SKYLAB CHAT

[skylab]

Hey Terre Well, it's sort of working out...nothing to write home about yet, but I'll enjoy piddling with it this winter. I can't image working with DS4 without Poser as a safety net. Certainly a shame it doesn't go both ways, with complete compatibility like we had years ago...but, oh well...these days it's called progress. It's like our politics these days...what used to be called extortion and hostage-taking is now the new "gangsta DC". The more the "rival gangs" flex their muscles and make threats, the more the country grows numb with humiliation.

 

[skylab]

Puppy Toy If you want one for your dog, they are free at this link in FBX format

 

[skylab]

Very nice Carrara freebie...a complete kitchen scene.

CARRARA KITCHEN SCENE

 

[skylab]

Detailed, well done college dorm scene, in two parts, for DS4.

COLLEGE DORM HOUSE PART 1

COLLEGE DORM HOUSE PART 2

 

[skylab]

More DAZ Studio 4 free stuff.

Lots of Star Wars stuff for DS4

Millennium Falcon for DS4

USS Enterprise for DS4

Star Trek V Galileo Shuttlecraft

Klingon Bird of Prey for DS4

Elf (or Vulcan) Ears for Genesis 8

Mil Dog aniBlocks

SickleYield 200 morphs for Genesis 8

Puppet Stage

Gas Station and Convenience Store

 

[skylab]

Free characters and clothing for DS4, plus a couple of props.


Genesis 8 Male Beard Resource

Rocking Chair for DS4

Dog House for Hivewire Big Dog

G3M Donald

G3M Barack

G3M Vladimir

G3M Kim

G3F Hillary

Elvis for Genesis 8

Boots for Genesis 3

G8M Jeans Jacket

G8M Jeans and Polo Shirt

G8M Sixties Set - Shoes, Pants, Shirt

G8F Pants and Top

G8F Vest Top

G8F Shorts and Top

G8F Skirt and Jacket

G8F Top and Pants

G8F Hip Jeans

G3M Polo Shirt

G3M Casual Pants

G3M Rolled Collar Sweater

G3M PJs

Dawn Pants Outfit

Dawn Skirt and Jumper

 

[Terre]

Good morning.

 

[Miss B]

Good Morning from me as well.

 

[skylab]

First attempt at .obj export from DS4...Felton the puppet, which technically is a morph of Genesis 8. Rigging and materials don't export, but the mat zones are preserved so that they can be reassembled in the Poser material room if desired. In this case I just used diffuse color settings to at least show the preservation of the zones. So, if a character is thoroughly posed, it is possible to export it as an .obj for import into Poser 11 for inclusion in a scene. Later when I think my nerves can take it (haha), I'll pursue importing Genesis 8 directly into Poser 11.

Felton in DS4

Felton DS4 .OBJ export, and imported to Poser 11

 

[skylab]

Puppet stage .duf freebie created for DS4, exported as .obj, and successfully imported into Poser 11 with original velvet materials. This deserves a Kermit-style yay!

 

[skylab]

Same stage with blue velvet curtains. Jackie Gleason used to say "how sweet it is!"

Actually this one comes across as having a tiled appearance in the fabric, so I'll have to explore what caused the difference...maybe applying it in Studio before the export will make a difference.

 

[Janet]

Email coming at you Sky.

 

[skylab]

Good morning Janet...thanks, will check to see when it arrives

 

[skylab]

Janet, check your mail...sent reply

 

[Terre]

Good morning.

 

[skylab]

Good morning Terre I dropped off to sleep waiting for the blue curtain stage to finish importing...haha. Senior moment. Anyway, I see no difference in the blue curtain assigned in DS4 and exported...it still has a slight tiling appearance, but the red one doesn't seem to be that way.

 

[skylab]

Rocking chair with DS4 mats successfully imported into Poser 11, but I tend to like the darker Poser 11 Superfly mats on the chair in the second render. Anyway, now when I see props that are DS4 only, I know that they can still be used in Poser 11.

DS4 material imported with chair into P11

Poser 11 Superfly material applied

 

[Terre]

That gives you a lot more flexibility.

 

[skylab]

For a long time there has been the assumption that Poser stuff could be used in DS4, but not the other way around. It just takes a little more effort to get DS4 stuff into Poser, but it can be done

 

[skylab]

Here's a little senior dance music for New Year's I used to work with a guy back in the '80's who was a regular dancer on the American Bandstand back in the day.