How to activate Head tab?

How to activate Head tab?

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By wjs_pdi - 15 Years Ago

I'm running iClone 4 (v 4.31.2517.1) and notice that when the app opens the Project tab is pre-selected and all the other tabs are "available" - in that when you cursor over one it changes color and then can be selected. All except Head - which is grayed out always.

The Help system begins the chapter on 'Creating a Head' with the instruction "Click the Head tab". Impossible. It's immune to being clicked. What's wrong? Thanks.

By animagic - 15 Years Ago

Do you have an avatar loaded and selected? Creating a head requires an avatar. Once you select the avatar, the Head tab should become available.

By wjs_pdi - 15 Years Ago

Thanks, that worked. I do feel a tad foolish, but how ashamed should I be when Reallusion creates Help says the first step in creating a head is "Click the Head tab." The software is wonderful, but the company tutorials and documentation are awful.

When will iClone have enough users such that someone will write a book containing real, grown-up, tutorials and work-flow examples?

Anyone else agree?

By animagic - 15 Years Ago

Don't feel foolish... All of us had to learn one way or the other. I often find instructions for using software lacking, not just for iClone.

There is a tutorial on Youtube that explains how to create a face, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnMvcFb5XTQ.

I checked and it does instruct to load a character first. Of course, the manual/help should contain that information too and right now it doesn't.

There is a topic requesting comments regarding the manual/help for iClone 4, so you may want to point that out.

By Orion_Uk - 14 Years Ago

Hi, this post is a bit old so i hope someone stumbles on to it!

I have my character selected (its highlighted by a yellow `corner` box type around the character) but still the head tab is grayed out!

Sorry, just brought Iclone 5 pro and need some direction!

:w00t:

By animagic - 14 Years Ago

It may be a non-standard character; the Head tab is not available for these. They are usually characters that have been converted from other programs.

You should see the tab though for characters that come default with your iClone, such as Chuck and Gwyn.

By Orion_Uk - 14 Years Ago

animagic (5/30/2012)

It may be a non-standard character; the Head tab is not available for these. They are usually characters that have been converted from other programs.

You should see the tab though for characters that come default with your iClone, such as Chuck and Gwyn.

Many thanks for your reply animagic ;)

So I cant do face/head animation with a Daz Genesis head in Iclone then :(

After a bit more reading I am starting to get the hang of the GUI now, still a long way to go but learning is a journey right?

:)

By animagic - 14 Years Ago

Orion_Uk (5/31/2012)

So I cant do face/head animation with a Daz Genesis head in Iclone then :(

After a bit more reading I am starting to get the hang of the GUI now, still a long way to go but learning is a journey right?

:)

There will be a free update coming out that will allow facial animation of imported characters such as DAZ Genesis. We are all looking forward to that!

Learning is certainly a journey. It took me quite some time to become familar with iClone. It's best to start with simple projects.

By Orion_Uk - 14 Years Ago

animagic (5/31/2012)

Orion_Uk (5/31/2012)

There will be a free update coming out that will allow facial animation of imported characters such as DAZ Genesis. We are all looking forward to that!

Learning is certainly a journey. It took me quite some time to become familar with iClone. It's best to start with simple projects.

Most handy indeed ;)

I hope it will cover all daz characters and Genesis & any characters created in Blender/Carrara ;)

Going to spend the day going through the forums and youtub :)

And so my studying begins ;)

Thank you once again for your helpful replies :)

By wendyluvscatz - 14 Years Ago

Hi Orion, replied to your pm on the Daz forum!
as said, it is coming SOON and not Daz soon, Reallusion are pretty good with their updates, it will actually happen while logged in using the program, you will get a message asking you to enable download of the update, it will then ask you to close iClone or 3dx and install it!
often on the forum there is an earlybird link as soon as it is available.

By Orion_Uk - 14 Years Ago

wendyluvscatz (6/1/2012)

it is coming SOON and not Daz soon

Lol Wendy, good to have a familiar `face` around ;)

That`s great news :)

Thanks for the reply, and thanks for the PM also... I will check it out and get back to you..

A pleasure as always :)

By bluemidget666 - 14 Years Ago

When will iClone have enough users such that someone will write a book containing real, grown-up, tutorials and work-flow examples?

You mean like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/iClone-4-31-Animation-Beginner%2527s-Guide/dp/1849691789/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1339292865&sr=8-2

By ngopal - 12 Years Ago

Hello friends,Head tab is not enabled for me in iclone5. how can i change face texture of our own created model with iclone5. Pls help me to solve this issue.

thanks in advance

By colour - 12 Years Ago

"ngopal (4/4/2014)

Hello friends,Head tab is not enabled for me in iclone5. how can i change face texture of our own created model with iclone5. Pls help me to solve this issue.

thanks in advance"

Welcome to the Forum :)

You need to have a Character Selected in the Viewport, before the Head Tab becomes active.

By wendyluvscatz - 12 Years Ago

head as well as upper, lower, shoes and hair are not customnizable for non-standard imported characters
only iClone native content

this needs to be created according to very specific specifications in 3dsMax and imported using the plugin for that program, not via 3dxchange.

and no I do not have Max.

By ngopal - 12 Years Ago

Hi wendyluvscatz, thanks. Im trying to change iface of my own created model in iclone5. At present i could able to change face of iclone native models, is there any peramaters to change face of my own created model in 3ds max or maya?

Thanks in advance

By ngopal - 12 Years Ago

Thanks colour, after selecting model in scene still head tab is disabled.