Daz Studio FBX Importer

• Owner: Daz 3D — @Daz3d
• License: Apache License, Version 2.0 - see LICENSE and NOTICE for more information.
• Official Project: github.com/daz3d/StudioFbxImporter

Prerequisites

• Daz Studio application
  • 4.16.1.17 Public Build or newer
  • Includes Qt 4.8.7 binaries (platform specific)
  • 4.20.0.17 General Release or newer
  • Includes Qt 4.8.7 binaries (platform specific)
• Daz Studio SDK
  • Version 4.5+ or newer
  • Includes Qt 4.8.1 binaries
  • Includes Qt 4.8 headers
• FBX SDK
  • Version 2016 or newer
• CMake
  • Version 3.4.0 or newer
• Operating System
  • Windows 7 or newer

Build instructions

• Download and install the Daz Studio application.
  • Note the installation path, it may be needed in a later step.
• Download and install the Daz Studio SDK.
  • Note the installation path, it will be needed in a later step.
• Download and install the FBX SDK.
  • Note the installation path before the version number, it will be needed in a later step.
• CMake is required to generate project files.
  • CMake can be used via the GUI tool, or the command line interface.
  • Using cmake-gui:
  • Launch the CMake GUI tool.
  • Click Browse Source... to specify the path where this repository has been cloned locally.
  • Click Browse Build... to specify the path where build files should be created - e.g., .../build/x64.
  • Click Configure to initialize the setup for this project.
    • Choose a generator from the list provided.
    • Optionally choose a platform (e.g., x64) for the generator.
    • In the optional toolset field, enter v100 to indicate use of the Visual Studio 2010 toolset.
    • NOTE: Other compilers may face memory allocation/de-allocation issues.
    • Click Finish - CMake will begin processing and ultimately throw an error indicating a need to provide a valid path to the Daz Studio SDK.
  • Set the DAZ_SDK_DIR variable to the Daz Studio SDK installation path (as noted above).
  • Set the FBX_SDK_INSTALL_DIR variable to the FBX SDK installation path (as noted above).
  • Set the FBX_SDK_VERSION and FBX_SDK_VSTUDIO_VERSION variables to the version of the FBX SDK and corresponding Visual Studio version respectively
    • These variables are used to generate paths to the library files of the specified FBX SDK.
    • These variables allow for easy switching between multiple installed FBX SDK versions.
  • Click Configure - the remaining FBX_SDK_ prefixed variables will be automatically populated based on the variables described above.
    • The values of these FBX_SDK_ prefixed variables may need to be adjusted to reflect machine specific configurations if FBX_CUSTOM_LAYOUT is enabled.
  • Click Generate once the configuration has successfully completed to generate the project.
  • Using cmake command line:
  • cmake can be run at the root level of the repository with specific options, as shown in the following command:
    • cmake -B <build-path> -G "Visual Studio 16" -T v100 -D DAZ_SDK_DIR=<daz-sdk-path> -D FBX_SDK_INSTALL_DIR=<fbx-sdk-path> -D FBX_SDK_VERSION=<fbx-sdk-version> -D FBX_SDK_VSTUDIO_VERSION=<vs-version>
    • -B will set the path to the generated files.
    • -G specifies the Visual Studio generator version.
    • -T will specify the compiler toolset.
    • -D is used for setting the cmake variables for the build.
    • Configuration and generation of project files are both performed using the above command.
• Launch the project in Visual Studio and build the solution.
• If the build is successful, copy dzfbximporter.dll from the project output directory. Paste the library to the plugins folder under Daz Studio install location.
  • This step will replace the existing FBX importer plugin file that is bundled with the application.
  • Installing the application again will replace this file to the version distributed with it.
  • Uninstalling the application will remove this file.
• Alternatively, the previous step can be automated by setting the DAZ_STUDIO_EXE_DIR variable while generating the project. In this case, while building the solution, make sure to quit any active instances of Daz Studio.
  • _NOTE: Visual Studio may need to be run with admin privileges if the DAZ_STUDIO_EXE_DIR variable is pointing to a protected path like Program Files._
  • This step will replace the existing FBX importer plugin file that is bundled with the application.
  • Installing the application again will replace this file to the version distributed with it.
  • Uninstalling the application will remove this file.
• Daz Studio is now installed with the built version of the plugin.