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Originally Posted by: 3feetwolf

Originally Posted by: dogcatbfg9000

Hi 3feetwolf,

I hope that this is the right thread to reply to. I couldn't anything on the web.

Is there any collision script (or something else) to assist with penetration of objects or G8F male genitals?

Thanks,

Yoni

Hi, 

I do not quite understand what you mean. Could you please describe your needs in more detail? 

I want a G8M genitals and G8F NGV8 to fit in a penetration.

I have to work really hard posing both characters so it will look natural.

Originally Posted by: dogcatbfg9000

I want a G8M genitals and G8F NGV8 to fit in a penetration.

I have to work really hard posing both characters so it will look natural.

I'm afraid this is difficult because it is influenced by many factors. I can't think of a better way to improve your work efficiency at the moment than using mesh smoothing.  

Hi all,

stumbling onto this problem with 8.1 models (previously, I could use NG w/o any problems on 8.1, maybe this has changed w/ the latest vers. 4.20.0.17?): After I apply NG, the color shell goes dark:

>>>see file G8.1F_with_Color_shell.png

(here w/ an arbitrary G8.1 model, also tested w/ V8.1).

When I disable the color shell, it looks like this:
 

>>>see file G8.1F_no_color_shell.png

Any idea how to fix this behavior? I'd love to get the colors back.

Thanks!

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First - thanks @BrotherHades for your reply, much appreciated!

I actually changed the shader to Uber Iray Base but got lost. What exactly do you mean w/ "transparency"/"transparency dial"? I actually cannot find it in the "Surfaces" tab (see screenshot), neither before nor after applying the Iray Uber Base Shader... Do you mean opacity? That, at least, didn't change anything.

I actually ***do*** want using the PBR shaders as I think they look more realistic. Wouldn't that be possible with NG at all?

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Originally Posted by: seismeec

First - thanks @BrotherHades for your reply, much appreciated!

I actually changed the shader to Uber Iray Base but got lost. What exactly do you mean w/ "transparency"/"transparency dial"? I actually cannot find it in the "Surfaces" tab (see screenshot), neither before nor after applying the Iray Uber Base Shader... Do you mean opacity? That, at least, didn't change anything.

I actually ***do*** want using the PBR shaders as I think they look more realistic. Wouldn't that be possible with NG at all?

Yeah, they keep changing names of dials and channels with different shaders. In Iray Uber it is Cutout Opacity,(Which only activates when you plug in the transmap, but afterward everything on the transmap that is black will disappear, greys will become partly see through, and white stays solid) Which isn't there in PBRSkin so if you have an item with a trans map like a lot of shells and grafts tend to use it doesn't work with PBRSkin unless I'm guessing you have to remove said trans map from the equation (I know Meipe was discussing the PBRSkin lack of transparency recently when someone pointed out his shells were using Iray Uber and not PBRSkin) for the most part when dealing with the body/torso maps it isn't a problem, but if dealing with something like a shell that requires transmaps it will mean either re texturing so that the trans map isn't needed, or using a different shader that accepts transmaps. 

Like 3feetwolf said though he has updated the product to work with PBRSkin, so I would say update your download as a first step and see if it fixes the problem.

I've not had any problems using New Gens for V8 on any G8.1 based figures so I can only really guess at what the problem is.

Originally Posted by: 3feetwolf

Originally Posted by: seismeec

I actually ***do*** want using the PBR shaders as I think they look more realistic. Wouldn't that be possible with NG at all?

Hi, 

NGV8 has been upgraded to support PBR shaders. Please download and install the latest version of NGV8 to see if the issue is resolved.

If the problem persists, please tell me your character's product page and I'll test it to find out the real cause of the problem. 

Thanks very much for your reply, 3feetwolf. Actually I did use the latest version of NGV8, nevertheless I re-downloaded it and tried it again - no luck.

The problem occurs basically on every 8.1 model (e.g. V8.1) and it did not occur before DAZ Studio 4.20.0.17 (I know - this could only be a coincidence, not the root cause).

If it doesn't occur at your side, I guess it must be related to my setup (W10 latest, NVidia 511.09, perhaps the drivers?).

I can clearly say it did not occur before as I saved several figures w/ NGV8 to be ready for re-use and I created various scenes loading these pre-built figures w/o any problem.

If I now load such a figure, the problem occurs as well.

Problem solved: Basically the problem does not occur when doing a final render, but only in viewports with draw style of "NVidia Iray" (doh)!

Actually in viewports the problem also does not occur at my side when changing the value "Draw Settings"->"Drawing"->"Draw Mode" to anything except "Interactive (Biased)".

<sigh>. To me, this is quite an acceptable workaround ;)

Thanks again, BrotherHades and 3feetwolf for your support, I'm glad, I still can continue using NGV8 with PBR skins.

Originally Posted by: BrotherHades

Originally Posted by: seismeec

Actually in viewports the problem also does not occur at my side when changing the value "Draw Settings"->"Drawing"->"Draw Mode" to anything except "Interactive (Biased)".

 

I keep Draw Mode/Render Mode set to photoreal, so that would explain why I wasn't seeing something like that. So basically the issue is somehow tied to Interactive (Biased) mode reading something differently using the same shader information. Weird.

 

Anyways good that you figured it out.

I keep Draw Mode set to photoreal too. And I successfully reproduced the problem when I set it to Interactive (Biased). After testing, the problem seems to be related to geoshell. It seems there is a problem with the handling of geoshell when Draw Mode is Interactive (Biased)? I'm not so sure. 

Originally Posted by: rackmounted

Im not sure if I am doing something wrong, or if the anus coloring just doesnt work well. I followed the steps in the guide but the anus always comes out a very pale pink that just reminds me of a corpse. Ive tried the default, pink and brown. I think the color is changing in the texture-shaded view, but when I render it is still the same color. Ive seen pics in this thread with different colors, so I know it can be done. Ive removed and re-added the entire NGV8 parts at least 4 times now trying to find out what I am doing wrong.

Any tips for me getting a more pink/red/brown anus that doesnt look like corpse flesh?

 

(Edited to clarify, the "pale pink" I am getting looks more like a bluish grey, but you can tell there is a pinkish tone to it)

Also I forgot to note that I used the expansion and its instructions.

Hi, 
I remember that a customer had the similar problem.
The problem was related to his character's material settings, and I solved it by modifing the texture templates. 
I'm guessing you might encountered the same issue too. 
Please send the product information of the character you are using and screenshots of this issue to my email ([email protected]). 
I will see what I can do. 

@ MissC

You can use shell script fixes from those other products on NGV8, all of them should work. Personally I use Shell Fix v2 from Futalicious.