What features would you like to see appear in dazstudio 5?

fixmypcmike

mmitchell_houston said:

Some sort of easy-to-use drag-and-drop tool/interface for adding metadata to create Smart Content. Or any tool that lets me quickly add my older content to the database. 

Already there.  Let's say you have a shirt, and want to make it smart content for G3F.  It's easiest if you have the Content Library pane on one side of the viewport and the Smart Content pane on the other.  Load G3F in the viewport.  Find the shirt in the Content Library pane and drag it to the Smart Content pane, and drop it into the category you want it in.  Now when you load G3F the short will show up in Smart Content.

AnotherUserName

Richard Haseltine said:

AnotherUserName said:

I would like the ability to select all children from the viewport instead of having to go into the scene tree every time.

Go to Window>Workspace>Customise.

On the left expand the Scene Selection group.

On the right find the menu or toolbar you wish to add the command to.

Drag Select Children from Scene Selectiom on the left to the desired location on the right.

Click Accept.

Sweet, thanks Richard. Ill check this out.

AnotherUserName

devilsatdusk15 said:

I just want 3Delight to remain supported. 

I do render with Iray, but not all of the time. 

Agreed. While I dont use it as much anymore, I think that a variety of tools is important for any artists work.

kyoto kid

...3DL is still very useful for creating a more "illustrative" or "painterly' look without having to resort to postwork..

RAMWolff

Fixmypcmike said:

mmitchell_houston said:

Some sort of easy-to-use drag-and-drop tool/interface for adding metadata to create Smart Content. Or any tool that lets me quickly add my older content to the database. 

Already there.  Let's say you have a shirt, and want to make it smart content for G3F.  It's easiest if you have the Content Library pane on one side of the viewport and the Smart Content pane on the other.  Load G3F in the viewport.  Find the shirt in the Content Library pane and drag it to the Smart Content pane, and drop it into the category you want it in.  Now when you load G3F the short will show up in Smart Content.

I'll have to try that.  One thing I notice, when I'm making new content, when I set it up to originally (like when I save out a new material preset or a pose), at first it's tagged as Mat or Pose but after a day or two the tags disappear so I'm thinking they are some how becoming uncategorized again.  What's with that??

marble

Richard Haseltine said:

AnotherUserName said:

I would like the ability to select all children from the viewport instead of having to go into the scene tree every time.

Go to Window>Workspace>Customise.

On the left expand the Scene Selection group.

On the right find the menu or toolbar you wish to add the command to.

Drag Select Children from Scene Selectiom on the left to the desired location on the right.

Click Accept.

I just got around to trying this and I think I misunderstood the original question or your reply, Richard. What I want to do is add the "Select Children" to the Right-Click context menu. For example, when I click on a hand, I would like to be able to select the children (fingers, etc.) for that hand when I right-click on the hand. See attached screen shot.

 

 

marble

Richard Haseltine said:

AnotherUserName said:

I would like the ability to select all children from the viewport instead of having to go into the scene tree every time.

Go to Window>Workspace>Customise.

On the left expand the Scene Selection group.

On the right find the menu or toolbar you wish to add the command to.

Drag Select Children from Scene Selectiom on the left to the desired location on the right.

Click Accept.

I just got around to trying this and I think I misunderstood the original question or your reply, Richard. What I want to do is add the "Select Children" to the Right-Click context menu. For example, when I click on a hand, I would like to be able to select the children (fingers, etc.) for that hand when I right-click on the hand. See attached screen shot.

 

 

Richard Haseltine

marble said:

Richard Haseltine said:

AnotherUserName said:

I would like the ability to select all children from the viewport instead of having to go into the scene tree every time.

Go to Window>Workspace>Customise.

On the left expand the Scene Selection group.

On the right find the menu or toolbar you wish to add the command to.

Drag Select Children from Scene Selectiom on the left to the desired location on the right.

Click Accept.

I just got around to trying this and I think I misunderstood the original question or your reply, Richard. What I want to do is add the "Select Children" to the Right-Click context menu. For example, when I click on a hand, I would like to be able to select the children (fingers, etc.) for that hand when I right-click on the hand. See attached screen shot.

Ah, I see. I don't think the viewport tool right-click menu is readily customisable - I'm not sure if it could be done with a script but it isn't available in the Customise dialogue.

marble

Ok - then it remains as a feature I'd like to see then :)

Viper016

3Delight itself and/or om_Uber_Environment/Area upgraded for much better IDL/GI and Image Based Light Sources maybe? Better 3DL shaders?

3Delight Cubemap reflection support? Screen Space Reflections support? Faster renders, specially for test renders or base renders.

3Delight Bloom effect?

Self figure collision detection? or is that impossible for a reason?

I hope I'm within the topic's theme and not off topic x__x

Ivy

All I want for chrismas is a floor pinning option. or a tool to make floor pinning a possiable option

cosmo71

All I want to see is that daz continues to support 3Delight and poser formarts like CR2 and that I am able to open old files back from DS Studio 3

cosmo71

BTW...they should better create better figures than new software

frank0314

Aside from the likely need to add to the software to support enhanced features, the application is developed by different people from the content creatorrs.

kainfury

Sometimes I do not understand Daz's marketing strategies.
They make money from the content, not the software, right?

Then why don't they publish free in-depth tutorials to create content?
Ex: Tutorial to create a Spring Jacket (in-depth) vs. basic tutorial on creating a t-shirt (way too simple).

The current quality content creators would not be penalized from this, as demand would be be stimulated and they would still be the leaders (they have a few years of experience ahead of everyone else). I even think they would make more revenues if more people were able to create content.

The more quality content that is created, the larger the userbase will be and Daz's profts will be higher. That's basic stuff I've learned in university...

Fixme12

kainfury said:

Sometimes I do not understand Daz's marketing strategies.
They make money from the content, not the software, right?

Then why don't they publish free in-depth tutorials to create content?
Ex: Tutorial to create a Spring Jacket (in-depth) vs. basic tutorial on creating a t-shirt (way too simple).

The current quality content creators would not be penalized from this, as demand would be be stimulated and they would still be the leaders (they have a few years of experience ahead of everyone else). I even think they would make more revenues if more people were able to create content.

The more quality content that is created, the larger the userbase will be and Daz's profts will be higher. That's basic stuff I've learned in university...

your not the only one with these questions...
sometimes 'm more interested in learn something new from a tutorial, than another piece of outfit i may all ready have with a few vertex points more or less.
Still waiting on the first Zbrush and Dazstudio tutorial here. Not that i miss ZB tutorials, DT have lot of them exept the DAZ parts,  i can't waste time searching true forums or youtubes for little information.
then i like to buy it in a package and save time. Time i can spend on my other hobby create music...

kainfury

You should not have to dig deep on youtube or on some obscure website to find tutorials, especially for such a good piece of software as Daz Studio.

In my opinion, the reason why there are no dedicated websites with a nice list of tutorials is that the large majority of users have absolutely no idea where to start. It's difficult to create tutorials when you don't have all the information needed. And the tutorials for sale on Daz shop are either badly done (sorry) or WAY too expensive.

Just getting the skin right in Iray is a major challenge. There is a thread with about 50 pages where people try to get it right, including the pros. Daz could be of help in this case, as they know better than anyone how the IRay engine works.  Meanwhile, I've bought 2 different "nice skin" shaders to see what parameters the content creators used, only to find out that the result is bad (sorry again).

We definitely need guidance.

Fixme12

kainfury said:

You should not have to go dig deep on youtube or on some obscure website to find tutorials, especially for such a good piece of software as Daz Studio.

In my opinion, the reason why there are no dedicated websites with a nice list of tutorials is that the large majority of users have absolutely no idea where to start. It's difficult to create tutorials when you don't have all the information needed. And the tutorials for sale on Daz shop are either badly done (sorry) or WAY too expensive.

Just getting the skin right in Iray is a major challenge. There is a thread with about 50 pages where people try to get it right, including the pros. Daz could be of help in this case, as they know better than anyone how the IRay engine works.  Meanwhile, I've bought 2 different "nice skin" shaders to see what parameters the content creators used, only to find out that the result is bad (sorry again).

We definitely need guidance.

it's the lack of some support and information, that set me on hold buy any future products here until strategy is changed and more open.

 

jestmart

The Iray engine is leased from Nvidia not built by DAZ so they are experimenting with it just like we are.

aggromemnon

kainfury said:

Sometimes I do not understand Daz's marketing strategies.
They make money from the content, not the software, right?

Then why don't they publish free in-depth tutorials to create content?
Ex: Tutorial to create a Spring Jacket (in-depth) vs. basic tutorial on creating a t-shirt (way too simple).

The current quality content creators would not be penalized from this, as demand would be be stimulated and they would still be the leaders (they have a few years of experience ahead of everyone else). I even think they would make more revenues if more people were able to create content.

The more quality content that is created, the larger the userbase will be and Daz's profts will be higher. That's basic stuff I've learned in university...

I would actually like to see more tutorial content on effectively using and modifying the content they sell, and, for that matter, installing the content you buy.  I've been a PC+ member for over a year now, and still haven's gotten Freak4 (which was my first purchase) to work properly.  Why?  Because the installer is inadequate and the documentation is worse.  Nothing is more frustrating than buying something, being excited to use it, and then spending three or four hours figuring out that it just doesn't work out of the box.

There seems to be an assumption in the starter essential tutorials that the user is already familiar with 3D fundamentals, and that's bad for free software, since a lot of users are choosing Daz as an entry point into 3D art.  If I hadn't used TrueSpace and Lightwave in the past I would have been completely lost going in.  Daz could definitely profit from fixing this, providing a "layman's terms" fundamental introduction to scene-building lighting and rendering.  Develop the Wiki, get a complete glossary of terms built into the software (the "what is this" function, more often than not, just repeats the tooltip), and focus on moving people forward so they keep using Daz (and thus keep buying content).

"But Aggro, there are tutorials in Daz Studio!" you say?  Not really.  To use the auto-fit tutorial as an example, that is weak tea.  A tutorial should teach you more than "load a character, drag and drop clothes".  Frankly, that was covered in every other tutorial.  There is no mention of how to make adjustments and fill the gaps that autofit doesn't.  No mention of how UV mapping works, or unimeshes, or anything else that applies to fitting clothing and props, which is just inadequate for beginner-level users.

nicstt

aggromemnon said:

kainfury said:

Sometimes I do not understand Daz's marketing strategies.
They make money from the content, not the software, right?

Then why don't they publish free in-depth tutorials to create content?
Ex: Tutorial to create a Spring Jacket (in-depth) vs. basic tutorial on creating a t-shirt (way too simple).

The current quality content creators would not be penalized from this, as demand would be be stimulated and they would still be the leaders (they have a few years of experience ahead of everyone else). I even think they would make more revenues if more people were able to create content.

The more quality content that is created, the larger the userbase will be and Daz's profts will be higher. That's basic stuff I've learned in university...

I would actually like to see more tutorial content on effectively using and modifying the content they sell, and, for that matter, installing the content you buy.  I've been a PC+ member for over a year now, and still haven's gotten Freak4 (which was my first purchase) to work properly.  Why?  Because the installer is inadequate and the documentation is worse.  Nothing is more frustrating than buying something, being excited to use it, and then spending three or four hours figuring out that it just doesn't work out of the box.

There seems to be an assumption in the starter essential tutorials that the user is already familiar with 3D fundamentals, and that's bad for free software, since a lot of users are choosing Daz as an entry point into 3D art.  If I hadn't used TrueSpace and Lightwave in the past I would have been completely lost going in.  Daz could definitely profit from fixing this, providing a "layman's terms" fundamental introduction to scene-building lighting and rendering.  Develop the Wiki, get a complete glossary of terms built into the software (the "what is this" function, more often than not, just repeats the tooltip), and focus on moving people forward so they keep using Daz (and thus keep buying content).

"But Aggro, there are tutorials in Daz Studio!" you say?  Not really.  To use the auto-fit tutorial as an example, that is weak tea.  A tutorial should teach you more than "load a character, drag and drop clothes".  Frankly, that was covered in every other tutorial.  There is no mention of how to make adjustments and fill the gaps that autofit doesn't.  No mention of how UV mapping works, or unimeshes, or anything else that applies to fitting clothing and props, which is just inadequate for beginner-level users.

Raise a ticket, and ask for help; they are always glad to do so.

kainfury

jestmart said:

The Iray engine is leased from Nvidia not built by DAZ so they are experimenting with it just like we are.

 

Yes, of course. But I'm sure that there is at least one brain at Daz who understand the engine better than anyone else here.

jestmart

Freak4 is a morph of Michael 4, do you have Michael 4?

JPayne

I would like to drag a marquee over an area such as a face and have it render it at full resolution. Or at least have the scene window at full resolution scale and navigate it with a window scroll without changing the camera pov. I would also like a morph brush like Posers implementation. Would be great to adjust the environment to accommodate a figure like Victoria 7 standing on grass without the grass going through her feet and legs. Props would also benefit. Would also be nice to be able to smooth out an area with the same tool.

Richard Haseltine

JPayne said:

I would like to drag a marquee over an area such as a face and have it render it at full resolution. Or at least have the scene window at full resolution scale and navigate it with a window scroll without changing the camera pov.

In the Tool Settings pane with the Spot Render Tool active you can tell it to render to a New Window.

JPayne said:

I would also like a morph brush like Posers implementation. Would be great to adjust the environment to accommodate a figure like Victoria 7 standing on grass without the grass going through her feet and legs. Props would also benefit. Would also be nice to be able to smooth out an area with the same tool.

In the mantime there are two options that allow a partial match to that - DForms with a weight map, and Push Modifiers with a Push Modifier Weight Node applied to give a weight map.

marble

Richard Haseltine said:

JPayne said:

In the mantime there are two options that allow a partial match to that - DForms with a weight map, and Push Modifiers with a Push Modifier Weight Node applied to give a weight map.

Could you point to some tutorial that explains your response, Richard? I have used DFormer and Push Modifiers but I don't understand their use in combinations with weight mapping: like when and how to do that.

 

Richard Haseltine

DForms:

Drag the Field out of the way (unless it's providing a good starting point, but when you apply the weight map it will bake the effct of the field and that may well be undesirable). Switch to the Node Weight Paint Brush tool and open the Tool Settings pane. With the DForm selected you should see Influence Weights listed in Unused Maps - click the Add Map button. Now you can work on the weight map with the brush tool and the Geometry Editor tool.

Push Modifiers:

Select an item with a Push Modifier, or add a Push Modifier (Edit>Object>Geometry>Add Push Modifier). Go to Create>New Push Modifier Weight Node and select it. Again, switch to the Node Weight Paint Brush tool and open the Tool Settings pane. With the Push Modifier Weight Node selected you should see Push Modifier listed in Unused Maps - click the Add Map button. A slider will appear under the map in the map list, use this to control the base strength and direction. Now you can work on the weight map with the brush tool and the Geometry Editor tool.

FirePro9

Some new hardware support would be most appreciated, including the following:

1.  Hi-DPI / HDPI /4K monitor support - DAZ UI text is way to small on these screens - HELP!

2.  Intel RealSense 3d depth camera support - this $99. camera is going to be a game changer for us.

3.  3dConnexion space controllers.

Thanks!

Eustace Scrubb

Almost anything off of this list.  And repudiation of the 4.9-suggested DRM.

Fabiana

MKeyes said:

? Has anyone mentioned that it would be nice for the same kind of displacement and materials for Poser, be able to work in Daz Studio as well? Probably has mentioned this, but I thought to toss it in again just in case. Perfect example of what can't work in Daz Studio that does in Poser... Fabiana's line of exquisite content.
 

https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/artissane-bangles/95562/

and this one...

https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/even-glow-jewels/107388/

and this one...

https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/sagebabylon--expansion/74703/

I am in love with this Ladies products, all that she does is a stunning work of art. BUT - if we want the FULL sweetness of what makes her content so special, we must use Poser. And I have Poser and forced myself to use it for just that reason, HER products. 

This would be nice for Daz Studio 5 - just saying... 

 

Mercedes I just will say that very soon the magic will be released :)