Possible 3D resources thread #2

[robkelk]

They're doing a "new to Daz store" promotion this week, with different people known for good products now selling their designs at the Daz store (either as well as or instead of selling them elsewhere). Today's "new to Daz store" artist does a lot of evening wear, so my wishlist is filling up and I bought a few today: dForce Galla Gown for G8F & G8.1F, dForce Elegant Evening G8F & G8.1F, and Little Black Scoop G3F G8F.

[Inquisitive Raven]

dForce Princess Dress for Genesis 8 Female(s)

Imagine my disappointment when I realized the crowbar didn't come with it.

No worries; I've already got one.

Imagine my disappointment when the tool pack includes a fire axe but no Halligan tool. If it's going to have a fire axe, it should include a Halligan tool.



Non-embedded: https://youtu.be/it91mJyo6ao?si=7N2xaJSclv7eejjC

[robkelk]

dForce Princess Dress for Genesis 8 Female(s)

Imagine my disappointment when I realized the crowbar didn't come with it.

No worries; I've already got one.

Imagine my disappointment when the tool pack includes a fire axe but no Halligan tool. If it's going to have a fire axe, it should include a Halligan tool.



Non-embedded: https://youtu.be/it91mJyo6ao?si=7N2xaJSclv7eejjC

Y'know, I've always called that a "hooligan tool", for obvious reasons. Wikipedia says I'm not wrong...


Anyway. Changing gears.

I don't know whether any of our bands will ever need a Mobile Stage Trailer, but, if not, it can be stripped down to just a flatbed trailer. And Daz3D has seen fit to buy all rights to the model outright and sell copies of it to club members for $5.

[Bob Schroeck]

I don't know whether any of our bands will ever need a Mobile Stage Trailer, but, if not, it can be stripped down to just a flatbed trailer. And Daz3D has seen fit to buy all rights to the model outright and sell copies of it to club members for $5.

We all came out to Rutgers
On the banks of Raritan River
To make music on a mobile, yeah
We didn't have much time now...

[robkelk]

Oh, look what's on sale for 8 hours! Not an outfit, but a morph that applies to all outfits to get rid of that "cling to the breasts" issue!

Guess I have to install the software on the new laptop and re-render Garnett's illo...

[robkelk]

Dark Mercury's swimming pool

free to members this week.

[robkelk]

Daz had a buy-one-get-one-free sale today. The "buy one" was nothing special, but the list of possible freebies included "Breakfast Date Outfit".

So now we need somebody with elegance and big eyebrows to wear it to that jewellery store on Fifth Avenue. Oh, Mugi-chan...

[robkelk]

I think I can find a use or two for this new set.

After all, even Nao Okuda likes places like this... and not just for the maracas.

[robkelk]

Think we have room for another martial artist somewhere? This bundle is on sale today.

[Bob Schroeck]

Room? We have an entire world to fill! <grin>

[robkelk]

Don't know whether we can use a brutalist cloister anywhere, but they were willing to sell me this one for $2, so why not?

[robkelk]

Our next new residence? Needs a wash/bathroom and a common room with a kitchen, though. On the other hand, it's free to Daz+ club members this month.

[robkelk]

Sure, why not... If they're willing to sell me what's essentially Kozue's hairdo for $2.80 in one of their three-hours-only sales, I'll take it.

[robkelk]

Sure, I'll have a free scene. I just want to know where in New York it's supposed to be set.
XI New York Stairs

This one's half-price today. I could see either Kohran or Shampoo wearing it...
dForce H&C Short Qipao Dress for Genesis 8 Female(s)

[Bob Schroeck]

XI New York Stairs

Huh. "New York"? There aren't many places in NYC where you could put a staircase like that... Upper West Side near the GWB, maybe?

<checks Google Maps> Oh, never mind. They're not in Manhattan, they're in the Bronx. The "Shakespeare Stairs", better known these days as the Joker Stairs.

[Labster]

I was thinking that those stairs would look more appropriate in SF than in NYC... if not for the brick buildings.

[robkelk]

"We can't build Doug Sangnoir's bike for you, but we can build this..."

[robkelk]

Ia! Ia! With sales, discounts, and coupons, I could get this famous Old One for $2.64... so I did. Good thing he's in the Public Domain now, but is he in Refuge?

[Bob Schroeck]

Some Uncomfortable Questions certainly speculates on the possibility...

[robkelk]

New-to-store outfit today. I think I can find a use for an early-'90s-seifuku style school uniform...

[robkelk]

Yeah, I can find a use for this... especially if Sakura Kinomoto gets some lessons from Ami Mizuno.

[robkelk]

On the off-chance anybody is actually reading this thread for the items... They've started the annual "free for one day then gone" Xmas giveaway.

Today's freebie is "NG Holiday Gnome Stuffy " which could end up in Minako's plushie collection. Or Skuld's, if she collected plushies. It's sort-of Nordic enough in style...

[robkelk]

On the off-chance anybody is actually reading this thread for the items... They've started the annual "free for one day then gone" Xmas giveaway.

If you missed any, you can grab them today. They they're gone again.

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Oh, look at what's on sale today... a few weeks after I wrote that somebody's changing her hairstyle to "an old-fashioned centre-parted bob with a permanent wave and absolutely no ribbons or flyaway strands at all".

Convenient... except I'll have to play with some sliders a bit to make it the correct hair colour,but that's a given for practically every character's hair.

[robkelk]

(Yes, I know that I don't save as much as the scene costs. I don't need any of this stuff the way I need food, clothes, and a place to live; I could save even more by not buying any of this 3D-art stuff. The saving is a bonus.)

And with their redesigning of the membership to make it both less appealing and more expensive, combined with the tanking of the exchange rate after a certain president claimed the USA doesn't need anything from Canada, "save even more by not buying any of this 3D-art stuff" is now the smart move. So I'll be looking at freebies more often than not for a while. Five-generation-old freebies in some cases, but there's bound to be something still-usable in there.

[MilkmanConspiracy]

I’m not sure I can help much, with my experience with 3D for art being somewhat limited.

That said, if you’re looking for free 3D stuff, I know of a few resources. These probably aren’t of use to you, and I’m not sure how useful they are to DAZ (Especially the 3D Printer stuff, since those are often geometry not textured or designed to pose, but just in case it does help, here are some sites, along with their country of origin.

• Printables - 3D Print oriented. Operated by Prusa Research of the Czech Republic. Mix of free and paid 
  
• MyMiniFactory - 3D Print Oriented, often a little more artsy and tabletop oriented than Printables. Lots of paid stuff, but there’s free stuff too. Operated out of the United Kingdom.
  
• Thingiverse - 3D Print Oriented. operated by Makerbot, based in the United States, but part of/merged with Ultimaker, a Dutch company with significant operations in the United States, itself owned by other American, Dutch, and other investors. I don’t really recommend it, but would be remiss not to mention it given its prominence.
  
• OpenGameArt - Game Dev Oriented - Nationality unknown.
  
• Itch.io - General Digital Marketplace, including assets. Quality highly variable due to low barrier to entry. Creator is from the United States. Site itself appears to be based out of California from the TOS. Has free stuff and paid stuff, but I understand if you would rather avoid it all together.
  
• MakeHuman has a number of assets. Nationality unknown.
  
• Godot Asset Library - Game Dev Oriented. Engine creators are Argentine, but the Godot Foundation is Dutch. Mostly engine specific stuff, but there’s 3D Art in there.
  

Additionally, you may check out Lumion. It’s not free, but it’s very straightforward to use, and has a lot of assets included. Renders beautifully for little effort. It’s Dutch as well.