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VWD3D posted at 6:11AM Wed, 24 June 2020 - #4390524
fuqol217 posted at 6:14PM Fri, 29 May 2020 - #4389156
Hi Dan and Gérald.
I have been using V2 of VWD very successfully in Daz Beta for a while now (4.12.1.76). I see there is now a general release of 4.12.1.117 and was wondering whether you have been able to check out VWD for compatibility with that version?
Many thanks!
My quick tests showed that the current VWD does work in 4.12.1.117, and even 4.12.2.60 (beta), but... both versions have big problems with saving /restoring DS animations, so I would only use them in a one-time session workflow, where you do not need to save/restore the animations reliably. This is a DS issue and they yave identified/acknowledged the issue. I have stayed on 4.12.0.86, and even revert to the last of the 4.11 family to get work done.
cheers, VWD3D/dan
Sorry Dan, I didn't see this for a while (I stopped checking for a reply after a week or so!). Many thanks for the information. I am always reloading VWD animation sims, so I will avoid updating Daz for now.
Thread: A new version for VWD | Forum: Virtual World Dynamics
I love the power of VWD but hate how fragile it is - It is simply freezing on me again today while running a simple simulation. Personally, I'd rather it did what it does now but without unexplained crashes! However, I may find the new features unexpectedly useful and I wish you very good luck with your work.
Thread: New concept for VWD | Forum: Virtual World Dynamics
Sorry Gérald, not been on the forum for weeks, but have been very busy using VWD with animations in DS. I haven't liked what I have seen of strand hair. I am happy with the results I have been getting with VWD on non-strand hair, apart from it being a bit "twitchy". For VWD development: I love the power of the program. I have used it for hair, multiple layers of clothing, and for objects (eg vacuum cleaner hose), but I am a scientist rather than an artist so I am more happy than most to wrestle with it! What I would love to have is a program which is more robust, and which is more informative when things do go wrong. I have found that I get better reliability by stripping the scene right down to the components which are essential for the VWD simulation, and then merging it back into the full scene later. I also have a habit of shutting down every other application on my PC that I can, and I reboot if things are failing.
Let me know if you are still looking for testers.
Many thanks.
Thread: VWD 2.2 Release - Installation and usage thread | Forum: Virtual World Dynamics
Hi Dan and Gérald.
I have been using V2 of VWD very successfully in Daz Beta for a while now (4.12.1.76). I see there is now a general release of 4.12.1.117 and was wondering whether you have been able to check out VWD for compatibility with that version?
Many thanks!
Thread: VWD 2.2 Release - Installation and usage thread | Forum: Virtual World Dynamics
Hi VWD (Gérald?) - The option you suggest seems to be labelled "Import with Obj files" rather than "Animation by obj", but it certainly fixed the problem!
Thanks so much for the excellent, rapid support!
(Where MelnOhio is getting path names which are too long, I suggest that may be fixed by unzipping directly into the suggested C:VWD location, rather than into a directory which probably has a long string of folders which build up into a long pathname.)
Thread: VWD 2.2 Release - Installation and usage thread | Forum: Virtual World Dynamics
Hi Dan - I followed your advice (above) and your videos and was soon running VWD v2 in Daz 4.10 and 4.12 Public Beta. Thanks!
Generally all is good for me, however I have found an issue which is new to VWD v2. When I make the actor's arms invisible (because they brush the cloth during the animation and spoil the simulation) it causes the dynamic simulation to go wrong at the first frame. (See attached for what happens - It sort of shrink-wraps the actor, who is in T-pose). Static simulation is ok.
I tested this in Daz 4.12 and 4.10, and confirmed that VWD v1 does not exhibit the problem. To be sure it was the visibility I tried it "off" (problem), visibility "on" (ok), and then "off" again (problem returns).
I'm sure you have higher priorities, but it would be good if this could be fixed sometime as it is a useful technique!
Many thanks! VWD issue.JPG
Thread: VWD 2.2 Release - Installation and usage thread | Forum: Virtual World Dynamics
Wow - What a quick, comprehensive and useful reply - Thanks Dan! I'll let you know how I get on!
Thread: VWD 2.2 Release - Installation and usage thread | Forum: Virtual World Dynamics
Hi Dan
Many thanks to you and Gérald for your work on VWD. I have used version 1 quite a lot (with animations) and while I sympathise with those who find it complicated, it is also very powerful and flexible. I have had some nice results, and some difficulties along the way, and I am still learning. I have found Gerald's videos extremely helpful. (Also Toonces "cheat sheet" in the Daz Dynamic Clothing forum).
For those about to plunge into VWD I would remind them that you say on the store page that the program is powerful and complex and you recommend trying the free trial version first.
Now a question: I have stayed with Daz v4.10 so VWD v1 continues to work. Now I have VWD v2 ready to install. Should I continue with Daz 4.10 or upgrade Daz first to 4.12? If I stay with 4.10 I can revert to VWD v1 if I have a problem with v2? But is VWD better integrated with Daz 4.12? (My graphics card is not NVidia and I think this has caused some issues with other plugins). There are a few people on here with various problems with VWD v2, and a couple who are happy - But are there many more who have no problems and so keep quiet!? Thanks again - And keep up the good work!
Thread: Daz Studio 4.10 (rollback !) | Forum: Virtual World Dynamics
I'd like to add my thanks to Philemot for the fix, which got VWD working again for me in 4.10.0.107. It's good to hear that MrFiddles22 has had success with VWD in 4.10.0.123 - Any others had the same? Now 4.10.0.123 is on general release, is the advice to remove the fix, or leave it in place? I'd be happy to make a small donation to support Philemot and/or Gérald if there was an opportunity through paypal.
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Thread: VWD 2.2 Release - Installation and usage thread | Forum: Virtual World Dynamics