********************************************************************* * Creating Marvelous Designer 6 Avatars * * from Daz Studio 4 Characters * * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * * Genesis 8 Female (G8F) * * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * * Copyright (c) 2017, * * Winterbrose Arts and Graphics. * * All Rights Reserved. * ********************************************************************* ======================================================================= End User License Agreement (EULA) ======================================================================= This tutorial (including all text, graphics, and videos), herein referred to as the “work”, is provided as-is with no warranties of any kind either expressed or implied. This work contains original copyrighted material developed exclusively by/for Winterbrose Arts and Graphics. The publisher retains all copyright ownership and reserves all rights to this work. 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You may not claim authorship in any form for content of this work. If you do not agree with any of the terms of this license, then do not use this work. Use of any portion of this work constitutes your full agreement with all of the terms contained herein. ======================================================================= EXPORTING GENESIS 8 FEMALE FROM DAZ STUDIO ======================================================================= 1. Open Daz Studio 4.9 2. Locate and load Genesis 8 Female into Scene Daz Studio Formats |_My DAZ 3D Library |_People |_Genesis 8 Female |_Genesis 8 Basic Female 3. Select Genesis 8 Female in Scene tab 4. Export figure with File | Export - - - - - - FILE - - - - - File name = Genesis8female Save Type = Wavefront OBJ - - - - - OPTIONS - - - - - To Version = Custom Scale = 1000 % Axis Conversions = NONE Options = Ignore..., Use..., Write..., Write..., Write... Write Groups = CHECKED Use Existing Groups Write Surfaces = CHECKED Write Material Library / Orig Maps ======================================================================= IMPORTING GENESIS 8 FEMALE INTO MARVELOUS DESIGNER ======================================================================= ATTENTION: You will need to know the default path to your MD Avatars, so please document it at the beginning of Step 3. Save it as text file or write it down somewhere for when you need it. Our Windows path is: C:\Users\Public\Documents\MarvelousDesigner\Assets_ver_3.1.38\Avatar\Avatar 1. Open Marvelous Designer 6.5 2. Add Avatar to MD6 from main menu; File | Open | Avatar - - - - - - - - - - - - - Take note of default path to avatars Browse to location you saved the Genesis 8 Female OBJ mesh Select your file and click Open - - - - - - - - - - - - - Type=Open, Scale=mm Click OK ======================================================================= TEST AVATAR SIZING IN MARVELOUS DESIGNER ======================================================================= NOTE: When using File | Open | Avatar or File | Add | Avatar from the main menu, you can change the load type to either Open or Add in the Scaling popup after selecting file. To compare the G8F Avatar to the default ones; File | Add | Avatar. Browse to default path for avatars (now you will need that path from the previous section). Select one of the default avatars (we chose Female_C_V3.avt), and click the Open button. In the popup, choose Type=Add then click the OK button. You can compare the two avatars to see that the sizing worked fine. ======================================================================= TRANSFER USING DAZ SCALING ======================================================================= This tutorial was written for maximum compatibility with various versions of both Daz Studio and Marvelous Designer. You can choose to export (DS4) and add (MD6) using the default Daz scaling and options. Your purchase of the complete training package helps to support the Artist(s) who created this product, and promotes the creation of further training packages for quick and easy solutions to using Marvelous Designer. 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