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This post is for the Daz Studio addicts.

I'll admit one of my minor obsessions is that I just can't let the old vendor models die. Don't get me wrong, I still spend WAY too much money on new vendor content. Even so, I still find myself returning to old vendor models to see what new life I can breathe into them... for instance, using new Iray materials.

One of the biggest problems I have with older clothing models is that they just don't compare in terms of realism, and often realistic and conforming clothing folds are a big part of the problem. So happily for us they *finally* updated the dynamic clothing engine to dForce with the last release (yay!). But of course the disclaimer stands that older models might not have the proper geometry to play nicely in the pool (boo!).

So this leaves me at the frustrating point where I feel like I have to try out my various old models and see what happens. To make matters worse, here's an example of my early attempts with an old V4 clothing hood applied to G3F. At first, dForce didn't seem to work at all (see the third panel). But my bulldog has taught me the power of persistence, and with some almost-random changes (I'm making educated guesses) to the different individual material simulation settings, etc. I was able to achieve the final result after about 20 minutes of experimentation.

So will it all be worth it to spend the time trying to revive old models? I don't know. All I can say is I'm pretty sure I'm going to be wasting a lot more time in the near future experimenting instead of rendering. That's how we all learn, I guess...

Renderosity Product:
www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/th…

Steps to reproduce in DazStudio 4.10:
1. Load *and pose* G3F; you really need to pose G3F before you start a dForce simulation
2. Load the "Caperucita" hood
3. Select the hood model in the Scene tab, then add a dForce modifier to the hood model via the menus... "Edit->Object->Geometry->Add dForce Modifier: Dynamic Geometry"
4. Go the "Simulation Settings" tab (make it visible if you don't see it, use Window->Panes->Simulation Settings):

Note I have "start bones from memorized pose" set to "off" in this example, since my pose was pretty similar to the default pose and didn't really need that (it just slows things down). For more dynamic poses, however, you might need to set this to true.

5. Make sure the hood is selected, and in the "Surfaces" tab (make it visible if you don't see it, use Window->Panes->Simulation Settings) select the bow material. Set the "Simulation" settings as follows to dampen the simulation effect on the bow:

6. Make sure the hood is selected, and in the "Surfaces" tab (make it visible if you don't see it, use Window->Panes->Simulation Settings) select the fabric, fabric-inner, and trim materials. For each of the 3 materials, set the "Simulation" settings as follows:

7. Start the simulation from the "Simulation Settings" tab and go get a drink while it does its thing.

That's what worked for me... hope someone finds this useful.

Description
This post is for the Daz Studio addicts.

I'll admit one of my minor obsessions is that I just can't let the old vendor models die. Don't get me wrong, I still spend WAY too much money on new vendor content. Even so, I still find myself returning to old vendor models to see what new life I can breathe into them... for instance, using new Iray materials.

One of the biggest problems I have with older clothing models is that they just don't compare in terms of realism, and often realistic and conforming clothing folds are a big part of the problem. So happily for us they *finally* updated the dynamic clothing engine to dForce with the last release (yay!). But of course the disclaimer stands that older models might not have the proper geometry to play nicely in the pool (boo!).

So this leaves me at the frustrating point where I feel like I have to try out my various old models and see what happens. To make matters worse, here's an example of my early attempts with an old V4 clothing hood applied to G3F. At first, dForce didn't seem to work at all (see the third panel). But my bulldog has taught me the power of persistence, and with some almost-random changes (I'm making educated guesses) to the different individual material simulation settings, etc. I was able to achieve the final result after about 20 minutes of experimentation.

So will it all be worth it to spend the time trying to revive old models? I don't know. All I can say is I'm pretty sure I'm going to be wasting a lot more time in the near future experimenting instead of rendering. That's how we all learn, I guess...

Renderosity Product:
www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/th…

Steps to reproduce in DazStudio 4.10:
1. Load *and pose* G3F; you really need to pose G3F before you start a dForce simulation
2. Load the "Caperucita" hood
3. Select the hood model in the Scene tab, then add a dForce modifier to the hood model via the menus... "Edit->Object->Geometry->Add dForce Modifier: Dynamic Geometry"
4. Go the "Simulation Settings" tab (make it visible if you don't see it, use Window->Panes->Simulation Settings):

Note I have "start bones from memorized pose" set to "off" in this example, since my pose was pretty similar to the default pose and didn't really need that (it just slows things down). For more dynamic poses, however, you might need to set this to true.

5. Make sure the hood is selected, and in the "Surfaces" tab (make it visible if you don't see it, use Window->Panes->Simulation Settings) select the bow material. Set the "Simulation" settings as follows to dampen the simulation effect on the bow:

6. Make sure the hood is selected, and in the "Surfaces" tab (make it visible if you don't see it, use Window->Panes->Simulation Settings) select the fabric, fabric-inner, and trim materials. For each of the 3 materials, set the "Simulation" settings as follows:

7. Start the simulation from the "Simulation Settings" tab and go get a drink while it does its thing.

That's what worked for me... hope someone finds this useful.