It might be that the GHD Height morph is doing something odd. I just noticed that it makes a "Y Translation" change, even though the feet are staying in the same place.

Update - Just confirmed this by comparing the measurements agains the MWall that Sevrin recommended. Measure Metrics works great with normal Height changer, but doesn't reflect the changes from GHD Height. I will have to check some of the other Morph packages that I have to see how they do with Measure Metrics. 

GiGi_7 said:

Xenomorphine said:

So, does this finally mean Genesis 9 will go back to being unisex? Because the release of this character totally destroys the excuse used to seperate the figure down gender lines and effectively proves it really was more of a marketing decision.

 Unisex involves a unique mesh. Here we still have two meshes, each with a different chest geometry that have morphs that allow to reach the shape of the opposite sex. When the problem of differences in chest geometry between male and female will be solved, perhaps will see a new unisex figure.

The technical problem that led to the separation of figures is real and not a marketing excuse. It is one of the reasons why I try to avoid converting female’s clothing through the genesis mesh, because a significant amount of female’s clothing chest are destroyed in the processes.

On the artist’s side this meant a nightmare where his/her product had to be very simple or have enough corrections to work alternating between male and female. I'm sorry to say that several products didn't succeed with this goal, and if the artist gave the advice that it only worked well in one of the sexes, then the ability of unisex lost its grace (I have one of those products specified for male that does not follow the female breast of genesis, and I didn't return it because I liked it a lot, and worth all work in hexagon to fix it).

Yeah Genesis 1 was fun to morph. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaay less fun to make clothes

For for one example:

you either modelled on the base shape, which meant a lot of guestimating where things would actually fall on the finished item, or modelling on a morphed shape and then reverse engineering it to the base shape

Very nice.. Wendy thanks

Faux2D's morph system is nice
but no different from character customiztion systems
found in may Video game titles like Eve online 

or the more recent
Cyberpunk 2077

There really is no comparision  to the Epic Metahumans because the metahumans exist in a platform system that focuses on realtime 

final quality visualization without having  to wait for renders Like with Daz studio. 
 

Take 3 - I'm probably not going to tweak this a lot more, the more drastic any morph is the less well it will mix with other morphs, plus I don't really want to spend a month on this.

Chumly said:

Pjzanca
I think this would be a neat purchase-able Daz asset... as there would probably be a market for it.  
Would it work for a character laying on their side... like sleeping?  Or is it just a standing thing now?  Also, would you think there would be a way increase/decrease the breathing rate... so a sleeping character's breathing wouldn't be as fast (or as "heavy") as somebody who just stopped sprinting.

I'm not interested in running a store so whatever I produce will be free. This is a simple morph so the pose of the character (or to a very large extend, other morphs) won't matter, it should work in a large variety of situations.

I am trying to measure the height of a character using Measure Metrics, but the value seems arbitrary. In the image attached, the height of the character is modified by adjusting two morph values. Even though the height appears to be the same with the modified slider values, Measure Metrics shows a significant height decrease. I have also had it where the character increased in size visually, but the height measure showed a decrease.

This tells me that Measure Metrics isn't really providing a useful height value at all.

Reinstalling Genesis 8 Starter essentials never helps in these cases because the problem is not in those files, neither does reinstallation of DS and/or the OS help.

To fix any ill-behaving morphs (has a non-zero default value), do as follows;

1. Open DS and load "Genesis 8 Basic Female/Male" (to an empty scene)
2. Help->Troubleshooting->View Log File (clear the log, close it and select "Save" when asked)
3. Left Click at "Active Pane Options" tab->Preferences->Choose "Show Hidden Properties" (part 4 zeroes only 'visible' dials)
4. Right Click at Parameters Tab->Zero->Zero Figure (Zeroes the value of all the 'visible' dials) - Does the figure look 'right' now?
5. Right Click at Parameters Tab->Memorize->Memorize Figure (Sets the current value of all the dials as their default value)
6. Edit->Save As->Support Asset->Save Modified Assets (Writes the changed default value to the morph files that were changed)

When saving "Modified Assets" DS shows a dialog and asks for confirmation;
"The following file(s) will be permanently modified:" - "Accept/Cancel" - Choose "Accept"

Close DS and wait -> Open DS again and load "Genesis 8 Basic Female/Male"

Help->Troubleshooting->View Log File (Save the logfile somewhere you can easily find it)

If the figure still doesn't look fixed, attach the saved log to your post with the "Attach a file" under the "Leave a Comment" window, that way we can have a look at it.

This might sound like a weird issue, but all of the characters I have that use Genesis 8 as a base have a weird bulge to their stomachs and oddly inflated glutes. I have no idea what morph is causing the problem, because as far as I can tell, the problem is still there even when just loading the default Genesis 8 figure.

Anybody have a idea about how to solve this problem? I've tried reinstalling my Genesis 8 Starter Essentials, but the problem is still there.

Sevrin said:

One additional thing that would be helpful, is to allow us to switch materials while staying in the interface.  Materials can change a character as much as a morph.

 Materials can be changed as usual. The tool only blends the shapes of certain parts of the face.

I wouldn't even bother with head sculpts.  Most of us already have way more than we'll ever need.  The important thing is that it works with our existing characters, and preferably more than one generation.

One additional thing that would be helpful, is to allow us to switch materials while staying in the interface.  Materials can change a character as much as a morph.

Shhh. You & I know this is a potentially saleable item... Don't let pjzanca know too. To be honest other morphs available on sharecg by Squishy (aka pjzanca) are up to saleable standard too. 

The tummy breathing morph is perfect to my eyes.

Regards,

Richard

Sevrin said:

certaintree38 said:

Torment is non binary too, though people tend to misgender them because it was less overt and only mentioned in the description. I <3 Torment. (https://www.daz3d.com/torment-8-1)

Not sure human/demon is non-binary.  JK.  Torment is fine, but it's a different concept, and better executed.

lol. Yeah, the new character's body morph options are definitely interesting and something I haven't seen before.

Cris Palomino said:

No. The figure with the nodes that have the transform properties with which to bake their respective values into, is the figure that should be selected when the "Bake to Transforms..." action is triggered. The recipient of the values.

Thank you for clearing that out for me. Unfortunately it still doesn't work. I tried it on linking a morph from the controling figure to a bone's rotation on the controlled figure. This works. Linking two morphs however doesn't work.

There's a problem with August 8.1 promos.

They show the same morph combinations with different results.  For the less observant, in one image 60%-August Female/60%-Base results in a female-presenting character, and in the other the same combination of morphs leads to a male-presenting character.  Had to copy/paste, as one of the images refused to open in a new tab and downloaded instead.  It doesn't matter to me whose fault it is, but it should be fixed.

Edit: The same issue exists on the Male side

I think they mean the "DzCreateExPFiles-SDrgn.bat" file, which you would have used on the original SubDragon to initialize the morph injection sites.

It appears my dreams have shrunk a bit recently.. Had hoped to be able to do an image with a couple of sprinters taking off on the athletics track, but that didn't quite work out due to re-modelling of parts of the track taking longer than I'd hoped - I ended up having to do programming to add features to my modeller to make the modelling easier. So, here is my little offering.

Golden Tan on Golden Sands

Balmy days are here (well, until Thursday..!) and it's now legal in England to take a day out on the beach, so what could be better to do than pop to the beach & do some socially distanced sunbathing while doing a little people watching?

Bracelets
Jewelry Set by Leilana
https://www.renderosity.com/rr/mod/freestuff/jewelry-set/78314

Towel
Ildanach
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/206316/free-beach-towel-updated-with-morphs-and-materials/p1

Suntan Lotion Bottle (not sure if it counts, as it wasn't available all month)
richardandtracy
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/483081/suntan-lotion-bottle/p1

Pose
bbarbs Just Reclining Pose 03 (modified)
https://www.renderosity.com/rr/mod/freestuff/genesis-8-female-just-reclining-pose-03/86900

Hair
zoro_d Candy Braids Hair.
https://www.renderosity.com/rr/mod/freestuff/candy-braids-hair-for-genesis-8-female-s-/88062

Bikini
mostdigitalcreations
https://www.most-digital-creations.com/g8f_bikini_2.htm

Leather Shaders for Bikini.
Car related shaders by Tom2099. Dark Red leather shaders used.
https://www.deviantart.com/tom2099/art/Iray-car-related-shader-presets-megapack-539622361
 

Flip-Flops
iceboy FlipFlops for M4
https://www.renderosity.com/rr/mod/freestuff/flip-flops/62168

Handbag
Wilmap's Handbag for any figure
https://www.wilmapsdigitalcreations.co.uk/view_product.php?id=183

Water Bottle
mostdigitalcreations
https://www.renderosity.com/rr/mod/freestuff/water-bottle-prop/58597

Mobile Phone
Smartphone Prop by Foxclaw
https://www.renderosity.com/rr/mod/freestuff/smartphone-prop/87343

HDRI background
HDRIHaven Spiaggia del Mondello
https://hdrihaven.com/hdri/?c=outdoor&h=spiaggia_di_mondello
I tried HDRIHaven Secluded Beach ( https://hdrihaven.com/hdri/?c=outdoor&h=secluded_beach ) but the photo was taken in the wrong place in the end.

Paid For Items
Custom Character Morph by TritiumCG
Lightness modified CB Guillia texture.
Mousso Romina Fibremesh Eyebrows.

No count Items
G8F Base.

Chain bracelets. They are freebies, but I can't remember where they came from. Maybe DA but simply can't find them again. I do know I didn't pay for them.

IRay DAZ Uber clear glass shader used on water bottle plastic. Original Poser shader looked like white polythene in DS. DS Uber Shader used on FlipFlops & diffuse colour turned pink-ish from cowpat brown. 

Possibly Suntan Lotion as it wasn't available all month.

I think every item needs free registration prior to download. There was zero post work, as post work is the best way I know for me to wreck an image.

Regards,

Richard.

Miss Bad Wolfie said:

I emailed renderosity but didn't get a reply.

Most people didn't get a reply ...

Watch this thread:

https://community.hivewire3d.com/threads/transfer-of-customer-purchases-at-hivewire-3d-to-the-store-at-renderosity.4400/page-4

I figured the shoulder bend JCMs out!

However now I am encountering a new problem where I can't seem to save an MCM. The figure I am working on works flawlessly and the MCMs work. However, when I save the MCM as a morph asset similar to how I save a JCM, it will not work on a new figure. It's being saved to the same directory where I saved the JCMs for the shoulder bends. I create a new figure and the morphs are still listed like they should be, they just don't work wlike they should. In this case, it's getting the eyes to close fully. I am able to get the eyes to close fully on one figure because the MCM is working, but on another I will try to close the eyes and that doesn't happen.

It should, it will be a morph like any other morph. I'll see what I can do about belly breathing. How does this look?

pjzanca said:

actually I can probably make a reasonable morph for this myself - not what you're asking for and I agree it should be "officially" addressed but on the other hand this would take me like 2 minutes.

That would be cool. Will it attach to keyframes in animation properly?