Why do we not just download and install directly from Daz Studio itself? I mean this option is there.

Connect can't install plugins, or generation 4 figures due to the morph system they use. Also, there are quite a few people who use Daz content without DS.
So providing other install solutions makes sense. DIM is one, but it's rather complex due to all the options it has, so they created DazCentral which is a simplified version aimed at new users or users with a simple setup.

I'm not buying that coolaid.

I have another weird question, hopefully someone can answer it whenever they have time. No rush.

Is it possible to export a figure (with clothing, hair etc) from Studio to Blender either poseable through Diffeomorphic or simply as a static OBJ, subdivide it in Blender and do detailed and high-res sculpting or morphing on it, and then send it back to Studio - and this is the important part - as a static OBJ (I know it can't be sent back as a morph) but with the UVs and surfaces intact so that textures can be reapplied?  If so, could someone kindly describe any important steps for doing so? Thank you very much in advance.

it is

as long as you're not changing the uvs, then even with extra geometry you could at least just copy and paste the surfaces settings from daz to the re-imported model.

If you already know how to do morhps, then you're there.

Just import the obj, as opposed to using Morph Loader Pro

I've stopped rendering in Studio though, I just do renders in Blender (usually Cycles), but have used Eevee.

Why do we not just download and install directly from Daz Studio itself? I mean this option is there.

Connect can't install plugins, or generation 4 figures due to the morph system they use. Also, there are quite a few people who use Daz content without DS.
So providing other install solutions makes sense. DIM is one, but it's rather complex due to all the options it has, so they created DazCentral which is a simplified version aimed at new users or users with a simple setup.

Autofit works in two steps:

1. Adjust the mesh so it fits the target figure base shape
2. Automatically rig the modified mesh so it conforms to the target figure

Step 1 is where clones are needed. A clone is a special type of morph for the target figure which is used to compute how the mesh should be modified: basically autofit considers that the original mesh was made to fit the target figure with the clone morph applied, so it "reverses" the clone morph to get a version which would fit the default target figure. 

Step 2 is where templates are needed. They're sample rigs for different types of items, which are used as a base to rig the modified mesh. Templates can also be used by the transfer utility when you rig your own clothes.

As mentioned by other posters, each figure comes with a few clones and templates built-in, and you can expand the list of supported source figures or sample rigs with the clones and templates available in the store or as freebies.

@SnowSultan Here's a possible workflow, if I understand what you need.

1) Subdivide your figure in daz to the desired resolution then convert to prop.

2) Export the obj and do your sculping in blender. Do not modify the topology.

3) Import back as morph in daz.

I have another weird question, hopefully someone can answer it whenever they have time. No rush.

Is it possible to export a figure (with clothing, hair etc) from Studio to Blender either poseable through Diffeomorphic or simply as a static OBJ, subdivide it in Blender and do detailed and high-res sculpting or morphing on it, and then send it back to Studio - and this is the important part - as a static OBJ (I know it can't be sent back as a morph) but with the UVs and surfaces intact so that textures can be reapplied?  If so, could someone kindly describe any important steps for doing so? Thank you very much in advance.

Some work in progress test renders of my latest celebrity inspired comission. Might see if you can guess the actor to ensure I'm on the right path?

Hair and stubble are placeholders until I create some that more resemble the intended actor, and everything else is work in progress:

 

My hope is that Daz may be interested when I'm finished... He really would benefit from being a HD morph.

Cheers!

Daniel

My first and only thought is that he has to be Misha Collins, aka Castiel the angel from Supernatural.

I've seen this before, when a morph is applied to a figure. You need to check the Parameters to see if any morphs are applied.

• Select the figure in the scene.
• Open the Parameters pane/tab
• There are a couple of ways to find the morph.
  • First, click on the Currently Used option in the left column and scroll down the listed parameters, looking for any that apply to the tongue.
  • If you don't see anything applied to the tongue, it may be that the morph(s) are non-zero by default. You'll need to drill-down the pose controls. With the figure still selected, in the left column click on:
    • Pose Controls, then
    • Head, then
    • Mouth, then
    • Tongue
    • Depending on premium products you have purchased, you may see other options under Mouth for controlling the tongue.
  • Look through all the pose controls for the tongue. If a morph has a default non-zero morph, the value will have the same text color as those around it with a zero value.
  • If you find one like that, set it to zero.

Does this help?

ETA: Or as Leana suggested, it might be part of an expression dial. If so, that would show up under Currently Used, as mentioned above.

It might not be a tongue morph directly, maybe a controller dial for an expression?

Please see subject line.

https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/109161/please-put-your-question-in-the-post-body-and-the-title#latest

 

The character's tongue is twisted and to the side for some reason, and will not zero no matter what. I have trried it globally and by node. Nothing. Ideas?

There might be a tongue morph saved with a non-zero value, so it is always applied automatically.

I've searched high and low and can't find it. All of the tongue nodes' values are zero when I check them.

Please see subject line.

https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/109161/please-put-your-question-in-the-post-body-and-the-title#latest

The character's tongue is twisted and to the side for some reason, and will not zero no matter what. I have trried it globally and by node. Nothing. Ideas?

There might be a tongue morph saved with a non-zero value, so it is always applied automatically.

Eh... Limiti di G8.

Io credo che la prenderò (insieme alla sua base, deliziosa anch'essa) per trasferirla su G1. Come ti ho detto, G1 non ha limiti di alcun genere sul numero di morph installati. Una figura così perfettamente in linea con quello stile non può essere casuale, il naso, la bocca, gli occhi e perfino la linea del collo sono inequivocabilmente ispirati ad Araki.
A questo punto adorerei vedere una donnina di Leiji Matsumoto e magari anche un assaggio di Osamu Tetsuka.

Comunque spero davvero che si decidano a correggere G8, è troppo una atrocità. Insieme ai bug di timeline, Puppeteer, slider, interfaccia, salvataggio, esportazione/esportazione... Insomma, tutti.

Jakiblue, I looked under the toes (Click on toes with the arrow icon and in "parameters pane" currently used dials) I built this on the Dog 8 bones so other poses could be used to get you at least close to where you wanted to be and minor tweaks made. Sorry back to the point, I thought I might find a a corrective morph but looks like no. This is odd, they are all off by 30 degrees which means that is what is was. I will contact Daz and let them know we will fix and update the package. Adjusting the feet -30 degrees is all I can advise you to do right now. Why it is limited to just 3 of the 10 poses, ?. Human error is my guess.... my error I mean. Bad me.

I hope you still enjoy the MECK9 and all the wonderful texture add ons. Apologies for your inconvenience.

Once you have run the simulation and have the character pose and clothing drape you like, what is the best way to save the preset, without having all the timeline data, so you can bring the character into a future scene without having to play with the timeline scrubber?

JD

Hide everything in the scene except for that one item, set the resolution to base, export to .obj, and then re-import it as a morph. If you save the morph as a morph asset, you can use it again later, though obviously it will only work with the original simulated pose. 

Ah...yeah that might be good, then I can set a new scene, pose the character, and save them both off as a subset....I think that will be fine...

Thanks!

JD

Once you have run the simulation and have the character pose and clothing drape you like, what is the best way to save the preset, without having all the timeline data, so you can bring the character into a future scene without having to play with the timeline scrubber?

JD

Hide everything in the scene except for that one item, set the resolution to base, export to .obj, and then re-import it as a morph. If you save the morph as a morph asset, you can use it again later, though obviously it will only work with the original simulated pose. 

Appreciate the info. i agree, I hate when it's a single morph

Ok, ok... :)

Like others the character has a "combined body and head morph" icon but in this case no icons for applying the head and body separately. I supposed that that meant there was no separated head and body morphs, but they do exist, you just have to look for the sliders in the parameters/shaping panel.

"option to select those dials would also be a good addition to the product"

We will only have option to display those morphs (coming in update). We will not add a morph property box in order to edit their min max value inside the script. That you can do inside studio itself. It is why we added alternative functions. EG click button to display those morphs with default values, a jump button to show where that morph is on the figure, minimize script so you can quickly edit the morph inside studio. The main complaint was that those morphs could not be seen. That is what we addressed. Editing them you can do inside studio.

Also there no need to display hidden dials. In nearly all cases they are dependant\linked to the visible sliders and should not be edited or touched. Those are all you need to worry about.

I would find it hard to believe that those arguing against the implementation of the Poser morph brush tool in DS have ever heavily used that tool in Poser.

I'm not sure you know what you're missing. There's no comparison between exporting back and forth to Zbrush or Hexagon (both of which I have) versus just having open the Poser morph brush tool to make edits all during the process of setting up a scene. It makes Poser really robust versus just a "drag and drop" software program. You can constantly edit morphs, joints, clothes, hair...moving and sculpting in real-time. It's amazing and so fast. And it's not just push/pull either. You can smooth, flatten, tighten and loosen clothes, etc. against a target figure. There are many tools, including morphing only by a material/group and you can pin down areas to be affected.

There's a lot I like about DS. And, I prefer the Genesis 3/8 content so I find myself going back and forth between Poser & DS for work flow...which is slow and annoying.

Once you heavily use the Poser morph brush tool, you'll understand why we want it in DAZ Studio so much.

Hi guys...i know this sounds weird but maybe anyone knows a morph close to Maradona looks? or a way to make a daz 8 male to look like maradona without going nuts? (me?) i would even pay for such help!
i dont need crazy accurancy just something to resemple him even from far...

thanks in advance....