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That happened to me when I used the eyes that load with the Genesis 9 default figure load. I was able to convert and use the eyes if I loaded then in Daz Studio separately from the anatomy folder.
grab Bunyip's eyeball https://www.daz3d.com/forums/uploads/FileUpload/a1/d320766f382f9f669e78f6caa3073d.zip
was same for me including anatomy folder ones
thanks all.. loading from the anatomy folder did the trick... the only other query is the tear thingy.... I can't find any texture map for it so just left it black!
converting clothing seems to be an issue with some bits... and the supplied hair I dunno what to do with that.. just loads up a hair cap..
its a dforce strand hsir
The "tear thingy" has an opacity and normal map.
In Carrara I generally set it up the same as the Eye moisture and Cornea shading domains. Color is set to black or none, Transparency value set to 100%, And sometimes set refraction to water. I don't generally use the supplied maps
Playing with the Pixie Hair...No solutions so far
you can with line tessellation and PBR view enabled export it as an obj
Converted figure to Prop, saved as figure/prop asset. Loads into Carrara but looks like crap, hence no screen shot
I have a question about texturing OBJ's.
Every now and then I download an OBJ into Carrara that comes without textures. However, it still has multiple shading zones that show up in the modeling and shader rooms.
I can load a basic color in any zone The problem is, when I attempt to add a general texture or general bump map. Basically, nothing happens. If the texture is brown, it will show up as a vague brown color, but without any details of the texture. Also, if I attempt to make a surface shiny, nothing happens in the render. Same with reflection, even though it looks like there is reflection on the surface in the shader room and assembly room. But it doesn't render.
However, if I put a Carrara native cellular value (for example) into the bump channel, I get a result. In other words, some things work, and some don't.
Is this a UV issue? Not surprised if it is, becasue there is a lot I don't understand about that topic.
look at the UV if it's a dot in the bottom left corner it has no UV mapping
What window do I look at the UV in?
And if it has no UV mapping, can I do this in Carrara? To my knowledge, Phil did not cover this in the basic course.
vertex room third tab on right, I would upload a picture but ...
I have never watched PhilW's videos
might be able to find an online link to the manual page
There are a couple of UV Mapping threads. Here is one. I miss Misty.
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/52283/uvmapping-editor-seam-pin-cut-stitch/p1
PhilW has covered UV mapping in the Advanced Carrara Techniques course. Four vidoes in chapter 2 ('UV Mapping") and a few more in other chapters.
Thank you all. I am now sufficiently boggled.
Looking for a different model. :)
you can apply a quick UV, box or spherical not bad in a pinch
I may try that later.
Right now I have decided to just apply Carrara procedurals to the OBJ parts I like (works fairly well), and kitbash the rest with a different model that has UV's.
Well, I'll be darned. I picked a domain, applied the box, and it worked!
I'm still stumbling around, not knowing what I don't know, and not even attempting an elegant layout. But now I have a lot more options.
Thanks for the tip.
I've got another issue, this time regarding the need to upgrade to DS 4.21
I wanted to load a Genesis 8.1 figure in DS. The instructions say that you - at least - need DS 4.15 to make this work. I have 4.12, but thought I would try it anyway.
So I try it, and then find out that the Genesis 8 male and female starter essentials need to be uninstalled and re-installed, as they contain the 8.1 morphs. No problem, thinks me. What harm could it do?
I go ahead and uninstall both in DIM, and attempt to reinstall. However, only the female essentials will install. The male one says "install failed!"
It appears that Daz is now linking the Genesis 8 male essentials to DS 4.21. In other words, you MUST install 4.21 to get the Genesis 8 male essentials.
So, I apparently can no longer use DS for Genesis 8 male characters - unless I change to DS 4.21.
The question is, is it safe for me to change to DS 4.21? I assume that several of you have done it, considering (I think) that it is a requirement for Genesis 9.
What are the pros and cons?
Thanks in advance!
PS - the forum is borking so bad that it took me three tries just to post this.
I have 4.21 installed... but don't use it and Carrara is working fine.
if that helps any ..
1st try post
Appreciated!
Do you use DS 4.21 as a Carrara plugin, or do you just not use it at all? Or do you have more than one DS version installed, and use a different DS version as a Carrara plugin?
I am not aware of any link to the DS version installed in the Starter Essentials install- it sounds more like a glitch or package error.
It is an assumption based on the fact that G8M starter essentials will not download by itself, and the fact that G8M starter essentials is part of the download "default install sets" for DS 4.21, which can be seen when you first open DIM.
You can't select the Genesis 8 male starter package. There is no box next to it. But it unselects if you unselect the 4.21 part.
just use it as a plugin
last I used it was for the new horse to convert for Carrara... didn't work. the conversion that is..
OK, thanks Stezza. I seem to remember that you were a bit hesitant to use newer DS versions?
Hope others chip in as well. It is possible (probable) that my concerns are not reasonable.
I have Daz Stduio 4.21 installed. Generally, it has not interfered with my use of Carrara. I am most likely to use the two together if I am using the Studio transfer utility, converting something to blended weight, or similar. I have had some problems in both Daz Studio and Carrara, but am reasonably confident those problems are not related to 4.21. Instead, my problems started when I had a hard drive die and I transferred my backup to a new drive with a new drive letter. Mostly little things like a texture map not being found on default load, and having to be loaded manually. Occasionally a more serious issue.
I was an early adopter of Genesis 9, but am back to Genesis 2 in Carrara (or my silly figures), and Genesis 8 in Studio - unless the situation calls for a Rawart monstrosity of some sort.
Have the DAZ Studio 4.21 (64-bit) Public Build +BETA+ installed.
Mainly use 4.10 but also use 4.21 when using things like Scripts that require the latest build.
Happily using all of the figures, using the figure that corresponds with the clothes I am using.
Use DAZ Studio as a Plugin for Carrara !!!
Thank you Diomede and Bunyip. I'm getting more confident. :)
Bunyip, why do you mainly use 4.10? Do you have that version and the newest one on the same machine? Are they both pointed to the same database?
Hello UB
I mainly use 4.10 as I have found it the most stable on my machine. There were also reports of various elements stopped working on the latest build, as 4.10 was happily doing what I requested of it I left it as my main DAZ Studio program.
The 4.21 Beta can be installed on the same machine, so that is what I did to access the latest and greatest plugins/scripts that need 4.21.
Yes both 4.10 and 4.21 Beta on my machine are pointed to the same database. However to use morphs from Genesis 8 with Genesis 8.1 they need to be copied over from Genesis 8.
Thanks Bunyip! I don't quite understand the last part about copying morphs, but I will ask that question if I come to it.
In the meantime, I have figured out how to unlink 4.21 from G8M essentials. I reloaded the essentials, and now can once again load G8M into DS. So, I'm back to "normal."
Still pondering the 4.21 install.