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A dummy for posing

personal.pizarropersonal.pizarro Posts: 13
edited May 2016 in Product Suggestions

Could it be possible make some kind of dummy, connected by USB to the CPU and DAZ? 

With that dummy the user could make the poses more quickly and comfortable. 

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  • NathuadoNathuado Posts: 55

    What an awesome idea!  All you'd have to do is bend the figure connected to the computer, instead of selecting / deselecting limbs etc.  Obviously the dummy would have to have all corresponding pivot points.  Can't imagine such a thing would be cheap.

  • 3Diva3Diva Posts: 11,483
    personal.pizarro said:

    Could it be possible make some kind of dummy, connected by USB to the CPU and DAZ? 

    With that dummy the user could make the poses more quickly and comfortable. 

    I was talking to my husband about this same thing a few months ago. As a 2D artist I often use posable art dummies for art reference. I also use Daz figures for reference but it takes so much longer to set up the poses in Daz than it does to pose the physical artist mannequin. Having a physical figure like that which translates the pose emediately to a 3D figure would be AMAZING! 

  • OstadanOstadan Posts: 1,125

    Wait - didn't Poser _start_ as a software mannikin?

  • personal.pizarropersonal.pizarro Posts: 13
    edited May 2016
    Nathuado said:

    What an awesome idea!  All you'd have to do is bend the figure connected to the computer, instead of selecting / deselecting limbs etc.  Obviously the dummy would have to have all corresponding pivot points.  Can't imagine such a thing would be cheap.

    I actually would pay for interactive dummy, worth only for the time you save and the productive work that you can reach. I imagine that you will need to use the points in the software for the details but at least you have the base to star in a short time.

    But I don't know if it's possible and profitable for the business.

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  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,914

    I bet some code could be written to use the xbox kinect and transfer the pose to Daz. Some of the VR/3D stuff people do with that gadget is insane.

  • Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,009
    I was about to say, easier to use a camera or similar, I suspect.
  • hphoenixhphoenix Posts: 1,335
    kaotkbliss said:

    I bet some code could be written to use the xbox kinect and transfer the pose to Daz. Some of the VR/3D stuff people do with that gadget is insane.

    mCasualJacques has already done this, the scripts and instructions are available on his website:  https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts4/mcjkinectkit001

     

  • jcbunnjcbunn Posts: 270

    thank you for the link hphoenix !

  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,914
    hphoenix said:
    kaotkbliss said:

    I bet some code could be written to use the xbox kinect and transfer the pose to Daz. Some of the VR/3D stuff people do with that gadget is insane.

    mCasualJacques has already done this, the scripts and instructions are available on his website:  https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts4/mcjkinectkit001

     

    Now all I need is a kinect then...

  • hphoenixhphoenix Posts: 1,335
    kaotkbliss said:
    hphoenix said:
    kaotkbliss said:

    I bet some code could be written to use the xbox kinect and transfer the pose to Daz. Some of the VR/3D stuff people do with that gadget is insane.

    mCasualJacques has already done this, the scripts and instructions are available on his website:  https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts4/mcjkinectkit001

     

    Now all I need is a kinect then...

    Used Kinect for Xbox360 can be bought for $40 or less lots of places.  Got mine at GameStop, with the power cord for $40.

    I should note that mCasual's scripts for the Kinect do NOT work with the new Kinect One.  Only the older 360 Kinects.

     

  • pwiecekpwiecek Posts: 1,577
    edited June 2016

    Search for this in Google

    cgi posing input device

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  • JasonSWrenchJasonSWrench Posts: 379

    There actually was a product out back in 2011-20012 called Qumarion that was a possible mannequin. Basically, it was a usb connected robot that could be posed. It was apparently created by the people behind Clip Studio and could integrate with a few animation software packages like Maya and 3DMax. Unfortunately, the product was really only sold in Japan and was $750. I did some research but couldn't find anything after 2012 about the device. Here was their website: http://www.clip-studio.com/quma/en/topics ;

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