Is it anything like this?

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Alienware Aurora R12, Win 10, i9-119000KF, 3.5GHz CPU, 128GB RAM, RTX 3090 (24GB), Samsung 960 Pro 4TB M-2 SSD, TB+ Disk space
Mike "ex-genius" Kelley

Hi,

I've got the https://www.daz3d.com/vista-dress-for-genesis-2-female-s and vista dress casuals but I have some issues bringing the Dress to CC3 (I have a lot of issues with skirts and dresses). My problem is the skin weighting between the legs. I've tried bringing as Cloth/Dress or Cloth/Original but never with good results. I also spent a lot of time trying to correct the skin weights/Mesh. Does anyone has that dress and know how to correctly import to CC3?

Thanks!

That dress is a hot mess.

It's WAY too heavy -- something like 60K polys for something that ought to have 5K -- and thus can't use a physics weight map (which is what you should be using for the lower portion).  It wouldn't even load into 3DCoat properly, and trying to reduce the polys inside of CC3 made an avatar I couldn't save.  In general older clothing (like for Gen 2 and earlier) isn't nearly as good or as well designed as later stuff, which is why I stick to Gen 3 stuff (although I did have this dress).  My advice is to use something newer (that particular style is available in a dozen other configurations).

I always advise anyone thinking of buying something to check with me first and I'll let you know it it works properly or not.

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Alienware Aurora R12, Win 10, i9-119000KF, 3.5GHz CPU, 128GB RAM, RTX 3090 (24GB), Samsung 960 Pro 4TB M-2 SSD, TB+ Disk space
Mike "ex-genius" Kelley

I tried that, but I wasn't able to get it to work correctly. 

I tried that, but I wasn't able to get it to work correctly. 

@facr73

Before trying to pose the dress, you could reduce the polys using the poly reduction in the modify panel. One you drop it down significantly, then transfer the skin weights again. You do want to use the dress setting.

It may work even better to import the dress as an accessory first, reduce it, then transfer skin weights.

@Kelleytoons

Thanks for reply.
I have managed to bring that dress, not perfect, but it will do. I will post a video later with the results.
I reduced the polygons and weight mapped the dress.
Can you show me G3/G8 dresses like that in DAZ store?

@Rampa
Thanks for reply.
Yes, I always reduce the polygon count. I will try the suggestion bringing first as an acessory and apply the skin weights after.
As I said to Kelley, I will later post a video showing my best efforts on this dress.

I have always trouble bringing dresses/burqas, and I have bought a few dresses (dforce) from DAZ that are difficult to me to get them right in CC3. 

This is the video with my efforts to that dress.


Thanks for all your help.

Greets.

Hi Mike,
Do you know if DAZ's Trading Floor Outfit for Genesis 3 Male imports easily to CC3?

Seems fine.  Here I imported and put standard pose on my favorite standard avatar in CC3, Kevin.  And I brought it over with all the morphs, so you can open and adjust the jacket in various ways (you can do this with the tie and shirt as well, but although I have those morphs in CC3 I didn't play around any with them).

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Alienware Aurora R12, Win 10, i9-119000KF, 3.5GHz CPU, 128GB RAM, RTX 3090 (24GB), Samsung 960 Pro 4TB M-2 SSD, TB+ Disk space
Mike "ex-genius" Kelley

Thanks Mike.