A Reminder on Autofitting Shoes to Genesis 2 or 3

Method of Converting V4 Shoes to G8F using DAZ 3D - 4.1x and Blender 2.8x or higher:

Thru a great amount of reading, research and trial and error, if have found that it is very difficult MOST of the time to get a V4 shoe converted to G8F.

I also find that trying to getting a PERFECT FIT of V4 to G8F shoe to be a very tedious and time consuming process.

Be aware that an exact fit may not be possible depending on the V4 shoe item that you are trying to convert.

I convert the GV Pumps for V4 to G8F

Try these steps below to Convert and Fit a V4 shoe to G8F

0) Launch DAZ and Blender applications

1) Load your desired V4 shoe to convert into DAZ Scene

2) Select the V4 shoes in the DAZ Scene and OBJ export them using the DAZ format

3) Jump to Blender and import the above shoes OBJ

4) In Object Mode, select the shoes, then hit Tab to use Edit Mode

5) Next, double tab A key so nothing is selected in Blender - (no parts of mesh or objects are highlighted)

6) Hit the Select Vertices and Wireframe Viewport Shading buttons

7) Hit the B key and draw a box around one of the shoes - (i always remove the left shoe)

8) Hit the X key and select Vertices to remove the selected shoe vertices

9) Tab to re-enter Object Mode, then select the remaining shoe

10) Export to OBJ V4_Shoe2, with options = (Selection Only|Objects ad OBJ Groups|Material Group|Keep Vertex in Order)

11) Move back to DAZ and import the above OBJ you just created

12) Now you must reposition the shoe and G8F so her foot fits the shoe (requires OBJ adjustment of transforms including scale)

13) For G8F, you typically will never change scale, except maybe for Toe if they are hidden in the shoe.

14) Once G8F foot is inside the shoe as closely as possible, hide G8F and export the shoe to V4_Shoe3 OBJ

15) Next, apply all of the Transforms you made to the foot to the opposite foot, then save Scene as Convert_NameOfYourShoes

16) Next, hide the shoe and export G8F to OBJ

17) Move back to Blender and Import the two items G8F and V4_Shoe3 you just created

18) Use Proportional Edit Tool to fix poke-thru as best as you can

19) In Object Mode, add a [Mirror Modifier] and apply it to create a matching opposite shoe

20) Export the shoes to V4_Shoes4 OBJ using same options in step 10 above

21) Move to DAZ and import the V4_Shoes4 OBJ in DAZ Format

22) If the G8F Foot Transforms where correctly applied to both sides of the G8F model, the imported shoes should appear to fit nearly exactly

23) Select only the shoes and run the Transfer Utility from G8F to the shoes, and ensure you uncheck the [Parent To] and to check both [Fit To and Add Smoothing Modifier]

25) Next, select G8F in the Scene 1st, then Control-Select the the V4_Shoe4 figure

26) Run the [Transfer Rigging (figure space)] function

27) The shoes should now closely match and are [Fitted] to G8F

28) Next, select the shoes only and activate the Parameters Tab

29) In Mesh Smoothing Properties, turn on the Interactive Update and adjust Smoothing and Collision for best results

30) Next select the Hidden Properties and adjust the pJCMFootDwn_L and pJCMFootDwn_R for best results length adjustment to the Converted V4 shoes

31) With above adjustments done, and when [best possible results] have been achieved, you should save your DAZ Scene one more time

32) To complete this process, you will 1st create a foot pose [Pose Preset] from the G8F in your scene, and then a [Support Asset/Figure/Prop Asset] of the shoes

33) Update the [Scene ID info, including setting its Compatibility and Preferred Base] options to G8 Female. IMPORTANT - Be sure to UnFit the shoes before you perform/create the Support Asset save

34) You can now load the saved Support Asset - [Converted V4 Shoes] onto near any G8F figure

35) Apply the Pose Preset you created for the shoes AFTER you apply or set the desired figure pose for your scene

NOTE:

You can also adjust the other pJCM's at the Hidden Properties Step(30) above to try to improve the Shoe fit also

Thanks so much for this great tutorial.

I have converted a bunch of high heeled boots to G8F. I noticed that the toe tip and heel box are often distorted. Smoothing with the node weight brush tool sometimes helped. But often there would still be an unsightly distortion. Turning off the pJCM's for toes and feet can be a big benefit. DX30's highboots5 for instance wound up with a weird toe wrinkle. Setting the pJCMToesUp_60 to zero fixed the problem. I then locked the parameter to make sure it stayed at 0 while posing the figure.

Thanks for the great tutorials. I am a beginner but was wondering, if I were to convert some old shoes for V3 to V4, would that be even possible? sorry for the noob question