how do i import a 3ds max figure into DS 4.8

Sfariah D

How do I import a max figure into Diaz studio and keep its rigging and texture?

mjc1016

Simple answer...you don't.

Rigging will not transfer, even on G3F, it's close but not quite there using Collada.

Textures are somewhat better...you can get them but not always.  FBX and Collada are pretty much the best bets for textures, but even obj can, with careful placement/loading of them.  Besides, unless you are loading the textures from the folders you want DS to use as the final folders, you are going to manually reload them, anyway.

Sfariah D

How can I learn how to rig a figure from scratch?  are there any tutorials anywhere?

mjc1016

In this thread, there is a basic rigging tutorial.   It deals mainly with props that have moving parts, but the basics are the same...except more bones and then fiddling with the weight maps.

 

www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/57873/

WendyLuvsCatz

you can into Carrara and iClone 3DXchange if you have them.

but I have had no luck whatsoever with DAZ studio even dae (collada) unless DAZcollada from carrara but rigging does not stick after save

Sfariah D

mjc1016 said:

Sim

ple answer...you don't.

Rigging will not transfer, even on G3F, it's close but not quite there using Collada.

Textures are somewhat better...you can get them but not always.  FBX and Collada are pretty much the best bets for textures, but even obj can, with careful placement/loading of them.  Besides, unless you are loading the textures from the folders you want DS to use as the final folders, you are going to manually reload them, anyway.

Is there a max version of Genesis 3 female? 

Chohole

Kulay Wolf said:

mjc1016 said:

Sim

ple answer...you don't.

Rigging will not transfer, even on G3F, it's close but not quite there using Collada.

Textures are somewhat better...you can get them but not always.  FBX and Collada are pretty much the best bets for textures, but even obj can, with careful placement/loading of them.  Besides, unless you are loading the textures from the folders you want DS to use as the final folders, you are going to manually reload them, anyway.

Is there a max version of Genesis 3 female? 

I do hope you posted that question as a joke, because if there was a version it would be illegal. 

Sfariah D

Chohole said:

Kulay Wolf said:

mjc1016 said:

Sim

ple answer...you don't.

Rigging will not transfer, even on G3F, it's close but not quite there using Collada.

Textures are somewhat better...you can get them but not always.  FBX and Collada are pretty much the best bets for textures, but even obj can, with careful placement/loading of them.  Besides, unless you are loading the textures from the folders you want DS to use as the final folders, you are going to manually reload them, anyway.

Is there a max version of Genesis 3 female? 

I do hope you posted that question as a joke, because if there was a version it would be illegal. 

Not looking for an illegal version but wondering if daz made a version since they advertise it on their front page that content works in Maya and max. Guess one would need to use studio to import into those programs.  

WendyLuvsCatz

I know they have iClone versions of Genesis 2

not sure if there is a MAX store as such but there is a Unity asset pack too of game versions too DAZ did

Sfariah D

Do I need this http://www.daz3d.com/alembic-exporter-for-daz-studio

WendyLuvsCatz

well I only had MAX trial for 30 days over a year ago and got V5 in textured rigged and animated via FBX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W4FAx7pFr4

Richard Haseltine

Kulay Wolf said:

Do I need this http://www.daz3d.com/alembic-exporter-for-daz-studio

 Not if your goal is to get a rigged figure into 3DS. Alembic saves a file specifying how each crtex on the figure moves, but that's all - it's just a moprhing lump of polygons, not a figure any more. FBX would probably be your best bet for going from DS to 3DS.