Genesis Generation X2

Manual Version 2.0 Content

Important Information..........................................................................................................................1 Copyright.........................................................................................................................................1 Disclaimer........................................................................................................................................1 Usage Rights....................................................................................................................................1 1. Overview..........................................................................................................................................2 1.1. Quickstart 1 !ransferring "orphs...........................................................................................# 1.2. Quickstart 2 !ransferring a Character.....................................................................................$ 1.#. Quickstart # Using !ransferre% "orphs in D&' (tu%io.........................................................) 1.$. User Interface............................................................................................................................* 2. !he !ransfer !a+..............................................................................................................................* 2.1. "orph ,ist................................................................................................................................2.2. !ransfer "o%es.......................................................................................................................... #. !ransferring "orphs.......................................................................................................................11 #.1. "orphs an% Controllers..........................................................................................................12 #.2. Con%itional "orphs................................................................................................................1# #.#. "orphs an% Diale% Characters...............................................................................................1$ #.$. &uto /ollow............................................................................................................................1) #.). !ransfer Options.....................................................................................................................1) #.*. ,imitations..............................................................................................................................1* #.-. !rou+leshooting......................................................................................................................1$. 0resets !a+......................................................................................................................................1). "orphs !a+....................................................................................................................................1. ).1. "anaging an% 1%iting "orph /iles "anually........................................................................1. *. 2eneration $ /igures......................................................................................................................13 4ersion 5istory..................................................................................................................................26

Ralf Sesseler Dimension 3D E-Mail: d3d@sesseler.de Internet: d3d.sesseler.de

Important Information
Copyright
Genesis Generation X2 is 7 Copyright 261181$ +y Ralf (esseler. &ll rights reserve%.

Disclaimer
!here is no warranty +eyon% the legal minimal warranty. In no case9 the author shall +e lia+le for any %amage on har%ware or software cause% +y using Genesis Generation X2.

Usage Rights
!here are no limitations in using the morphs transferre% +y Genesis Generation X2. 5owever9 it:s the responsi+ility of the user to ensure that using or %istri+uting the transferre% morphs %oes not violate the rights of any thir% parties like the original creators of the morphs. &ll morphs that are create% automatically +y Genesis Generation X2 are %erive% from copyrighte% material.

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1. Overview
Genesis Generation X2 ;short GenX2 or <ust GenX= is a plugin for DAZ Studio 4.6 ;short DS4= to transfer morphs from 0oser legacy figures to !ri&> figures like 2enesis an% +etween %ifferent !ri&> figures. !he transferre% morphs work either relative to the legacy shape morphs for 2enesis availa+le separately at D&' #D or relative to the clone morphs that are transforme% into full morphs with a%<uste% rigging +y 2en?2. !he clone morphs for the D&' generation $ figures ;4ictoria $9 "ichael $9 @i%s $= an% those for 2enesis an% 2enesis 2 are installe% together with the 2enesis an% 2enesis 2 starter essentials. !he clone morphs for other figures are inclu%e% with the legacy morphs pro%ucts. !he 2en?2 pro%uct inclu%es support for the D&' generation $ figures an% 2enesis as sources for morph transfers an% for 2enesis as target. /urther figures are supporte% +y separate a%%8ons. !o transfer morphs from or to 2enesis 2 "ale or /emale9 the 2en?2 &%%On for 2enesis 2 is reAuire%.

Installing, Starting, and Registering Gen

Before you can start 2en?29 you nee% to enter the serial num+er in the plugin %ialog of D($9 which is opene% +y About Installed Plugins... in the Help menu of the main menu. ;Cou nee% to restart D($ after entering the serial num+er.= !hen9 you can open the GenX ta+ from the WindowDTabs menu of D($. !he serial num+er is provi%e% +y D&' #D after purchase. Cou will fin% it in the section ! A""ount E ! Serial #u$bers when you log in at the D&' #D we+site. /or the upgrade version9 the serial num+er from version 1 of 2en? will still work. Important notes Be sure to install 2en?2 with the same user settings an% privileges as D&' (tu%io. !he share% %ata for 2en?2 ;use% +y the #2 an% *$ +it versions= is installe% in the D&' (tu%io user %ata fol%er an% will not +e foun% +y 2en?2 otherwise. If any errors occur while 2en?2 is starte%9 there will +e an a%%itional ta+ Warnings with information a+out the pro+lem. 2en?2 replaces 2en?. 4ersion 1 an% 2 of 2en? can:t +e installe% together. If you own a%%8ons for 2en?9 you nee% to %ownloa% an% install the 2en?2 version of the a%%8ons. !he a%%8ons have +een up%ate% to work with 2en?2. !he ol% versions will not work with 2en?2. In some cases9 GenX might +e missing in the main menu of D($. !his may happen %ue to menu customiFation. In that case9 use %dit&'usto$i(e from the main menu an% a%% the GenX entry on the left si%e un%er Panes to the main menu on the right si%e. It also helps usually to select a %ifferent layout or reset the current layout for the workspace.

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1.1. Quickstart 1! "ransferring #orphs

Cou transfer morphs from a supporte% source figure to a supporte% version of 2enesis as follows 1. 2o to the Trans)er ta+ of 2en?. 2. (elect the sour"e figure a= Use the Sour"e +utton to select one of the installe% an% supporte% 2enesis figures. += Drag an% %rop a supporte% 0oser figure from the D($ content li+rary to the Trans)er ta+. &lternatively9 you may select a file from the file system with the *oad +igure +utton. #. Optionally9 %rag an% %rop one or several morph in<ection poses for a 0oser figure to the Trans)er ta+. In<ections can +e loa%e% also with the Appl! Pose +utton. $. (elect the morphs to transfer in the list +y clicking on the check+o> left of the morph name. ). (elect Sele"ted $orp,s from the %rop %own list as transfer $ode. *. (elect a target s,ape. Usually9 this is either the legacy or the clone shape. -. (elect the target figure. !his is either 2enesis9 2enesis 2 /emale9 or 2enesis 2 "ale. .. Click the Trans)er +utton to create the morphs. Note Ghile you may transfer all morphs at once9 it:s recommen%e% to start with a few selecte% morphs to learn how the plugin works.

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1.$. Quickstart 2! "ransferring a Character

Cou transfer a character ;a com+ination of several morphs= to 2enesis as follows 1. 2o to the Trans)er ta+ of 2en?. 2. (elect the sour"e figure a= Use the Sour"e +utton to select one of the installe% an% supporte% 2enesis figures. += Drag an% %rop a supporte% 0oser figure from the D($ content li+rary to the Trans)er ta+. &lternatively9 you may select a file from the file system with the *oad +igure +utton. #. Optionally9 %rag an% %rop one or several character poses or shaping presets to the Trans)er ta+. /or 0oser figures9 you may nee% to use reAuire% morph in<ections poses +efore. ,oa%ing poses or presets can +e %one with the Appl! Pose +utton as well. $. Click Sele"t an% select Trans)er- .n )or All #on/(ero 0alues to select all use% morphs. ). (elect 'reate single $orp, from the the %rop %own list as transfer $ode. *. (elect a target s,ape. Usually9 this is either the legacy or the clone shape. -. (elect the target figure. !his is either 2enesis9 2enesis 2 /emale9 or 2enesis 2 "ale. .. Click the Trans)er +utton to create the character morph. Note: If you %on:t have a pose or preset to set the morph values9 you can loa% the values for the character also from a figure in the scene. &s step #9 loa% the figure with the character settings in the D&' (tu%io scene. !hen9 use Get 0alues )ro$ +igure in t,e S"ene from the Sele"t +utton to loa% the character settings from the figure that is currently selecte% in the scene.

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1.%. Quickstart 3! Using "ransferred #orphs in D&' St(dio

Cou use the morphs transferre% +y 2en?2 as follows 1. ,oa% the 2enesis or 2enesis 2 figure from the D($ 'ontent *ibrar! ta+. ;Cou may nee% to start a new scene to ensure recently transferre% morphs are availa+le in the figure.= 2. 2o to the S,aping ta+ an% set the morph for the +ase shape of the transferre% figure to 1. &utomatically generate% shapes are liste% un%er A"tor D Generation X D 11 People 11. ,egacy shapes are usually liste% un%er A"tor D People. ,egacy shapes for 0oser figures may nee% to +e transferre% from 2enesis to 2enesis 2. #. Optionally9 set the #a2el morph to 1 in the Torso part. ;2enesis an% the legacy morphs have no navel +y %efault9 unlike the legacy figures themselves.= !he same may hol% for nipples. $. Cou will fin% all transferre% morphs in the Generation X category of the various regions or +ones in the S,aping or Posing ta+ as well as in the Para$eters ta+. "orphs transferre% from 2enesis or 2enesis 2 are in the same ta+9 region D +one9 an% category as for the source figure. &utomatically generate% morphs an% morphs transferre% from 0oser figures are either in the A"tor or in the Head region. Important Ghile all morphs work somehow on any shape9 you will only get the original shape if you apply the transferre% morphs to 2enesis after setting the +ase shape of the accor%ing legacy figure ;e.g. 4ictoria $=. ,egacy morphs are not inclu%e% in 2en?29 +ut the clone morphs for legacy figures are automatically transforme% into real morphs +y 2en?2.

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1.). User Interface

!he 2en? win%ow has three ta+s Trans)er9 Presets9 orp,s. In the Trans)er ta+9 you can loa% a source figure9 apply morph in<ection an% character poses as well as shaping presets9 an% transfer selecte% morphs to one of the supporte% versions of 2enesis. In the Presets ta+9 you may +atch convert one or several character poses or e>pressions in 0oser format or shaping presets in D(OH format to shaping presets that use the morphs transferre% to 2enesis in the Trans)er ta+. !he orp,s ta+ lists all transferre% morphs an% allows to manage them +y ena+lingD%isa+ling morphs9 restoring or removing +ackups9 an% %eleting morph files. !he ta+ menu for 2en? contains an entry to show the a+out %ialog +o> with version information.

$. "he "ransfer "a*

!he Trans)er ta+ consists of three parts the sear", area at the top9 the options area at the +ottom9 an% the trans)er area in the mi%%le. Cou can hi%e an% show the search an% the options area +y clicking on the small arrows in the center of the %ivi%er +ar. !he options area contains some generic options for the morph transfer ;see section #.)=. Note !his chapter only %escri+es the user interface. (ee the following chapters for more %etails a+out using 2en?2 to transfer morphs an% characters.

"ransfer &rea
On top of the transfer area is the sour"e +utton to select one of the installe% Genesis figures as source for morph transfer. It also contains a list with recently use% 0oser figures that can +e selecte% as source figure. !he fiel% right to this +utton shows the name of the currently loa%e% source figure. Below are +uttons to load a figure in 0oser format ;CR2 or CR'= from the file system an% to appl! one or several pose or e>pression files in 0oser format ;0'29 02'9 /C29 /C'= or shaping presets in D(OH format ;DU/9 D(/= to the loa%e% figure. Cou can also %rag:n:%rop these files from the D($ content li+rary or from an e>ternal file manager. Gith reset9 you unloa% the source figure. Note Ghen creating your own shaping presets for legacy figures9 you nee% to save them as a properties preset an% ena+le the .t,ers ta+9 where the full +o%y morphs are liste%. Note Unlike D($ with "orph ,oa%er9 no in<ection pose are applie% automatically. !he morph list in the center of the transfer area shows the morphs an% controllers of the currently loa%e% figure. It is up%ate% each time you apply a pose9 either to in<ect or remove morphs or to set the %ial values of the morphs. !he fiel% a+ove shows the following information for the morph list " the total num+er of morphsDcontrollers liste% 4 the num+er of morphsDcontrollers with a non8Fero value ! the num+er of morphsDcontrollers selecte% for transfer &t the +ottom9 you can select the trans)er $ode9 the target s,ape9 an% the target )igure. !he sele"t +utton opens a Auick selection menu. Cou initiate the morph transfer with the trans)er +utton. 8*8

Search &rea
Gith the search area9 you can fin% morphs an% controllers in the morph list +y their name. !here are three search mo%es. Cou can search for any occurrence of the entere% te>t ; an!=9 for morphs starting with that te>t ;pre)i3=9 of for the e>act name ;)ull=. Cou can search for the )irst occurrence as well as forwar% for the ne3t or +ackwar% for the pre2ious occurrence. !he foun% morph is highlighte% in the morph list. If no morph is foun%9 nothing is highlighte%.

$.1. #orph +ist

!he morph list shows the morphs an% controllers that you may transfer. !he first column contains the name of the morph an% a check+o> to select the morph for transfer. !he morphs are groupe% +y actors an% regions. !he group column shows the group for the morph %ial. !he thir% column is for the transfer options an% the controller type ;see +elow=. !he check mark in%icates that the auto )ollow feature shoul% +e activate% for the transferre% morph. !he 2alue column shows the actual %ial value for the morph. Cou can %ou+le click on it to enter a %ifferent value. !he last column %isplays the num+er of %epen%encies9 i.e. the morphs an% parameters that are controlle% +y that morph. Hum+ers in roun% +races are in%irect %epen%encies9 num+ers in sAuare +races are con%itional %epen%encies9 an% num+ers in curly +races are controlle% transforms. Dou+le click on a morph name to open a %ialog with a full list of the %epen%ent morphs. Click on one of the column hea%ers to sort the list for this column. !he controllers are marke% +y the following letters in the thir% row m ;$orp,= a single morph c ;"ontrolling $orp,= a single morph that controls other morphs ;transferre% as one morph= I ;4oint "ontrolled $orp,= a morph that is controlle% +y transform parameters " ;$orp, "ontroller= a controller that controls several morphs ;transferre% as one morph= C ;"ontroller= a controller that controls several morphs ;transferre% as controller= 0 ;pose "ontroller= a controller that controls transform parameters only 1 ;e$pt! "ontroller= a controller that is not supporte% +y 2en? ;e.g. a controller for %eformers9 unuse% morph in<ections9 or control rigs= Note If a morph is marke% as circular9 it can:t +e transferre%9 +ecause some morphs have %epen%encies to themselves. Usually9 it helps to in<ect the morph in 0oser or D($ an% save the figure as a new CR2 to get ri% of the circular %epen%ency.

Conte,t #en(
!he conte>t menu of the morph list allows to change the settings for all or ,ig,lig,ted ;selecte%= morphs as follows Trans)er on&o)) (elects or %eselects the morphs for transfer. Trans)er on )or (ero/2alues & o)) )or (ero 2alues (elects all use% ;non8Fero value= or %eselects all unuse% ;Fero value= morphs for transfer.

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Auto )ollow on&o)) 1na+les or %isa+les the auto follow feature. Trans)er "ontroller as $orp, & "ontroller ;0oser figures only= Determines whether a controller is transferre% as a single morph ;"= or as a controller for several morphs ;C=. Get 0alues )ro$ +igure in S"ene Imports the %ial values from the currently selecte% figure in the scene. ;!his shoul% +e the same figure as loa%e% in 2en?.= Set 2alues to (ero (ets the %ial values to Fero.

!he most common of these are also availa+le from the Auick selection menu ;sele"t +utton=. Cou can also select from the conte>t menu9 which morphs to inclu%e in the morph list #o "ontrolled $orp,s !his hi%es all morphs that are controlle% +y other parameters. ulti/"ontrolled $orp,s onl! !his hi%es morphs controlle% only +y a single parameter in a %ifferent actor. All "ontrolled $orp,s !his shows all morphs. Ghen Pose "ontrollers is checke%9 the list also shows controllers that control transform parameters only9 +ut no morphs. Ghen 5oint "ontrolled $orp,s is checke%9 the list also shows morphs that are controlle% +y transform parameters. Ghen Hidden $orp,s&"ontrollers is checke%9 the list also shows morphs an% controllers that are not shown in 0oser or D($ +y %efault. Ghen %$pt! "ontrollers is checke%9 the list also shows controllers9 for which nothing is transferre%.

!hese options help to limit the morph list to those morphs that are reasona+le to transfer. By e>clu%ing some morphs from the list9 it also +ecomes easier to fin% a morph9 +ut some morphs or controllers may +e missing. In most cases9 a morph that is controlle% +y only one parameter is part of a full +o%y morph an% shoul% not +e transferre% alone. !he first three options apply to 0oser figures only9 where morphs may span several actors. In general9 it:s +etter to transfer those morphs as one morph instea% of transferring them for each actor. Note Ghen transferring a single morph from a character pose or shaping preset9 it may +e more save to inclu%e all morphs an% controllers in the list to prevent some morphs are not transferre% +ecause they are not liste%.

$.$. "ransfer #odes

!he following transfer mo%es are availa+le from the trans)er %rop %own list Sele"ted $orp,s !his transfers each of the morphs selecte% in the morph list as a separate morph or controller for the target figure. Sele"ted $orp,s 6wit, de)aults7 In a%%ition9 this shows a %ialog for some %efault values like the group an% value range that you can set for all morphs. Sele"ted $orp,s 6wit, properties7 In a%%ition9 this shows a %ialog for each morph9 where you can mo%ify the in%ivi%ual morph parameters like name9 group9 icon9 an% value range. 8.8

Sele"ted $orp,s 6wit, "ontroller7 In a%%ition9 this shows a %ialog to create one controller for the morph values. Sele"ted $orp,s 6wit, preset7 In a%%ition9 this shows a %ialog to create one D($ preset to set the morph values. 'reate single $orp, !his creates one single morph for the target figure +ase% on the values of the selecte% morphs. 'reate "ontroller !his creates a controller for the %ial values of the selecte% morphs without transferring morphs. 'reate preset !his creates a preset for the %ial values of the selecte% morphs without transferring morphs.

!he initial value for all transferre% morphs an% controllers is Fero. Ghen creating a single morph9 a controller9 or a preset9 all transferre% morphs shoul% have a non8Fero value or they will +e ignore%. If you create a controller or preset only9 all reAuire% morphs have to +e transferre% +efore ;or afterwar%s=. & warning is %isplaye% for all morphs that are referre% to +y the create% controller or preset9 +ut for which no morph file e>ists. Note !he mo%es for selecte% morphs with controller D preset com+ine the mo%e sele"ted $orp,s with the mo%es to create a controller or preset to ensures that all reAuire% morphs are transferre%.

"ransfer "arget
/or some figures9 there may +e several target shapes9 usually the legacy shape morph an% the clone morph. Cou select the target shape from the s,ape %rop %own list. Note !he file structures for %ifferent target shapes are strictly separate% to avoi% conflicts. Ghen using clone morphs9 2en?2 transforms the clones into working morphs for the full +o%y an% the hea%. !he hea% morphs can +e set to 81 to get a morph for the +o%y only. !hese morphs are in the category Generation X&8target )igure9&11 People 11 for the A"tor an% Head region. !he target figure is selecte% from the target %rop %own list. Currently supporte% are 2enesis9 2enesis 2 /emale9 an% 2enesis 2 "ale. ;2enesis 2 reAuires a separate a%%8on.=

"ransfer -(ality
!here are three Auality settings when mapping points from the source to the target figure )ast a mapping +ase% on point %istance edges a mapping that a%%itionally consi%ers the orientation of facets s$oot, a mapping that is +ase% on a su+%ivi%e% source mesh !he smooth mo%e is in particular recommen%e% when transferring morphs from a figure with a lower mesh resolution than the target9 e.g. when transferring morphs from 2enesis to 2enesis 2. It usually %oesn:t improve Auality remarka+ly9 if the source figure alrea%y has a much higher resolution like the 0oser figures for generation # an% $. (till9 it might +e worth a try if a morph %i%n:t transfer well otherwise.

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#orph Defa(lts Dialog

!he morph %efaults %ialog is use% for the mo%e Sele"ted $orp,s 6wit, de)aults7. It allows to set the following %efaults to +e use% for all transferre% morphs Pre)i3 !he prefi> is use% to make the internal morph i%s uniAue. By %efault9 this is an acronym for the figure9 e.g. 4$ for 4ictoria $. Changing the prefi> allows to transfer the same morphs without overwriting the e>isting morphs. Group !he group is use% in the S,aping D Posing D Para$eters ta+s to categoriFe morphs. By %efault9 this is D2eneration ?D)igure na$e. 1ach slash marks a new su+8group. Check Append dial groups to appen% the original %ial group to the group you entere%. :egion (elect one of the 2enesis regions9 where the morphs shoul% +e %isplaye%. 0alue range !his is the minimum an% ma>imum value that can +e set for the morph. (elect :espe"t to force the limits9 %eselect it to ignore them. Sensiti2it! !his is the sensitivity for the value sli%er. Auto )ollow !his ena+les or %isa+les the auto follow feature. 0isible !his shows or hi%es the morph.

,eave a parameter +lank to keep the stan%ar% value.

#orph .roperties Dialog

!he morph properties %ialog allows to set the parameters of a particular morph or controller. It is %isplaye% for the transfer mo%es Sele"ted $orp,s 6wit, properties7; Sele"ted $orp,s 6wit, "ontroller79 'reate single $orp,9 an% 'reate "ontroller. Identi)ier !his is the internal i%entifier. It is recommen%e% to not change it9 +ecause only the automatic i%entifier can +e use% +y presets or controllers. #a$e !his is the name that is %isplaye% in D($ for the morph. Group !his is the group use% to categoriFe the morph in the S,aping ta+. It shoul% start with a slash. (u+groups are %ivi%e% +y a slash sign as well. :egion !his is the +o%y region of the target figure where the morph value can +e change%. I"on !his is the icon that is use% for the %ial. 0alue range !his is the minimum an% ma>imum value that can +e set for the morph. (elect :espe"t to force the limits9 %eselect it to ignore them. Sensiti2it! !his is the sensitivity for the value sli%er. Auto )ollow !his ena+les or %isa+les the auto follow feature. 0isible !his shows or hi%es the morph.

/or the mo%e Sele"ted $orp,s 6wit, properties79 there is an abort +utton to stop the transfer of further morphs. !he icon for the %ial shoul% have a siFe of 1$->1.) pi>els an% shoul% +e transparent where the morph name an% the value sli%er is locate%. If you want to use a stan%ar% siFe 0oser thum+nail9 check the )it <=3<= t,u$bnail option to fit the thum+nail to the correct siFe without overlapping the

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sli%er. Click the )ile +utton to select a 0H2 image for the icon. /or the properties %ialog for single morphs9 this is set initially to the icon of the transferre% morph9 if any. Otherwise9 it is set to the icon for the last loa%e% figure or poseDpreset.

Shaping .reset Dialog

!he shaping preset %ialog allows to create a shaping preset for D($ +ase% on the values shown in the morph list. It is %isplaye% for the transfer mo%es Sele"ted $orp,s 6wit, preset7 an% 'reate preset. In the first te>t fiel%9 you enter the file name of the shaping preset to create. Optionally9 you may select a 0H2 thum+nail for the shaping preset in the secon% te>t fiel%. Gith the )ile +uttons9 you can select a file name from the file system. Cou may inclu%e the shaping morphs for the legacy morph an% fi>ing controllers that may +e reAuire% +y some figures. If you ena+le Set unsele"ted $orp,s to (ero9 the preset will not only inclu%e the values of the selecte% morphs9 +ut also a Fero value for all unselecte% morphs from the morph list. !his resets all morphs that are not use% +y the shape. Note Cou may create a shaping preset without selecting a morph in the morph list. !his is useful for a preset with the +ase shape only or for a resetting preset with Fero values only.

%. "ransferring #orphs
!o transfer one or several morphs9 you %o the following steps 1. *oad a sour"e )igure. !his is the figure to transfer the morphs from. It is either one of the supporte% 0oser legacy figures9 or one of the supporte% 2enesis figures. Installe% 2enesis figures can +e selecte% with the Sour"e +utton. 0oser figures are loa%e% with *oad +igure or +y %rag:n:%rop from the D($ content li+rary or an e>ternal file manager. !he most recent use% 0oser figures are also liste% in the menu of the Sour"e +utton. Only figures that are supporte% +y 2en? or installe% a%%8ons can +e loa%e%. !he morph list shows the morphs foun% in the figure. 2. Sele"t a trans)er $ode. Deci%e if you want to transfer several morphs one +y one ; Sele"ted $orp,s=9 create one morph +ase% on the morph values ; 'reate single $orp,=9 or create a controller %ial or shaping preset. ;(ee section 2.2 for a %escription of all transfer mo%es.= #. Appl! poses or presets. 0oses ;0oser format= an% presets ;D(OH format= can +e use% to in<ect a%%itional morphs ;0oser figures only= an% to set values for morphs. 4alues can +e also set %irectly +y %ou+le clicking on a value in the morph list. Or they can +e taken from a figure loa%e% in the current scene in D($ with the Get 0alues )ro$ +igure in S"ene menu entry in the conte>t menu or the Sele"t +utton. "orph values are use% only +y the transfer mo%es that create a single morph9 a controller %ial9 or a shaping preset. $. Sele"t t,e $orp,s to trans)er. (et the checkmark in front of the morph name to select a morph or controller for transfer. !he conte>t menu an% the Sele"t +utton can +e use% to 8 11 8

select several morphs at once Auickly. !his inclu%es the option to select all active morphs9 i.e. morphs that have a value other than Fero. ). Sele"t t,e target )igure. !he target figure is the figure the morphs are transferre% to. Currently9 this may +e 2enesis9 2enesis 2 /emale9 or 2enesis 2 "ale. *. Sele"t t,e target s,ape. !he target shape is the morph in the target figure to use together with the transferre% morphs. Usually9 this is either the clone shape9 which is the original shape of the source figure9 or the legacy shape9 which is a%apte% to the target figure. Ghen using a legacy shape9 the transferre% morphs are a%<uste% for the %ifferences +etween the legacy shape an% the original shape. -. Set t,e trans)er options. Deci%e a+out the various transfer options ;see section #.)=. .. Trans)er t,e $orp,6s7. Click Trans)er to initiate the morph transfer. !ransferre% morphs an% controllers are availa+le in the target figure the ne>t time you loa% the figure or loa% a scene that contains the figure. Note &fter transferring morphs9 you may nee% to start a new scene to force D($ to rescan the fol%er with the morph files. Otherwise9 recently transferre% morphs might +e missing in 2enesis. If you %on:t set a region or group e>plicitly9 the region an% group are preserve%9 +ut with Generation X an% the name of the source figure put in front of the group. If the source figure is a 0oser figure9 Head is use% as region for face morphs an% A"tor otherwise. Ghen using the clone shape as target shape or when transferring to a target where no own clone shape e>ists9 the clone morph is transforme% into a full working morph with a%<uste% <oints. Besi%es the full clone morph for +o%y an% hea%9 a separate morph for the hea% only is create% as well. !hese morphs are locate% in the 11 People 11 group of the A"tor an% Head region. Note !he hea% morph can +e set to 81 to get the +o%y shape alone. Note Ghile you will get a reasona+le result when simply transferring all an% everything with the %efault options9 you may improve your results +y some in%ivi%ual a%<ustments.

%.1. #orphs and Controllers

& morph changes the shape for a figure +y shifting the points in the mesh. & controller %oesn:t change the shape %irectly9 +ut changes the value for one or several morphs an% other parameters. & morph may act as a controller a%%itionally. /inally9 morphs may +e controlle% +y other parameters ;4oint "ontrolled $orp,s or 5' = or may +e active together with other morphs only ;"onditional $orp,s aka $orp, "ontrolled $orp,s or ' =. !hese %ifferent types of morphs an% controllers are in%icate% in the morph list +y %ifferent letters in the t!pe column an% the num+er of %epen%encies in the $orp,s column ;see section 2.1 for %etails=. 2en? transfers +oth9 the changes in the geometry an% the changes of parameters. /or the transfer mo%e Sele"ted $orp,s9 if a morph or controller controls other morphs or controllers9 these controlle% parameters are transferre% as well9 even if they are not selecte% in the morph list.

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Because the source an% target figure usually have %ifferences in rigging9 controllers that affect parameters like rotation9 scaling9 an% <oints may not work well in the target figure in some cases. !he option trans)er "ontrolled trans)or$s may +e use% to e>clu%e these parameters when transferring controllers or morphs that also act as controllers from a 0oser figure.

"ransferring Controller as #orphs for .oser /ig(res

Because morphs in 0oser may span several actors9 morphs can:t +e transferre% simply one +y one9 +ut all morphs that form a shape shoul% +e transferre% at once. & controller may su+sume several morphs for a single shape9 +ut also may +e use% to control several shapes with a single %ial. Unfortunately9 there:s no automate% way to %istinguish these types of controllers. By %efault9 2en? assumes that controllers in the BODC actor are for single shapes an% hence are transferre% as a single morph ;marke% in the t!pe column of the morph list=9 while controllers in other actors are consi%ere% real controllers that are transferre% as controllers with %epen%ent morphs ;marke% '=. If you woul% transfer a full +o%y morph ;say the Ai>o4 +o%y shape= as a controller9 you woul% transfer single morphs for each actor9 resulting in uneven transitions at the actor intersections. !hat:s why you shoul% transfer the controller for a full +o%y morph always as a single morph9 an% not transfer the single actor morphs for that +o%y morph ;which are hi%%en in 0oser +y %efault for the generation $ figures=. 5owever9 there are e>ceptions. 1.g. the ?i"eps+le3 controller of 4ictoria $ in BODC controls two in%epen%ent morphs for the left an% the right arm. If you transfer it as a single morph9 you can:t control the arms in%epen%ently. If you transfer it as a controller9 you get this controller an% the morphs for each arm in a%%ition. (ome controllers will only work correctly if you transfer them as controllers. 1.g. the controllers to open an% close the eyes in 4ictoria $ %epen% on the limits of the morphs they control. If you woul% transfer them as a morph9 these limits woul% +e ignore% an% the morph woul% no longer work.

%.$. Conditional #orphs

/or some morphs9 there are a%%itional correction morphs that are applie% relative to the strength of a thir% morph. &n e>ample are the morphs to open an% close the eyes in 4ictoria $. !hat you can use the same %ial for this on the +ase shape as well as on rather e>treme hea% morphs like Ai>o 4 or T,e Girl is %ue to hi%%en con%itional morphs. !his esta+lishes a relationship +etween three morphs. One morph is controlling the con%itional morph9 which also %epen%s on a thir% morph that is correcte%. Unfortunately9 the implementation is symmetrical for controlling an% %epen%ent morph9 so the role of these morphs can:t +e %etecte% for sure9 even if it is o+vious to the user. Note !he assignment of con%itional morphs to the controlling morph has +een switche% in 2en?2 compare% to the previous version to follow the more common type of implementation. Because of this an% other changes9 it is recommen%e% to not mi> con%itional morphs transferre% +y 2en? version 1 an% 2en?2.

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If a morph has con%itional morphs that are transferre% together with this morphs9 it has the num+er of con%itional morphs in sAuare +rackets note% in the $orp,s column. !here are four options when transferring con%itional morphs Ignore "onditional $orp,s con%itional morphs are not transferre% Trans)er "onditional $orp,s transfers all con%itional morphs Trans)er ' i) dependent $orp, e3ists transfers those con%itional morphs9 where the %epen%ent morph alrea%y e>ists ;or is selecte% for transfer as well= Trans)er ' wit, dependent $orp,s transfers all con%itional morphs an% all morphs on which they %epen%

Of course9 you can transfer con%itional morphs also %irectly +y selecting them in the morph list. Important Cou have to +e careful when transferring con%itional morphs. If the controlling morph is missing9 the con%itional morph is %irectly controlle% +y the %epen%ent morph9 an% hence the result will +e wrong +ecause the con%itional morph is always active. !his is for implementation reasons in D($. It is safe to transfer the con%itional morph together with the controlling morph even without the %epen%ent morph. (o9 all 2en? options for controlle% morphs shoul% +e safe.

%.%. #orphs and Dialed Characters

"any characters are not <ust a single morph or shape9 +ut are J%iale%J +y mi>ing several morphs9 usually from the +asic morph sets9 +ut sometimes also with custom morphs. !here are two options to transfer a %iale% character. Cou can transfer all reAuire% morphs an% set the %ial values for each9 or you merge the morphs into a single new morph. In either case9 you prepare the figure <ust like you woul% %o in 0oser or D&' (tu%io +y applying the morph pose;s= to in<ect a%%itional morphs an% set the %ial values. !o select all morphs of a %iale% character for transfer9 simply use Trans)er.n )or #on/Zero 0alues from the conte>t menu or the Sele"t +utton. !he first option is to transfer all the single morphs that form the %iale% character with the Sele"ted $orp,s mo%e. In a%%ition9 you create a shaping preset or a controller that applies the %ial values. Or you create only a preset or controller if you alrea%y transferre% all reAuire% morphs. !his option is reasona+le if you want to use various characters9 if you want to +e a+le to mo%ify the character9 if the morph has con%itional morphs9 or if you transferre% all +asic morphs anyway. Note If you alrea%y transferre% the morphs an% want to create presets for several characters9 you can use the Preset ta+ for +atch conversion. !he other option is to use the 'reate single $orp, mo%e. !his merges all selecte% morphs into one new morph that works in%epen%ently from other morphs. !he a%vantage is that you get a single morph for your shape without the nee% to transfer %oFens of morphs. !he %raw+ack is that some comple> %epen%encies like con%itional morphs will no longer work. Note !ransferring a character as a single morph also may re%uce Auality loss cause% +y transfer. Ghen com+ining morphs that were transferre% separately9 small %eviations may overlay an% sum up resulting in more o+vious %ifferences to the original shape. 8 1$ 8

!here are several alternatives to set the morph values for a character to transfer with 2en? orp, 6in4e"tion7 poses Cou can apply or %rag:n:%rop poses in 0oser format that contain morph values. *oad 2alues )ro$ s"ene /rom the conte>t menu9 you may loa% the actual morph values from the figure that is currently selecte% in the scene. !his is in particular useful if a character is save% in a D&' scene file or as D&' character script from D&' (tu%io # or earlier. Of course9 the figure shoul% +e the same as loa%e% in 2en? an% has the same morphs in<ecte%. DS+ s,aping presets Cou can apply or %rag:n:%rop shaping presets save% in D&' (tu%io $. %dit 2alues $anuall! Cou can %ou+le click on a value an% enter a new value. :eset 2alues /rom the conte>t menu9 you may set all or selecte% values to 6.

%.). &(to /ollow

D($ has an auto )ollow feature for morphs. If you change the morph in the figure9 the morph is transferre% automatically to all conforme% clothing of this figure. !his is mainly reasona+le for full +o%y shapes9 +ut not for face morphs or some +o%y %etails like the navel shape. Cou can turn the auto follow feature on an% off for transferre% morphs with the check+o> in the t!pe column of the morph list. By %efault9 auto follow is ena+le% for all controllers in the BODC actor.

%.0. "ransfer Options

+imits
!he limits are the minimum an% ma>imum value allowe% for a morph or controller. Because the %ials in D($ +ecome %ifficult to han%le for large ranges with force% limits9 you shoul% set a reasona+le limit here9 +ut without restricting the morphs too much. !he limits for a morph are only change%9 if they woul% +e outsi%e of these limits otherwise9 an% if the value is force% to stay within the limits. ;!his option hol%s only for 0oser figures as source.=

"ransfer Resol(tion
!he transfer resolution is the %ensity when mapping the morphs from the source to the target figure. Cou may imagine the points of the source mesh as a set of small magnets that %raw on the points of the target mesh when they are morphe%. !he transfer resolution in the options %etermines the %ensity of these magnets. ,ower values preserve more %etails9 +ut too low values may cause errors +ecause some points are not transferre% at all. ;Cou will get a warning in that case.= ,arger values give smoother results +ut may cause a loss of %etail. !he effect of this option also %epen%s on the mesh %ensity where the morph is applie%. If you are not sure9 simply use the %efault value )6. !he possi+le range is from 1 to 166.

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"ransfer
!he option 'o$press generated )iles %oes what it says. Ghen ena+le%9 the D(/ files create% +y 2en? are compresse% to save %isk space. !his option also affects files create% in the Presets ta+. 1na+le the option Trans)er "ontrolled trans)or$s to inclu%e transforms like scaling that are controlle% +y a morph. !his is reAuire% for some hea% morphs an% works usually well for hea% morphs. & morph with controlle% transforms has a num+er in curly +races in the orp,s column. 1na+le Trans)er dial groups to use the same %ial group hierarchy as in the original 0oser figure. !his is in particular useful when transferring many morphs. Otherwise9 only the last group is use%. Check S,ow ,idden dependen"ies to make all transferre% morphs visi+le. Otherwise9 hi%%en morphs are hi%%en in D($ as well if they are transferre% as a %epen%ency of a controller. /or the options for con%itional morphs9 see section #.2. (elect one of the following +ehaviors in regar% to e>isting files :epla"e e3isting )iles !his overwrites any e>isting files. :epla"e e3isting )iles 6>eep ba">up7 1>isting files will +e kept as +ackups. ;But e>isting +ackups are overwritten.= @eep e3isting )iles & morph is not transferre% if the accor%ing morph file alrea%y e>ists. &n e>ception is the Sele"ted $orp,s 6wit, properties7 mo%e9 +ecause you can change the i%entifier ;which is also the file name for the morph=.

Note 2en? operates completely in its own su+8fol%er for 2enesis morphs. It:s not possi+le to overwrite other files than those generate% +y 2en? when transferring morphs.

%.1. +imitations
2en? employs several strategies to transfer all morphs as accurate as possi+le. 1ven morphs for e>pressions like opening the mouth or closing the eyes or small %etails like teeth or eye morphs will work in most cases. Honetheless9 there are some inevita+le limitations when transferring morphs automatically9 so there might +e small %ifferences to the original morph or sleight %eformations. /inally9 the mesh of 2enesis has a lower resolution than most legacy figures9 which may cause loss of %etail when transferring morphs in some cases. 2en? transfers scaling an% other transformations if they are controlle% +y a morph or controller. It %epen%s much on the rigging of the source an% target figure whether these transformations will still work. /or e>ample9 hea% scaling an% transformations for the eyes usually work very well. 5owever9 chest scaling will look very %ifferent on 2enesis than on "ichael $. 2en?2 uses several a%<ustments to %eal with %ifferences in rigging. Ghile some a%<ustments are e>act an% will work in any case9 other a%<ustments may only work well for morphs that %on:t change the overall shape too much. In particular9 the %ifferences in rigging for the lower <aw in generation $ figures9 in 2enesis9 an% in 2enesis 2 are han%le% +y strategies like moving the origin or using morphs to emulate rotations.

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%.2. "ro(*leshooting
!here might +e cases where morphs or morph settings are not loa%e% +y 2en? as they %o in 0oser or D&' (tu%io. ;1.g. +inary morph in<ections are not supporte% +y 2en?.= If there are pro+lems with morph in<ections9 you may try to loa% the figure in 0oser or D&' (tu%io an% apply the morphs there9 then save the result as a new CR2. If only the morph %ial settings are not applie% correctly in 2en?9 you can also <ust save the %ial settings as a new pose in 0oser or as a S,aping Preset in D($. Usually9 these re8save% versions shoul% avoi% o%%ities an% work +etter with 2en?.

). .resets "a*
Ghile you can create shaping or character presets from morph poses an% e>pressions in 0oser format in the Trans)er ta+9 this may +e te%ious if you want to transfer many of them. In the Presets ta+9 you can +atch convert a large num+er of poses or shaping presets at once. Of course9 the translate% presets will only work if you also transferre% all reAuire% morphs in the Trans)er ta+ ;without changing the i%entifier=. If a create% preset reAuires a morph that was not transferre%9 a warning with the morph ID is shown in the progress %ialog. Gith the Add Pose +utton9 you a%% pose9 e>pression9 or shaping files to the list. Cou can also %rag:n:%rop files from the D($ content li+rary or an e>ternal file manager. :e$o2e removes the selecte% files from the list. Translate translates all files from the list into shaping presets an% removes the file from the list9 if the translation was successful. Cou have to select the target shape an% target figure from the %rop %own lists9 for which the generate% shaping presets shoul% work. !he translate% presets are written with the same name to the fol%er you name in the accor%ing input fiel%. Click on the pat, +utton to select a fol%er or select one from the %rop %own list. !he translation may inclu%e morphs ;an% controllers=9 scalings9 an% eye transformations. &lso9 you can select to inclu%e the accor%ing shaping morphs an% a%%itional fi>ing controllers for the figure. Note Cou can use an empty file to create a shaping preset with the %efault shapes only.

.resets for C(stom In3ection Channels

/or morph in<ections that use the custom morph in<ection channels ;0B"CC an% 0B"DC= of D&' figures9 2en? creates uniAue names to allow several morphs with the same in<ection channel to +e transferre% to 2enesis. !hese uniAue names are remem+ere%9 so they can +e use% when creating presets. 5owever9 if there is more than one name remem+ere% or if there was no morph transferre% for a particular morph channel9 there will +e a %ialog where you have to select the correct name. !his name is the name that is %isplaye% for the morph %ial in 0oser or D($9 so it shoul% +e o+vious which is the correct one. &ctivate Alwa!s s,ow dialog )or "usto$ $orp,s to %isplay this selection %ialog even if there is only one morph name to chose from.

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0. #orphs "a*
!he orp,s ta+ lets you manage the morph files generate% +y 2en?. Click on the GenX +utton to show the fol%er structure an% the files with the morphs for the selecte% target figure. ;Cou can also use the All +utton to list other morphs as well.= !he :eset +utton clears the list. Important Note Be very careful with changes you are %oing here. (ome changes are not reversi+le ;you get a confirmation %ialog in that case= an% some changes may cause morphs or controllers no longer working +ecause of %epen%encies to other morphs or controllers. !he list shows the file names of the morphs ;their internal i%entifier=9 not the %isplay name. /or morphs create% +y 2en?9 the i%entifier starts +y a figure acronym9 followe% +y the original internal name. /or 0oser source figures9 the original +o%y part is appen%e%. !he check+o> in the file list in%icates whether a morph is ena+le% ;checke%= or %isa+le% ;unchecke%=. If the icon has a secon% gray file sym+ol9 there is a +ackup with an earlier version of that morph. Cou can perform the following operations on the morphs selecte% in the list %nable $orp, "akes %isa+le% morphs availa+le again. Disable $orp, "akes morphs temporarily unavaila+le. :estore ba">up Deletes the actual morph an% restores the +ackup. :e$o2e ba">up Deletes the +ackup. Delete )ile Deletes the morph file ;together with the +ackup if e>isting=.

Cou may temporarily %isa+le morphs ;an% ena+le them again=. & %isa+le% morph is not loa%e% +y the 2enesis figure ;an% cannot +e accesse% +y alrea%y loa%e% 2enesis figures=. If you have a large num+er of morphs9 it may +e reasona+le to %isa+le a whole set of morphs ;e.g. all morphs transferre% +y 2en? for 4ictoria $= to save system resources.

0.1. #anaging and 4diting #orph /iles #an(ally

&ll transferre% morphs are store% in the fol%er data&DAZ AD&8)igure9&8set9& orp,s&DAD Gen X +elow the D($ content root fol%er. Cou may %elete the morph files here in case you no longer nee% them or restore the +ackups that are kept in this fol%er as well. Cou may also e%it the morph files in a te>t e%itor to change some of their parameters label ;in mo%ifierKli+rary D channel= the %isplay name of the morph 2isible ;in mo%ifierKli+rary D channel= true to show9 )alse to hi%e the morph $in an% $a3 ;in mo%ifierKli+rary D channel= the value range "la$ped ;in mo%ifierKli+rary D channel= true to respect9 )alse to ignore limits stepBsi(e ;in mo%ifierKli+rary D channel= the sli%er sensitivity autoB)ollow ;in mo%ifierKli+rary D channel= true to ena+le9 )alse to %isa+le auto follow i"onBlarge ;in mo%ifierKli+rary D presentation= the icon for the morph region ;in mo%ifierKli+rary= the +o%y region for the morph group ;in mo%ifierKli+rary= the group ;separate su+8groups +y slashes= 8 1. 8

&s an alternative9 the DS+ Toolbo3 +y Di$ension AD provi%es a simple e%itor to change one or several of these parameters9 either in a single file or as a +atch change in several files at once.

1. Generation ) /ig(res
2en? inclu%es support for the D&' generation $ figures9 namely "ichael $9 4ictoria $9 an% @i%s $ inclu%ing their %erivatives &iko $9 5iro $9 (tephanie $9 an% so on. !he transfer is +ase% on the clone shapes inclu%e% in 2enesis starter essentials. !here are two target shapes for each of these figures. /or 4ictoria $ an% "ichael $9 the transfer can +e %one either for the legacy morphs sol% separately at D&'9 or for the clone shape itself. /or @i%s $9 the clone shape may +e use% %irectly or in a scale% version9 which allows +etter transfer an% +en%ing. !he clone version of @i%s $ is inclu%e% only for +ackwar% compati+ility an% %oes not support 2enesis 2. If you select the clone shape as target9 2en? creates a working morph for the full +o%y an% for the hea% only from the clone morph. !hese morphs are locate% in Generation X&11 People 11 for the A"tor an% Head regions. !he a%vantage of the clone shapes is that they are very close to the original shapes. &s an alternative to the clone shapes9 it is recommen%e% to use the legacy shapes for 4ictoria $ an% "ichael $ as +ase shapes instea%. !hese morphs have manually a%<uste% riggings an% are closer to the 2enesis shape9 so they usually work +etter with poses an% conforme% clothing. /or 2enesis9 the supporte% legacy shapes are the 04 and 4 S,apes )or Genesis from D&' #D. Note !he Iaw /i> corrections for 4$ an% "$ are no longer nee%e%. Instea%9 the transferre% morphs care a+out the %ifferences in rigging for the <aws of 2enesis %irectly. Note Unlike the generation $ figures9 2enesis an% the classic shape morphs ;as well as the clone morphs= %on:t have a navel. (et the na2el morph of 2enesis to 1 to get a navel an% to ensure morphs that change the navel work correctly.

Scaling for /rea5 ) and Girl )

!he scaling features for /reak $ an% 2irl $ are a +it special +ecause they %epen% on a con%itional controller to turn them on an% off. !o make this feature working9 you have to transfer the morphs for /reak $ an% 2irl $ with the options Trans)er "ontrolled trans)or$s an% Trans)er "onditional $orp,s activate%. In a%%ition9 you have to transfer the controllers +rea>S"ale.n D T,eGirlS"ale.n. Note Because of %ifferences in rigging9 the chest will +ecome a +it flattene% when using the /reak scaling on 2enesis. !his may +e compensate% +y a%%itional morphs9 e.g. the Pe"torals morphs from the Genesis %2olution- ?od! orp,s pack.

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6ersion 7istory
6ersion 1.8, $0.18.$811
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6ersion 1.1, 11.1$.$811

Bugfi>es option >eep e3isting )iles was not remem+ere% option >eep e3isting )iles stoppe% transfer after first e>isting file now works with D(/ files containing null as value transfer transforms for BODC actor correctly ;scaling only= e>clu%e 4ictoria $.6 CR2 ;without eye+rows actor= from loa%ing Changes support for clone morphs ;4$9 "$9 @$= apply D(/ morph presets improve% %epen%ency analysis transfer pure controllers %isplay groups in morph list %isplay num+er of controlle% transforms in morph list warning for missing morphs when creating preset or controller sele"t +utton for Auick selection option to e>clu%e controlle% transforms from transfer option to inclu%e empty controllers in morph list fault tolerant match for targetGeo$ an% 2aluePar$ follow lin>Par$s when applying poses a +it more compact file formatting

6ersion 1.$, $1.89.$81$

Bugfi>es fi>e% +ug where a few single points were transferre% completely wrong ran%omly

Changes plugin for D&' (tu%io $.) a%<ustments to +e compliant with D&' (tu%io $.) file format rea% compresse% D(/ files option to write compresse% D(/ files import morph values from selecte% figure in scene improve% point mappings for smoother morphs 8 26 8

6ersion $.8, 8).8$.$81)

Bugfi>es create single morph linke% morphs were applie% twice9 if +oth ha% values set create single morph con%itional morphs were not applie% create single morph force% limits where ignore% when applying values to a morph now it is ensure% that force% limits in transferre% morphs allow 6 as value auto8follow setting in morph list was ignore% when change% %irectly Jget values from figure in sceneJ no longer inclu%es values %ue to %epen%encies

Changes morph transfer +etween !ri&> figures morph e>change +etween morph compati+le !ri&> figures ;inclu%ing 5D morphs= morph transfer for morph8compati+le 0oser figures without clone morph clones are automatically turne% into full morphs if reAuire% ;full +o%y an% hea% only= scale% clone morphs for +etter posing an% conforming automate% corrections for %ifferences in rigging new point matching options e%ges9 smooth improve% filtering for Jshow in listJ warnings ta+ for initialiFation errors convert shaping presets in presets ta+ a%%itional options when transferring con%itional morphs reverte% %epen%encies for Jtransfer con%itional morphsJ enhance% format for transfer %efinitions improve% transfer %efinitions for generation $ figures %roppe% support for 2en? 1.6 transfer %efinitions several minor improvements

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