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how to import an exteranl "obj" file into the "content library" of daz3d

olivierpaviot1olivierpaviot1 Posts: 3
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

Hello, here are some statement for this question ...

- I'm newbee in Daz3d

- Daz3D is quite an impressive tool ... thank you for making it free.

- I only have Daz3D, not Poser.

- I already spent time trying to find the solution on Google but did not find it.

 

so here are my questions all around the same issue ...

- What is the procedure to create a new object that is visible in the content library of Daz3D when starting from an external "obj" file? For example if I've created and exported a cube using blender and I want to incorporate the associated "obj" file in a scene in Daz3D.

- Is there any tutorial that I could look at? 

For these two questions, I've looked at the internet but all the time it is about "installing" into Daz3D an already created and formated package.

I want to create my own package and I don't know how to create the "cr2", "pz2", "pp2", ... files 

I wouold really appreciate any help from the community.

thanks in adavnce, have a good day all.

Comments

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715
    edited April 2016

    Under File, you'll find Import, that is how to import an .obj; you may need to scale appropriately, but harder to advise on. Check out the settings for importing if you do.

    Once a model is in you can save it as a subset, or whichever is more appropriate of the other presets.

    You might apply an IRAY shader to it, then tweak the materials.

    You could then save a Material Preset, a Shader Preset in additioin to the subset; I like subsets myself, but also use a number of the others.

    Smart content will put items where it thinks you should have em... Not keen on that so I disabled it.

    But you can set up your own custom folders and add them to the library; press f2 to bring up the preferences and you can go to content library and add those folders.

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  • olivierpaviot1olivierpaviot1 Posts: 3

    Thank you very much for your answer. I'm trying it right now.

    Is it correct the "cr2", "pz2", "pp2", ... files will be created when I do "save a material preset" ?

    have a good day.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 101,010

    CR2 etc. are Poser files. Either save a Scene subset with your imported and surfaced OBJ or use File>Save as>Support Assets>Figure Prop Asset (which will create the asset files in \Data\Author\Product using the names entered in the option dialogue and place a preset for loading in the location yu se with the file dialogue).

  • olivierpaviot1olivierpaviot1 Posts: 3

    ok thanks

  • SpottedKittySpottedKitty Posts: 7,232

    Note that the saving as a Support Asset is the "proper" way to do it; this saves all the D|S-format data files that make up the converted D|S object, as opposed to the original Poser-format files. This means the converted object is easier to load properly into other scenes, just like any item you buy from the DAZ store.

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