Content Dev:Daz To CC
- Main article: CC Content Development.
Daz Studio
Daz Studio is a software application developed and offered for free by Daz 3D. It is designed to allow users to manipulate "ready to use" models and figures as well as other supporting 3D content. One of the main differences between Daz Studio and other software applications such as Poser is that Daz 3D has also included support for its various generations of the "Genesis" technology which is used as a basis for its human figures. Daz Studio characters have proven to be very popular over the years and Character Creator offers an effective path to import their likeness.
Figure Evolution History
| Generation | Evolution | About |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | - | Before the advent of Genesis, Daz maintained stand-alone figures comprised of unique meshes, bones, and texture maps. The popularity of generation 4 (e.g. Victoria 4.2 & Michael 4) largely continues due to their compatibility with Poser. |
| 5 | Genesis | These figures move from stand-alone meshes to the use of morphs for unique character creation. It is the only androgynous (neither male or female) generation that often had compatibility issues with clothing and wearable items between male and female geometry. |
| 6 | Genesis 2 | These figures returned to the concept of separate meshes for male and female geometry, yet they continue the Genesis concept where characters are morphed from the base mesh. |
| 7 | Genesis 3 | The next step in the evolution of the Genesis concept. |
| 8 | Genesis 8 | Characters within this generation are all suffixed with the number "8", e.g. Genesis 8, Victoria 8, Micheal 8, etc. These characters are extremely versatile due to their ability to wear content from previous Genesis versions. |
Supported Formats
Character Creator Transformer recognizes and supports the conversion of Genesis, Genesis 2, Genesis 3, and Genesis 8 as well as Victoria 4 and Michael 4. Besides popular Daz formats, Transformer can also work with Hivewire Dawn and Dusk.
Note:Victoria 4 and Michael 4 are also compatible with Poser.
Character Creator Workflow
Character Creator (CC) has its own character system that is different from and independent of Daz Studio. Therefore, one does not simply import a Daz character into CC. However, with the CC Transformer tool, a Daz character's likeness can be replicated inside CC. This has the advantage of procuring the look of Daz characters while benefiting from the full suite of tools available inside CC such as morph targets, dynamic skin texturing, adaptive clothing, etc.
Transformer Tool
In order to bring in Daz characters one must be familiar with the Character Creator Transformer tool. For more information, see the Online Manual.
Getting Started
The following video will walk you through the much-anticipated feature of importing your Daz characters into Character Creator 3. You'll learn how to transfer skin weights, assign clothing to layers, edit the skin mesh, as well as apply CC3 morphs, clothing, and accessories to your imported Daz character.
Importing Textures
There are two templates for importing Daz texture files.
Basic: the recommended method that adopts the diffuse and eyelash opacity textures directly from the FBX file.
Advanced: can read diffuse, opacity, bump/normal, ambient occlusion, displacement, specular, metallic, roughness maps.
Note:Roughness maps can sometimes be converted from Specular maps.
