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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

Learning about the Viewport tools


Up to this point, we made extensive use of the Universal tool to manipulate objects in the scene. There are other tools that can be used to manipulate scene objects and now it's time to see what they do. We saw these tools in Chapter 2, Customizing Studio; here they are again for reference:

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Name

Function

The Node selection tool

This is used to select objects or portions of objects, called nodes. For example, the forearm of a human figure is a node.

The Rotate tool

This is used to rotate objects.

The Translate tool

This is used top move objects around.

The Scale tool

This is used to enlarge or shrink objects.

The Node selection tool

In the toolbar where the U.T. is, we can find the Node selection tool. This tool is useful when we need to select an object or a part of a figure, like the eye, but we don't want to see the U.T. gizmo in the view. For example, if we want to adjust the position of the eye with the parameters sliders, the U...