Genesis 8 Female in Poser

[ibr_remote]

This week I've got commissioned to create dozens of morphs for G8F, but she seems incompatible with CR2 Exporter.

Pardon me for late response to this thread (I seldom visit comunity discussion, to my detriment, perhaps). Can a rigged FBX of the morphed gen8F be an alternative forPoser use ? I have been exported using rigged FBX and they seem to work in Poser.

 

[Ken1171]

Pardon me for late response to this thread (I seldom visit comunity discussion, to my detriment, perhaps). Can a rigged FBX of the morphed gen8F be an alternative forPoser use ? I have been exported using rigged FBX and they seem to work in Poser.

Maybe. I haven't had much luck with FBX in either Poser nor DS. What params did you use?

 

[ibr_remote]

Ignore the actual items I am exporting (see Staging section of the export dialogue). These are the settings I use to get an FBX for use inside Poser Pro 11.

 

[ibr_remote]

Ignore the actual items I am exporting (see Staging section of the export dialogue). These are the settings I use to get an FBX for use inside Poser Pro 11.

Note that when you save the PZ3 file, there will be an OBJ written out by Poser Pro 11. Although Textures and Morphs are embedded in the FBX file, this is not a commercially possible solution because of the exposure of the OBJ file.

 

[Ken1171]

Thanks! I will give it a try. Does this work with clothing and hair, or just the figure? I've noticed when props are attached, they end up out of place when exported.

 

[ibr_remote]

Works fine. See my notes just published here at Offical Poser Forums: Genesis 8 in Poser Pro 11 - done

 

[Ken1171]

What DS version are you using?

 

[James R.]

Okay, here's a quick test render. Yes, she's kind of ugly, but that's my fault. Posing is a challenge. Lots of little face parts to be posed, e.g. "rNasolabialUpper", "rLipLowerOuter", etc.

And I can't figure out how to sub-d the figure. Switching to Poser Unimesh like we usually would breaks the figure.

But this is Genesis 8 in Poser...posing!

I don't know why the FBX format didn't occur to me before. I've imported other functional FBX models into Poser, but I never assumed it could be done with Genesis 8. Nice discovery, @ibr_remote !

This figure was exported using DAZ Studio 4.10.

 

[Ken1171]

I don't know why the FBX format didn't occur to me before. I've imported other functional FBX models into Poser, but I never assumed it could be done with Genesis 8.

It's not trivial because this has NOT always worked, James. I have tried FBX in DS several times, though several versions, and the figure always exploded in Poser. That's why I was asking what DS version was being used, which happens to be the latest.

 

[James R.]

It's not trivial because this has NOT always worked, James. I have tried FBX in DS several times, though several versions, and the figure always exploded in Poser. That's why I was asking what DS version was being used, which happens to be the latest.

I agree, it's definitely not trivial! I find this to be quite exciting, myself, Ken.

If this method proves to be useful and useable (even with some work), a large door to a trove of characters is now open for Poser users!

For what it may be worth, the FBX characters I've brought into Poser in the past have not been conversions via DAZ Studio. I have no idea what program was used to produce them. But the figures were useable, similar to G8 above, with lots of strange (for Poser) parts.

 

[Ken1171]

It's good to have choices! ^^

 

[ibr_remote]

What DS version are you using?

Lastest version - that's 10, correct ?

 

[Ken1171]

Right, that's the latest. ^^

 

[ibr_remote]

I fitted a Genesis 2 hair to a clothed Genesis 8 Female and exported the whole lot as FBX. I imported into Poser Pro 11. Adjust the materials (very simple adjustments), added SSS, posed the figure, and there she is:

 

[ibr_remote]

I only have the base figure and can't test a morphed version, sorry.... OH... my SSS setting for the sports top and shorts are not good... red speckles.

 

[eclark1894]

Okay, here's a quick test render. Yes, she's kind of ugly, but that's my fault. Posing is a challenge. Lots of little face parts to be posed, e.g. "rNasolabialUpper", "rLipLowerOuter", etc.

And I can't figure out how to sub-d the figure. Switching to Poser Unimesh like we usually would breaks the figure.

But this is Genesis 8 in Poser...posing!

I don't know why the FBX format didn't occur to me before. I've imported other functional FBX models into Poser, but I never assumed it could be done with Genesis 8. Nice discovery, @ibr_remote !

This figure was exported using DAZ Studio 4.10.

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Don't get used to it. Either DAZ or SM will do something soon to bork it up.

 

[James R.]

Don't get used to it. Either DAZ or SM will do something soon to bork it up.

Heh. You know...that thought has been floating around in the back of my mind... "What will DAZ do when they find out it's this easy for Poser users...?" But then again...Poser users buying Genesis 8 products means more $$$ for DAZ, so... Hmm.

Ah well. I'll have fun while it lasts!

 

[eclark1894]

Heh. You know...that thought has been floating around in the back of my mind... "What will DAZ do when they find out it's this easy for Poser users...?" But then again...Poser users buying Genesis 8 products means more $$$ for DAZ, so... Hmm.

Ah well. I'll have fun while it lasts!

Seriously, though. That equation hasn't changed in years, so why hasn't it happened before?

 

[James R.]

Seriously, though. That equation hasn't changed in years, so why hasn't it happened before?

My guess is that they can't and won't prevent people from exporting FBX files if they want to continue to court the video game crowd. For them to prevent G8 from being exported as FBX (or at all), they'd probably have to redesign the figure in some way or enact some draconian copy protection of some kind. I am only hypothesizing.

But really, we Poser folks have been able to export DAZ assets into Poser as CR2's and OBJ's and other formats for a long, long time. DAZ hasn't stopped that, so maybe they won't seek to prevent this method.

I'm just grateful to have yet another option for figures I can use in Poser. And though it honestly is a pain to pose G8 with all her/his weird non-Poser-style "pose zones", I don't have to jump through hoops to export it for use in Poser. That's pretty cool. So I'm happy ibr_remote posted about this.

 

[eclark1894]

My guess is that they can't and won't prevent people from exporting FBX files if they want to continue to court the video game crowd. For them to prevent G8 from being exported as FBX (or at all), they'd probably have to redesign the figure in some way or enact some draconian copy protection of some kind. I am only hypothesizing.

But really, we Poser folks have been able to export DAZ assets into Poser as CR2's and OBJ's and other formats for a long, long time. DAZ hasn't stopped that, so maybe they won't seek to prevent this method.

I'm just grateful to have yet another option for figures I can use in Poser. And though it honestly is a pain to pose G8 with all her/his weird non-Poser-style "pose zones", I don't have to jump through hoops to export it for use in Poser. That's pretty cool. So I'm happy ibr_remote posted about this.

As long as you're happy, dude, go with the flow! Merry Christmas!