dForce Case Studies : An In-Depth Tutorial Guide

dForce Case Studies : An In-Depth Tutorial Guide

dForce Case Studies : An In-Depth Tutorial Guide

Get a deep understanding of the dForce engine, learn how to create realistic scenes through relatable case studies, and study how to use the dForce animation timeline to solve dForce headaches.

Dawn Spears presents an in-depth set of tutorials with six case studies at a total running time of 2 hours and 40 minutes.

This product contains both a set of 17 MP4 files and a searchable video library version with optional captions. Any word or phrase spoken during the recordings can be searched for across the entire library.

Video 1: Course Overview

Video 2: Simulation Settings Pane Overview

Video 3: Adding a dForce Modifier

Video 4: Explanation of dForce Surface Settings

Video 5: dForce Surface Settings for Different Fabrics

Video 6: Using dForce Ready Items and Adding dForce to Non-dForce items

Video 7: Case Study 1 - Using dForce surface properties to change the look of a non-dForce dress

Video 8: Using Geometry Editor to Fix Non-Welded clothing

Video 9: Using the Animated Timeline Tab

Video 10: Using the Animated Timeline Tab with a Figure and Clothing

Video 11: Case Study 2 - Simulate a dancing or walking figure using the timeline

Video 12: Case Study 2B - Saving pose presets using the timeline

Video 13: Case Study 3 - Simulate a ground sitting pose using timeline and ground plane

Video 14: Case Study 4 - How to simulate sitting in a chair and getting folds correct

Video 15: Case Study 5 - Using the dForce Wind node to add dynamism

Video 16: Case Study 6 - Fixing explosions

Video 17: Bonus section - Creating a messy clothes scene

Sample Tutorial Segment

About the Presenter: Dawn Spears

Dawn Spears lives near London and has gained a broad range of experience in DAZ Studio. She is a professional illustrator, regularly creating custom-made and engaging book covers for authors. She also is a 3D model content creator using ZBrush and Marvelous Designer, most recently creating custom models for an architectural visualization studio. Additionally, Dawn is a qualified teacher, specializing in computer science and is used to helping students understand complex ideas with step-by-step and bite-sized explanations.
What's Included and Features

dForce Case Studies : An In-Depth Tutorial Guide
Video 1 : Course Overview 4 minutes (.MP4)
What is dForce
Aim – Understand that dForce is Daz3d’s physics engine, what it was built to achieve
Video 2 : Simulations Settings Pane Overview 13 minutes (.MP4)
dForce basics
Overview of dForce Simulation Settings tab
Where to find the tab
What each setting does
Environment & Simulation menus
Which settings will be concentrated on
Video 3 : Adding a dForce Modifier 7 minutes (.MP4)
All about dForce modifiers
How to add a dForce modifier
The different types of dForce modifiers
Other options in the menu examined
Video 4 : Explanation of dForce Surface Settings 25 minutes (.MP4)
dForce Surfaces
A look through all the surface options – which are the most significant?
Video 5 : dForce Surface Settings for Different Fabrics 10 minutes (.MP4)
Using dForce to emulate real world fabrics, looking at the settings required to make three fabric types.
Creating a medium weight wool type fabric
Developing a thin dress fabric
Making a thick leather or plastic type fabric
Saving the fabric presets
Video 6 : dForce ready items and non-dForce items 8 minutes (.MP4)
Setting up and running a basic dForce simulation
Using dForce ready items
Adding dForce to non dForce items
Video 7 : Case Study 1 - dForce surface properties adding to non-dForce dress 10 minutes (.MP4)
Basic static pose – make a dress stretch/shrink / change fabric properties
1 of 2 ways to fix meshes that come apart
Video 8 : Using Geometry Editor to Fix non-welded clothing 14 minutes (.MP4)
Second way of dealing with un-welded clothing
How to use geometry editor to set up surfaces
How to apply dForce settings to new surfaces to hold pieces in place
Video 9 : Using the Animated Timeline Tab 18 minutes (.MP4)
Aim – Understand how the timeline works and why this may be useful when using dForce
Overview of the tab
Hamburger menu – Basic, Intermediate and Advanced views
Options we will be using – especially clear animation for when things go wrong
Setting up a basic animation with a sphere and plane
Using the animated timeline with dForce to make a simple bag/sack/ghost
Video 10 : Using the Animated Timeline Tab with a Figure and Clothing 7 minutes (.MP4)
Setting up a dForce animation
Start pose to end pose
Checking for intersections
Start from a memorised pose or not
Side note – How to set up a new memorised pose
Video 11 :Case Study 2 : Simulate a dancing or walking figure 6 minutes (.MP4)
Clearing the figures animation timeline
Making a dynamic walking figure with translations
Making a dynamic dancing figure with rotations
Video 12 : Case study 2b : Saving pose presets using the timeline 3 minutes (.MP4)
How to save your own unique poses using “intermediate” frames of the animation
Video 13 : Case study 3 : Simulating a ground sitting pose 5 minutes (.MP4)
Adding a ground plane
Animating the figure only
Animating the ground plane for a different result
Video 14 : Case Study 4 : How to simulate sitting in a chair 5 minutes minutes (.MP4)
Setting the start and ending poses
Animating the furniture
Video 15 : Case Study 5 : Using the dForce Wind Node to add Dynanism 9 minutes (.MP4)
Setting the base shape
Adding the wind node
Wind node settings
Animating the wind node
Video 16 : Case Study 6 : Fixing Explosions 6 minutes (.MP4)
Current frame Vs timeline
Looking for intersections
Altering intermediate poses to fix explosions
Video 17 : Bonus Section : 9 minutes (.MP4)
Using dForce to make cushions
Adding cloth to our furnishings
Making clothes lay on the floor
Messy diorama example
Documentation: (.PDF)
dForce Case Studies Content And Settings Reference.pdf : dForce fabric weight settings for light, medium and thicker materials
dForceCaseStudiesSearchable.pdf : Searchable videos library link

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