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adam_graggadam_gragg Posts: 141
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So I was able to successfully install all four bridges and then ran into a new problem.  When I use the bridge in DAZ, the information is being sent to a temp file SOMEWHERE on my computer.  I go into 3DS max and try to bring it in via DAZtoMax, but 3DS is pulling from a different file.  How can you trace which folder the information from Daz is going, where Max is pulling it and how can you re-direct so the bridge is finally speaking between the different programs? 

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,707
    adam_gragg said:

    So I was able to successfully install all four bridges and then ran into a new problem.  When I use the bridge in DAZ, the information is being sent to a temp file SOMEWHERE on my computer.  I go into 3DS max and try to bring it in via DAZtoMax, but 3DS is pulling from a different file.  How can you trace which folder the information from Daz is going, where Max is pulling it and how can you re-direct so the bridge is finally speaking between the different programs? 

    Check the folder listed in Edit>Preferences (Daz Studio>Preferences for a Mac).

  • adam_graggadam_gragg Posts: 141
    edited July 2020
    Richard Haseltine said:
    adam_gragg said:

    So I was able to successfully install all four bridges and then ran into a new problem.  When I use the bridge in DAZ, the information is being sent to a temp file SOMEWHERE on my computer.  I go into 3DS max and try to bring it in via DAZtoMax, but 3DS is pulling from a different file.  How can you trace which folder the information from Daz is going, where Max is pulling it and how can you re-direct so the bridge is finally speaking between the different programs? 

    Check the folder listed in Edit>Preferences (Daz Studio>Preferences for a Mac).

    Oooh!  How about on the 3DS Max side? 

    Post edited by adam_gragg on
  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,707

    I'm not familiar with 3D Studio Max (or Cinema 4D, about which you are asking the same question).

  • carbunclemaxcarbunclemax Posts: 88
    edited July 2020

    Hi adman_gragg,

    the script history which is more easily viewed in the system log says that the file is exported as fbx to C:\TEMP3D\DazToC4D.fbx

    Just open from there in Cinema4D and save as a cinema4D file as you like. I suppose it would be good if it opned cinema4D but there are benefits in this method too.

    Hope that helps.

    PS. First time I tried the bridge and it seems to work hunky dorey and better than the old FBX export. I will play round with figure later and see how it pans out.

    Post edited by carbunclemax on
  • alan bard newcomeralan bard newcomer Posts: 2,163

    3dMax has import / export folders .. where it looks first

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    I have enough going back betweed 3dm and daz (objects) that I just have a top level folder on the daz drive labeled 3dmax and save to there and look in there

     

  • voodoofuzzvoodoofuzz Posts: 10

     

    So it uses maxscript and FBX format I gather?

    Max 2021 now supports Python, hopefully one could automate teh whole process.

     

    For years now I've been doing the whole process manually - this has greast potential maybe.

  • carbunclemaxcarbunclemax Posts: 88

    There is also a script within Cinema4D which will open the file automatically without having to go to the temporary folder to locate file and import as an FBX. I lean't about this when I reinstalled Central and my previous problems seemed to have been ironed out there as well.

  • voodoofuzzvoodoofuzz Posts: 10
    carbunclemax said:

    There is also a script within Cinema4D which will open the file automatically without having to go to the temporary folder to locate file and import as an FBX. I lean't about this when I reinstalled Central and my previous problems seemed to have been ironed out there as well.

    Good to know!

  • waldowaldo Posts: 3

    The FBX file is being placed in your root drive in the folder TEMP3D on my system that's C:\TEMP3D

    After export from DAZ you will have a file DazToMax.fbx and DazToMax.xml

    wd

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