can instances be saved in a preset?

Mistara

so for instance :) : i instance a space station,

can i save it to library so that the next time i load the space station figure or prop, it can load up the instances in position at the same time?

would be mighty awesome

Richard Haseltine

Scene or Scene Subset should do that.

Dartanbeck

How do you make an instance of something in DS?

sriesch

Select the object you want to create instances of, then from the menu, select Create > "New Node Instance" (or "New Node Instances").

Note that the position won't be as expected if the selected object is parented to something, so if it is, unparent it, create the instance(s) of it, then reparent it.

Dartanbeck

Sean Riesch said:

Note that the position won't be as expected if the selected object is parented to something, so if it is, unparent it, create the instance(s) of it, then reparent it.

Makes perfect sense ;)
Wow... thanks for this!

DAZ_Spooky

Dartanbeck said:

Sean Riesch said:

Note that the position won't be as expected if the selected object is parented to something, so if it is, unparent it, create the instance(s) of it, then reparent it.

Makes perfect sense ;)
Wow... thanks for this!There is also an Icon for them in the Tools on your interface if you are using one of the more advanced interfaces, or you can create a custom interface and include them.

Attached is screenshot for Create Node Instance, Create Node Instances and Create Geometry Shell cut from my typical custom Interface. (Based on, but heavily modified from City Limits with Darkside style)

Dartanbeck

Wow.... I like that. Um... create geometry shell? Neat. I need to find more reading materials on this tool, for sure.

Dartanbeck

Misty Whisky said:

so for instance :)

LOL, I love that! Sorry for attacking your thread with questions :red:

DAZ_Spooky

Dartanbeck said:

Wow.... I like that. Um... create geometry shell? Neat. I need to find more reading materials on this tool, for sure.

Think of a Geometry Shell as just the mesh, which can be slightly larger than the base figure and follow the base figure. With a the same or a different UV set and texture than the figure it was created from. (Some of the typical uses, can be facial and/or body hair, Tatoos, Wounds and scars, painted on clothing with some depth, etc. Also can be used as an instance that will move with the base instance, but with a different texture. :)

Richard Haseltine

DAZ_Spooky said:

Dartanbeck said:

Wow.... I like that. Um... create geometry shell? Neat. I need to find more reading materials on this tool, for sure.

Think of a Geometry Shell as just the mesh, which can be slightly larger than the base figure and follow the base figure. With a the same or a different UV set and texture than the figure it was created from. (Some of the typical uses, can be facial and/or body hair, Tatoos, Wounds and scars, painted on clothing with some depth, etc. Also can be used as an instance that will move with the base instance, but with a different texture. :)

A geometry shell can even be unparented from the base figure and used just like an instance, but with different materials - that allows for a greater variety of appearances and can disguise the fact that the items are duplicates, but of course the textures typically add a fair bit of load to the system.