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[Fateful]

I didn't know that you were using the expansion pack for NGV8. Essentially you want to use either the base NGV8 OR the Expansion pack. To use the expansion pack to get the fluid options you want, do the following:

1. Ensure that no NGV8 is applied to the character.
2. Select the G8F character and hit 00 - Customize etc (if you have not already done so)
3. Keeping the G8F character selected hit 01 - Apply NGV8 etc
4. Keeping the G8F characer selected hit 02 - Wet effect etc
5. Pick the effect you desire.

Hopefully you will get something similar to the below.

The issue you are having is that one NGV8 is interfering with the other.

Thank you for the continued support. Unfortunately I am still faced with the displaced texture issue.
Following those steps exactly, for me results in this:


For whatever reason the texture map appears to be applying to the wrong locations of the surface. This is using the character SASE Zinna, but I will try again with the base Victoria 8 - however it has previously yielded the same results.

Tried again with Victoria 8 and still had the same result:

 

[Xavster]

Thank you for the continued support. Unfortunately I am still faced with the displaced texture issue.
Following those steps exactly, for me results in this:
View attachment 611033

For whatever reason the texture map appears to be applying to the wrong locations of the surface. This is using the character SASE Zinna, but I will try again with the base Victoria 8 - however it has previously yielded the same results.

Tried again with Victoria 8 and still had the same result:
View attachment 611047

The only thing I can think of at this point, is to check your Vertical Offsets (should be 0) and Vertical Tiling (should be 1) in the surfaces tab. You need to check 3 places.

1. G8F - Genitalia (suspect this is the problem one)
2. NGV8 - Anus
3. NGV8 - Genitalia

 

[Fateful]

The only thing I can think of at this point, is to check your Vertical Offsets (should be 0) and Vertical Tiling (should be 1) in the surfaces tab. You need to check 3 places.

1. G8F - Genitalia (suspect this is the problem one)
2. NGV8 - Anus
3. NGV8 - Genitalia

I checked and all three surfaces are set correctly, however when I fiddled around with them, I found that by setting the vertical offset to -0.5 the texture aligned slightly better than it was initially. Oddly there are some seams on the skin, along with areas of negative (black) space.
I can't really think of any reason as to why this is happening, or why it's isolated to this expansion pack. Surely if there was something else wrong then it would be affecting other textures, etc.


Am I missing an update to Genesis 8 characters that adds a genitalia surface as standard? That seems to be the only variable which when changed has an impact, as like I said the characters do not have that surface until I run the script; afterwards all characters suddenly have that surface added too, even without having NGV8 added to them.

Since you have the expansion too, could you upload one of your GensMapD from
My DAZ 3D Library\Runtime\Textures\3feetwolf\NewGenitaliaForVictoria8\ExpansionPack\Textures
That way I can see if there is a difference between what yours is generating versus mine.

Alternatively, I can provide you with mine and see if you get the same result?

 

[Xavster]

Think there is something else going on, however please find map as attached. The one below is for base G8F model. Tested and works fine in my render.

 

[Fateful]

Think there is something else going on, however please find map as attached. The one below is for base G8F model. Tested and works fine in my render.

Sadly that didn't work either, but I appreciate you taking the time to try.
I did find it interesting though that your one is 3840x3840 whereas mine is making 4096x4096, but I think that could be due to the forum compression.

 

[HFSTime]

If anyone is versed in Marvelous Designer and Daz I was wondering if someone may have an answer for this.

So I'm using this tutorial (

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) to create a morph for an outfit so it fits one of my characters better. Admittedly the tut was created in MD6 and I'm using MD9 but so far most of the steps line up. It's just when I get to the point of getting the morph applied and trying to use it I get something really weird...



For some reason the outfit gets lowered like it was part of the morph. Problem I used this character as the avatar in MD and nothing changed with her. The dress is fitted to her so I have no clue what's going on. So far I've only found one reference to something similar in the Daz forums. And supposedly it was fixed by reinstalling Daz and MD (which really isn't an answer to me).

Any ideas?

 

[ddeadbeat]

Can't figure out how to link one character's body part to another character's body part. For example, one character's hand is touching other's character's chest. I want those two body parts to be locked together, so whenever first character moves his other body parts, his hand (and only his hand) stays in the same place. And when second character is moving his body parts, if his chest is moving, first character's hand (and other body parts if needed) will move along.
I tried to make character's chest to become "parent" to another character's hand, but it doesn't work right. If I move first character, his hand doesn't "stick" to second character's chest. And when I move second character, first character just moves along as a whole stone sculpture.

Could someone help me out with that?

 

[Deleted member 1121028]

Can't figure out how to link one character's body part to another character's body part. For example, one character's hand is touching other's character's chest. I want those two body parts to be locked together, so whenever first character moves his other body parts, his hand (and only his hand) stays in the same place. And when second character is moving his body parts, if his chest is moving, first character's hand (and other body parts if needed) will move along.
I tried to make character's chest to become "parent" to another character's hand, but it doesn't work right. If I move first character, his hand doesn't "stick" to second character's chest. And when I move second character, first character just moves along as a whole stone sculpture.

Could someone help me out with that?

 

[ddeadbeat]

no__name, it's exactly what I needed, thank you so much for pointing this out! Looks like the next thing to learn would be IK.

 

[DoomedForever]

I don't know what happened but out of nowhere the "Material copy" Breastacular script stopped working on most of my edited characters. It still allows me to apply the graft to the character but when I double click the script to copy the materials to the white graft with the G8F model selected the only thing that happens is the G8F gets de-selected in the Scene Tab, nothing else happens. If I try it on an "out of the box" original character from an asset it works fine but if I do it on most of my saved characters that I've been editing (ie combining different morphs with a texture from different assets) the script doesn't work even though it used to work on those characters a few days ago. It doesn't work on 90% of my edited characters although I've been unable to find anything distinctive that separates the ones that work from the ones that don't. None of them are using any other shell/graft add-on either and I've tried reinstalling Breastacular to no avail. Has anyone come across this?

 

[ddeadbeat]

Okay, I replied before trying it myself lol. I'm sure it's the right direction, but I guess I need to do something opposite of what's going on the video. I'll be more specific this time.
The girl puts her hands on guy's chest, her hands (not whole arms, only hands) must stay still. And then I would like to move her, change her other body parts poses, so that her arms would move along, except for her hands.

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maybe it's something like in this example, where you "lock" feet position and move other leg parts. Looks like it's way more difficult than I thought it would be. The hand just doesn't want to be locked in one place!

 

[Deleted member 1121028]

Okay, I replied before trying it myself lol. I'm sure it's the right direction, but I guess I need to do something opposite of what's going on the video. I'll be more specific this time.
The girl puts her hands on guy's chest, her hands (not whole arms, only hands) must stay still. And then I would like to move her, change her other body parts poses, so that her arms would move along, except for her hands.

Hmm just use active pose tool and pin the hand?

 

[ddeadbeat]

Hmm just use active pose tool and pin the hand?

Aaaand now I feel dumb haha. Gotta get some sleep. I was kinda obsessed with this idea to link one bone to another and completely forgot about pin function. I mean it probably still would be useful for more complex animations, but it would be a problem for future me.
Thanks a ton again.

 

[tanrgith]

Anyone have experience using dforce hair, specifically dforce hair from

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?

I've been messing around with a few of those hairstyles, but it seems pretty time consuming and complex compared to non-dforce hairstyles.

Like, it seems everytime you change the pose of a character, that you then have to simulate the hair so it falls naturally around the character. Simulation time which for me is taking a pretty damn long time every time.

There are some shaping presets for the hairstyles, but those also seem to intend you to run a simulation on the hair

Am I missing something? Or is there a way to greatly speed up dforce hair simulation time?

 

[Shadow Fiend]

Anyone have experience using dforce hair, specifically dforce hair from

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?

I've been messing around with a few of those hairstyles, but it seems pretty time consuming and complex compared to non-dforce hairstyles.

Like, it seems everytime you change the pose of a character, that you then have to simulate the hair so it falls naturally around the character. Simulation time which for me is taking a pretty damn long time every time.

There are some preset appearances for the hairstyles, but those also seem to intend you to run a simulation on the hair

Am I missing something? Or is there a way to greatly speed up dforce hair simulation time?

you can increase the gravity in simulation setting just disable limit & make gravity to 5 or 6 it will simulate faster once you find appropriate result just cancel the simulation or it will look bad you can clear the simulation by clicking clear button do you have any specific hair? if i have the hair i can check what best setting to simulate it.

 

[tanrgith]

you can increase the gravity in simulation setting just disable limit & make gravity to 5 or 6 it will simulate faster once you find appropriate result just cancel the simulation or it will look bad you can clear the simulation by clicking clear button do you have any specific hair? if i have the hair i can check what best setting to simulate it.

Thanks for the reply. I'll try the gravity adjustment and cancelling the simulation before completion.

Currently I have these 3

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[GrimCreeper3]

Any one know if there is a gen addon for Daz Dog 8?

 

[Shadow Fiend]

Thanks for the reply. I'll try the gravity adjustment and cancelling the simulation before completion.

Currently I have these 3

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i don't have them but i have messed with them also i forgot to mention you must be using "start simulation from memorized pose" it will take long to simulate best simulate them in t pose or turn off "start simulation from memorized pose" for your posed character. avoid these if you have low spec pc, tbh because of these extra step i don't use them myself.

 

[Xavster]

Anyone have experience using dforce hair, specifically dforce hair from

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?

I've been messing around with a few of those hairstyles, but it seems pretty time consuming and complex compared to non-dforce hairstyles.

Like, it seems everytime you change the pose of a character, that you then have to simulate the hair so it falls naturally around the character. Simulation time which for me is taking a pretty damn long time every time.

There are some shaping presets for the hairstyles, but those also seem to intend you to run a simulation on the hair

Am I missing something? Or is there a way to greatly speed up dforce hair simulation time?

One of the best ways to reduce simulation time is to ensure that the Collision Mode is set to Better -Continuous : CCD Vertex-Face. Also set the pose transition time to 0. Honestly whilst dForce hair looks pretty cool, it is generally not worth the effort if you want to create a significant quantity of images. Also presents a nightmare if you want to do looped animations.

 

[Estreiher]

Hey, is there a way to save teeth as morph asset? I've got Lavinia Vampire (

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) but I'd like to use her teeth on other characters as well. The morph that was added with her is for whole head (what obviously I don't want).