Did you know that the 32bit version of DAZ Studio has a tool included called Lip Sync? It's a separate tab that lets you add a WAV file, specify a DMC configuration file and generate vi...
2021-02-18 01:16:26 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I'll show you how to disable the yellow surface flashes that happen when you hover over parts of a figure. It's enabled by default and not quite obvious where to find th...
2021-02-10 17:47:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I've just investigated the Spring Dynamics script by 3D Universe. This thing rules! I've applied a walk animation to the Toon Mouse, then added the spring effects to his ears, nose and ...
2021-02-06 01:31:03 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I'll show you how to make a group of polygons invisible on any given object in DAZ Studio. I'll also explain how to create selection sets to turn your inivisbilised faces on again w...
2021-02-04 21:32:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday I've spent about 4 hours with Jeremy in Singapore re-configuring my OBS for two camera sources. We've been co-streaming Raft for a bit last year, and we've been meaning to try this out wi...
2021-01-29 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I'll explain how you can create icons in your DAZ Studio product that will open links and internal text/PDF documents. The trick is to write a super small DAZ Script that will launc...
2021-01-28 15:16:22 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I'll explain how to package a prop so that it becomes a shareable ZIP file. The principle is the same for other objects you want to share, like clothing or scenes, only the way in w...
2021-01-27 20:53:59 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I'll show you how to adjust the walk heigh of an aniblock animation for a Genesis 8 figure in DAZ Studio. Sometimes aniblocks don't line up well with others, particularly when you'r...
2021-01-22 15:26:49 +0000 UTC View Post
I did a stream this week in which I was bringing a Mixamo animation into DAZ Studio, then export it to Marvelous Designer and animate a skirt. From there I brought the skirt animation back into DAZ...
2021-01-16 23:02:51 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I'll explain how to extract an OBJ sequence from DAZ Studio, using Blender as intermediary application. All that's required to make it work is the full version of 2021-01-15 14:47:14 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I'll apply a pose to the skirt I've imported previously. This involves exporting a posed OBJ of your character from DAZ Studio, importing it as a Moprh Target in Marvelous Designer,...
2021-01-06 18:34:27 +0000 UTC View PostIn this episode I'll show you how to export a garment from Marvelous Designer or CLO into DAZ Studio.This involves setting up UVs, baking maps and creating a new material with them in DAZ Studio. 2021-01-06 18:24:46 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I'll show you how to resize patterns in CLO and Marvelous Designer, both vaguely and in precise increments. I'll also explain how you can resize the outside edge of a pattern withou...
2021-01-04 17:20:12 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been playing a bit of Cyberpunk 2077 over on Twitch recently. I don't know much about the story or its history, nor do I understand much of what's going on in the game, but from a 3D point of ...
2021-01-03 19:01:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a 4K version of my inflatable boat animation. This is an Eevee render with screen space reflections and ambient occlusion enabled. It takes less than a second for one frame to render at 3840...
2020-12-09 19:28:04 +0000 UTC View PostSeveral years ago I showed how to exchange animations between Marvelous Designer and DAZ Studio. It's still a hot topic and not achieved in a hurry. The magic ingredient is a script called animMopr...
2020-12-08 15:51:24 +0000 UTC View Post
I've recently built an adorable inflatable boat animation with Marvelous Designer. I didn't get a chance to upload the final version yet, but I'll do that tomorrow (hopefully). In the meantime, I'v...
2020-12-08 00:20:52 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been working on a new animation through the City Park Environment set by Silver TM in Unreal Engine. Here's a compilation of all text renders I've made during the session. The whol...
2020-12-01 19:14:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In yesterday's Twitch stream I've imported Urban Future 6 from DAZ Studio into Unreal Engine and built a camera animation. The whole process took about 2 hours, includi...
2020-11-25 16:56:20 +0000 UTC View PostIn this episode I'll talk about how to apply a shader to an object, how to select material zones, and the differences between a Shader and a Material Preset. I'll also show you how to create a shad...
2020-11-23 18:29:01 +0000 UTC View PostI've been working on this little project on Twitch over the last few days and thought I'd share the first playable demo with you. It's nothing special, but it gives you a chance to play with the co...
2020-11-18 23:12:17 +0000 UTC View Post
I spent an hour this morning putting together a new trailer for my Twitch channel. They only gave us the option to add one with this interface upgrade earlier this year, limited to exactly one minu...
2020-11-17 18:44:13 +0000 UTC View Post
I've great fun following Lori's new Marvelous Designer course and made this dress. I really liked the animation and wanted to break it up a bit, so I used all four CLO runway stages and...
2020-11-14 18:13:50 +0000 UTC View Post
I've had great fun getting back into Marvelous Designer this week, as well as its big sister CLO. You may not know this, but MD was not originally designed to be a 3D app. It's more of a "little br...
2020-11-14 01:58:57 +0000 UTC View PostIn this episode I'll show you how to get started with the current implementation of the Filament Engine in DAZ Studio. It's early days, and things may change for the final release. In essence we ne...
2020-11-12 00:17:35 +0000 UTC View PostIn this final episode of the series I'm adding a few minor tweaks to the project: adding a gamepad specific message, dismissing the menu automatically when we're using the controller, and removing ...
2020-11-08 19:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn this episode we'll implement a way to make the currently selected character highlight in the menu. To make this happen we'll write a Map Variable, extracting the name of our mesh and translate i...
2020-11-08 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIn this episode we'll add support for game controllers to our Unreal Engine project. We'll take a look at what functionality is already working and find a way to amend the missing bits with somethi...
2020-11-07 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn this episode we'll amend the current menu with a descriptive text above the icons, so that users know how to change the outfits and skin tones. We'll add another animation to this text to finish...
2020-11-06 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn this episode I'll talk about how we can animate our menu with a neat fade. Up until now it just pops into place, so we'll make it look more handsome. This will be a good foundation for another a...
2020-11-05 20:05:22 +0000 UTC View Post