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How can i get my rigs out of daz?

slash0megaslash0mega Posts: 0
edited December 1969 in New Users

As the topic says, after learning how to rig and animate my models in daz with the hopes of using it for game development i discovered that it seems daz's .dae export seems flakey. searching around it seems i am not the only one with this problem. is anybody aware of a way to export models from daz with the rigging and animation?

(do note i do not intend to export anybodys elses models. the models i wish to export are my own creations.)

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  • jestmartjestmart Posts: 4,449
    edited December 1969

    You need to rig them in the game. Studio has two types of rigging, Poser legacy and TriAx weight mapping, neither will convert to other programs very well.

  • SpottedKittySpottedKitty Posts: 7,232
    edited December 1969

    FWIW, D|S isn't unique in this; model rigging is one of the top items that almost never translate well, if at all, from one 3D system to another. Translation options do exist for some combinations of original and final programs, but they all have limitations and gotchas; there are just too many different ways to do rigging.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,583
    edited December 1969

    FBX is the best format for rigged and animated export

  • Herald of FireHerald of Fire Posts: 3,504
    edited December 1969

    ...or at least it would be if the FBX exporter would play nicely.

    Also, not to be a downer, but be sure you've understood the EULA before going nuts with game development. You're only licensed to use them commercially in works where the mesh itself is not distributed (still images, animations and so forth), and you'll need to own the extended license for any products you wish to distribute in a game. This differs between PA's, and the licenses cost around $500 for the basic 'Indie development' versions.

  • slash0megaslash0mega Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    wait, is that for products from the shop? or if i make a mesh in another program and rig it in daz i can not use it?

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,583
    edited December 1969

    yes you can

  • Herald of FireHerald of Fire Posts: 3,504
    edited December 1969

    slash0mega said:
    wait, is that for products from the shop? or if i make a mesh in another program and rig it in daz i can not use it?
    Sorry, it just applies to store products. If its your own mesh, you can do what you like with the resulting rigged figure.
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