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Merging objects?

EamonEamon Posts: 159
edited June 2013 in The Commons

I just purchased Scifi Melee Weapons for DazSudio and I want to combine them into one long staff lance type thing?

Can i join objects?

Oh and how do I switch off the beam on the claive?

Thanks.

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  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,202
    edited December 1969

    you could try exporting an obj of the props lined up and reimport it

  • EamonEamon Posts: 159
    edited December 1969

    Dude, that worked perfectly!! Thank you!! :)

    Now I just gotta figure out how to switch off the beam as despite the Daz site showing it switch off, I see no options to do so!

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,202
    edited December 1969

    do not have but in surfaces probably, a seperate shader with opacity or maybe a glow channel

  • EamonEamon Posts: 159
    edited June 2013

    I can't seem to find it!

    I don't think I have ever had anything go smoothly with Daz!

    Edit: Got it!!!

    Man i'd be screwed without these forums! Thanks again dude!

    Mods, please feel free to delete this tread.

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

    The problem with exporting and then re-importing is that you can sometimes lose shader information by doing so. If you want my recommendation for how to 'stick' items together, then why not simply group them? Parent one to the other and using 'Parent in place' so it doesn't move. Then you can simply move the parent (which should be the handle in this case) to move both of them as one object.

    The benefit to this is that it retains the Daz shader information, and all of the material presets will function fine on the individual parts.

  • EamonEamon Posts: 159
    edited December 1969

    I was thinking of parenting them but I find that doesn't always hold the object where it should be.

    but i will definitely give it a go as its good to have some options!

    Thanks lads!

  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116
    edited June 2013

    Eamon said:
    I was thinking of parenting them but I find that doesn't always hold the object where it should be.

    but i will definitely give it a go as its good to have some options!

    Thanks lads!

    It depends where you parent them. If the staves have 'bones', find the bone closest to the area you want to parent to, and parent to that one. For instance, parenting glasses to Genesis' root won't do squat, but if you parent to the head specifically then it'll follow.

    Also, for the 'inactive mode', it could be either a material preset, or a morph, as opposed to just making it transparent in the surface tab.

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  • EamonEamon Posts: 159
    edited December 1969

    Well it looks like I have complete flexability using Wendy's suggestion above. It imports back in with all the same things but just joined up...which is sweet!! :)

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