---------------------------------------------------- "EV Chain vest dForce - G8 G9", by EVargas All copyrights to this product reserved by E. Vargas (EVargas) - Mar/2024 Requirements: Daz Studio 4 with Iray + dForce, Genesis 8 Male, Genesis 8 Female, Genesis 8.1 Male, Genesis 8.1 Female, Genesis 9 base. Ownership statement: All of the content in this package was created by EVargas. ---------------------------------------------------- INSTALLATION: Extract the zip folder contents over your content library of choice. DESCRIPTION: Tired of juggling hundreds of small hinged rings every time you need to put on a chain? No more! Say goodbye to deformed metal rings! With this innovative system you simulate in dForce using an optimized (proxy) geometry with few points (fast), then after activating the script what you see is a beautiful and detailed chain, built by hundreds of small rings (instances) placed in sequence, making efficient use of your computer resources! Model mesh point counts: around 1300 points (proxy geometry), 36 points (chain part for instances). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IMPORTANT! this garment requires dForce. It is NOT rigged to the Genesis figure. Also, leave this at scene root. Do not parent it to the Genesis figure, as DS may apply weird offsets. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ITEMS INCLUDED: - Prop as scene asset, designed for the base pose/morph of the following figures: Genesis 8 and 8.1 (Male and Female), Genesis 9 (Base); - [NEW] Innovative solution for the chains problem: a script that automatically replaces the proxy geometry with hundreds of small part instances in realtime in the viewport; - 8 Iray material presets for the chain parts; - UV map template for the chain parts, just in case you want to customize it. HOW TO USE: This garment has no bones/rigging, the idea is to morph/pose your figure along the animated timeline, and let the dForce calculate the proxy mesh positions, to be later processed by the script. Props and material presets can be found in their respective libraries for the compatible Genesis figures. Steps to follow: 1. Set your timeline to 30 frames (I usually go with 30 but you can try 15 depending on your pose and character morphs); 2. Load the Genesis figure into the scene; 3. Pose and morph your figure on the last frame of your chosen timeline play range; 4. Make sure the figure is ZEROED (pose/morph) at the first frame (use menu "edit/figure/zero" pose/shape); 5. With the figure selected, load the item (do not parent); 6. Configure the dForce simulation settings / duration to "animated (use timeline play range)" and initialization "start bones from memorized pose" OFF; 7. Run the dForce simulation and see the proxy mesh falling into place as it goes; 8. Once simulation is finished, make sure the item is not parent to the Genesis figure. Execute the "ChainMaker" script (follow the on screen instructions) and move the timeline to see the results. Additional notes: Use the "scale" properties from the "proxy" if you need to resize the prop. Do not morph it, it could cause deformations in the rings, this product was designed for use with dForce. Do not edit the contents of the auto generated groups. If you experience problems just delete the entire group and move the playhead (new ones will be created automatically as necessary). The proxy item has custom properties under "EVargas" to choose if you want it to be updated or not. Material presets are hierarchical, simply select the item (ROOT NODE) and apply. You can further customize if you want by selecting the original node of the parts (look in the first auto generated group), not the instances. There are 2 parts that alternate, you can manually edit the surface material of each. Each chain ring is a separate piece (node in the scene), so you can select it and move/rotate if you need to fix some unwanter collision or penetration. Please note that we can't guarantee the script will work on 100% of the cases, but intensive tests were made to consider many cases. If you need to make small adjustments please do it as described above. RENDERING: Ready for Nvidia Iray. Permitted usage: Please check the included license file for more information. Product made with Daz Studio 4.22.0.16 on Windows 10. Not tested on Mac! Have fun! (c)2024 E. Vargas. All rights reserved. ---------------------------------------------------- Copyright Information: The entire contents of this product are copyright 2024 E. Vargas (EVargas). All rights reserved. ---------------------------------------------------- Files Included in the Product: ---------------------------------------------------- +---data | \---EVargas | \---EV Chain Vest dForce G8 G9 | +---EV45-ChainVest-proxy-G8F | | | EV45-ChainVest-proxy-G8F.dsf | | | | | +---Morphs | | | \---EVargas | | | \---Base | | | Auto Bake Keys.dsf | | | Auto Update.dsf | | | | | \---UV Sets | | \---EVargas | | \---Base | | default.dsf | | | +---EV45-ChainVest-proxy-G8M | | | EV45-ChainVest-proxy-G8M.dsf | | | | | +---Morphs | | | \---EVargas | | | \---Base | | | Auto Bake Keys.dsf | | | Auto Update.dsf | | | | | \---UV Sets | | \---EVargas | | \---Base | | default.dsf | | | +---EV45-ChainVest-proxy-G9 | | | EV45-ChainVest-proxy-G9.dsf | | | | | +---Morphs | | | \---EVargas | | | \---Base | | | Auto Update.dsf | | | | | \---UV Sets | | \---EVargas | | \---Base | | default.dsf | | | +---EV45-ChainVest_Part-1 | | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.dsf | | | | | \---UV Sets | | \---EVargas | | \---Base | | default.dsf | | | \---EV45-ChainVest_Part-2 | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.dsf | | | \---UV Sets | \---EVargas | \---Base | default.dsf | +---Documentation | EV-ChainVest-dForce-G8-G9_Readme.txt | Renderosity Stardard License.txt | \---People +---Genesis 8 Female | \---Clothing | | EVargas.png | | | \---EVargas | \---Chain vest dForce | | Chain Vest proxy G8F.duf | | Chain Vest proxy G8F.duf.png | | Chain Vest proxy G8F.tip.png | | | +---Iray Materials | | Default metal.duf | | Default metal.duf.png | | Default metal.tip.png | | Plastic black.duf | | Plastic black.duf.png | | Plastic black.tip.png | | Plastic blue.duf | | Plastic blue.duf.png | | Plastic blue.tip.png | | Plastic green.duf | | Plastic green.duf.png | | Plastic green.tip.png | | Plastic pink.duf | | Plastic pink.duf.png | | Plastic pink.tip.png | | Plastic red.duf | | Plastic red.duf.png | | Plastic red.tip.png | | Plastic white.duf | | Plastic white.duf.png | | Plastic white.tip.png | | Plastic yellow.duf | | Plastic yellow.duf.png | | Plastic yellow.tip.png | | | +---Parts | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.duf | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.duf.png | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.tip.png | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.duf | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.duf.png | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.tip.png | | | \---Script | ChainMaker_EV45.dse | ChainMaker_EV45.dse.png | ChainMaker_EV45.tip.png | ChainMaker_EV45_aux.dse | ChainMaker_EV45_aux.dse.png | ChainMaker_EV45_aux.tip.png | +---Genesis 8 Male | \---Clothing | | EVargas.png | | | \---EVargas | \---Chain vest dForce | | Chain Vest proxy G8M.duf | | Chain Vest proxy G8M.duf.png | | Chain Vest proxy G8M.tip.png | | | +---Iray Materials | | Default metal.duf | | Default metal.duf.png | | Default metal.tip.png | | Plastic black.duf | | Plastic black.duf.png | | Plastic black.tip.png | | Plastic blue.duf | | Plastic blue.duf.png | | Plastic blue.tip.png | | Plastic green.duf | | Plastic green.duf.png | | Plastic green.tip.png | | Plastic pink.duf | | Plastic pink.duf.png | | Plastic pink.tip.png | | Plastic red.duf | | Plastic red.duf.png | | Plastic red.tip.png | | Plastic white.duf | | Plastic white.duf.png | | Plastic white.tip.png | | Plastic yellow.duf | | Plastic yellow.duf.png | | Plastic yellow.tip.png | | | +---Parts | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.duf | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.duf.png | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.tip.png | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.duf | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.duf.png | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.tip.png | | | \---Script | ChainMaker_EV45.dse | ChainMaker_EV45.dse.png | ChainMaker_EV45.tip.png | ChainMaker_EV45_aux.dse | ChainMaker_EV45_aux.dse.png | ChainMaker_EV45_aux.tip.png | +---Genesis 8.1 Female | \---Clothing | | EVargas.png | | | \---EVargas | \---Chain vest dForce | | Chain Vest proxy G8F.duf | | Chain Vest proxy G8F.duf.png | | Chain Vest proxy G8F.tip.png | | | +---Iray Materials | | Default metal.duf | | Default metal.duf.png | | Default metal.tip.png | | Plastic black.duf | | Plastic black.duf.png | | Plastic black.tip.png | | Plastic blue.duf | | Plastic blue.duf.png | | Plastic blue.tip.png | | Plastic green.duf | | Plastic green.duf.png | | Plastic green.tip.png | | Plastic pink.duf | | Plastic pink.duf.png | | Plastic pink.tip.png | | Plastic red.duf | | Plastic red.duf.png | | Plastic red.tip.png | | Plastic white.duf | | Plastic white.duf.png | | Plastic white.tip.png | | Plastic yellow.duf | | Plastic yellow.duf.png | | Plastic yellow.tip.png | | | +---Parts | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.duf | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.duf.png | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.tip.png | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.duf | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.duf.png | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.tip.png | | | \---Script | ChainMaker_EV45.dse | ChainMaker_EV45.dse.png | ChainMaker_EV45.tip.png | ChainMaker_EV45_aux.dse | ChainMaker_EV45_aux.dse.png | ChainMaker_EV45_aux.tip.png | +---Genesis 8.1 Male | \---Clothing | | EVargas.png | | | \---EVargas | \---Chain vest dForce | | Chain Vest proxy G8M.duf | | Chain Vest proxy G8M.duf.png | | Chain Vest proxy G8M.tip.png | | | +---Iray Materials | | Default metal.duf | | Default metal.duf.png | | Default metal.tip.png | | Plastic black.duf | | Plastic black.duf.png | | Plastic black.tip.png | | Plastic blue.duf | | Plastic blue.duf.png | | Plastic blue.tip.png | | Plastic green.duf | | Plastic green.duf.png | | Plastic green.tip.png | | Plastic pink.duf | | Plastic pink.duf.png | | Plastic pink.tip.png | | Plastic red.duf | | Plastic red.duf.png | | Plastic red.tip.png | | Plastic white.duf | | Plastic white.duf.png | | Plastic white.tip.png | | Plastic yellow.duf | | Plastic yellow.duf.png | | Plastic yellow.tip.png | | | +---Parts | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.duf | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.duf.png | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.tip.png | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.duf | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.duf.png | | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.tip.png | | | \---Script | ChainMaker_EV45.dse | ChainMaker_EV45.dse.png | ChainMaker_EV45.tip.png | ChainMaker_EV45_aux.dse | ChainMaker_EV45_aux.dse.png | ChainMaker_EV45_aux.tip.png | \---Genesis 9 \---Clothing | EVargas.png | \---EVargas \---Chain vest dForce | Chain Vest proxy G9.duf | Chain Vest proxy G9.duf.png | Chain Vest proxy G9.tip.png | +---Iray Materials | Default metal.duf | Default metal.duf.png | Default metal.tip.png | Plastic black.duf | Plastic black.duf.png | Plastic black.tip.png | Plastic blue.duf | Plastic blue.duf.png | Plastic blue.tip.png | Plastic green.duf | Plastic green.duf.png | Plastic green.tip.png | Plastic pink.duf | Plastic pink.duf.png | Plastic pink.tip.png | Plastic red.duf | Plastic red.duf.png | Plastic red.tip.png | Plastic white.duf | Plastic white.duf.png | Plastic white.tip.png | Plastic yellow.duf | Plastic yellow.duf.png | Plastic yellow.tip.png | +---Parts | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.duf | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.duf.png | EV45-ChainVest_Part-1.tip.png | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.duf | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.duf.png | EV45-ChainVest_Part-2.tip.png | \---Script ChainMaker_EV45.dse ChainMaker_EV45.dse.png ChainMaker_EV45.tip.png ChainMaker_EV45_aux.dse ChainMaker_EV45_aux.dse.png ChainMaker_EV45_aux.tip.png