Ecstasy motions for Poser updated. The .ZIP file download now goes to a new Internet Archive page, where the .ZIP is now available again. Contains 2,600 .BVH motion files, cleaned and tailored for Poser figures. All public-domain.
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DAZ Freebies
A good haul of DAZ freebies, for once. They just updated.
New for Poser & DAZ – October 2024
New for Poser & DAZ – October 2024. My personal pick of the new releases and similar for Poser, DAZ Studio and Vue, for October 2024.
Science-fiction:
We’re a bit future-lite this month…
Hologram for G8F and G8M and add-on.
Halloween:
A free Steampunk-Halloween Carriage.
Free Glowing Eyes MAT for DAZ Studio.
A very unusual podcasting desk, The-Author for DAZ Studio.
FPE Fantasy HD Skins Suite for Genesis 9.
Toon and semi-toon:
A new figure from Darkseal is always welcome. His latest is Mandrake-Root. Also new is his Bobbit-Worm.
Free poses and SuperFly materials for Toon Chicken for Poser.
A free One Eyed Spider, as a companion for the old Poser Eye-plants etc.
Mrs. Pumpkin for DAZ Studio. Also at 3D SHARDS.
Free Anime LIE Tattoos for Genesis 9 Toon. Also G9 To Toon Shaders.
Mirai Anime Hair for Genesis 9 Toon, one of the few that regular comic readers might not scream and run away from.
Characters (for non-commercial fan-art only):
A free James T. Kirk 2.0 for Poser and M3 LowRes.
Erik for Genesis-9 plus Outfit. Magneto, from the X-Men movies.
A free Vin Diesel For Genesis 8 Male.
Storybook:
Free, a Froufrou_Dynamic Clothing for Victoria 4.
Figure morphs and add-ons:
2nd Face for Michael 3, possibly useful for those who want to draw in the face later, e.g. in a comic-book page. Since you would then be erasing this prop, the no-commercial use thing would presumably not then be a problem.
Dawn 2 Expression and Viseme Morphs.
hisBodyFX Morphs for L’Homme2 and face morphs, for the current flagship Poser male figure.
Free Fiber Mesh Eyelashes for Dawn 2.0.
Animals and Plants:
European Otter by AM for DAZ Studio.
Nature’s Wonders: Frogs of the World Vol. 4. The Bullfrogs.
Corgi for Daz Dog 8, one of a selection of new breeds for DD8. The DAZ Store also has Buckingham Palce and interiors.
Poser Art Shader Series (P.A.S.S. Ultimate Bundle), still free on the ArtStation Marketplace.
Hedgerow Kit 3 – Fall Hawthorne Hedges Brambles and DogRose for DAZ Studio.
Historical:
Stonemason’s new The Streets of the Middle East.
dForce Louis Hair for Genesis 9, a loose periwig.
Free, the Kings German Legion KGL for DAZ, from the era of the Napoleonic Wars.
MS24 RAF FEb2 with Control Dials for Poser.
A 1930s dustbowl dForce Travelling Salesman for G9.
A 1950s/60s de Havilland Vampire Jet Fighter.
A cool van that looks like it’s from France in 1958, via a Bilal graphic-novel, XI NA Van.
A British Canal Narrowboat.
MD Classical Guitar for Genesis 9.
Scripts:
New this month, a free PoserPython script to batch render PNG animation frame-sequences, from a folder of saved Poser .PZ3 scene files.
Old but new to me, free DAZ Studio Rotation Scripts. Use an old-school gaming joystick to move figures, props etc.
Software:
On YouTube, PD Howler 2025 – What’s New? and Introducing watercolor FX in Howler.
HeadShop 2025 Full Bundle, plus an ‘Identikit’ based on G8 and G9.
Poser 13.3.864 is released (October 2023). I’m impressed by how much they’ve fixed and added since 13.0. And it’s currently just $99 for Poser 13, if you have a licence for any previous version. Which suggests that Poser 14 may be around the corner.
How to Restore Drag and Drop from the Poser and DAZ library software ‘PzDB’, if you’d lost it through Windows upgrades which affected MS Office 2007’s mso.dll.
DAZ Studio Premiere – a new subscription version.
Free, the ComicRack Community Edition. Your fave old-school comic-book reader desktop software, restored to life again.
Inkscape 1.4, the free vector drawing software. Filters gallery with adjustable thumbnail previews. Unified fonts browser. Opens Affinity Designer files. Now only for Windows 8.1 or higher.
The new 3DCoat 2024.12, now with “AI Assistant”.
Topaz AI Gigapixel 8.0, with much better ability to ‘recover’ faces that are turned to the side.
The free InvokeAI 5.3, for Photoshop-like (layers) local AI image-generation on your desktop PC.
How to get a Stable Diffusion 1.5 landscape to 1536px, easily and without horrible-ness.
Tutorials:
The AntFarm at Digital Art Live. 90 minutes exploring the capabilities and wrinkles of AntFarm’s great content, guided by the man himself.
On YouTube, fixing render crashes in Poser when rendering large scenes, and fix plant transparency problems and ambient light problems.
On YouTube, Improve the look of Poser skin textures by switching the lighting attenuation-mode away from its ‘Constant’ default.
And the Internet Archive is back online, which means old Poser manuals, how-to books and also some choice bits of old abandoned software.
That’s all for now, more in due course.
2024 Fantasy Attic’s Annual Halloween Gifts – page now online
Wow, is it that time of the year again? Yup, time for 2024 Fantasy Attic’s Annual Halloween Gifts page. Live now, but as yet unfilled. I imagine that, as usual, quality donations of Poser / DAZ content are welcome.
New for Poser and DAZ, July 2024
New for Poser and DAZ, July 2024. A month’s survey of what’s new in Poser and DAZ Studio, and in interesting AI tools. Not so much, as here I’m picking from just short of a month of items.
Science-fiction:
Steampunk:
Photo Props: Storage Collection
Zeppelin Hangar for Poser, with M4 poses. And a free set of HM Airship R34 Colors for the L-1 Zeppelin.
Luxury Casino Hall for DAZ.
Halloween:
People and clothes:
Donnie 9, a President Trump-alike for DAZ. And a Presidential Bundle.
M3D Reginald HD and Hair for Genesis 9. A semi-toon grandpa character.
Free, Indiana Jones 2.0 for M3 LowRes.
Free, Car Poses for LaFemme 2.
Free, More Crumpled Clothes Props for Poser.
Jepe’s dForce Omni Body Hair Sets For Genesis 8 Males. Hairy chaps, though I imagine your render times will also be rather hairy?
Animals:
Songbird ReMix: Prairie-chicken.
Art Squirrel’s new SketchFab animals, a dolphin and whale. Static OBJ sculpts, but you might give them a basic rig if you have the skills.
Animations and Still Poses for the DAZ House Cat. And a video trailer.
Best Cat Poses n Props for DAZ House Cat.
Seascapes and landscapes:
MS24 Shamrock III & Drydock for Vue, by London224. In 3D, “the big graceful J Boats of the early turn of the century America’s Cup races”. Useful for marine art, by the look of it.
A free Garden Gnome/ Lawn Ornament.
A free Shrub Alphabet.
Historical:
A free Lost Ark set for DAZ, from the Indiana Jones original movies, but suitable for any archeological dig scene. See also the new Ancient Labyrinth – Huge Environment for DAZ Studio.
Wood Chip Carving Set. Possibly useful for making a training booklet.
Soviet Architecture including iconography. Only linked here so I can comment on it, since it looks a bit low-effort. Would Nazi Architecture and symbols be allowed on the DAZ Store? Why does the just-as-evil communism get a ‘free pass’ in such things?
Vintage Industrial, Domestic and Commercial Weighing Scales and weights.
Scripts, software and special shaders:
HDRI Control for Poser 13+. And a Demonstration Video on YouTube.
Poser 11 compound node for creating random colour tiles. Think ‘swimming pools’ and tiled floors. There’s a thread about this at the HiveWire 3D Community.
A free G3/G8/G9 Pose Converter Plugin for DAZ Studio 4.2x as a .DLL file.
A basic Face Control for Genesis 9 as an animator’s face-plate.
MD List of Products Used… “The script can track the products used in the scene based on the nodes, the materials, the geometry, and the modifiers used with more than 95% success”.
Archiving Your DeviantArt Favourites to locally saved pages. The workflow and the free tool you need to do it in an automated way.
Tutorials:
Using Bone Minion for Horse and Rider Poses.
The Ultimate Guide to Building Low Poly Figure Scenes with many characters.
How to create a wet material effect in Poser.
AI:
A video on Mastering the new ControlNet ‘Scribble’ for SDXL, in the free InvokeAI. And combining it with a depth-render from a basic 3D sculpt.
The “I battled through 20,000 anime girls… so you don’t have to” AI list for artists directory has updated. Links to free models, LORAs and more, all for SD 1.5 and 2.1 768 users making imaginative works in a western art style.
That’s it. More in September.
New for Poser and DAZ, May-June 2024
Here’s a round-up of what interests me, from the recent Poser and DAZ releases, and also from related software. The last such was back at the end of April 2024. I’m pleased to find that Renderosity has stopped their show-stopping captchas, so I can access it again.
Science fiction:
HF Bad Hym for Genesis 9, a sort of cross between The Silver Surfer and Adam Warlock.
Orbital! from Coflek-Gnorg. Build your own near-future space station.
Retro sci-fi:
Nitaka Aurora for Poser, rather cute anti-gravity scooters.
Atomic shelter for Poser by 1971s. Also available for DAZ.
Robby The Robot (Forbidden Planet), for fan-art although I think he may be public domain by now?
Steampunk:
Steampunk Bus for Poser. Also available for DAZ.
Giant pipes for Poser from 1971s. Also available for DAZ.
EV Flamethrower with animated flames. Don’t let it anywhere near the giant gas-pipes room… oh, too late.
Horror:
WyldWood, a new stylised trees set from Poisen.
A free Demon Chair. Looks fairly compatible with WyldWood, given some re-texturing.
The Metro, an abandoned metro tunnel entrance for DAZ. Could be used with the new End of Days for DAZ Studio.
Superhero:
Peacemaker For G8M. Yup, he’s definitely brave enough to go down the old abandoned subway tunnel.
SuperHero Speed for G8M Volume 6. More ‘running really fast’ poses. Also SuperHero Leap for G8M Volume 2.
People, clothes and poses:
Free Crumpled Clothes props for Poser, dropped and cast aside clothes.
El Zorro outfit for G8M.
Police Artist for Genesis 9. Work with a police identikit process, to accurately recreate the face/head of a historical figure in G9. Also available for G8.
Toon:
Waste Paradise for Daz Studio, just the sort of place you might find a discarded but oh-so cute ‘lil robot. Or cute aliens hiding their flying saucer.
Fantasy Mandrake for DAZ Studio.
Plushi Birthday Cake and Red Panda Plush with lots of materials.
A free PB Snowman Plushie for DAZ Studio.
Animals:
Smilo Poses for AM Smilodon. A type of prehistoric sabre-tooth tiger.
All the Rabbits by AM. Rabbits galore, and also what looks like a hare.
Nature’s Wonders: Grasshoppers.
Songbird ReMix: Flowerpiercers & Leaftossers.
Songbird ReMix: Mynas. The birds that can mimic talking.
Power Rat for Daz Studio, a standalone figure.
Photo Props: Fence Construction Kit is classic weathered white. Looks useful if you have a horse and pony collection.
Gorilla Motions for Genesis 1.
A free Waterfowl INJ for the free Poser Low-Poly Bird Prop. Put lots and lots of flying geese in the sky.
Plants, outdoors, ocean:
Bow Wave 1 and Bow Wave 2. Bow wave props for DAZ.
Photo Props: Potted Plants for Poser and DAZ.
UltraScenery 2: A Comprehensive Guide for DAZ Studio.
Jurassic Forest scene for DAZ. With HDRIs.
Historical:
Neanderthal 9 Starter Bundle and XI Neanderthal Cave.
Servi Domini – Monks for G8M. Medival monks and a variety of outfits.
Free, Aircraft Leonardo Da Vinci. With ceiling hangers.
An Edwardian style Circus Ringmaster for G8M. And a matching Circus Strongman for G8M.
A classic pioneers / woodsman Log Cabin for Spruce woodland.
Uncle Sam for Genesis 8 Male & Genesis 9.
Elegant Movie Room from perhaps the late 1930s.
Hr-262, a late 1950s bobby-socks hair for V4.
Late 1960s Hippy Van, anniversary edition.
GWR Sleeper Wagon by DryJack, another fine addition to his ‘model railway in Poser’ collection. Also a 20 Ton Coal Wagon.
The Pool Hall with an early 1980s vibe.
Movie Theater, again with a 1980s vibe.
A free Nuclear Explosion and an .OBJ file.
Tutorials:
Using colour to change the mood of your 3D scenes.
Improving Firefly render speed in Poser. Not that it’s slow, but you may want it to go even faster.
How to convert DAZ tileable shaders to Poser.
How to access your Poser content in DAZ Studio. Easy, when you know how.
The Hidden DAZ Studio Master Light Switch. Yes, there’s an ISO film setting few know about.
The Creative Cart: TangoAlpha’s Modular Super Sets.
Tutorials for other software:
Vue: Export anything with the new Export Central in E-on VUE 2024. 2024 is now supposedly free, but download attempts always fail.
Vue: Seamlessly Integrate Vue and DAZ Studio.
PD Howler: Scripting with AI.
Clavicula: Cavicula : Physics I.
TinkerCAD: Tinkercad – Easy Modeling to Create DAZ Studio Assets.
AI:
Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL): ControlNets for SDXL models. Still not great, but apparently better than previous attempts.
InvokeAI: How to Get Regional Control In Images using layers and a few other items.
Camera-control example: Place angled camera view, seen from (slightly above:1.9), at or very near the start of your prompt. Vary as needed. Adding the opposite – e.g. seen from below – in the negative prompt can also help. Better with some models than with others.
It seems the perma-offer of a Poser 12 licence for around $50 has vanished, presumably ahead of the planned Poser 14 release. The bargain licences had been sold via Graphixly, the Clip Studio Paint store. I guess we may see Poser 13 on a similar perma-offer once v14 is out, but that’s just a guess.
That’s it for now. More next time.
Stable Diffusion in 3DSMax
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tyFlow 1.111 adds Stable Diffusion in 3DSMax, with its tyDiffusion module “matching simple guide geometry” and “depth” from the 3D scene, to make “detailed” generated images that closely follow the 3D scene. The SD UI being used is ComfyUI. SD 1.5 Models, LORAs and ControlNets are supported.
Interestingly, it appears to be free…
tyDiffusion is available in both the Free and Pro editions of tyFlow, with users of the Free edition getting support for GPU acceleration.
Requires 3ds Max 2018 or higher[tyFlow = “Max 2018”, but tyDiffusion = “Max 2023+”].
Yup, and on an open 435Mb download.
Theoretically then, one could take a Poser scene to Vue, then to Max, then ‘render’ it with AI. Though you can do something similar manually, rendering line-art and a depth map from a Poser scene and using them in ControlNet slots. Unless tyDiffusion is extracting some extra ‘secret sauce’ from the 3D scene, such as PoseNet poses from figures, or light maps for scene lighting.
However, I’m still hoping Renderosity has the sense to save Poser, by making a similar free and robust SD ‘rendering’ plugin for Poser 12 through 14.
Stable Audio Open
From the big-name Stability.ai, the release of Stable Audio Open… “an open source text-to-audio model for generating up to 47 seconds of samples and sound effects”. Potentially useful for makers who require sound FX or short loops that can be guaranteed to be pass copyright checks on YouTube, Rumble etc.
ElevenLabs now generates sound FX
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Leading audio generator ElevenLabs now offers an AI Text Prompt to Sound Effects Generator. Possibly useful if you can’t find what you need on the FreeSound website or similar. A 20 seconds limit, at present.
E-on releases Vue 2024 for free, full version
E-on has kindly released Vue 2024 “for free, including for commercial use”, perpetual and un-crippled, after owner Bentley Systems “decided to cease development” rather than sell it on. The final version improved clouds, improved viewport display, and added Blender’s Cycles as an experimental render option.
Apparently the free 2024 edition has all the subscription Vue’s superb export capabilities to C4D, Maya etc. And since its SDK still supports easy Poser import, it effectively replaces the old PoserFusion export from Poser. Export is done via a new Export Central panel in Vue 2024.
Python is supported, so theoretically a script could be devised to link Vue to AI image generation, taking quick rough-render Vue landscapes and depth-passes and sending them to AI for full amazi-fication.
Downloads are at https://www.bentley.com/software/e-on-software-downloads/ though the download links are currently 404. Presumably overloaded.
New users should keep in mind that Vue uses CPU rendering, and your monster graphics-card (GPU) will only be of use in accelerating the viewport.
Update: 19th May, download links still dead.
Update: 22nd May, download links still dead.
Update: 28th May, download links still dead.
Update: 1st June, download links still dead.
Update: 6th June, download links still dead. I give up.
New for Poser and DAZ
Once again, my pick of the best recent 3D models and more, for Poser and DAZ.
I find that some idiot at Renderosity has put a stupid ‘Human Verification’ script on their site and forum, each time with an infernal ‘photo-captcha’ puzzle… which means no Renderosity items in my survey, this time around. The site is now effectively unusable for me.
Science-fiction:
Robot-droid drone workers free for Poser.
A free Robot Guard for Poser.
A free Gravastar in .OBJ format.
Science Fiction Head Shapes for Genesis 9.
Artifact Figures, or information drones.
Fantasy:
Free Faun Fur & Horns G9.
A free SY Tentacled Eyeball Creature.
Halloween:
Just the place to lock the SG Reanimated Monster HD for Genesis 9. Frankenstein, basically.
Underground Tunnel Entrance. Yup, definitely going to find a monster… possibly in the XI Dark Sewer.
Characters:
Frank Sinatra for M3 Lowres, for Poser.
A free Dr. Spock for DAZ, from the authentic Star Trek series.
Toon:
3D Universe Toon Elephant, now with dForce.
Props and packs for making industrial training-videos:
Depot Building Props with potential for a use in a basic pallet-stacking training video. Also the wider Depot Building and delivery entrance.
Mega Trash Pack, aka ‘litter and rubbish’ in the UK.
dForce MI Everyday Construction Worker for G8M.
Storybook:
Shy Girl Bob Hair for Genesis 9.
TF Playground Tent for DAZ.
Greenhouse for Poser, pre-lit.
Animals:
Flea for DAZ.
Magic Messenger Poses for the fine DS Magic Owl released a few months ago.
Ocean:
Submarine 707Jr type-2 for DAZ Studio, a retro-futuristic mini-sub. Free.
A modern Remote Mini Sub for deep diving.
The free Boat MMM, a dinky little Scottish fishing boat, with wear and tear.
Also Boat PPP, suitable for a 1800s Congo river cruise.
Historical:
Australopithecus for Genesis 9, an authentic-looking prehistoric ape-man, with fur.
The Druids, a large outdoor scene. See also the new Mysterious Stonehenge set.
Desert Huts 1, one of which would be suited to bird’s eye views of prehistoric British or Irish settlements.
Desert Huts 2, primitive desert huts and a stockade.
Roman style Hero Statue.
The famous Nefertiti Sculpture for Poser. Ancient Egyptian.
Egyptian Atrium 1 and Egyptian Atrium 2. And Egyptian Odyssey iRay Shaders Vol. 1.
Shadow Egypt Headdress for G8F.
British Artillery Redoubt Bundle, Napoleonic era.
Napoleonic British Household Brigade Cavalry, Napoleon’s Polish Lancers and Napoleon’s French Carabiniers.
dForce Confederate Civil War Outfit for Genesis 9 and dForce USA Civil War Outfit for Genesis 9.
British MK IV Tank, from the First World War.
Curtiss Jenny bi-plane. And Biplane Hawker Fury.
Polish Cavalry of the Second World War.
Mini Scenes School Room, remove the ugly strip-lights and perhaps it could be 1950s-60s in a small settlement in mid America?
Shooting Range, could be useful for a 1970s or 80s spy / thriller graphic-novel?
AI image generation:
All free.
The latest InvokeAI 4.1 with a new Style and Composition IP Adapter.
Bria 1.4 Background Remover for InvokeAI 4.x and also a version for InvokeAI 3.x.
Basic auto face-detection and refine example for ComfyUI. Also a new set of OpenArt ComfyUI Basic Workflow Templates.
IPAdapter v2: all the new features video and IPadapter Version 2 Install Guide.
900 Hand Library for Control Net for Stable Diffusion.
(SIMPLE) IF_branch_node for ComfyUI. Boolean-logic IF node for ComfyUI.
LooseControl. Use the box depth map to control the protagonist’s position in the AI generated image.
A new ‘AI Comic Corner’ for makers of western non-manga comic art, though unfortunately hosted on Discord.
Photoshop, software, and fonts:
Layer Factory for Photoshop CC, a Tools panel for working faster with layers.
Moho Pro 12.5 Encore in a humble bundle. (Note: no Poser integration in this version of Moho). Two days to go.
A new David Revoy font (official, Open Font) in the Pepper & Carrot style.
Scripts:
A free universal DAZ “Look at Camera” script for Genesis 1 through 9.
A free V4 M4 Eye Clock, to make your character look where you want them to.
RSSY Clothing Converter from Genesis 9 to Genesis 8. Also try MMX Genesis 9 Clones for All which claims to autofit G9 clothes to previous Genesis versions, even the original Genesis 1.
Seamster for DAZ, a clothes making utility.
Bullet Time: Multi Angle Camera Render Script and Tutorial Set for DAZ.
Tutorials:
6 (ish) things you should always do when you install Poser (or soon after).
Advanced surface recolouring for Poser.
Setting up depth-of-field in E-on Vue.
A 10 min “lesson” on bending the rule of anatomy for comics.
Chicken Feathers in hair tool tutorial.
Render 3D Geometry and Double Load Brushstrokes in PD Howler 2024.
Navigating Sketchy Toon Edge & Art Style Shader for DAZ.
Build, Combine, Create: Modular Set Magic in DAZ Studio.
Content Wizard : Tutorial Set on Improving your DAZ Content Library.
The Power of AniMate 2 in DAZ Studio.
Gone:
I see that ‘Genesis Clones for Genesis 8 and 8.1 and Vice Versa’ is now unavailable to buy. It enabled auto-fitting of G8 clothes to the original Genesis figure onwards.
That’s it for now. More picks next time!
Sliced animals
Over 10,000 creature specimens, scanned in slices that can be re-assembled to make 3D objects that show internal organs and skeletons etc. You have to know the scientific name of the animal, though, and even then there can be zero results (e.g. cats > felidae, or cats > felis catus). However, if you strike lucky (tarentola mauritanica > wall gecko) you can download, after registration. Even then, you get a TIFF stack, rather than an .OBJ. Still, the resource may be a help to those who want to create Poser/ Daz creatures.
It’s a bird, is it a plane, no… it’s Supermium!
Nice, Supermium is the Chrome Web browser, but back-ported for Windows XP and Windows 7.
Instant Meshes
Instant Meshes, a free interactive re-mesher for Windows, Mac and Linux. Apparently also used for automatic retopology by the Modo software, though here a dedicated and relatively simple bit of 3D software.
Release: AYON 1.0
AYON 1.0, an open source pipeline / workflow suite for 3D content / VFX creation and production for small studios. It connects your content-creation tools to project management widgets, and uses a unified Web-browser UI that looks a bit like Trello. It’s all Python, so theoretically it could talk to Poser. It doesn’t appear to do so at present.