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[Lamek23]

First, you will want to save as a sub-scene, that way it is by itself. (might also want to delete anything extra, like eye lashes).
Open that, then Export it as an obj. Paying attention to the scale %.
Then you can open Blender and Import the obj, paying attention to the scale, if you exported at 100%, you need to import at 100% as well (default is 1).
Once you have done that, select the model and go to the surface tab, then you can remove the textures pretty quickly.

Thank you for the info, I just want to export human meshes for rigging and animation (I am bad at sculpting entire humans). I was tired when I posted and realised only later that I can just delete de mtl file after exporting as obj.

 

[TheDevian]

Thank you for the info, I just want to export human meshes for rigging and animation (I am bad at sculpting entire humans). I was tired when I posted and realised only later that I can just delete de mtl file after exporting as obj.

Yeah, that will save a few steps.

 

[Jumbi]

Yeah.. €1779 damn prices. i dont have that kind of money for just the graphics. i do but dont really want to invest that much in graphics hw.
I got the 2nd best thing tho, because i also needs some $ to upgrade my cpu asap. :\
And i already spent like 2K+ this last month on upgrading, the mobo, graphicscard, memory.. now just need a the cpu remaining.

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I Am soo broke now.
But this was the Xmas present for myself.

Yeah, it's crazy. I mean, I am quite old (47) and I remember vividly the days when one could build a rig with top of the line gaming hardware for something like €1200 or so. Really miss those days. LOL

 

[qweaksdoasd]

Hello guys i want to ask, i got this error

2024-12-15 15:02:05.929 [INFO] :: Begin asset load (merge): /People/Genesis 8 Female/Characters/Guhzcoituz/Freyna/Freyna Apply.duf
2024-12-15 15:02:05.929 [INFO] :: Determining missing assets...
2024-12-15 15:02:07.432 [WARNING] :: Invalid node selection for "preset_shape" type.
2024-12-15 15:02:07.432 [WARNING] :: Error loading asset: C:/Users/Public/Documents/My DAZ 3D Library/People/Genesis 8 Female/Characters/Guhzcoituz/Freyna/Freyna Apply.duf
Operation failed
2024-12-15 15:02:07.476 [INFO] :: Unlocking viewport redraw...
2024-12-15 15:02:07.476 [INFO] :: Viewport redraw unlocked.

What is this mean? i dont understand preset shape mean. I already download the character from this site, and still \got error

 

[LudSan]

Does anybody able to reconize this hair asset? im lost ...

 

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

Anyone aware of a way to maintain smoothing groups in either fbx/obj? They seem to get stripped, then daz assigns it's own, which inevitably looks like shit so i have to run textures with smoothing on @ 45 degrees.

 

[Xeni88]

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Does anybody able to reconize this hair asset? im lost ...

That looks like one of the AprilYSH hair. Could it be this one with increased length?

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[Vanaduke]

Hi, guys. It's been over a week and I still can't find a resolution for my missing lashes. The lashes are missing somehow after loading about the model both Asha (the model I wish to render) and Victoria, both of which are G3F.

Helpful individuals have assisted me and I followed their instructions step by step from dropping files manually location-to-location to full simple copy/pasting everything to Library, still.

I need the lashes so when I export to blender, I can animate.

Edit 1: By the way, are we allowed to bump threads in these forums? I wish to bump my asset request page.



Missing lashes in Blender

 

[TheDevian]

Anyone aware of a way to maintain smoothing groups in either fbx/obj? They seem to get stripped, then daz assigns it's own, which inevitably looks like shit so i have to run textures with smoothing on @ 45 degrees.

Daz defaults everything to smoothing on, you need to turn them off in the Surface tab.

Hi, guys. It's been over a week and I still can't find a resolution for my missing lashes. The lashes are missing somehow after loading about the model both Asha (the model I wish to render) and Victoria, both of which are G3F.

Helpful individuals have assisted me and I followed their instructions step by step from dropping files manually location-to-location to full simple copy/pasting everything to Library, still.

I need the lashes so when I export to blender, I can animate.

Edit 1: By the way, are we allowed to bump threads in these forums? I wish to bump my asset request page.

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Missing lashes in Blender

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Daz only exports the color material, you will need to add everything else manually, like the normals, and in this case, the alpha/opacity mat.

 

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

Daz defaults everything to smoothing on, you need to turn them off in the Surface tab.
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Understand - that's not the issue - the issue is it autoassigns a singular smoothing group- it's all or nothing. Outside of daz, models can have many complex arrangements with different polygons with the same material having different smoothing groups to better accomodate sudden changes in geometry. So that's what I'm trying to figure out; how to import models into daz without losing this information.

 

[TheDevian]

Understand - that's not the issue - the issue is it autoassigns a singular smoothing group- it's all or nothing. Outside of daz, models can have many complex arrangements with different polygons with the same material having different smoothing groups to better accomodate sudden changes in geometry. So that's what I'm trying to figure out; how to import models into daz without losing this information.

Generally, what you do, if you want part of the item to have smoothing on or off, contrasting to the rest of the item, you need to give it its own texture/material name. Just assign it before exporting, it's really easy to do. At least it is in Blender, I don't know much about other programs. You can still assign all of the materials at the same time, and then just turn it off for that one part. AFAIK, that's the only way.
Daz is not great 3D software, it barely functions at all in some ways.

 

[n00bi]

Daz only exports the color material, you will need to add everything else manually, like the normals, and in this case, the alpha/opacity mat.

I guess that is true if you use the "stock" fbx exporter.
I am using the bridge. daz 3d to c4d.
And i am having kind of the opposite problem. My textures and such are not in a color or diffuse channels.
But rather in a luminance and a reflection channel, it annoys the crap out of me.
Looks like the dev is rather confused about using redshit/octane stock physical render or plain vanilla.
Even tho there is a convert mat and textures to "octane or redshift" button in the plugin on the c4d side

There is always something to fix in materials after exporting.
Using the "Daz stock" exporter you need to fix a lot of stuff.. using the daz bridge.. need to fix a lot of stuff..
Lol. dosent matter how you export.
And the damn eyelashes always needs to be fixed.





I haven't tried the Daz3d to Blender Bridge, so i am not sure if it does somewhat the same there.

 

[TheDevian]

I guess that is true if you use the "stock" fbx exporter.
I am using the bridge. daz 3d to c4d.
And i am having kind of the opposite problem. My textures and such are not in a color or diffuse channels.
But rather in a luminance and a reflection channel, it annoys the crap out of me.
Looks like the dev is rather confused about using redshit/octane stock physical render or plain vanilla.
Even tho there is a convert mat and textures to "octane or redshift" button in the plugin on the c4d side

There is always something to fix in materials when exporting.
Using the "Daz stock" exporter you need to fix a lot of stuff.. using the daz bridge.. need to fix a lot of stuff..
Lol. dosent matter how you export.
And the damn eyelashes always needs to be fixed.

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I haven't tried the Daz3d to Blender Bridge, so i am not sure if it does somewhat the same there.

I never had a lot of luck with the bridge, I tend to do things manually.

 

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

I never had a lot of luck with the bridge, I tend to do things manually.

likewise, in my case it's 3DS, but I need to re-do the materials manually each time. (as well as make all separate material zones separate objects since daz tends to screw up coordinate transforms in fbx ) But yeah, I don't think I've ever heard of someone giving hugely positive feedback on any of the bridges.

 

[n00bi]

I never had a lot of luck with the bridge, I tend to do things manually.

Im starting to lean towards doing that myself and make my own scripts set of scripts.
However i really do like the auto rigging feature the plugin has on the c4d side as i kind of hate setting up rigs.
damn joints. ik chains. setting constraints/restrictions. adding controls. fixing the weigthmap after skining/binding joints to mesh..
.. phh.. so boring
the plugin does a good job at this boring task.
oh i forgot.. if you added morphs when exported aswell. the plugin does a nice job of setting up the contols for thouse too.

 

[n00bi]

since daz tends to screw up coordinate transforms in fbx

Well. FBX is designed to be a universal exchange format, it doesn’t enforce a standard coordinate system.
It should preserves the native settings of the exporting tool.
you need to ensure that you have the correct setting when either exporting or importing. that the UP axis is set correctly and if you need to flip the Z.
so it all kind of depends on the tools coordinate system in the applications and the settings used in the exporter/importer.

 

[Pr0GamerJohnny]

Well. FBX is designed to be a universal exchange format, it doesn’t enforce a standard coordinate system.
It should preserves the native settings of the exporting tool.
you need to ensure that you have the correct setting when either exporting or importing. that the UP axis is set correctly and if you need to flip the Z.
so it all kind of depends on the tools coordinate system in the applications and the settings used in the exporter/importer.

Trust me- it's way more than that, ive tried everything, export settings, having items unparented, shifting their pivot points to the origin, none of it seems to matter. Whereas obj comes into daz with positions fine, but the materials are a mess, so it's a pick your poison

 

[asnaz]

Is there a way to carry out the stuff in content library to smart library? After a certain point everything collapses all together and spend too much time on what I really try to find

 

[TheDevian]

Is there a way to carry out the stuff in content library to smart library? After a certain point everything collapses all together and spend too much time on what I really try to find

The trees collapse when you save or something. You can use the forward and back buttons to reopen them.

I don't know anything about the 'smart content' tab though, never used it.

 

[asnaz]

I want to move stuff from 1 to 2. The figures, poses and props that I have in my content library, I want them in the smart content library as well for to have an easier access to them.

I was able to find this method yet it doesn't carry out all the stuff in there. I'm sure someone at some point made something to solve this issue XD. Just wanna know how.