2024-alpha-preview-002

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:

• UE side plugins are not yet embedded into Daz side plugin. Download and install manually.
• Mac version of UE 5.1 plugin not yet available due to unresolved build tools issues with cross-compiling x86/arm64.
• Baking character skin textures may result in materials with no assigned image filename, however, the image will be correctly copied into project's content folder. Work-around is to manually assign image file to material.

Full Changelog: 2023.1.2-UE5.3-hotfix-1...2024-alpha-preview-002

DazToUnreal 2023 v1.2 (2023.1.2.63)

Update 2024-April-24:

• Uploaded Unreal Project Plugin binaries that are built for UE 5.4.0
• No source code changes made
• To Install: Make sure all other versions of this plugin are removed from the project folder and the engine plugins folders. Then unzip DazToUnreal.2023.1.2-UE54-win64-project-plugin.zip into your UE 5.4 project plugins folder, ex: \UnrealProject_for_UE54\plugins\DazToUnreal\
• If you are having trouble loading the plugin, you may need to manually enable the MLDeformer plugin, please see issue #79 for details

Known Issues:

• Sending Animations and Poses from Daz Studio to UE 5.3 is currently not working, resulting in Fbx import failure or editor crash.
• When exporting morphs with Genesis 9 figures, all currently installed character morphs matching the same morph name will be loaded and exported; leading to increased time, space and memory requirements. For installations with very large number of G9 characters, this may lead to excessive RAM requirements and crashes. The current work-around is to decrease the number of installed G9 characters or decrease the number of exported morphs. A fix is on the way.
• Some JCMs with multiple joint axis dependencies may not automatically load into memory and export correctly. The current work-around is to load them manually into memory by posing the joint until the JCM is activated, then resetting the character and exporting. A fix is on the way.

Hotfixes:

• Initial release with UE 5.3 support was built with 5.3 Preview instead of 5.3 Release, now fixed
• Daz Studio and Unreal Engine plugin versions are now synchronized

What's new in the 2023.1.2 release:

• Unreal Engine 5.3 support
• Integration with latest Daz Bridge Library
• Support for automatic Unreal Engine LOD generation
• Genesis 8 twist bone fix for the UE 5.2+ IKRetargeter
• Re-Import Crash Protection Code

Full Changelog: 2023.1.1...2023.1.2-UE5.3-hotfix-1

MD5 hash of dzunrealbridge.dll.v2023.1.2.63.zip: 5f09c9787e8633cdd32579ef3eb1a593
MD5 hash of libdzunrealbridge.dylib.v2023.1.2.63.zip: 566778d15a38fcbed20f8992bb720fef

Manual Installation Instructions:

1. Download the zipped dzunrealbridge.dll (libdzunrealbridge.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 Unreal Plugin Installation Instructions to install the Unreal Plugin using the embedded plugin installer inside the Daz Studio DazToUnreal Bridge dialog.

DazToUnreal 2023 v1.1

What's new in the 2023.1.1 release:

• Integration with latest Daz Bridge Library
• Tooltips and What's This text for new animation options

Full Changelog: v2023.1.0...2023.1.1

MD5 hash of dzunrealbridge.dll.v2023.1.1.53.zip: 5cdeeda4b4bf297226e7472bca8f68f0
MD5 hash of ..\signed\libdzunrealbridge.dylib.v2023.1.1.53.zip: 680f44f0078bc4b8fe81dbb4a9dd1a96

Manual Installation Instructions:

1. Download the zipped dzunrealbridge.dll (libdzunrealbridge.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 Unreal Plugin Installation Instructions to install the Unreal Plugin using the embedded plugin installer inside the Daz Studio DazToUnreal Bridge dialog.

DazToUnreal 2023.1.0 (Hotfix 2023.1.0.52)

Hotfixes:

• UE 5.1, 5.0 python control rig compatibility
• G81 Retargeting files engine version compatibility
• SRGB update crash fix
• DzBridge Library integration (bugfixes, double-dipping option)

Please see main release post for more information: https://github.com/daz3d/DazToUnreal/releases/tag/v2023.1.0-pbrskin-hotfix
Full Changelog: v2022.2.18-ue52-hotfix...v2023.1.0-hotfix-2

MD5 hash for dzunrealbridge.dll.v2023.1.0.52.zip: 34cbb4c857ab1949e8b6b36830ccad9a
MD5 hash for libdzunitybridge.dylib.v2023.1.0.10.zip: 642eb93cd9a33570add9d8847228ec80

Manual Installation Instructions:

1. Download the zipped dzunrealbridge.dll (libdzunrealbridge.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 Unreal Plugin Installation Instructions to install the Unreal Plugin using the embedded plugin installer inside the Daz Studio DazToUnreal Bridge dialog.

DazToUnreal 2023.1.0 (Hotfix 2023.1.0.47)

Hotfixes:

• PBRSkin uasset backward compatibility for previous UE versions
• GUI link updates
• Fixed plugin builds on mac

New in this release:

• Unreal Engine 5.2 and 5.1 support
• Apple Silicon, Universal Binaries for UE 5.2
• Genesis 9 IKRig and Retargeting support
• Genesis 9 material fixes
• MLDeformer integration
• Improved Geograft geometry support
• Quick Genesis 9 JCM morph selection
• Improved HD Subdivision support
• HD Makeup Support
• Runtime DLL requirements removed, reducing file sizes
• Package Project Dependencies for all supported UE versions are built into DLL for this release

MD5 hash for libdzunrealbridge.dylib.v2023.1.0.47.zip: 2852de746511671ab06bcbb3dcca92ea

MD5 hash for dzunrealbridge.v2023.1.0.47.zip: 423533c23803eff2f5ca3dd86751f9af

Installation Instructions:

1. Download the zipped dzunrealbridge.dll (libdzunrealbridge.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 Unreal Plugin Installation Instructions to install the Unreal Plugin using the embedded plugin installer inside the Daz Studio DazToUnreal Bridge dialog.

UE 5.2 Compatibility Hotfix

DazToUnreal 2022.2.18.22
UE 5.2 Compatibility Hotfix

Requirements:

• Unreal Engine 5.2
• Daz To Unreal Bridge v2022.2.18

How to install:

1. Create a folder inside your project called Plugins.
2. Copy the DazToUnreal folder into the Plugins folder.
3. Double-click your .uproject file.

MD5 Hashes:

DazToUnreal-2022.2.18.22-UE52-Compatibility-Hotfix.zip: 4bc7310faa712a8a5b0ae1222f2b4c06
\DazToUnreal\Binaries\Win64\UnrealEditor-DazToUnreal.dll: E7138359DE1693C39C5B8BDE68B56081
\DazToUnreal\Binaries\Win64\UnrealEditor-DazToUnrealDeveloper.dll: 7FE13D194C5DB8FFC2704D7B5CEA09A6
\DazToUnreal\Binaries\Win64\UnrealEditor-DazToUnrealRuntime.dll: 945B790DF9C33CB4A5CE9BF380BA88BF

UE 5.1 Compatibility Hotfix for DazToUnreal 2022.2.18

DazToUnreal 2022.2.18.22
UE 5.1 Compatibility Hotfix

Requirements:

• Unreal Engine 5.1
• Daz To Unreal Bridge v2022.2.18

How to install:

1. Create a folder inside your project called Plugins.
2. Copy the DazToUnreal folder into the Plugins folder.
3. Double-click your .uproject file.

SHA256 hash of DazToUnreal-2022.2.18.22-UE51-Compatibility-Hotfix.zip:
ce94eb23f022115f538ed301352d5936789ba5a1c7defe5770e646eba4af861d

SHA256 hash of \DazToUnreal\Binaries\Win64\UnrealEditor-DazToUnreal.dll:
04a42a08b8218fec99747abca6a7da97504bab92a72b29d90f1a8d3196cc0ce9

SHA256 hash of \DazToUnreal\Binaries\Win64\UnrealEditor-DazToUnrealDeveloper.dll:
c124a030059e7c77eececf3e57d178ac2d91efe4302742886a91d20b84542daa

SHA256 hash of \DazToUnreal\Binaries\Win64\UnrealEditor-DazToUnrealRuntime.dll:
2199061831c2a740491efa9b1a050a890157dfa991d5a1c47a47f7231ff9ec8b

DazToUnreal Bridge v2022.2.18 (Hotfix update on 9-11-2022)

This update contains the following changes:

• Hotfix for Mac embedded installers not working
• Fixed morph undo issues (distorted faces on export)
• New geograft material support, preliminary support for geograft morphs (exported blendshapes)
• Updated Help Text, Integrated latest Daz Bridge Library and David V. Updates
• Added a setting for combining identical materials automatically.
• Update Genesis8BaseSkeleton.uasset
• Added support for Material Packs
• Added filters for preventing UE5 assets from getting included in the UE4 packages
• Unreal side support for new animation export
• Added basic head and eye controls to Genesis8ControlRig

Installation Instructions:

1. Download the zipped dzunrealbridge.dll (libdzunrealbridge.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 Unreal Plugin Installation Instructions to install the Unreal Plugin using the embedded plugin installer inside the Daz Studio DazToUnreal Bridge dialog.
4. To Build Executables (aka Package Project), install the PackageProject-Dependencies file that matches your Unreal Engine version below, using the Package Project Depencies Installation Instructions.

DazToUnreal Bridge v2022.1.17

This is an update with the following changes:

• New version numbering based on Year-Revision-Bugfix.
• Merged with latest David Vodhanel changes (July 6, 2022)
• Updated to latest Daz Bridge Library
• Bugfixes to SubD UV, Animation imports, UI settings
• UI/UX improvements
• Embedded Unreal Engine Plugins

Installation Instructions

1. Download the zipped dzunrealbridge.dll (libdzunrealbridge.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 Unreal Plugin Installation Instructions to install the Unreal Plugin using the embedded plugin installer inside the Daz Studio DazToUnreal Bridge dialog.
4. To Build Executables (aka Package Project), install the PackageProject-Dependencies file that matches your Unreal Engine version below, using the Package Project Depencies Installation Instructions.

Subdivision Hotfix (rev.2)

The previous Hotfix with additional changes was removed.

Fixes issue where Unreal Engine was beginning FBX import early, causing corruption during Subdivision Weights update. This hotfix is currently only available for Windows. Mac hotfixes will be included with next version update.

How To Install:

1. Download "dzunrealbridge.v2.0.2.zip to a temporary folder and unzip.
2. Copy the "dzunrealbridge.dll" into your Daz Studio plugins folder, ex: "C:\DAZ 3D\Applications\64-bit\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\plugins"
3. Select "replacing existing file" if prompted.
4. No additional update needed for Unreal Plugin. Please use the Unreal Plugin from v2.0.1 release.