Jay Versluis

Remove Geometry from your objects in DAZ Studio

In this episode I'll show you how to permanently delete polygons from your objects with the Geometry Editor in DAZ Studio. I'll explain where to find the tools for the job, how to make a selection, how to save it non-destructively with a Selection Set, and how to permanently delete your selection. 

This comes in ha...

Corset

I've converted one of Daniel's corsets from Marvelous Designer and brought it into DAZ Studio. It's about 1M polygons by default, which is too much for a conforming clothing object. This version is about 50% of that, but I'll see how much more I can improve to make it lower. 

Getting Started with Face Controls in DAZ Studio

In this episode I'll take a look at the Face Controls product. It was originally developed by Faux2D and is available as a DAZ Original. It contains a TON of functionality, but I'll focus on how to get the expressions working on Genesis 8 and 8.1. I'll also show you where to find the documentation and how to blend between dif...

Locking off Cameras and Parameters in DAZ Studio 😮

In this quick tip I spontaneously find out how to lock off cameras and  parameters on any object, by the magic of the Lock Icon! This is a game  changer for me, and believe it or not, I've never tried this out. It'll  certainly come in handy - thanks to Brian's eagle eyes 😁

Rigged Cylinder (Scene Files)

On today's stream I've explained the basic principles of rigging using the Figure Setup Tab. I'll see if I can turn this into a stand-alone clip next week. I thought it might be handy to have the scene files if you want to follow along the steps, so h...

Automatic Keyframes in DAZ Studio

In this episode I'll explain how you can enable/disable automatic keyframing on the DAZ Studio timeline. I'll also show you how to set  manual keyframes.

Creating Jay's User Interface in DAZ Studio from scratch

In this episode I'll show you how I've crafted my User Interface in DAZ Studio. I've had this question a few times and thought I'll explain why it looks like it does, and the exact steps I take to re-create it. I'll also touch on where to find the options to change the menu bars and where/how to add shortcut keys.

Custo...

Biscuits Aggie Hair renders

I made this compilation for a video in which I'm briefly going through a new hair product by Biscuits: Aggie Hair, available for...

Smoothing your Avatar in Marvelous Designer and CLO

In this episode I'll show you how to apply a Subdivision Surface Modifier to your Avatar in CLO/Marvelous Designer. This will help your clothing fit more accurately to your character, if the target application uses the same modifier. A super helpful yet slightly hidden feature.

Dwayne 8 and Meshaun Labrone doing Richard III (Face Controls Demo)

Here's a quick animation I rendered to demonstrate the animation features of the Face Controls product. I thought it would be fun to see the original actor and the animation side by side. Mehaun's video was used to capture the facial 3D movements, which are included with Face Controls. I applied them to Dwayne 8 and rendered ...

Orbiting the camera around a central object in DAZ Studio

In this episode I'll show you how to rotate/orbit your camera around an object in the centre of your scene. This is an alternate way of creating turntable animations. We'll use a Null helper object to which we parent the camera, then rotate it. Anything you want to remain stationary in your scene needs to be parented to this ...

Building a Sci-Fi Scene in DAZ Studio - LIVE

This Saturday I'm doing another live stream on the official DAZ YouTube Channel and Facebook Page! 

The previous stream was so well received that we've decided to make this a regular occurrence, at least until the end of the year. It's wonderful to connect with such a large audience of like-minded 3D enthusiasts. I...

The Subdivision Surface Modifier explained in DAZ Studio

In this episode I'll take some time to tell you everything there is to know about the Subdivision Surface Modifier (SubD). I'll tell you what it is and what it does, where to find its settings and how to apply it to your own objects if you need to. I'll also elaborate on the implications for exporting your objects from DAZ St...

Rendering your Character and Clothing as separate layers in DAZ Studio

In this episode I'll show you how to split your scene into several  layers, so that you can dress up your character post-render. This can be  useful if you're developing a game and you'd like to let your players  change outfits while they play. We'll use Iray Canvases to make it  happen. 

You ca...

Testing DAZ Studio, Blender and Marvelous Designer in Windows 11 (Preview Build)

In this episode I'm showing how all my favourite 3D apps are currently  working fine in the Developer Preview Release of Microsoft's upcoming  Windows 11 operating system. I have DAZ Studio and Blender already  installed, I'm showing how Windows 11 looks and I'm installing Marvelous  Designer during the pr...

Rendering Characters and Outfits as layers in DAZ Studio (Scene Files)

On Saturday I'll explain how to render a DAZ Character and multiple outfits separately as layers. We'll use the Iray Canvas feature for this, grouping together outfits and props as necessary. This was a special request by Mick, and I've been meaning to do this on Twitch one afternoon but never found the time - so I thought I'...

Creating a Voxel Effect in Blender

In this episode I'll show you how to turn your images into Voxel Shapes, a popular effect that makes edges appear all blocky like Lego. This can be done with the Remesh Modifier and a nifty setting that Brian showed me the other day. I was intrigued by the effect and thought I'd share it with you.

How to use Spring Dynamics in DAZ Studio

In this episode I'll show you how to use the Spring Dynamics script by 3D Universe. It allows us to add a bounce effect to keyframe animations on selected nodes. I'll use it on the Toon Mouse, but it will work on any moveable rigged object in the scene hierarchy.

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How to auto-ban Twitch Spam Chat Bots (like Bigfollows)

In this episode I'll show you how to automatically ban those pesky bots  that post messages to spam services on Twitch. They seem to come in  regularly on every stream, with varying catch phrases, prompting users  to click a link. This method will block certain catch phrases that you  can define. While the...

Creating a Turntable Animation in DAZ Studio

In this episode I'll explain how to create a turntable animation in DAZ Studio. It's a technique that lets you show off characters and clothing, or literally anything you've made in 3D from all angles. It'll help viewers (and buyers) understand what your object looks like. I've shown how to do this in an older version of DAZ ...

3D Licensing: What can you do with content bought from Daz3D

Here's an ad-free version of the video about DAZ content licensing I uploaded last week, I forgot to post this here. I'll explain my take on the Daz3D license agreement that  applies when you buy content from the DAZ Shop. I'll go over 2D  renders, animations as well as interactive content. 

This was a &n...

Pixel Crab: Creating a Voxel Effect in Blender

Here's what happens when you apply a Blocky Remesh Modifier to an object in Blender. Thanks to Brian for this tip! He's currently working on an animation with this effect, check out his Patreon Feed for details.

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Fixing Poke Through with Selection Sets

In this episode I'll show you how to use setup Selection Sets with the Geometry Editor. Those are groups of polygons that you can create so that you can hide them when necessary, which is a neat way to fix poke through very quickly without changing the shape of your objects. In my example I'll create a Selection Set for a shi...

Adding multiple Poses or Expressions to a custom slider with Keyed Properties in DAZ Studio

In this episode I'll show you how to create Keyed Properties in DAZ Studio. This is a super handy way to turn multiple poses and/or expressions onto a single custom slider. In essence, it'll condense whatever is set on the keyframe timeline into a morph dial. 

Have fun experimenting with this nugget! I have some wr...

Deforming one seat object with multiple figures in DAZ Studio

If you need multiple characters sitting on the same object, this video is for you. I'll show you how to create a single collider object  from multiple figures, so that a single proxy object can deform a  Smoothing Modifier.

This is a follow-up to my previous video in  which I'm explaining this process in ...

Animating a Toon Crab in DAZ Studio (Full Series)

Well hello everyone! I have a special treat for you today: a whole series about animation in DAZ Studio. I've been meaning to take a stab at animating my friend the 3D Universe Toon Crab for a while, finally took the plunge and it all worked out really well. 

I'm covering everything from animating the legs, express...

Snapping Objecst to the Grid in DAZ Studio

In this episode I'll show you how to snap objects while positioning them in the viewport. It's an invaluable tool for scene building, where precise increments can be an important time server. This can be set on a per-tool basis and can easily be switched on and off as you need it. 

Enjoy!

Let's animate the Toon Crab in DAZ Studio

I had this crazy idea to animate my friend the Toon Crab by 3D Universe. I'd like him to move all his legs, looking shifty from left to right, snap...

I've just discovered Keyed Properties in DAZ Studio 😲

I've been researching Controllers in DAZ Studio today. They're a bit like what Blender calls Drivers. The principle is that one slider can control another, or various others. That's how Expressions work, as well as Joint Control/Correction Morphs and Morph Controlled Morphs. 

While I was doodling around, I came acr...

How to grow grass in DAZ Studio with Blender and Ultra Scatter

In this stream I'll show you how I've built my own grass stalks in  Blender, then replicated them across a landscape in DAZ Studio using  HowieFarke's UltraScatter. It's a wonderful replicator script that's  perfect for the task.

This is an excerpt from Saturday's stream and was inspired by a little discu...