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Saving a completed Dynamic clothing drape

MisselthwaiteMisselthwaite Posts: 961
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Hello, everyone,

I have finally managed to get my dynamic clothing to drape just the way I want it.  Now, before I touch it again, I would like to save it so I can apply it over again without going through the excrutiating process of animating, backtracking, retrying, etc...  Is there a way to save the pose of the clothing?  Or to save it out as a static object? 

Thank you very much for your time and any assistance!

Morrigan

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  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715

    Well save the files that Daz creates; you'll see them if you save the file - ancillary ones will be created.

    You can also Freeze Simulation option available when in the Dynamic Tab. If it was animated, then each frame will be saved.

    Just be aware, that depending on the Dynamic item, files may be saved in the /data folder. Example (\Daz 3D Library\data\auto_adapted). I'd recommend backing up this file if you don't bother with any others, as if there is required data in it, then it can fail to work correctly if you reinstall for some reason.

    As an example, this is from my computer, I've done something to the Circle Skirt (no idea what triggered this, and may purely be because I've used it) but the file exists. auto_adapted\CircleSkirtKneeLength_13266_Object\geometry_64784a42_3cd1_a75e_de82_c5a4767bb54c

    It's a product for Victoria 4, which I use on various generations; doesn't matter. It will happen with the freebies too from Optitex.

  • MisselthwaiteMisselthwaite Posts: 961

    Unfortunately, I did save the file, but when I reopened it, the animation was not as I had saved it, and the drape was completely messed up.  Hours of work.... is there no way to save the clothing?  I do not have tyhe option of Freeze Simulation in my Dynamic Tab.

  • HavosHavos Posts: 5,577

    Freeze simulation is in everyones tab, but maybe not where you expect it to be. Right click on the tab label itself, and a menu should pop up with Freeze Simulation at the top

  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,914

    Something I've not tried but think I'm going to have to...

    After you get the drape you want, and you tried exporting the cloth as an obj then re-importing it, or maybe send to hex and back?

  • RobotHeadArtRobotHeadArt Posts: 917

    Did you set the Animation Cache Path? 

    "When a saved scene is opened at a later time, Studio will look in the selected location for the correct draping files to load." http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/artzone/pub/software/dynclothctrl/pref_tab

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