GEN 2 ITEM USED ON GEN 8 CHARACTER

davidjohnson65

Hello,

I found the below item in the store that I would like to use but it says only for GEN2 males. I have seen where others have used older clothing and similar items on GEN8 characters. Is there a converter or something that must be used to do this? 

*HELMS OF HISTORY FOR GEN2 MALES.  (SKU--21585).

 

Thanks,

DJ

Richard Haseltine

For most of them I wouldn't try converting, just parent to the ehad and adjust the size and placement as needed. The Coif should be AutoFittable to Genesis 8, Male or Female, with just the base Daz Studio.

Richard Haseltine

Quick and crude - I loaded the Coif with Genesis 8 Male selected and told AutoFit it was made for Genesis 2 Male, then I deselected everything and loaded the Calotte, Parented it to the head with Parent In Place off (so it aligned to the ehad, though way too high), y-translated down, then added a dForm, made sure the base was aligned to the bottom edge of the helmet, applied some Y scale, then switched to the Node Weight Paint Brush tool, in Tool Settings click the Add Map button for Influence Weights, right-click in the Viewport>Geometry Selection>Select All, right-click>Weight Editing>Fill Selected, entered a value of 0, right-click>Geoemtry Selection>Clear Selection, right-click>Geometry Selection>Select By>Surfaces>strap, right-click>Weight Editing>Fill Selected, set the value to 100%, then it was just a matter of adjusting the y-scale of the dForm. It took a lot less time to do than to write it up.

Leana

You should be able to autofit the cowl, for the other pieces they would probably work best if you position them manualy when the figure is in default pose then parent them to the head, as autofit might distort them