easiest would be .obj files, theoretically .fbx files work too, but Daz has a few problems with some.Which file types should I get to use in Daz? Sites like Turbosquid list a bunch of different ones. While with Daz only places I didnt have to worry because it was originally for Daz. For example, on Turbosquid there is a vehicle that comes in several file types like FBX, OBJ, DXF, Rhino, Lightwave, "Other" whatever that means lol, and many others.
Which ones should I get for Daz?
Thank you. Ill mess around with .obj and some .fbx files then and see how it goes. I have never seen so many file types before until I visited non Daz sites lmao. Btw its funny you replied to me, I was browsing other posts looking for an answer and I was actually reading one of your posts in a locked thread when you replied. Bad Memories happens to be one of my top games I enjoy
. Good luck and thanks again.
You want to get OBJ. It may or may not work bringing it in to Daz3D. The more complex something is, the less likely it is to work. This is a post that I did last year of a clothing rack that I got on TurboSquid and gussied up with surfaces and textures into something usable in a game. TurboSquid offers a free conversion service, but it's hit and miss, as several things I purchased (for very cheap) did not transition well into Daz3D at all. This is certainly one of those cases where your mileage may vary bigtime. Here is another post with a free circular clothing rack that I snatched off ofWhich file types should I get to use in Daz? Sites like Turbosquid list a bunch of different ones. While with Daz only places I didnt have to worry because it was originally for Daz. For example, on Turbosquid there is a vehicle that comes in several file types like FBX, OBJ, DXF, Rhino, Lightwave, "Other" whatever that means lol, and many others.
Which ones should I get for Daz?
The more complex the less likely it is to work? RIP. The few items I was looking at, on a scale of 1 to 10 for complexity, seemed to be a 12 lmao. I havent tried yet, just getting some downloads in first and need a GPU as well but that makes sense sadly. Complex things having less chance of working. Well, its not mandatory. Just some things that site look so dang pretty. Who knows it could work fine though..hopefully..
I might not even end up using half the stuff I have so far lol.
Yup. Sure is. And when you're actually working on a game, you will still find you need more stuff. Please accept this one sage bit of wisdom, especially if you ever intend to create a game. BACK. UP. EVERYTHING. Preferably with multiple copies. Flash storage is so cheap there is no excuse. I can't tell you how sad it is to lose your whole Daz3D setup that you spent hours and days setting up only to lose it to a HD crash, not if but when it happens. The same goes for your game files, development assets, etc. Make sure everything is backed up in multiple places. Otherwise, when you most need it ... poof, it will not be there. If the asset on TurboSquid is free, download it and try it, it may or may not work. Unfortunately, the really pretty (and complex) stuff may or may not work.Is it common to end up with hundreds of gigs of files to be installed?
Trust me, I have learned my lesson more than once on this matter.
I have several HDD's serving as backups to games, movies, etc. Especially my PS1 PS2 NTSC library of console games for emulation. Which too ages to assemble. Ive lost some very important files before I got serious. Even have a raid setup going. Sadly I active files I do not back up that often... which I will start doing. But for projects and work im fairly diligent. I have seen a few devs on hear go through big delays from data loss, even big time devs for PC and console games. One lost it all to flooding and another to a house fire. Sad stuff. I have a growing list of items I cannot find on various sites for free I may have to purchase so I will hold off on those until I start my projects to see if I actually need it, which means I will miss some pretty sweet deals bundles and sales. Daz cart has dropped off by a couple thousand far though at least. Thats basically my GPU money right there.
Don't get lured into self confidence with a RAID. I have had two RAIDs fail for clients that I had, one because they used Magilla Gorillas for a move, and the other just because multiple drives failed. The first I was able to recover, the second not so much.* RAIDs (with the exception of Level 1 and 10) can absolutely fail, so if you don't have a backup you're hosed. On top of that, if the data is corrupted, you could have multiple corrupt copies, which is why you need periodic backups, so you can roll back to before the corruption happened.Trust me, I have learned my lesson more than once on this matter.
Sharecg also getting bookmarked and added. Ive got a lot to look at..
I don’t know why you would need a faq to tell you it’s not legal when it’s obviously not - if Daz was releasing a product for free, they’d do it in their own site. This thread is for the legal free stuff.
Yeah, RAID is good to have, but there's a lot of things it doesn't fix. Many years ago, I used to mirror important data to a second drive manually, out of drive-failure paranoia. I decided to "get smart" and replace that with a RAID-1 pair. The first time I deleted the wrong file (from DOS cmd, no undo), I immediately realized why this was a worse solution. Similarly viruses that corrupt files, etc. RAID will happily mirror the "damage" for anything that's not a failure in the disk itself.
It would be best to post this in OhWee's Daz3D Product Deals thread as it is off topic for this thread.
