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Hi all, This thread is SUPER informative and I've learned quite a bit from these discussions.
I made a quick tutorial showing how to combine character (body & facial) with dynamic cloth animation using dForce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHCcaZ3Ry78
Interestingly, dForce can also be applied to hair (for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSc_yOQr2S8 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53z1jBRR150 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYWsO6raqFs ).
Thanks for sharing the links QT168! The tips on how to use Animate with dForce in the first video link are helpful for those who want more complex animations. And for those who check them out, be sure to click on the "Show More" links under the descriptions as there are dForce settings and links to other videos posted as well.
I finally started playing with dforce. I have a dynamic batman cape that I'm trying to use, It was easy to get the cape to drape over his sholders and hang down.
But now I'm trying to get something like this.
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Without any simulation. the cape pretty much looks like this already (sort of). I just want some folds in there. I've tryied several sims that did not come out at all like this. Do you all have any recommendations for settings? The cape does not have any bones or morphs built in.
You could try creating some long cylinders and positioning them where you want the folds. You may have to rotate the cape to be horizontal so it falls against the cylinders (then rotate to correct position after the simulation). If the mesh just bridges across the cylinders, increase Contraction-Expansion Ratio a little bit (102 -105%) to give the mesh some ability to stretch.
That might just work. Thanks for the idea.
You might treat the wings like a flag and use the dforce wind modifier.
I did try that and I couldn't get it. The simulations take so long that it's hard to experiment.
Has anyone been having problems with dForce ignoring Freeze Simulation set to On or Visible in Simulation set to off? Recently I can't freeze a simulation either of a different object or of a surface - they will reset anytime I click on the Simulate button. I had to update my Nvida drivers to correct a Daz crashing problem. I've noticed the issue after that but I can't say for sure they are related.
Well I just did the 'Freeze in Simulation' for the 1st time & it worked but I did not exit & restart DAZ Studio. SereneNight says it will reset on her if she exits DAZ Studio, starts DAZ Studio, and reopens the scene she saved with those settings. Maybe it is like saving a scene where you hide geometry but don't delete it - the hidden geometry is visible again next time the scene is reopened.
Hi all, here is another tutorial for hair dynamics using dForce.
@QT168 Thanks for posting! For those who like to learn via video rather than the text I publish, this video covers some of the basics of dForce that apply beyond hair: adding the modifier, setting collision layers, adding and painting weight maps, setting up animation timeline.
38. Create a Skirt from a Cone. One of the simplest clothing items you can make from a primitive object.
a. Create a primitive plane using the following parameters. Adjust X-scale to 132% and Z-scale to 105%.
b. Using the Geometry Editor tool and the Marquee selection method, select the top 20 rows or so of the cone. Right click in the viewport and choose Geometry Visibility/Hide Selected Polygon(s).
c. Using the Geometry Editor tool and the Marquee selection method, select the bottom edge of the cone. Right click in the viewport and choose Geometry Visibility/Hide Selected Polygon(s). This hides the bottom surface.
d. Right click in the viewport and choose Geometry Editing/Delete Hidden Polygon(s).
e. Using the Geometry Editor tool and the Marquee selection method, select the top 3 rows of the truncated cone. Right click in the viewport and choose Geometry Assignment/Create Surface from Selected and label the surface Belt.
f. Apply a dForce dynamic modifier to the cone.
g. Select the Belt surface and set Contraction-Expansion Ratio to 62%.
h. Load a figure (I used Genesis 3 female). Position the top opening of the cone around the figure’s waist. Adjust X- and Z-translate parameters so the cone is clear of all skin.
i. Run the simulation and you get this result. The belt cinches in first.
Then the simulation completes.
j. If you want the skirt to be more hip hugging (down lower) set Contraction-Expansion Ratio to 75%.
k. If you want a shorter skirt you might think all you have to do is adjust the Y-scale, but that does not change the slant length of the cone’s outside edge so you will get the same skirt length after simulation. Instead, use the geometry editor to choose some of the lower polygons and hide them (same process as step b).
With the shorter skirt, it does not pull down as much on the belt. To get a hip hugging effect, you need to increase Contraction-Expansion Ratio to 85%.
This is also another example that shows it can be hard to predict dForce behavior, as length of skirt (or perhaps it’s the number of polygons) influences what the surface property settings need to be.
l. I added a series of dance moves so the figure rotated along the Y axis. I had to reduce the density of the skirt surface to 70 to keep it from riding up too high. The result is a nice swirl and uplifting of the skirt. Gravity and air resistance are at default, so the movement of the skirt is all from rotation. This render is frame 10 in the middle of the animation. If you let the rotation stop and have any relaxation time, the dress will settle back into a typical drape.
That's pretty neat, Rich! You seem to be full of ideas.
Thanks Melanie. The ideas keep coming - but they always take so much longer to figure out than I would expect.
I love this thread!
I agree. This thread should be pinned or saved or something. So much good info. And the PDF too.
I have this thread saved as a Favourite in my browser for quick reference.
Thanks all!
Just to note I added an extra render at the end of the skirt section above to show it swirling under the influence of an animation with rotation.
Look! I followed your cone skirt guidance and made a cylindar skirt. I think it looks nice. Thanks for the inspiration.
It's probably because a longer skirt has higher mass. We have that gravity parameter, so it makes sense if the solver computes mass.
If we have two cones of the same size, with the only difference being poly count, then we could test and see if dForce measures the area in some absolute units or in polys. If it uses absolute units, then these two skirts should slide down the same amount since they are the same size and consequently, mass. If poly count per se is what matters, then the higher poly skirt would be "heavier" and slide down more.
I exported my Cylindar Skirt as OBJ, rigged it with the transfer utility, applied dForce Modifier again and tweaked the settings, applied a simple texture, saved as figure/prop asset, and now I have a cute new skirt. Amazing!
That turned out really good! How do you rig it with the transfer utility?
You would think the density parameter might behave like that, I wonder if it does.You suggested a good experiment to try.
Just the same way you would rig any modeled clothing. In the transfer utility, you select G3F (in this case) as the source and the skirt OBJ as the target. There are tutorials around, but I don't have a handy link to one right now. I bet SickleYield has made one. I'll see if I can find a link.
Here is a link to the Daz documentation on transfer utility. A few little details may be out of date, but the gist is there.
@RGcincy - just wanted to say thanks for these ongoing updates, I find them very useful and really appreciate the effort that you've put into experimenting with them. I look forward to seeing what you find out next.
Thanks, I'll take a look.
Glad it's of help!
39. Create a Bandeau from a Cylinder. Another simple clothing item that can be made from a primitive. This is based on combining what I did to make a skirt from a cone and what barbult did to make a skirt from a cylinder.
a. Create a primitive cylinder of 3 feet diameter, 1 foot height with 50 segments and 64 sides. Position it around a figure and adjust the scale as needed.
b. Similar to step 38 c, select the top and bottom surfaces of the cylinder, hide them, then delete them.
c. Similar to step 38 e, create a new surface from the top few rows and call it Top Band. Do the same for the bottom few rows and call it Bottom Band.
d. Add a dForce dynamic modifier to the cylinder.
e. Change the Contraction-Expansion Ratio of the top band to 65%. Run the simulation. You will get a tight fit of the top elastic band and a very loose fit of the cloth and the lower band.
f. Keeping the previous change, now change the Contraction-Expansion Ratio of the bottom band to 65%. Run the simulation. You will get a tight fit of the top and bottom elastic bands and a loose fit of the cloth. Note the droop in the back.
g. Keeping the previous changes, now change the Contraction-Expansion Ratio of the default surface band to 90%. Run the simulation. You will get a tighter fit of the cloth. If you go much lower on the C-E Ratio, the cloth will start to distort.
h. Set the Contraction-Expansion Ratio of the top band to 65%, the cloth to 90%, and the bottom band to 85%. Run the simulation. This will give you a tighter fit than “e” and a looser fit than “g”.
i. You can also make it into a longer top by scaling on the Y axis.
Hi again. Back playing with DForce and trying to simulate a mop. It is in two parts with a clasp and the strings.
The mop strings have a preset that is similar to a sweatshirt fabric from dForce Master - Cloth Simulation Presets.
While simulating, as can be seen, the strings go right through the clasp as if it doesn't exist. I am trying to remedy
this behavior. By the end of the simulation, the mop strings are all on the ground and have escaped the clasp completely!
Clever idea! The bottom bracket of the mop may have too few polygons. Try to hide a primitie cube with 50 divisions within the bracket and see if that helps. Do not apply any dForce modifier to the cube.