Saving dforce once simulated

wscottart

SO i have an item that i want to save once its simulated, and I want it to be a prop or character in the form its simulated to. How do I save it without the animated timeline and dforce magnets etc.I tried to export as as support asset figure/prop, but when I load it up it loads with timeline.

L'Adair

@wscottart, You have a couple of options.

1. Create a new Object
   • Hide everything else in the scene so only the simulated item is visible, at the frame of the timeline you like best.
   • Make sure the Mesh Resolution in Parameters is set to base.
   • Export as Wavefront (.OBJ) with a descriptive name.
   • Import the new object.
   • Copy the material settings from the original to your new object. (If you're using Iray, you may need to convert the material zones using the Iray Uber Base first.)
   • Save the new object as a support asset.
2. Create a Morph.
   • If you Create a new object as outlined above, you'll lose all the existing morphs. That may not be ideal for your situation. The alternative, which won't lose any existing morphs, is to create a morph from the simulation.
   • I have a complete, step-by-step "How To" on converting a simulation into a morph, which you will find here. Once you have create the morph, it is also possible to save it with the item using Save As > Support Asset > Morph Asset(s)…

In most cases, I think creating a morph is the better option.

wscottart

Thank you! The first bullet in your first method above appears to be the key. Hide verything you don't want exported before exporting the item.

Method 2 is of great interest. My main goal was simply to export the simulated mesh for now with out all the other geometry and timelined information. I still can't figure out why it exports all the time line stuff and other geometries when I did not close the eyes on the other items. They were not selected when I chose the export. At any rate original problem overcome.