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Daz to Blender Bridge

Daz To Blender

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• Owner: Daz 3D – @Daz3d
• License: Apache License, Version 2.0 - see LICENSE and NOTICE for more information.
• Offical Release: Daz to Blender Bridge
• Official Project: github.com/daz3d/DazToBlender

Prerequisites

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• A compatible version of the Daz Studio application
  • Minimum: 4.10
• A compatible version of the Blender application
  • Minimum: 2.80
• Operating System:
  • Windows 7 or newer
  • macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or newer

Maunal Installation

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• Find the Newest Release Here

How to download a new release from GitHub

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1. Go to the link listed above to find the newest release on GitHub.
2. Under Assets you will find the newest build. It will be named DazToBlender_VersionNumber
3. Download the zip and Inside you will find the Contents needed to use the bridge. Follow the steps below on how to install the bridge.

How to Install to Blender

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Within the "\Blender" folder, there will be a folder and a zip folder.

1. To install the Bridge as a zip.
   1. Launch Blender.
   2. Go Edit -> Preferences -> Add-ons.
   3. Press Install at the Top-Right of the Preferences Window.
   4. Locate your Zip File labeled "DTB.zip" and press Install Add-on
2. To install the Bridge as a folder.
   1. Go to your AppData Folder. Easiest Method is to press start and type %appdata%
   2. Go to Appdata --> Roaming --> Blender Foundation --> Blender
   3. Choose the version you wish to Install to For example 2.92
   4. Go to ...\Blender\2.92\scripts\addons\ and Copy the DTB folder to this location.

How to Install to Daz Studio

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There are three different methods to install the Daz Side of the Bridge and we will go through all three of them.

1. Installing the Bridge with the RunOnce Script. Please follow these steps to manually install the Daz to Blender bridge:

   Note this is not necessary if you have installed by Daz Central/Daz Install Manager

   1. Go to your AppData Folder. Easiest Method is to press start and type %appdata%
   2. Navigate within the Roaming folder to --> DAZ 3D --> Studio4 → RunOnce
   3. Locate the Daz to Blender.dsa script with "\Use this to Install Daz Side"
   4. Drag and drop this script to the RunOnce folder and close out of this window
   5. Go to your install location of Daz Studio. By Default that location will be

   (WIN) C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4

   6. Go to the location the Bridge Scripts are kept which is \scripts\support\DAZ\
   7. Inside of the Build Downloaded you will find the needed files under \Daz Studio\
   8. Drag and drop this script to the scripts location and close out of this window
   9. Run Daz Studio to finish the installation

2. Replacing version from Daz Install Manager/Daz Central.

   1. Go to your install location of Daz Studio. By Default that location will be

      (WIN) C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4

   2. Go to the location of the Original Installation which will be: \scripts\support\DAZ\

   3. Inside of the Build Downloaded you will find the needed files under \Daz Studio\

   4. Replace the old versions with the contents here.

3. Manually adding a script to your Daz Studio.

   Inprogress

Directory Structure

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Files in this repository are organized into two distinct top-level directories - named after the applications that the files within them relate to. Within these directories are hierarchies of subdirectories that correspond to locations on the target machine. Portions of the hierarchy are consistent between the supported platforms and should be replicated exactly while others serve as placeholders for locations that vary depending on the platform of the target machine.

Placeholder directory names used in this repository are:

Name	Windows	macOS
appdata_common	Equivalent to the expanded form of the %AppData% environment variable. Sub-hierarchy is common between 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.	Equivalent to the ~/Library/Application Support directory. Sub-hierarchy is common between 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.
appdir_common	The directory containing the primary executable (.exe) for the target application. Sub-hierarchy is common between 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.	The directory containing the primary application bundle (.app) for the target application. Sub-hierarchy is common between 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.
BLENDER_VERSION	The directory named according to the version of the Blender application - see Blender Documentation - e.g., "2.80", "2.83", etc.	Same on both platforms.

The directory structure is as follows:

• Blender: Files that pertain to the Blender side of the bridge
  • appdata_common: See table above
    • Blender Foundation: Application data specific to the organization ^ Note: this level of the hierarchy is not present on macOS ^
      • Blender: Application data specific to the application
        • BLENDER_VERSION: See table above
          • ...: Remaining sub-hierarchy
• Daz Studio: Files that pertain to the Daz Studio side of the bridge
  • appdir_common: See table above
    • ...: Remaining sub-hierarchy