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Texture converter G8 to G9 and Golden Palace

neomanneoman Posts: 74
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

Is there a way when you convert a G8 texture to G9 where the textures for Golden Palace can also be transferred?  I've tried a bunch of ways to try and  add golden palace to my converted G9 character but nothing seems to work.

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  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 7,804
    edited December 2024

    GP 9 per se (not its goe-shells of labia...) just adopts the Body texture map from its parent of G9 figure. How did you convert the texture maps from G8 to G9 ?  After you've had it done, you just need to assign the converted maps to G9 and run the material copy script in GP 9 product folder.

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  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,162

    Just to be sure: are you using the G9 version of GP, or are you trying to add GP for G8F to a G9?

  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 7,804

    Right, if you tried fitting GP for G8F on G9, that would be another story... You cannot make it as they're different geo-grafts. Better describe your issue more explicitly.

  • neomanneoman Posts: 74

    Thanks for the messages.  What I've discovered is this:  I can use ManFriday's Texture Converter to move G8 texture onto the G9 character.  However, once that is done you cannot use the G8 Golden Palace on the G9 figure and when you use the G9 Golden palace you cannot use the converted texture...  There must be a way to get the converted texture maps onto the G9 Golden Palace.

  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 7,804

    What ? Manfriday never made a texture converter.....Which product on earth?

  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,162

    neoman said:

    Thanks for the messages.  What I've discovered is this:  I can use ManFriday's Texture Converter to move G8 texture onto the G9 character.  However, once that is done you cannot use the G8 Golden Palace on the G9 figure and when you use the G9 Golden palace you cannot use the converted texture...  There must be a way to get the converted texture maps onto the G9 Golden Palace.

    It's possible to swap geografts between G3 and G8 because they're effectively the same geometry, but G8 and G9 are much too different to use G8 geografts on G9. If the converter converted textures from G8 UV to G9 UV, then you should be able to plug that into GP for G9 (unless it doesn't use the same UV as the body, like GP for G8 did).

  • neomanneoman Posts: 74
    edited December 2024

    crosswind said:

    What ? Manfriday never made a texture converter.....Which product on earth?

    Sorry, I was thinking of ManFriday's Figure Converter.  Legacy made the texture UV converter.  Both work great to turn a G8 character into a G9 character except for the Golden Palace...  Perhap a different gen prop such as Advanced P...y???

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  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 7,804
    edited December 2024

    neoman said:

    crosswind said:

    What ? Manfriday never made a texture converter.....Which product on earth?

    Sorry, I was thinking of ManFriday's Figure Converter.  Legacy made the texture UV converter.  Both work great to turn a G8 character into a G9 character except for the Golden Palace...  Perhap a different gen prop such as Advanced P...y???

    Ah... that's it, but only having Legacy G8 > G9 is not enough. I used to convert texture maps with Blender or Faceform Wrap but there's an easiest alternative... Do you have this product ? https://www.daz3d.com/genesis-9-uvs-for-genesis-8-and-81-female

    If you do, you can easily convert G8F's Torso or Body texture to G9 on your G8F character by using Map Transfer and directly assign the maps to GP for G9 on your G9 character. It 100% works.

    1) Convert with Map Transfer on G8F or G8.1F ( screenshot 1 )

    2) After assigning converted Torso or Body texture maps on GP for G9 > 6 surfaces (screenshot 2), hide the surfaces of Legacy grafts on two geo-shells of labia by setting Cutout Opacity to 0 and Lock the slots. Done!  ( screenshot 3 ~ 4 )

    SNAG-2024-12-21-018.png
    2015 x 1290 - 1M
    SNAG-2024-12-21-022.png
    2560 x 1392 - 742K
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    2560 x 1392 - 669K
    SNAG-2024-12-21-021.png
    2560 x 1392 - 667K
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  • neomanneoman Posts: 74

    Thank you so much!  I'll give it a tray!

  • ElorElor Posts: 1,838

    Gordig said:

    It's possible to swap geografts between G3 and G8 because they're effectively the same geometry, but G8 and G9 are much too different to use G8 geografts on G9.

    I don't I'll need it, but just in case, do you have a tutorial explaining how to do it ?

  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 7,804

    Elor said:

    Gordig said:

    It's possible to swap geografts between G3 and G8 because they're effectively the same geometry, but G8 and G9 are much too different to use G8 geografts on G9.

    I don't I'll need it, but just in case, do you have a tutorial explaining how to do it ?

    No, geografts cannot be cross used in between G3 and G8 directly (no matter in the way of AutoFit or Transfer Rigging...) as they have different geometry as well as vertex order, i.e. geo-graft cannot be welded,  Auto Hide doesn't work either ...

  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,162

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/380811/laguna-mermaid-for-genesis-8

  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 7,804

    Re-rig + re setup Auto Hide...

  • ElorElor Posts: 1,838

    It's almost like the process to convert clothes between Genesis 3 and 8.

    I have a favorite on the linked topic and I'll see if I ever need to do it.

    Thank you Gordig :)

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