How to use dForce strand-based hair for G9 on G8F?

Michal P.

I recently purchased dForce AK Curly Long Hair for Genesis 9. I want to use it on G8F which is possible. I load it on G8F, I set that it was designed for Genesis 9 in the Auto-Fit dialog and that it is Hair/Shoulder Length Hair. This works fine.

The problem is when I start dForce. I get the following error: Error preparing object to simulate and collide. Any suggestion how to solve it?

crosswind

Auto Fitting this sort of SBH (with no Root node of Cap) on G8 with G9 Clone will break dForce Modifier on the SBH.

Recommend a quickest and once and for all solution for this sort of cases:

1) 1stly, refer to this post to make an ERC Freezed G9 Clone on G8 https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/8818461/#Comment_8818461 (Be noted, the process in this post is for ERC Freeze G8F Clone on G9 ... You should ERC Freeze G9 Clone on G8F but with the same method in screenshots 1 ~ 4 in that post ! )
2) Then reload you G8F, and the hair into the scene (do not fit !). Dial G9 clone on G8F. Parent the hair to G8F's head. Zero G9 Clone.

With the same way, you can precisely fit any Wearables / Smart Props made for G9 to G8F/M by using the way of Parenting...

For other SBHs on which there is a root node Cap + an SBH sub-node, a full workflow of Auto Fitting + Fix can be find in this post. https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/8852031/#Comment_8852031

Edit: If you don't want to go for the above steps, just parent the hair to G8F's Head node and tweak its Transforms.

Michal P.

Thank you for the suggestion. I will give it try.

Michal P.

crosswind said:

Auto Fitting this sort of SBH (with no Root node of Cap) on G8 with G9 Clone will break dForce Modifier on the SBH.

Recommend a quickest and once and for all solution for this sort of cases:

1) 1stly, refer to this post to make an ERC Freezed G9 Clone on G8 https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/8818461/#Comment_8818461 (Be noted, the process in this post is for ERC Freeze G8F Clone on G9 ... You should ERC Freeze G9 Clone on G8F but with the same method in screenshots 1 ~ 4 in that post ! )
2) Then reload you G8F, and the hair into the scene (do not fit !). Dial G9 clone on G8F. Parent the hair to G8F's head. Zero G9 Clone.

With the same way, you can precisely fit any Wearables / Smart Props made for G9 to G8F/M by using the way of Parenting...

For other SBHs on which there is a root node Cap + an SBH sub-node, a full workflow of Auto Fitting + Fix can be find in this post. https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/8852031/#Comment_8852031

Edit: If you don't want to go for the above steps, just parent the hair to G8F's Head node and tweak its Transforms.

Do I understand right that in this way it used se property and not as conforming hair?

crosswind

Michal P. said:

crosswind said:

Auto Fitting this sort of SBH (with no Root node of Cap) on G8 with G9 Clone will break dForce Modifier on the SBH.

Recommend a quickest and once and for all solution for this sort of cases:

1) 1stly, refer to this post to make an ERC Freezed G9 Clone on G8 https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/8818461/#Comment_8818461 (Be noted, the process in this post is for ERC Freeze G8F Clone on G9 ... You should ERC Freeze G9 Clone on G8F but with the same method in screenshots 1 ~ 4 in that post ! )
2) Then reload you G8F, and the hair into the scene (do not fit !). Dial G9 clone on G8F. Parent the hair to G8F's head. Zero G9 Clone.

With the same way, you can precisely fit any Wearables / Smart Props made for G9 to G8F/M by using the way of Parenting...

For other SBHs on which there is a root node Cap + an SBH sub-node, a full workflow of Auto Fitting + Fix can be find in this post. https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/8852031/#Comment_8852031

Edit: If you don't want to go for the above steps, just parent the hair to G8F's Head node and tweak its Transforms.

Do I understand right that in this way it used se property and not as conforming hair?

Right, not conformed but just parented.