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D force for hair?

DekeDeke Posts: 1,631
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Is there a way to add dforce effects to any hair item?  I'd like to add it to a Ryo Hair.  I have read a few entries on Dforce and they. mention an "Add DForce Modifier" but I dont see that option in Edit/Object/Geometry menu.

 

 

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  • SixDsSixDs Posts: 2,384

    You need to understand that DForce was designed primarily to drape fabrics, not hair. Having said that, some have had some success in draping hair, but the results are by no means guaranteed for hair that has not been specifically designed to be used with DForce. There are some hairs available in the store that have been DForce-enabled. Most of the latter are longer hairs, not short ones such as the Ryo Hair you mentioned, as longer hairs are more likely to drape in reality. Adding a DForce modifier is an essential step in attempting to use DForce on any hair not designed for it, but it is by no means a sure thing. It is always going to be a hit-or-miss affair. I'm not sure what you are trying to do with the Ryo Hair, but if you are trying to flatten it, that would be better accomplished by creating a morph in a modelling application, IMO.

    Perhaps this will be useful to you:

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/213321/can-t-add-dforce-modifier

  • DekeDeke Posts: 1,631

    Resurrecting this old thread as I've a new need for an answer.  Basically I'm animating a character and want to simulate the look of hair being blown by a breaze, or reacting to suddent movement of the head.  I found one tutorial that says Dforce can be applied to a hair surface but the Daz Studio 4.12.0.86 I'm using lacks some menu items in the scene-edit-geometry tab. Any thoughts on creating wind-blown hair?

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,804
    Deke said:

    Resurrecting this old thread as I've a new need for an answer.  Basically I'm animating a character and want to simulate the look of hair being blown by a breaze, or reacting to suddent movement of the head.  I found one tutorial that says Dforce can be applied to a hair surface but the Daz Studio 4.12.0.86 I'm using lacks some menu items in the scene-edit-geometry tab. Any thoughts on creating wind-blown hair?

    Window>Workspace>Update and Merge Menus may help.

  • Catherine3678abCatherine3678ab Posts: 8,337

    This is interesting:

     

  • DekeDeke Posts: 1,631

    I watched that one. The tutorial refers to Scene-edit-geometry settings that I can't find in that geometry tab. There is a way under Surfaces to add the dforce parameters.

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