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Using Mixamo Animations in Daz Studio via Genesis 2

April 9, 2022 by Jay Versluis

Importing Mixamo animations into Daz Studio has always been a passion of mine, but the process has never been simple. I’ve previously described how to use the Genesis 1 figure as a workaround, but the hand and finger movements were off and needed some further attention. When Travis from Daz forwarded me a post by …

Importing Genesis into Blender via Mixamo

May 26, 2020 by Jay Versluis

I’ve just been experimenting with uploading a Genesis 1 figure to Mixamo, and importing the animated figure into Blender. There are several trillion options what with the combinations of tick-boxes and values. Thankfully, nothing is documented, just the way I like it. I thought I’d quickly post a screenshot of what actually works – for …

How to apply Mixamo Animations to Genesis 3 and Genesis 8

April 1, 2022March 21, 2020 by Jay Versluis

If you’ve ever tried to upload a G3 or G8 character to Mixamo, you’ll have noticed that it’s a complete and utter nightmare. Seemingly nothing will work in the plethora of export options, and a ton of time has been wasted globally, leading to anger, depression and frustration. In short: the stuff us creatives can’t …

Using Synty Characters with Mixamo and Blender

March 5, 2020 by Jay Versluis

I’ve just worked out how to import Synty characters into Blender via Mixamo. It’s a somewhat complex process with a few pitfalls, and while it’s all fresh in my mind, I thought I’d best write it down somewhere. The workflow is similar for both the SimplePeople and the Polygon City characters, and I would imagine other Synty characters will probably work with these instructions just as well.

Note that I’m only using Blender and Mixamo, no other plugins or game engines. I’ll also explain how to add textures while we’re in the process, because that’s not exactly intuitive. Here’s the step-by-step outline:

import Synty character into Blender (as FBX)
correct pose and apply texture
export as FBX (see settings below)
import into Mixamo
apply desired animation and export (as FBX)
import into Blender and see the animation