Load Daz G8 figures and morphs in Daz G9

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How to load/convert G8 morphs and characters in G9 figures

For this example, I'm using a Genesis 8 Female figure. My example language will use Genesis 8 female. You can swap your appropriate figure in place of the Genesis 8 female. You can use Genesis 8 male or female and Genesis 8.1 male or female. I've been told that this also works for Genesis 3 male and female figures.

• Load Genesis 9 Dev Load figure.
• Go to the parameters tab and change mesh resolution level from high to base.
• Load Male or Female Genesis 8 Dev Load(or 8.1 Dev Load for 8.1 characters/morphs)
• Select Genesis 9 figure.
• Click on parameters tab.
• Select the "hamburger" icon.
• This is the "hamburger" icon:
  
  
  

• Select Parameters.
• Select show hidden properties.
• Select the G9 figure
• Under parameters Tab, select hidden.
• Select clones.
• Select G8 male or female slider and slide to 100%. It works for both 8 and 8.1.
• Select Posing.
• Select the Genesis 9 right thigh and move side to side to -6.5.
• Select the Genesis 9 left thigh and move side to side to 6.5.
• Select Genesis 9.
• Select File.
• Select Export using the OBJ format.
• Name the file "G9 Base G8 Female Fit" (or 8.1 or male if you are using that)
• Under To: select Daz Studio
• Under Filter Objects choose Selected Roots.
• Click Accept
• Delete the Genesis 9 figure from the scene.
• Load the Genesis 8 Female Dev Load.
• Import OBJ. Select File. Select Import. Select the G9 Base G8 Female Fit OBJ file.
• Click Accept.
• Select the Scene tab.
• Click the Hamburger icon above the Scene tab.
• Select assets.
• Select Transfer Utility.
• Click Show Options.
• Under source select Genesis 8.1.
• Under scene item select G9 Base G8 Female Fit.
• Uncheck Parent to Source Figure.
• Click Accept.
• Select Genesis 8 Female.
• Select the parameters tab.
• Select Actor under Genesis 8 Female.
• Use the sliders to adjust the figure morphs.
• For best results use the separate head and body sliders if they are available. If not you can use the full body slider.
• You can also adjust the scale of the figure or any other morphs here such as muscle morphs, chest morphs, etc...
• Select the G9 Base G8 Female Fit in the scene tab.
• Select File.
• Select Export.
• Name the figure the same as the G8 character its based on and use the obj format.
• Under Filter Objects choose Selected Roots.
• Click Accept.
• In the scene tab delete Genesis 8 Female and G9 Base G8 Female Fit.
• Load Genesis 9 figure (not Dev Load version)
• Select Parameters.
• Select Currently Used.
• If any genesis sliders are used, slide them back to zero.
• If resolution level is at base, switch it back to high resolution.
• Select Edit.
• Select Object.
• Select Morph Loader Pro.
• Under from select Daz Studio.
• Click Choose Morph Files
• Select the OBJ filed you exported after using the morph sliders on the Genesis 8 Female Character.
• Under item, click the arrow to show more options.
• Under Overwrite Existing right click and select Deltas Only.
• Under Reverse Deformations right click and select Yes.
• Click Accept.
• Select the Genesis 9 figure in the scene tab.
• Under the parameters tab select Genesis 9
• Under Morphs you will find the morph or morphs(head and body) that is named the same as the OBJ file you exported.
• Slide that morph to 100%.
• Select Tools.
• Select Joint Editor. (you can also use the Alt+Shift+J shortcut)
• Right click on the Genesis 9 figure.
• Select Edit.
• Select Adjust Rigging to Shape.
• Select the adjust orientation check box.
• Click accept.
• Go to the figure morph or morphs that you used for the genesis 9 figure.
• Right click on the figure morph that you used and select edit mode.
• Right click on the slider name.
• Select ERC Freeze.
• Click Accept.
• Right click on the figure morph or morphs that you used and deselect edit mode.
• Select another tool to remove the joint editor from the scene.
• You can now save your figure as a Scene Subset for future use. Name the figure after the G8 figure or morph you used along with G9. For example "Casia HD G9" if you used Casia HD for Genesis 8 Female.

To save the morph:

• Click File.
• Click Save As.
• Click Support Asset.
• Click Morph Asset.
• In Product Name select a name for your morph.
• In Asset Directory pick where you are saving the morph.
• Find your morph in the properties section. You will find your morph either under Genesis 9 then Morphs or under Actor-> people -> Masculine or Feminine. In the properties section select your morph and only your morph.
• Click Accept.

Notes:
There are some figures that won't work properly due to disfiguration around the eyes. Using other software, you need to adjust/Fix the OBJ file that you exported.
You don't need to start at the very beginning for every figure. You can load the Genesis 8 Female Dev Load figure and start at the "Import OBJ. Select File. Select Import. Select the G9 Base G8 Female Fit OBJ file" step in the instructions.
Separate head and body morphs for the Genesis 8 Female often work better than the entire figure morphs.
You will need to add a Genesis 9 figure's materials to the blank grey Genesis 9 figure you created.

I based this guide largely on this video:

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This is superb, thank you!