RiverSoftArt said:

arstropica said:

Not sure if this has already been addressed in a previous post, but is there a way to completely remove products installed through CW? 

I've tried copying the zip file to the DIM directory and install/uninstall from there, but the files and metadata are unaffected.

Thanks

No, there is not.  You need to uninstall the product (using DS Smart Content) and then delete files (which can be tricky and very manual unfortunately)

I can see the product in the smart content tab, but there is no uninstall option.  I've even tried installing and then uninstalling the generated zip through DIM, but the product metadata still remains.  I feel there must be a solution to this as it is just a scripting issue with the smart metadata.  BTW Content Wizard is such an awesome product, I don't know what I'd do without it.

I HAVE GOT IT everybody that USES DIFFEOMORPHIC and uses face cap read this!!!!!!!!!   ... FACECAP data can be easily imported into blender in like one click... And then added to a DAZ studio character

This works on Genesis 8 so I know but first you import the Daz character INTO  Blender with these settings https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cczu1sNxYvAcLsvrwDo-M7Ok1y3DtdMA/view?usp=sharing and then you go down to the import FACECAP BUTTON that's on the diffeomorphic blender plugin at the bottom near morphs that you imported ....under FACS units... and click it and use these settings https://drive.google.com/file/d/1csmVsDz9NyPt9FhIzKhqDAyps_KY-CN9/view?usp=sharing but when you record your FACECAP animation ON YOUR IPHONE you gotta output the text file those options are in the settings of the face cap app on iPhone... So essentially to play with face mojo and blender in this case we have to skip FACE MOJO entirely and go directly through Diffeomorphic otherwise Face Mojo is an awesome aDDON

Ok, so about a year ago I gave up on using Daz3d characters in Blender because I couldn't remap mocap to the rigs in Blender.  I was using Rigimap, well trying to.  The creator was working with me and kept saying that he was able to map FBX animation to the rigify rigs that Diffeomorphic was creating on import.  I wasn't able to get good results.  Did they link up, yes.  Was it an abomination to all things?  Yes!  I still see that character trying to walk in my dreams.  Does anyone have any experience in using Rigimap/Blender plug-in with a Daz imported character for mocap?  Thanks. 

We have some short memories aroung here.

Can't remember which version of DS we got IK with, something tells me 4.12 but don't quote me on that, any how a lot of Poser content was hard crashing that version, the Plushies being the main offender.

The problem is that there is one hell of a lot of Poser content with god awful IK, you'll have to check with Rob, but I believe the solution was to set the Poser import plugin to completely ignore all Poser IK data.

If it's still the same then no amount of editing/removing Poser IK from the CR2 will change things in DS.

The problem is that DS itself is forcing IK into every figure as it's being loaded into the scene, and I haven't found any way to stop it doing that.

Hi there,

I'm exporting a G8 figure to OBJ and then bringing it into Cinema4D. It looks like everything imports properly – except for the pupils, which appear as white. I can see that all the character's textures have been imported into C4D's texture manager, including the Pupil/Irises/Sclera material – but on the figure itself, it's appearing as white. 

Any help greatly appreciated!

jamesramirez6734 said:

I foolishly thought this would be the easy part...

Using diffeomorphic I'm importing a Daz character into Blender which works great, but the animation frames don't come with the import itself.

Looking at the diffeomorphic docs I'm using "Import Action" against a saved pose preset in Daz, but this seems to produce corrupted results (bones not moved properly etc)

Is there a more reliable way to achieve this?

Diffeo animation imports with rigified characters

Diffeo animation retargeting without conversion to rigify

Both methods use MIXAMO motions

Be sure to “Make all bones posable” in the diffeo options panel

DS has saved the "cube" asset somewhere. If you import a new cube and save it (although identical) it will be saved to a different location, i.e. not the same asset.

Haircap is a thing in DAZ. I've never really seen that used much in other 3D areas. It's not mandatory let's say.

Your question is vague and doesn't tell use what's your level... what are your 3D skills. Those base hair meshes are not even advertised as being unwrapped. So what's sold here is really step 1 of polygonal hair creation workflow (hair cards)

To use such hair meshes in DAZ, one would need to know quiet a lot of tools, in at least one of the many all purpose 3D apps such as Blender, 3DS Max, Maya, C4D, etc.

You'd need to :

- Reshape the whole mesh to adapt it to the default G8 skull

- Unwrap all hair threads if necessary and orient hair card's UV islands in the same direction, scaling them to be sure that first and last polygons correspond to root and tip of your hears in the opacity map.

- Define a few Material IDs to get multiple surfaces in DAZ (useful to apply easily different colors and different Surface properties). At least 1 Material ID for the first polygons of each hair thread (close to the skull) if you plan to use the hair with dForce.

- Import the mesh once ready in DAZ and use the Transfer Utility to rig it.

- Import your textures in the Surfaces Tab for each Material ID (= DAZ Surface)

- Add a dForce Dynamic Surface to the hair mesh in order to define dForce parameters for each Surface.

- Add a dForce Modifier Weight Node to specify how much of each Surface parameters influences each polygon.

- etc, etc.

I mean, it is doable for someone who knows quiet a lot in 3D. But it'd take in my opinion about 5 hours or way more depending on the hair complexity. Even for someone with a well-honed technique, making those hair DAZ compatible would represent a lot of work. So much so that I'd say any 3D artist who knows that much... would probably do his own hair threads rather than trusting those already made ones ;)

I foolishly thought this would be the easy part...

Using diffeomorphic I'm importing a Daz character into Blender which works great, but the animation frames don't come with the import itself.

Looking at the diffeomorphic docs I'm using "Import Action" against a saved pose preset in Daz, but this seems to produce corrupted results (bones not moved properly etc)

Is there a more reliable way to achieve this?

G8 & G8.1 are the same model just different UV for the textures.
 

The following only works for standard morphs. HD morphs are not accessible to the standard end user only publishers. If you are attempting to transfer an HD morph you can "try" my idea at the bottom of this post. I have no idea if it will work. HD morphs are a pain if you are not a publisher.

METHOD 1:
If you have Zbrush,

1 .send your G8.1 model to Zbrush at base resolution.

2. delete your G8.1 model from the daz scene.

3. send your G8 model to Zbrush (this will add a a new sub tool) You need to do this because sending a morph from Zbrush to a model in daz that has not its self been imported to Zbrush first will cause wonky results.

4. Export your G8.1 model from Zbrush as a morph to your G8 back into daz. You will need to select the G8 as the target as we deleted the G8.1 earlier.

METHOD 2:

You should also be able to export your G8.1 as an obj from daz but you need to make sure to select the correct dialogue options. Then use the morph loader pro to import the morph into your G8 model.

METHOD 3 (HD Morph): (No idea if this will work)

If you are trying to transfer an HD morph, I do not know of any known method. You can try..... I have no idea if this will work. Find your morph file in the data folder. Move it out of the G8.1 folder and into the G8 folder. Doing this might make it accessible to the G8 figure. As G8.1 has access to the G8 resources folders but G8 does not have access to the G8.1 resources folder.

I don't know how much resources availablilty is dependent on folder structure or imbedded metadata in the file its self. It's possible this will do absolutely nothing.

Installing the "Intermediate" folder inside the plugin folder is only necessary for Packaging Projects.  Please provide the following information:

1. Open Daz Studio with an empty scene.  Click File -> Send To -> Daz to Unreal.  If it's not open, open the Advanced Settings section and make sure the version 2022.1 revision 17.21.

2. Open Unreal Editor and click Edit -> Plugins and select Installed.  Make sure DazToUnreal plugin is version 2022.1.17.21.  Close the plugins dialog.

3. Click Windows -> Output Log to show the Output Log window.  Right-click in the Window and select "Clear Log".  Leave this window open.

4. Add Genesis 8 Basic Female to your Daz Studio scene.  Make sure "Genesis 8 Basic Female" is selected in the Scene pane.

6. Click File -> Send To -> Daz to Unreal, open the Advanced Settings tab, enable "Show FBX Dialog".  Make sure everything else is unchecked.  Take a screenshot and post it here.

7. Click Accept.  The FBX Export Options dialog should pop up.  Take a screenshot and post it here.

8. Click Accept.  Wait for popup that export is complete and click OK.

9. Switch to Unreal.  Wait for the import procedure to finish.  Copy and Paste the Output Log to a notepad and save it as a file and post that file here.

dgatwood said:

If anybody runs into this problem, Blender has a really annoying open bug:

https://developer.blender.org/T68058

where by default, it destroys the vertex order both during import AND export.  So you have to explicitly open a "Geometry" disclosure triangle and tell it to keep the vertex order during import, then check a checkbox to preserve it on export.  Otherwise, your morphs will be garbage.

Now that I've figured that out, I have a working approach.  Basically, I morph the undesirable bits into a tiny ball about a millimeter across and hide it inside one of the parts that I want to keep.

 

danielbui78 said:

Venomacid88 said:

Done. The only difference I see is in the 4th image. 

Everything seems to be in the correct spot.  Try adding a custom shelf script:

1. Open Script Editor and copy and paste the following into a new Python tab:

import sys
sys.dont_write_bytecode = True  # don't write PYCs

import maya.cmds as cmds
import DazToMaya
if int(cmds.about(v=True)) > 2020:
    import importlib
    importlib.reload(DazToMaya)
else:
    reload(DazToMaya)
DazToMaya.run()

2. Then click on the Script Editor Menu: File -> Save Script to Shelf...

3. Type in "Daz Import" and hit Enter

4. A new custom script should appear in the Shelf

5. Click the new custom icon and Daz To Maya Bridge dialog should open

6. In the Script Editor, you should now have output with Python Version, DazToMaya version and Intermediate folder location

 

Yes, Pasting the script in the python tab worked. Thank you so much!!

Venomacid88 said:

Done. The only difference I see is in the 4th image. 

Everything seems to be in the correct spot.  Try adding a custom shelf script:

1. Open Script Editor and copy and paste the following into a new Python tab:

import sys
sys.dont_write_bytecode = True  # don't write PYCs

import maya.cmds as cmds
import DazToMaya
if int(cmds.about(v=True)) > 2020:
    import importlib
    importlib.reload(DazToMaya)
else:
    reload(DazToMaya)
DazToMaya.run()

2. Then click on the Script Editor Menu: File -> Save Script to Shelf...

3. Type in "Daz Import" and hit Enter

4. A new custom script should appear in the Shelf

5. Click the new custom icon and Daz To Maya Bridge dialog should open

6. In the Script Editor, you should now have output with Python Version, DazToMaya version and Intermediate folder location

Torkuda said:

As to what bugs I did find- I had a big scene in both Blender and DAZ going and modified several textures in Blender- this was before I realized how to link materials properly and I just deleted the diffeomophic models in my scene after transferring them, expecting Sagan to have no problems. As I worked, after several transfers with Sagan and several times cleaning up the orphan data, which you have to do in Blender after several imports, the materials started falling apart and I wasn't sure what was going on in the end.

After that experience, I realized it would have been much simpler if I had all my materials on planes or empties and then just linked them myself to the Alembic model once it was in Blender. That way, not only was the process more stable and under my control, but even if there was a bug, I would likely be able to figure out why and fix it rather easily myself with proper knowledge of Blender. After all, Sagan wouldn't be able to touch the materials assigned to the planes, so if there was a problem with Sagan transferring materials properly, I could just link it all up myself. Then of course I wondered- "why isn't that just what I do by default?". Too many moving parts in a program can make it hard to design, so why not let the user link up the materials?

 

(If you need, I can make a full tutorial with my current method. I don't mind putting in some work for this product.)

@Torkuda

I think your multiple imports might be violating an assumption that Sagan depends on, or maybe the material names are colliding. If that's it, there's no real way Sagan can know what is or is not already in the Blender scene.

After import, a script gets generated called rename_material_slots.py or something like that. Running it renames all the object's slots to more friendly names, and using the namespace supplied on the General tab. This is explicitly to prevent naming collisions.

Try that and let me know.

But I do think the problem will be better fixed by what you suggested: aligning the material slots which would allow direct linking via ctrl-L or even copy-to-selected from the materials tab in the properties panel.

As for the full tutorial, sure, please do, that's actually how Open Source is supposed to work. There have been other offers in the past and my response was always "let's let things settle down first" but I now recognize that things are never going to settle down. Certainly not with all the changes I'm making in preparation for DS5.

danielbui78 said:

Venomacid88 said:

Here's the Screenshot from startup on Maya. The DaztoMaya shelf is blank. The Script console doesn't show Daz having any sort of presents in the startup.   

 

1. Open Daz Studio to blank scene
2. Click File -> Send To -> Daz to Maya
3. Click "Install Plugin", you should get a popup showing the path to where the Maya module was installed.  Please take and post screenshot.  It should look like image 1.
4. Open Explorer window to the path listed in the popup.  Take a screenshot.  It should look like image 2.
5. Double-click the DazToMaya subfolder.  Take a screenshot.  It should look like image 3.
6. Open Maya 2022.  Open Script Window.  Start a Python tab.  Type:

import sys

print(sys.version_info)

and press "CTRL+ENTER".  Take a screenshot.  It should look like image 4.

Done. The only difference I see is in the 4th image. 

Venomacid88 said:

Here's the Screenshot from startup on Maya. The DaztoMaya shelf is blank. The Script console doesn't show Daz having any sort of presents in the startup.   

1. Open Daz Studio to blank scene
2. Click File -> Send To -> Daz to Maya
3. Click "Install Plugin", you should get a popup showing the path to where the Maya module was installed.  Please take and post screenshot.  It should look like image 1.
4. Open Explorer window to the path listed in the popup.  Take a screenshot.  It should look like image 2.
5. Double-click the DazToMaya subfolder.  Take a screenshot.  It should look like image 3.
6. Open Maya 2022.  Open Script Window.  Start a Python tab.  Type:

import sys

print(sys.version_info)

and press "CTRL+ENTER".  Take a screenshot.  It should look like image 4.

Hey sorry to bother you again, I don't know if my dm went through and I can't even access mine so I guess daz makes it difficult for us to speak in dms so I'll ask here again even though it kinda floods your thread. I can see your plugin now but I don't know how to make it work. I exported a model but It got exported as a .sagan and I think I'd rather have it exported as an ogawa alembic. Basically I'm trying to make an archviz VR game on unreal and I'd like to populate the rooms I make with still daz models. I tried the unreal bridge but the dforce clothing doesnt work well and doesnt replicate exactly what I see on daz (skin pierces through and sometimes the clothing floats over the limb it should stick to). I've been told to try the alembic import and since the official plugin is outdated I looked for a replacement and found yours. What would you reckon the settings for importing not moving daz models should be?

I just saw your dm, thanks again you dont need to answer to the same question twice

Iray 2021.1.6, build 349500.11420

Added and Changed Features

• General
  • Add versioning to the IndeX Direct libraries.
  • Updated general libraries:
    • OpenSSL 1.1.1q
    • FreeImage-3.19.x-r1903-OpenEXR-3.1.5-libTIFF-4.4.0-360897
    • FFmpeg-lgpl-4.4.2-360169
    • OpenEXR 3.1.5
• Material Definition Language (MDL)
  • Added Python bindings wrapper for IMdl_evaluator_api to support additional MDL annotations (OM-11581).
  • Fixed serialization failures when serializing optimized modules with removed unused functions.

Fixed Bugs

• Iray Photoreal
  • Fixed crash when using df::microfacet_ggx_smith_bsdf.
  • Improved preprocessing speed for multiregion/material objects.
• MI exporter
  • Avoid exporting (ignored on import) face statements.

I usually work with Genesis 8 but I had a pose product for G2F and was going to use a script to convert it to G8F. I didn't have the G2 starter essentials installed (although the smart content tab did show the product just without any asset thumbnails. Likewise, it was not under the install tab) so I installed it via DazCentral. The thumbnails popped up in the smart content and the Genesis 2 Female and Male folders showed up in the regular content tab. The only problem was that Genesis 2 Base Female did not load, nor did its male counterpart. I then uninstalled and reinstalled G2 essentials via DazCentral but the same thing happened. Then I decided to try Install Manager. I selected Genesis 2 Starter Essentials Female and Male (nothing else) from the download tab (which made me excited that I was actually getting somewhere) and installed them but it still didn't work.

Just for clarity, I manually installed the pose set before installing G2 essentials. I don't know if this is why it's broken.

What I believe to be relevant log file info is below:

2022-07-27 11:20:55.095 [INFO] :: Loading Layout: C:/Users/▮▮▮▮▮▮▮/AppData/Roaming/DAZ 3D/Studio4/layout.dsx
2022-07-27 11:20:55.376 [WARNING] :: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(660): sync completed successfully, 1 items succeeded, 0 items failed.
2022-07-27 11:20:55.376 [INFO] :: Metadata update succeeded.
2022-07-27 11:21:40.091 [INFO] :: Could not open file : /People/Genesis 2 Female/Genesis 2 Base Female.duf 
File does not exist.