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Does DAZ Studio support booleans and clipping planes? I had the idea of using one to basically cleave a figure down the middle, but don't know if this is actually possible, and if it is, I don't know how to do it.
If this is possible, does anyone know how to do it, or are there any products available that add this functionality to DS?
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Originally Posted by: Katsuyaki 
Does DAZ Studio support booleans and clipping planes? I had the idea of using one to basically cleave a figure down the middle, but don't know if this is actually possible, and if it is, I don't know how to do it.
If this is possible, does anyone know how to do it, or are there any products available that add this functionality to DS?
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Not really by default. There IS a product "gescon-constructive-solid-geometry-for-daz-studio" sku 81368 for sale at Daz but I cant speak to its effectiveness personally.
Other options of interest might be.
Iray Section Node - https://youtu.be/EkpITquM220
Geometry Editor - Hides Visibilty or Edit Deletes Geometry https://youtu.be/mgQt93arkcE
Depending on the complexity of the total geometry(s) being hidden a Cutout Map Shader May be useful.
Again depending on the scene complexity exporting to Blender for editing and reimporting as simple obj prop could be an option as well.
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Thank you for the reply.
I had forgotten about the Gescon product -- even tho' it's on my wish-list -- and it's probably what got me thinking about this.
I download every episode that the WPGuru puts out, but I'm only part-way through watching them so far. There's quite a few channels related to DS that I follow, and quite a lot of content to wade through.
I'm also learning how to use the Geometry Editor, so yeah, that is an option.
A cut-out shader -- I don't think I've heard that term before, but that pretty much perfectly describes what I'm going for. I will have to look into that.
I was trying to avoid the hassle of exporting to an external program like Hexagon (which I have, but don't use) or Blender (which I do use), modifying the mesh, and then importing back to DS, but that probably is what will end up happening, anyways.
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Technically I guess it'd be refered to as an oppacity map. In older items its oppacity value and in newer uber base in the surface geometry theres a value called cutout and you should be able to put a monochrome or black and white image and dial the value to ignore the surface making the mapped area invisible. Useful if you want a jagged or unclean cut. Im not sure if this can also be combined with a L.I.E. layer where you're needing like a blood effect, but a geoshell with fx layer could likely be used as well if thats the case.
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