Documentation

This is the list of pages about free documentation - which in this context usually but not always means tutorials.

Documentation hosted on this wiki

 * Tips and tricks for finding freebies
 * Notes for new editors

User Guides

 * DAZ Studio 4.x QuickStart Guide
 * DAZ Studio 4.x User Guide
 * separate downloads from the same web page
 * http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/userguide/start

Lists of Tutorials

 * Aiko 3 Tutorials
 * Genesis 2 Female Tutorials
 * Hair Tutorials

0-9

 * 7 Steps To Great Art

A

 * Adding detail from a second texture file
 * for the Poser 5 material room
 * http://www.quinlor.de/tutorials/ (top of page)


 * Adding Metadata to Products
 * for Daz Studio 4+
 * http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/userguide/creating_content/packaging/tutorials/adding_metadata/start


 * Autofit G3F Clothing to G2F
 * https://pdsmith.deviantart.com/art/Autofit-G3F-Clothing-to-G2F-557545174


 * Autofitting Shoes to G2F and G3F
 * https://sickleyield.deviantart.com/art/A-Reminder-on-Autofitting-Shoes-to-Genesis-2-or-3-412985230

B

 * Basic Genesis clothes rigging in Daz Studio 4.5
 * http://www.digi-dotz.com/index.php/free-poses/tutorials/daz-studio-tutorials/26-basic-genesis-clothes-rigging-in-daz-studio-4-5


 * BrotherHades' SubD Tutorial
 * https://brotherhades.deviantart.com/art/BrotherHades-SubD-Tutorial-99937525


 * Basic Lighting in Daz Studio 4.x
 * http://www.childeoffyre.com/basiclightsDS4.html OR https://www.sharecg.com/v/84240/

C

 * Centaur Combo
 * Create 'Fiery Genesis' in DAZ Studio
 * Character creation using the Daz D-form tool
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/18771/


 * "Cellshading element tutorial" for Poser 4
 * cellshading cloth in Poser 4 "without the glitches common to Cartoon mode"
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20060925192220/http://jjdelpy.free.fr/Poser/textures.html (bottom of page)


 * Conforming Items Using Daz’s Figure Set-up Tools
 * http://www.schells.ca/ConformingItemswithDaz.pdf


 * Converting Poser Materials for use in Daz Studio
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20150204195318/http://www.calida3d.com/tutorials2.shtml


 * Creating a Clothing Manikin/Doll with in Blender 2.69 and using Poser 2012
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/creating-a-clothing-manikin-doll-with-in-blender-2-69-and-using-poser-2012/84841


 * Create Genesis 3 Celebrity Characters with Daz Studio
 * http://pixelsizzle.com/tutorials/daz-3d/create-genesis-3-celebrity-characters-with-daz-studio/


 * Creating a Genesis Partial Body Morph in DAZ Studio Pro 4 Using the DForm Tool by RKane_1
 * https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/6484/tutorial-creating-a-genesis-partial-body-morph-in-daz-studio-pro-4-using-the-dform-tool-by-rkane-1#p1


 * Creating a Genesis series Full Body Morph for DAZ Studio Pro 4.10 by RKane_1
 * https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/6483/tutorial-creating-a-genesis-series-full-body-morph-for-daz-studio-pro-4-10-by-rkane-1/p1


 * Creating a Single Dial Morph in Daz Studio 4.7
 * http://www.digi-dotz.com/index.php/free-poses/tutorials/daz-studio-tutorials/47-morph-in-daz-studio


 * Creating Billboards in DAZ
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/90284/


 * CREATING POSES
 * Skylab's tutorial on how to create poses in Poser
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/77527/


 * Creating Transparency Maps for DAZ Using GIMP
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/96709/


 * créer une fermeture à glissière pour Daz Studio avec Hexagon
 * Create a zipper for DazStudio with Hexagon
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/cr-233-er-une-fermeture-224-glissi-232-re-pour-daz-studio-avec-hexagon/79979


 * Créer un ski avec Hexagon
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/cr-233-er-un-ski-avec-hexagon/78764 or https://www.sharecg.com/v/90592/


 * créer un toboggan pour Daz Studio avec Hexagon
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/cr-233-er-un-toboggan-pour-daz-studio-avec-hexagon/78787 or https://www.sharecg.com/v/90621/


 * Creer une jupe pour DAZ avec Hexagon
 * Create a skirt for DAZ with Hexagon (text in french). Tutoriel en francais au format Word2003, LibreOffice et pdf. Les fichiers hexagon sont inclus
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/creer-une-jupe-pour-daz-avec-hexagon/77381&ca or https://www.sharecg.com/v/88776/


 * Customizing Morphs using Morph Loader Pro or Modifying Morphs In DAZ Studio using Morph Loader Pro
 * https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/233501/customizing-morphs-using-morph-loader-pro or https://esemwy.deviantart.com/art/Customizing-Morphs-731460550

D

 * Day at the Beach Bundle
 * DAZ_FaceGen Artist - Tutoriel
 * This tutorial (PDF) applies only to the FaceGen Artist Home, ie create only a morph for G 1 or G 2 F / M directly in DAZ
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/88518/


 * deformer une jupe pour DAZ avec Hexagon
 * Morph a skirt for DAZ with Hexagon (text in french). Tutoriel en francais au format Word2003, LibreOffice et pdf. Les fichiers duf sont inclus
 * suite logique de creer une jupe pour DAZ avec Hexagon https://www.sharecg.com/v/88430/
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/88515/ or https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/d-233-former-une-jupe-pour-daz-avec-hexagon/77409


 * dForce Tutorial
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/dforce-tutorial/84759


 * Dynamic Cloth in Daz Studio 4
 * for DynCreator for DazStudio
 * http://www.childeoffyre.com/dynclothDS4.html OR https://www.sharecg.com/v/84239/


 * Dynamics in Poser 01 - Introduction - PDF Version
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/dynamics-in-poser-01---introduction---pdf-version/80225


 * Dynamics in Poser 02 - Simple Clothing Simulation - PDF Version
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/dynamics-in-poser-02---simple-clothing-simulation---pdf-version/80226
 * FRQ Tutorial Resources - Dynamics in Poser 02 - Simple Clothing Simulation https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/frq-tutorial-resources---dynamics-in-poser-02---simple-clothing-simulation/80224


 * Dynamics in Poser 03 - Basic Layering - PDF Version
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/dynamics-in-poser-03---basic-layering---pdf-version/80652
 * FRQ Tutorial Resources - Dynamics in Poser 03 - Basic Layering https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/frq-tutorial-resources---dynamics-in-poser-03---basic-layering/80651


 * Dynamics in Poser 04 - Troubleshooting I - Fixing Poses - PDF Version
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/dynamics-in-poser-04---troubleshooting-i---fixing-poses---pdf-version/80653


 * Dynamics in Poser 05 - Working with Sitting Poses - PDF Version
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/dynamics-in-poser-05---working-with-sitting-poses---pdf-version/80654
 * FRQ Tutorial Resources - Dynamics in Poser 05 - Working with Sitting Poses https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/frq-tutorial-resources---dynamics-in-poser-05---working-with-sitting-poses/80655

E

 * Easy making of JCMs and MCMs in Daz Studio 4.9
 * https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/173151/tutorial-easy-making-of-jcms-and-mcms-in-daz-studio-4-9


 * Easy Skin with Daz Studio and Iray
 * In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to improve the look of human skin in Daz Studio. PDF
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/93338/browse


 * Enhancing textures in DAZ Studio.
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/15756/

F

 * Fitting Loose V4 Clothing to Gn/G2F in DS
 * https://tgunner.deviantart.com/art/Fitting-Loose-V4-Clothing-to-Gn-G2F-in-DS-415265231


 * Fitting V4 and legacy footwear (and boots) with minimal distortion by mtl1 aka CoffeeArt01
 * DazStudio G3F, G8F
 * https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/406241/freebie-tutorial-fitting-v4-legacy-footwear-almost-distortion-free


 * Franken-Anime Tutorial. (PDF version)
 * How to put Deco's head on Aiko 3's body - the techniques work with any non-TriAx figures, but the specifics are different.
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/33316/


 * From Wings3d Model to Poser Figure
 * a set of advanced tutorials covering the process of setting up a custom Poser figure
 * http://www.quinlor.de/tutorials/ (bottom of page)

G

 * Getting Rid of Poke-Through Using Movement Handles
 * G8 Morph TransfersR1
 * Morphs from G3 to G8
 * https://www.dropbox.com/s/x2vcwnfu7w2wtj9/G8%20Morph%20TransfersR1.zip?dl=0#


 * Glowing Tattoos Tutorial for DAZ Studio
 * https://crimsonight.deviantart.com/art/Glowing-Tattoos-Tutorial-for-DAZ-Studio-483509493


 * GenX - Using the GenX Plugin for Daz Studio
 * http://www.childeoffyre.com/genx-tut.html OR https://www.sharecg.com/v/82334/ OR https://www.sharecg.com/v/82453/


 * GOOD SHEPHERD ROBE PDF TUTORIAL
 * Poser Dynamic Clothes
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/84456/

H

 * How to Install a zip file
 * HDR export from Unreal Engine to Daz Studio
 * http://www.digi-dotz.com/index.php/free-poses/tutorials/daz-studio-tutorials/71-hdr-export-from-unreal-engine-to-daz-studio


 * How to change hair color in Poser Pro 12
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3zPmjAuQxA


 * How to Install Daz Studio Content
 * https://www.zeddicuss3d.com/how-to-install-daz-studio-content/


 * How to use Dynamic Clothing by Missmmd
 * Daz Studio
 * https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/130341/missmmd-freebies-yay


 * How to use the Poser Format Exporter - **UPDATED - 2016-11-28**
 * Daz Studio
 * https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/6869/how-to-use-the-poser-format-exporter-updated-2016-11-28

I

 * Inside the Asylum Bundle
 * iRay Shaders in DAZ 3D
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/89858/


 * Iray Skin with Backscatter Tutorial
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/86100/


 * Iray Speed up Render Times
 * https://www.zeddicuss3d.com/iray-speed-up-render-times/


 * It didn't look like that in the promo...tutorial
 * using shaders
 * Unavailable

J

 * JCH Digital Designs : The JCH Poser Page
 * http://www.cocs.com/poser/index.htm

M

 * Making a Centaur in DAZ Studio - No other software needed! (merging the Millennium Horse and Victoria 3 to create a centaur - the techniques work with any non-TriAx figures, but the specifics are different)
 * multi object model to single .pp2 - UPDATED
 * Making dynamic clothing that fits your DAZ figure
 * A short tutorial going through the steps I use to convert cr2 files into dynamic props that actually fit the figure I want to use them on. You will need the Dyncreator script and Crossdresser 4.
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/86846/


 * Making glass in DS
 * 3delight
 * https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/45827/#Comment_45827


 * Making high heels shoes for DAZ Genesis 3 Female
 * https://amyaimei.deviantart.com/art/Making-high-heels-shoes-for-DAZ-Genesis-3-Female-621289397


 * Making reflections in poser
 * http://www.microbion.co.uk/graphics/poser/reflect1.htm AND http://www.microbion.co.uk/graphics/poser/reflect2.htm AND http://www.microbion.co.uk/graphics/poser/reflect3.htm


 * Making the Most of Weird Weather (Unavailable) Tutorial
 * Unavailable


 * Modifier un vêtement
 * Tutoriel en francais au format Word2003, LibreOffice et pdf. Suite logique de creer une jupe pour DAZ avec Hexagon et de déformer une jupe pour DAZ avec Hexagon
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/88777/ or https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/modifier-un-v-234-tement/77547&ca


 * Mylochka's Postwork Tutorial for Beginners
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/44947/ AND https://www.sharecg.com/v/44948/ AND https://www.sharecg.com/v/44949/

P

 * Photoshop Tutorial - Divine Details
 * Pick&Drop object animation
 * Paint 3D export to Poser
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhgZDlH8P7s


 * Painting Hard Surface Textures
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20140430010704/http://stefan-morrell.com/downloadfiles/Painting-Hard-Surface-Textures.pdf


 * Poser and Advanced Rigging; Creating The Arachadonis (Sample Video)
 * Unavailable


 * Poser Dynamic Tutorial
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/poser-dynamic-tutorial/76919


 * Poser Process Command dictionary for python
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/93408/ or https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/poser-process-command-dictionary-for-python/81683


 * Poser Python Hello World
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20120528123612/http://www.3dtrue.com/tutorial/6.html


 * PZ2 to DUF, Nothing Is Impossible with Daz Studio
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/pz2-to-duf-nothing-is-impossible-with-daz-studio/85173

Q

 * Quick Lighting Guide for Poser
 * QRG: Importing and Using OBJ Models in Daz Studio 4.9
 * Unavailable


 * Qt Designer, Create Your Own Stand Alone Version for Advanced Windows Users
 * This one-page quick guide is provided in PDF format. Please note that this instruction was not designed for inexperienced Windows users. If you are unfamiliar with how the Windows O/S file system works, then please consult a friend or associate to assist you. If you have a legal copy of Daz Studio installed on your system, then you also have a licensed version of the Qt Designer application. This quick guide will tell you what is needed to separate Qt Designer from Daz Studio so that you can use it in developing your own Daz Scripts.
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/qt-designer-create-your-own-stand-alone-version-for-advanced-windows-users/85152

R

 * Rigging the Bus Doors to Open
 * Daz Studio
 * https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/2222076/#Comment_2222076

S

 * Sci-Fi Warrior Bundle
 * Shader Mixer Tutorial I
 * Slaying the Dragon Bundle
 * Sorting Out A Few Problems
 * Saving Partial Poses in Daz Studio 4
 * http://www.digi-dotz.com/index.php/free-poses/tutorials/daz-studio-tutorials/4-saving-partial-pose-daz-studio-4


 * Saving Poses in DS4
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/85127/


 * Saving Props in Poser
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/saving-props-in-poser/79314


 * Setting up Poser format files in DS
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/96458/


 * Simple Packaging Tutorial
 * packing items for distribution
 * https://www.sharecg.com/v/25719/


 * Simple tutorial for Rigging with DazStudio
 * https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/841629/#Comment_841629


 * Simple tutorial to make a simple texture
 * http://chohole.ovbi.org/texture_tutorial.htm


 * Strand-Based Hair Mini-Tutorial
 * DazStudio
 * https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/335676/strand-based-hair-mini-tutorial/p1

T

 * Tutorial and Material for V4 Head and Face Relief (in German)
 * Terraforming - using the Terraformers tutorial
 * Unavailable


 * Transfer Genesis morphs to Genesis 2 in Daz Studio 4.7
 * http://www.digi-dotz.com/index.php/free-poses/tutorials/daz-studio-tutorials/48-genesis-morphs-to-genesis-2


 * Tutorial - Created Weighted D-Formers in Daz
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/tutorial---created-weighted-d-formers-in-daz/85735


 * Tutorial DAZ Studio ERC Feadture
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/tutorial-daz-studio-erc-feadture/81207


 * tutoriel : créer un personnage 1
 * Daz Studio. Tutoriel en francais montrant l'utilisation de Figure Setup et de Joint Editor au format doc et pdf
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/tutoriel-cr-233-er-un-personnage-1/80098


 * Making a Transparency Map
 * http://www.childeoffyre.com/transmaptut.html

U

 * Using Auto-Fit - Genesis to Genesis 2 Female
 * Using Auto-Fit - Genesis to Genesis 2 Male
 * Using Auto-Fit - Michael 4 to Genesis 2 Male
 * Using Auto-Fit - Victoria 4 to Genesis 2 Female
 * Using the EyeTool
 * Using The Skye Development Pack To Make Clothes
 * Uber Area Lighting : The Basics
 * https://www.daz3d.com/forums/viewthread/14536/


 * Unofficial CR2 File Specification
 * http://web.archive.org/web/20120622114348/http://www.kuroyumes-developmentzone.com/poserfilespec/introduction.html


 * Using Game Ready OBJ Models in Daz Studio 4.9
 * https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/using-game-ready-obj-models-in-daz-studio-4-9/77137


 * Using magnets in poser
 * http://www.microbion.co.uk/graphics/poser/magnets.htm


 * Using Nodes in Poser to add items on to skin textures
 * http://chohole.ovbi.org/nodes.htm


 * Using the DAZ Millennium Dragon
 * http://www.microbion.co.uk/files/pdfs/Using%20the%20DAZ%20Millennium%20Dragon.pdf

W

 * Winter Dress for G8F includes a tutorial describing how to apply textures and shaders in Daz Studio 4 Pro.

Y

 * "Yohushading tutorial" for Poser 4
 * cellshading characters in Poser 4
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20060925192220/http://jjdelpy.free.fr/Poser/textures.html (second from bottom)

External Collections of Tutorials
These need to be indexed here...
 * Morphography tutorials
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20100704105007/http://www.morphography.uk.vu/tutorials.html


 * ShareCG : Tutorials
 * https://www.sharecg.com/b/3/Tutorials


 * Tutorials by SnowSultan
 * https://snowsultan.deviantart.com/gallery/37289683/Tutorials


 * Tutorials by Sickleyield
 * https://sickleyield.deviantart.com/journal (not organized, but full of tutorials and information spread throughout)

Geeky Nuts-and-Bolts Documentation
Most people will never need to look at anything in this section ... but if you do need it, no substitutes will work.


 * OBJ FILE FORMAT
 * how to read and edit an OBJ file in a text editor, ignoring the commands not supported by Poser 3
 * https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mbz/personal/graphics/obj.html


 * Poser : Unofficial CR2 File Specification
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20100816175838/http://www.kuroyumes-developmentzone.com/poser/poserfilespec/ucr2filespec_dec2004.pdf