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HansRL
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HansRL
Posted 2 Years Ago
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Welcome
Reallusion, a trailblazer in simplifying character creation processes and breaking down animation barriers for 2D & 3D artists, is excited to announce the release of its highly praised Character Creator (CC) character bases, now accessible for free download. Recognized for their well-balanced and fully rigged topology, these animatable character bases facilitate effortless customization for a wide range of scenarios. Five Character Bases for Free Download .  To familiarize more individuals to the benefits of CC bases, Reallusion is generously offering five sets of CC characters for free. Interested parties can easily register on the official Reallusion website to access these valuable resources. The five bases encompass both cartoony and realistic male and female characters, as well as a neutral character. Each base is provided in three file formats — OBJ, FBX, and ZTL — accompanied by high-resolution textures. These bases can smoothly integrate into any 3D software, like Blender and ZBrush, thereby streamlining workflows. The free CC character base is accessible for both personal and commercial purposes, encompassing applications like filmmaking, animation, gaming, 3D printing, and education.
Well-balanced Topology for Morphing and Animation
Distinguishing itself from other bases on the market, CC character bases feature exceptionally balanced topology, making them not only ideal for animation but also for morph design and sub-divisional sculpting. Additionally, they come pre-loaded with 150 facial morphs meticulously crafted for expressive and accurate lip-sync animation.
Full-facial and body Rigs for Posing and Motion Control
Distinguishing itself from other bases on the market, CC character bases feature exceptionally balanced topology, making them not only ideal for animation but also for morph design and sub-divisional sculpting. Additionally, they come pre-loaded with 150 facial morphs meticulously crafted for expressive and accurate lip-sync animation.
Custom Character Design for Game, Film and 3D PrintThe download package includes a ZBrush ZTL file that includes subtools for eyes, brows, teeth, and tongue. This segmentation facilitates easier manipulation, adjustment, or hiding of individual elements within the ZBrush subtool list. The updated character can seamlessly GoZ to and from Character Creator while retaining its bone rig for animation and game production.
Reallusion has also dedicated significant effort to enable ZBrush designers to pose and animate their models effectively. Whether sculpting for animation, posing for 3D printing, or detailing expressions, a comprehensive character pipeline between ZBrush and Character Creator is provided.
For those eager to delve into an enhanced character creation experience, Reallusion warmly invites users to download Character Creator for free. Enthusiasts of all skill levels can unlock advanced functionalities and a wealth of content for a deeper engagement in the creative process.
Learn More
For more information regarding usage regulations and limitations, please refer to the end-user license agreement (Section 5: Character Creator Base Model License).
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AutoDidact
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AutoDidact
Posted 2 Years Ago
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I Just grabbed them thanks. From a commercial standpoint it seems this is a good way to attract more artists to create custom Characters for the Reallusion marketplace.
But Not so much for anyone wishing to sell individual game asset or animation ready character rigs in other markets such as Renderhub, Blender market or the UE5 & unity market in their native formats.
This frankly, is a bit of a shame because I am a vendor over at Renderhub selling Custom motion Data for Genesis 8-9 in native Daz (.duf)format and they sell quite well. the vestigial Poser software only still exists today because of Daz native content subsidizing their marketplace at Renderosity/
Reallusion animation content has zero presence, anywhere else, because we can not legally distribute Imotion file formats. ( And I get it.. you need to protect the Actorcore library market).
Intermediate formats like FBX do not sell as well as people really prefer content in the native format of their chosen ecosystems (Daz/.duf , Blender/.blend Maya/.MA.
My point is that skilled professional Character Artists would prefer to be able to sell in multiple markets and IMHO many will likely ignore your new FREE bases when they realize the initial costs for (IC8/CC3) as dev platforms compared to making game/film characters for sale from scratch or with open source bases and testing them for free in Blender or the free game engines,UE5,Unity& Godot.
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squeebiscuit
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squeebiscuit
Posted 2 Years Ago
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I'm loving this! I just have one problem: I'm using the CC/iC Blender Tools 2.0.5 in Blender and the Rigify button works for all of the FBX characters except for the Neutral_F. For her the button is replaced with the text "This character can not be rigged." I've tried in both Blender 3.5 and 4.2. I've also tried re-extracting the file with the characters, but still no dice. Any ideas on how to proceed?
Update: The latest version of the plugin was the problem. Rolling back to v2.0.2 plugin fixed it.
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luke (RL)
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luke (RL)
Posted 2 Years Ago
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Hi, squeebiscuit
The Neutral Female file has encountered some unexpected errors in the newest version of Blender AutoSetup. We have already re-uploaded the corrected files. Please download the base file again; it should work properly now. thanks squeebiscuit (3/20/2024)
I'm loving this! I just have one problem: I'm using the CC/iC Blender Tools 2.0.5 in Blender and the Rigify button works for all of the FBX characters except for the Neutral_F. For her the button is replaced with the text "This character can not be rigged." I've tried in both Blender 3.5 and 4.2. I've also tried re-extracting the file with the characters, but still no dice. Any ideas on how to proceed?
Update: The latest version of the plugin was the problem. Rolling back to v2.0.2 plugin fixed it.
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rosuckmedia
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rosuckmedia
Posted 2 Years Ago
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CC4 Characterbase.?? I'm not a Blender specialist, but I would still like to try it out, I use Blender 4.0.2 / Pipeline 2.05 When I import a character from CC4 Characterbase FBX into Blender and later export the FBX from Blender again, importing it in Charater Creator 4 - Create Charcater, I'm missing the textures, the Character just white. This is the case with all CC4 Charaterbase avatars. I downloaded it out again, but the same result. (White.) I hope there will be a tutorial on this soon, Kai's tutorial skips a lot.
Greetings Robert
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Wyrmaster
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Wyrmaster
Posted 2 Years Ago
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Where do you put these files, or do you just import them into CC4
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rosuckmedia
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rosuckmedia
Posted 2 Years Ago
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I export the FBX and put it in a demo folder on the desktop. 
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mrtobycook
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mrtobycook
Posted 2 Years Ago
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@Autodidact: From a commercial standpoint it seems this is a good way to attract more artists to create custom Characters for the Reallusion marketplace The EULA says we can't sell characters made with these bases in "3rd party marketplaces" - so does that mean we CAN sell them in the Reallusion marketplace?
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AutoDidact
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AutoDidact
Posted 2 Years Ago
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so does that mean we CAN sell them in the Reallusion marketplace? That is my understanding. it is likely alot easier to correctly create CC4 characters from these new bases as they seem to be built to a uniform standard for import and editing in the various external apps before sending back to CC4.
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4u2ges
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4u2ges
Posted 2 Years Ago
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There is no value if you already own CC3/CC4 as those character bases (except cartoon bases in CC3) shipped with it. So it's like a demo for potential RL customers.
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