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The Complete Guide to DAZ Studio 4

By : Paolo Ciccone
Book Image

The Complete Guide to DAZ Studio 4

By: Paolo Ciccone

Overview of this book

„While 3D technology can be intimidating, DAZ Studio provides a perfect entry point for anybody interested in it. DAZ Studio is designed to empower the readers with tools to manipulate "ready to use" models and figures. With DAZ Studio, you can use thousands of pre-made 3D models and create fantastic scenes without any hassle. Embark on a journey through the amazing world of 3Ddesigning and create great 3D art with DAZ Studio. This book will show you the way!The Complete Guide to DAZ Studio 4 shows you how to effectively use DAZ Studio 4 from start to finish. This guide takes you on a fun journey into the world of 3D art with DAZ Studio. Using everyday situations and practical examples, this book leads you from understanding the basics of 3D to the exploration of all the relevant topics, including posing, lighting, rendering, and content installation. You will follow step-by-step examples that will show you how to create great 3D art with fun and ease.With a free download code for Dawn: the brand new and hugely anticipated 3D figure by Hivewire3D and two free environments by renowned 3D artist Jack Tomalin, this book is a must-read for all aspiring 3D artists.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
The Complete Guide to DAZ Studio 4
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Rigging the dress


We are almost at the end. At this point we need to import the dress in Studio and rig it. Rigging means creating the bones that are used by Studio for moving a piece of geometry. Think of the geometry mesh as the skin of the character. Without bones a figure would just bend unnaturally. When we create bones for a mesh, we identify which parts of the geometry move and which range of motions those movements will have. You can relax immediately; we are not going to spend any time tweaking angles or doing any math. In this section we will see the essentials of rigging so that you can get the general feeling for what is involved in the process.

Importing the dress

The first thing that we want to verify is if the dress actually fits the Dawn figure inside Studio. So, let's start Studio and load the full Dawn figure. Then, we navigate to File | Import to import the OBJ as we did before. Make sure that the modo preset is selected in the Import window.

If everything worked out well...