

Nice stills. Does anyone have animations?

Thanks. I have some (see below on YouTube) and will made more

Artini · October 2020

I can confirm, that Maxx - https://www.daz3d.com/maxx-hd-mega-pack-for-the-brute-8

transfers incorrectly with transparent materials - easy to fix, by changing to Opaque mode.

Below is him with https://www.daz3d.com/morley-hair-for-genesis-3-8-male-s

and https://www.daz3d.com/forest-guardian-outfit-for-genesis-8-males

Hair with the default HDRP lights does not look so nice.

I also have a problem, when I change Genesis 8 characters to Humanoid

and run Third Person controller, their mouth is always open...

DAZ_jesse · October 2020

Artini said:

I also have a problem, when I change Genesis 8 characters to Humanoid

and run Third Person controller, their mouth is always open...

Try using a jaw flap mask on your animations, or go to configure the avatar on your figure fbx and disable the jaw bone (this is assuming you'll be opening the jaw via blendshapes which you may or may not be doing).

dortybassa · October 2020

Artini said:

I can confirm, that Maxx - https://www.daz3d.com/maxx-hd-mega-pack-for-the-brute-8

transfers incorrectly with transparent materials - easy to fix, by changing to Opaque mode.

Below is him with https://www.daz3d.com/morley-hair-for-genesis-3-8-male-s

and https://www.daz3d.com/forest-guardian-outfit-for-genesis-8-males

Hair with the default HDRP lights does not look so nice.

I also have a problem, when I change Genesis 8 characters to Humanoid

and run Third Person controller, their mouth is always open...

I feel sorry for that horse!!!!

Thanks, I noticed the transparent too, was going to update but you beat me to it.

MangeyDesigner · October 2020

@artini I am using a close mouth script I got through chatting on the Reallusion forums. Just save the code below as a script and attach it to your figures.

I am getting some good results now and will post some screenshots soon :)

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class close_mouth : MonoBehaviour
{
private Animator animator;
private Vector3 eulerzangle;
// Start is called before the first frame update
void Start()
{
animator = GetComponent<Animator>();
eulerzangle = animator.GetBoneTransform(HumanBodyBones.Jaw).transform.localEulerAngles;

//euler = Quaternion.Euler(eulerzangle);
Debug.Log(eulerzangle);
}

// Update is called once per frame
void LateUpdate()
{
animator.GetBoneTransform(HumanBodyBones.Jaw).localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(eulerzangle);
}
}

Artini · October 2020

Thanks a lot for all of the tips.

Artini · October 2020

MangeyDesigner said:

@artini I am using a close mouth script I got through chatting on the Reallusion forums. Just save the code below as a script and attach it to your figures.

I am getting some good results now and will post some screenshots soon :)

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class close_mouth : MonoBehaviour
{
private Animator animator;
private Vector3 eulerzangle;
// Start is called before the first frame update
void Start()
{
animator = GetComponent<Animator>();
eulerzangle = animator.GetBoneTransform(HumanBodyBones.Jaw).transform.localEulerAngles;

//euler = Quaternion.Euler(eulerzangle);
Debug.Log(eulerzangle);
}

// Update is called once per frame
void LateUpdate()
{
animator.GetBoneTransform(HumanBodyBones.Jaw).localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(eulerzangle);
}
}