Reading out Values of Shaping parameters (from .duf, or in DAZ)?

Tigerschnecke

Is there a way to get the values I used to adjust a facial shape (via the dials) into something like a .txt or .csv format? I am looking at a few hundred morph dials that were used. That is, while I could, in principle just write everything down manually dial by dial with the file open in DAZ Studio, I was wondering if there might not be a better way. Unfortunately, I cannot open the respective .duf files in a text editor (that is, if I try, I can only see unreadable / compressed data.

It gets more complicated because I want to create an average face out of several examples, each of which used maybe something like 50 or so dials out of about 300 (with significant overlap). If I can export this, I could also look at which dials differ between examples.

I have been looking at DSON-editor in the shop but it is not clear to me if the tool would be able to give me this - or if there might not be a simpler way of doing this?

Leana

Check if you're not saving your .duf as compressed files, they should definitely be readable if saved uncompressed.

JimmyC_2009

I cannot open the respective .duf files in a text editor (that is, if I try, I can only see unreadable / compressed data.

If they are compressed, as seems likely, then you can open them with WinZip, WinRAR, 7Zip or any other zip file reader.

SpottedKitty

FWIW, the option for compressing saved files is at the last stage before any data is actually saved; there's a tickbox just above the "go ahead and do it" button. I think it's persistent, once you set it, it won't change unless you click on the box again.

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JimmyC_2009 said:

I cannot open the respective .duf files in a text editor (that is, if I try, I can only see unreadable / compressed data.

If they are compressed, as seems likely, then you can open them with WinZip, WinRAR, 7Zip or any other zip file reader.

Yes, that worked! Thank you, I did not realize I could just open it with WinRAR to get the plain text back. From there, I should be able to "regex" everything until I have only the dial-names and current values left :-)

Tigerschnecke

SpottedKitty said:

FWIW, the option for compressing saved files is at the last stage before any data is actually saved; there's a tickbox just above the "go ahead and do it" button. I think it's persistent, once you set it, it won't change unless you click on the box again.

Yes, I must have overlooked it, thanks!