DazToBlender 2024 v2.15.105

New Features:

• Support Blender 4.3 release
• Unicode (Foreign Language) Character support for filenames and user documents folder
• Bugfix for unrigged dForce hair in Daz Studio 4.23
• Bugfix for GLB export of environments with rigged meshes
• Bugfix for certain characters with non-standard ERC object offsets
• Bugfix for Emissive Materials when using Blender 4+ and the File->Export pathway
• Scripting support for baking, resizing, file->export pathway

Known Issues:

• Emissive materials not currently supported using the legacy "Import Genesis" pathway.
• Texture Atlas Baking functions are currently incompatible with Mixamo.
• USDZ export performance may be significantly slowed down if "Nvidia Omniverse Launcher" is running. Work-around is to right-click on Omniverse in the system tray and fully exit the application.

Manual Installation:

1. Make sure you have Daz Studio Installed via Daz Install Manager (DIM).
2. Quit both Daz Studio and DIM.
3. Double click the "DOUBLE_CLICK_ME" script file. Daz Studio should launch and run the script file.
4. Click "Replace" if asked. If there were no errors, you should get success confirmation that package was copied into the correct DIM folder.
5. Click "OK" and Daz Studio should automatically close and DIM should start.
6. If you have a previous version of this software installed, go into the "Installed" Tab and click "Uninstall".
7. Look in the "Ready to Install" Tab for the downloaded package and click Install. Click the small "refresh" icon at the top of the window if you do not see anything.
8. If package installed successfully, you should see it moved over to the "Installed" Tab.

Full Changelog: 2024.2.8.63...2024.2.15.105

DazToBlender 2024 v2.9.68 Alpha Preview

BETA INSTALL:

1. Make sure you have Daz Studio Installed via Daz Install Manager (DIM).
2. Quit both Daz Studio and DIM.
3. Double click the "DOUBLE_CLICK_ME" script file. Daz Studio should launch and run the script file.
4. Click "Replace" if asked. If there were no errors, you should get success confirmation that package was copied into the correct DIM folder.
5. Click "OK" and Daz Studio should automatically close and DIM should start.
6. If you have a previous version of this software installed, go into the "Installed" Tab and click "Uninstall".
7. Look in the "Ready to Install" Tab for the BETA package and click Install. Click the small "refresh" icon at the top of the window if you do not see anything.
8. If package installed successfully, you should see it moved over to the "Installed" Tab.
9. You are now done. Close DIM and then start Daz Studio to test the BETA.

KNOWN ISSUES:

• Texture Atlas Baking functions are currently incompatible with Mixamo.
• USDZ export performance may be significantly slowed down if "Nvidia Omniverse Launcher" is running. Work-around is to right-click on Omniverse in the system tray and fully exit the application.

NEW FEATURES:

• 2024.2.9.68: Unicode filename support

Full Changelog: 2024.2.8.63...2024.2.9.68-alpha-preview

DazToBlender 2024 v2.8.63

New features for all Bridges:

• Full Scene / Environment Export
• Rigid Follow Node baking
• Custom Pivot Point baking
• Instance baking
• Maximum Texture Resolution Resizing
• Maximum Texture File Size and Format Re-encoding
• Makeup Overlay baking
• Translucency / Tint / Strength map

New features for Blender:

• Use File -> Export -> Blend file to access additional features using the new File -> Export pathway:
  • industry standard compatible PBR
  • FBX, GLB and USDZ formats (NOTE: Blender Fbx Drivers are still slow and unstable)
  • Rig Conversion to UE5, Unity, Mixamo
  • Texture Atlas generation

Manual Installation:

1. Make sure you have Daz Studio Installed via Daz Install Manager (DIM).
2. Quit both Daz Studio and DIM.
3. Double click the "DOUBLE_CLICK_ME" script file. Daz Studio should launch and run the script file.
4. Click "Replace" if asked. If there were no errors, you should get success confirmation that package was copied into the correct DIM folder.
5. Click "OK" and Daz Studio should automatically close and DIM should start.
6. If you have a previous version of this software installed, go into the "Installed" Tab and click "Uninstall".
7. Look in the "Ready to Install" Tab for the downloaded package and click Install. Click the small "refresh" icon at the top of the window if you do not see anything.
8. If package installed successfully, you should see it moved over to the "Installed" Tab.

Full Changelog: 2023.1.1.17-hotfix-207...2024.2.8.63

DazToBlender 2023 v1.1.17 Hotfix-207

Hotfix Release 2023.1.1.17

• This is a Hotfix release intended only to address Github Issue #207 (dForce Hair assets are unskinned)
• No other source code changes are included since hotfix-206
• Windows and Mac versions of hotfix available for download below (please follow manual install instructions)

Full Changelog: 2023.1.1.16-hotfix-206...2023.1.1.17-hotfix-207

MD5 hash of dzblenderbridge.dll.v2023.1.1.17.zip: 6ee9c0a33aaa871d6c3ce89cb5222275
MD5 hash of libdzblenderbridge.dylib.v2023.1.1.17.zip: 30192e8b76c388ee6ddbf80e9e7d5c6c

Manual Installation Instructions:

1. Download the zipped dzblenderbridge.dll (libdzblenderbridge.dylib for macOS)
2. Unzip and copy it into the Daz Studio plugins folder (example: \Daz 3D\Applications\64-bit\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\plugins).
3. Follow the Blender Plugin Installation Instructions to install and activate the Blender Plugin using the embedded plugin installer inside the Daz Studio DazToBlender Bridge dialog. NOTE: Make sure you generate your Blender preferences folder from the Blender Splash Screen if you have not done so.

Youtube: https://youtu.be/LDDPfygZfgs?si=z3ylqegmptohCctF
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DazToBlender 2023 v1.1.16 Hotfix-206

Hotfix Release 2023.1.1.16

• This is a Hotfix release intended only to address Github Issue #206 (Characters are imported with skeleton misaligned to mesh)
• No other source code changes are included in this version

Full Changelog: 2023.1.1...2023.1.1.16-hotfix-206

MD5 hash of dzblenderbridge.v2023.1.1.16.zip: 7b5954dbcbb64add89c6ff857f171855
MD5 hash of libdzblenderbridge.dylib.v2023.1.1.16.zip: 4992e604529771960882222f6a8b7335

Manual Installation Instructions:

1. Download the zipped dzblenderbridge.dll (libdzblenderbridge.dylib for macOS)
2. Unzip and copy it into the Daz Studio plugins folder (example: \Daz 3D\Applications\64-bit\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\plugins).
3. Follow the Blender Plugin Installation Instructions to install and activate the Blender Plugin using the embedded plugin installer inside the Daz Studio DazToBlender Bridge dialog. NOTE: Make sure you generate your Blender preferences folder from the Blender Splash Screen if you have not done so.

Youtube: https://youtu.be/LDDPfygZfgs?si=z3ylqegmptohCctF
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DazToBlender 2023 v1.1

New in 2023.1.1 release:

• Integration with latest Daz Bridge Library
• Tooltips and What's This text for new animation options
• New animation options available through Experimental Options checkbox in Advanced Settings
• Bugfixed new animation export causing error message

Full Changelog: 2022.2.19.43...2023.1.1

MD5 hash of dzblenderbridge.dll.v2023.1.1.15.zip: eb93937b6082eed07fda729c5b5970c4
MD5 hash of libdzblenderbridge.dylib.v2023.1.1.15.zip: b1d5a17d3c8b3c628da7db9dae887906

Manual Installation Instructions:

1. Download the zipped dzblenderbridge.dll (libdzblenderbridge.dylib for macOS)
2. Unzip and copy it into the Daz Studio plugins folder (example: \Daz 3D\Applications\64-bit\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\plugins).
3. Follow the Blender Plugin Installation Instructions to install and activate the Blender Plugin using the embedded plugin installer inside the Daz Studio DazToBlender Bridge dialog. NOTE: Make sure you generate your Blender preferences folder from the Blender Splash Screen if you have not done so.

Youtube: https://youtu.be/LDDPfygZfgs?si=z3ylqegmptohCctF
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DazToBlender 2023.1.0 (Hotfix 2023.1.0.10)

Hotfixes:

• Import user-generated DUF pose presets via "Import Pose" button
• Posed figures no longer require using Animation asset type (can import via default Skeletal Mesh asset type)

New in the 2023.1.0 release:

• Blender 3.5 and 3.6 support
• Improved IK/FK switching for quick hand and feet animation
• HD Makeup support (PBRSkin Makeup)
• Improved alpha-channel handling of hair and semi-transparent materials
• Automatic Blender plugin install during DIM installation
• Improved Genesis 9 material and rigging support
• Improved Geograft support (duplicate geometry removal)
• Quick Genesis 9 JCM morph selection

Full Changelog: 2022.2.19.43...2023.1.0-hotfix-1

MD5 hash of dzblenderbridge.dll.v2023.1.0.10.zip: b601d2845bbe728602f9ecf54b65959a
MD5 hash of libdzblenderbridge.dylib.v2023.1.0.10.zip: 4ffc0648fdee3575c37b44794c9906b8

Manual Installation Instructions:

1. Download the zipped dzblenderbridge.dll (libdzblenderbridge.dylib for macOS)
2. Unzip and copy it into the Daz Studio plugins folder (example: \Daz 3D\Applications\64-bit\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\plugins).
3. Follow the Blender Plugin Installation Instructions to install and activate the Blender Plugin using the embedded plugin installer inside the Daz Studio DazToBlender Bridge dialog. NOTE: Make sure you generate your Blender preferences folder from the Blender Splash Screen if you have not done so.

Blender 3.5, Genesis 9 (2022.2.19.43)

This is a preliminary update in preparation for further updates in the next few weeks.

• Improved Genesis 9 support (materials, skeleton, IK)
• Auto Rigify tool not yet supported for Genesis 9
• Improved positioning when toggling hand IK and foot IK on/off.
• Clear All Poses no longer requires switching to Pose Mode
• Changed version system to reduce confusion about mismatched Daz/Blender plugins: now, first three version numbers will match and last number will be reserved for bugfixes and build changes.
• Support for Blender plugin installation to 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 alpha

MD5 hash of dzblenderbridge.v2022.2.19.43.zip:
1adfb239583b0e848351a874945e0c38

MD5 hash of libdzblenderbridge.dylib.v2022.2.19.43.zip:
a267dcc70999019753c5e3fc21ad722a

Subdivision Baking, Geograft Morphs, Daz Library Updates (Hotfix update on 9-9-2022)

This update contains the following changes:

• Subdivision crashfix for Blender's FBX Importer, allowing to re-enable Subdivision Baking Features
• Improved Geograft Material
• Preliminary Geograft Morph support
• Updated to latest Daz Library v2.2
• Updated Help and Welcome text

How to manually install from Github (youtube tutorial):

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDDPfygZfgs

Manual Installation Instructions:

1. If you manually installed a previous 2022 version, be sure to look for the older name, dzbridge_blender.dll to remove (if it exists).
2. Download and unzip the dzblenderbridge.dll file.
3. Quit Daz Studio if it is currently running.
4. Copy the dzblenderbridge.dll file into the Daz Studio "plugins" folder, which is located inside the Daz Studio program folder. Ex: C:\DAZ 3D\Applications\64-bit\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\plugins. Click Replace if you are asked what to do if file already exists.
5. Start Daz Studio and update the Blender Plugin using the steps on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXjfekMV4sE

Hotfix: Geoshell crash on export

This is a hotfix which addresses crashes that may happen when trying to export assets with geoshells.

• Incorporates latest Daz Bridge Library with geoshell hotfix.

Youtube Instructions:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDDPfygZfgs

Manual Installation Instructions:

1. If you manually installed a previous 2022 version, be sure to look for the older name, dzbridge_blender.dll to remove (if it exists).
2. Download and unzip the dzblenderbridge.dll file.
3. Quit Daz Studio if it is currently running.
4. Copy the dzblenderbridge.dll file into the Daz Studio "plugins" folder, which is located inside the Daz Studio program folder. Ex: C:\DAZ 3D\Applications\64-bit\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\plugins. Click Replace if you are asked what to do if file already exists.
5. Start Daz Studio and update the Blender Plugin using the steps on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2os8Ge-HWlQ