Documentation:ClothesV2 - Revision history

Punkduck at 14:45, 15 November 2020

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Punkduck at 19:55, 14 November 2020

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Mtknife: /* Limits */

2020-09-28T03:12:43Z

‎Limits

Mtknife: Replaced "piece of cloth" with "item of clothing"--one item of clothing can be made of multiple pieces of cloth, and I don't think you want to give the impression that a single piece of clothing can have multiple materials, one for each piece of cloth.

2020-09-28T03:12:11Z

Replaced "piece of cloth" with "item of clothing"--one item of clothing can be made of multiple pieces of cloth, and I don't think you want to give the impression that a single piece of clothing can have multiple materials, one for each piece of cloth.

Punkduck at 13:55, 26 September 2020

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Punkduck at 15:53, 13 September 2020

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Punkduck at 14:49, 13 September 2020

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Punkduck: /* Notation */

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‎Notation

Punkduck at 18:00, 6 August 2020

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Punkduck at 18:30, 3 August 2020

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 = Makeclothes Version 2 =
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 If the simple standard material should not be used for export, a material can be attached with [[Documentation:MaterialsMakeSkin|MakeSkin]]
-<will be changed later with some advice how to do good textures etc.>
+[[Documentation:Modeling Clothes#Texturing the clothes|Some methods to texture clothes you will find here]].
 == Create the clothes ==
 The last step to create clothes is to select the item of clothing and press produce clothes. The tests "check clothes" and "check human" are processed and also an additional test about matching vertex groups is done. If everything is okay, the clothes can be loaded in MakeHuman.
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 A special female body with shape keys is added as a predefined mesh to allow creation of heels. For advanced users: [[Documentation:CreateHeels|this is the way it works]]
 == Importing existing clothes ==

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 <will be changed later with some advice how to do good textures etc.>
-== Creating of own clothes ==
+== Create the clothes ==
-To create clothes select the item of clothing and press produce clothes. The tests "check clothes" and "check human" are processed and also an additional test about matching vertex groups is done. If everything is okay, the clothes can be loaded in MakeHuman.
+One of simplest ways is to copy the helper meshes and create clothes directly. Of course there are more possibilities to do it, [[Documentation:Modeling Clothes|here are some methods you can use]].
 == Usage of shape keys and targets, create heels ==

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 * only one material for one item of clothing is allowed in MakeHuman
-* each vertex of a item of clothing uses 3 vertices on body or helper to find its position according to the human created in MakeHuman
+* each vertex of an item of clothing uses 3 vertices on body or helper to find its position according to the human created in MakeHuman
-* each vertex of a item of clothing needs to be in one (and only one) vertex group. A group of the same name must be created on the human
+* each vertex of an item of clothing needs to be in one (and only one) vertex group. A group of the same name must be created on the human
 * it is possible to create more than one item of clothing with one human

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 * The mesh for the clothes can either be done with quads or with triangles. No mixture allowed. Advantage for quads is a smoother design with a later usage of subdivision surface algorithm (smoothing). Triangles are normally used for e.g. sculpting or when you work with 3rd party meshes.
-* only one material for one piece of cloth is allowed in MakeHuman
+* only one material for one item of clothing is allowed in MakeHuman
-* each vertex of a piece of cloth uses 3 vertices on body or helper to find its position according to the human created in MakeHuman
+* each vertex of a item of clothing uses 3 vertices on body or helper to find its position according to the human created in MakeHuman
-* each vertex of a piece of cloth needs to be in one (and only one) vertex group. A group of the same name must be created on the human
+* each vertex of a item of clothing needs to be in one (and only one) vertex group. A group of the same name must be created on the human
-* it is possible to create more than one piece of cloth with one human
+* it is possible to create more than one item of clothing with one human
 * only one human is allowed when clothes are created. So only one object is "marked as human". However, if you need more than one base mesh, all others can be marked as clothes
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 [[File:Mc2_loadhumanmfb.png]]
-The default preset of MakeClothes inside MPFB will mask the helper. Masking means, that it is possible, to switch the masking on or off. To do that, press the button marked in the illustration:
+The default preset of MakeClothes inside MPFB will mask the helper. It is possible, to switch the masking on or off. To do that, press the button marked in the illustration:
 [[File:Mc2_togglehelper.png]]
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 [[File:Mc2_customprops.png|right]]
-To create clothes, one object must be marked as human and at least one as clothes. If you work with more than one human, all others must be marked as clothes temporarily. When you mark one object as human a previously marked human will automatically be marked as clothes. The custom properties of the object will held this information.
+To create clothes, one object must be marked as human and at least one as clothes. If you work with more than one human, all others must be marked as clothes temporarily. When you mark one object as human a previously marked human will automatically be marked as clothes. The custom properties of the object will hold this information.
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 == Create simple clothes (extract from helper) ==
-In case a helper mesh is available it is possible to use this helper as a basis for the clothes. Especially for beginners (but also for the advanced for a good weighting) this could be helpful.
+If a helper mesh is available it is possible to use this helper as a basis for the clothes. Especially for beginners (but also for the advanced for a good weighting) this could be helpful.
 [[File:MC2_extract_helpers.png]]
-The normal way would be to extract either "Tights" or "Skirt". Extract means, that a copy of a helper part is prepared for your work. The second step would then be to modify this geometry for your own purposes.
+The normal way would be to extract either "Tights" or "Skirt". Extract means that a copy of a helper part is prepared for your work. The second step would then be to modify this geometry for your own purposes.
 == Assign vertex-groups ==
-Vertex-groups are a number of vertices of a mesh forming a group with vertex-group name. These groups are used to determine relations between e.g. vertices on the body and vertices on a piece of cloth. The simplest way would be:
+Vertex-groups are a number of vertices of a mesh forming a group with vertex-group name. These groups are used to determine relations between e.g. vertices on the body and vertices on an item of clothing. The simplest way would be:
-* create a group "cloth" on the human
+* create a group "clothing" on the human
 * assign all vertices of the human to this group
-* create a group "cloth" on your piece of cloth
+* create a group "clothing" on your item of clothing
-* assign all vertices of the piece of cloth to this group
+* assign all vertices of the item of clothing to this group
 This might work, but it is not a good way. There are many risks.
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 The common settings will provide the '''license''' and the name of the '''author''', which will be used for all the clothes generated with this file.
-* '''Overwrite existing files''' is switched off. The name of the piece of cloth is used as a filename. If it is necessary to overwrite an existing object, the box must be marked.
+* '''Overwrite existing files''' is switched off. The name of the item of clothing is used as a filename. If it is necessary to overwrite an existing object, the box must be marked.
 * '''Modifiers are allowed'''. Typically the mirror modifier may make sense. Be careful with e.g. subdivision surface, because it may produce a huge number of vertices. When the clothes should be designed with subdivision surface but created without, switch off "Allow Modifiers"
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 The main features of creating clothes are:
-* '''name''': this is the name of the piece of cloth, also the filename
+* '''name''': this is the name of the item of clothing, also the filename
 * '''comment''': a short optional description
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 [[File:Mc2_tagselector.png]]
-* '''zdepth''': determines the order of clothes. Lower values are used for clothes near the body, higher values for parts far away. This will be used to hide clothes near the body. A rule of thumb is to start with underware at 31, normal clothes (pants, t-shirt, shoes) use a default value of 50 and clothes like a coat usually use high values like 63. The following illustration shows the effect for a character equipped with ballet clothes. It also demonstrates what is happening when all values are equal.
+* '''zdepth''': determines the order of clothes. Lower values are used for clothes near the body, higher values for parts far away. This will be used to hide clothes near the body. A rule of thumb is to start with underwear at 31; normal clothes (pants, t-shirt, shoes) use a default value of 50 and clothes like a coat usually use high values like 63. The following illustration shows the effect for a character equipped with ballet clothes. It also demonstrates what is happening when all values are equal.
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 == Materials ==
-Most of the clothes will need a texture. Before the texture can be used the piece of cloth must be unwrapped. Best way is to create seams in Blender, where the real seams are.
+Most of the clothes will need a texture. Before the texture can be used the piece of cloth must be unwrapped. The best way is to create seams in Blender where the real seams are.
 Unwrap the clothes in any case. The output of this process is a UV-Map, which will be used to determine the coordinates of each vertex on the texture.
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 == Creating of own clothes ==
-To create clothes select the piece of cloth and press produce clothes. The tests "check clothes" and "check human" are processed and also an additional test about matching vertex groups is done. If everything is okay, the clothes can be loaded in MakeHuman.
+To create clothes select the item of clothing and press produce clothes. The tests "check clothes" and "check human" are processed and also an additional test about matching vertex groups is done. If everything is okay, the clothes can be loaded in MakeHuman.
 <will contain a lot of tips & tricks later>
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 A special female body with shape keys is added as a predefined mesh to allow creation of heels. For advanced users: [[Documentation:CreateHeels|this is the way it works]]
-== Importing existent clothes ==
+== Importing existing clothes ==
-It is possible to load an existent mhclo-file from the data folder of MakeHuman. Best is to load the human mesh before, if you want to change geometry. The clothes will also fit to a different body, but in this case they will not look as good as on the body, they were made for. But the advantage is, that e.g. clothes created for males can be used as a base for a female version.
+It is possible to load an existing mhclo-file from the data folder of MakeHuman. It's best to load the human mesh before, if you want to change geometry. The clothes will also fit to a different body, but in this case they will not look as good as on the body they were made for. But the advantage is that, e.g., clothes created for males can be used as a base for a female version.
-When clothes are imported, Most of fields are filled in by the process and the delete-group is marked on the human (in case a humans is available).
+When clothes are imported, most of fields are filled in by the process and the delete-group is marked on the human (in case a human is available).
-The material is also loaded, when MakeSkin is available. The illustration shows the result of the import of the "lace_up_blouse". A material called "lace_up_blouse" was created in blender. All available information is imported and displayed. This includes the special parameters only used in MakeHuman (Backface culling, Transparent, LitSphere etc.). So also the material setup could be used for a new piece of cloth.
+The material is also loaded, when MakeSkin is available. The illustration shows the result of the import of the "lace_up_blouse". A material called "lace_up_blouse" was created in blender. All available information is imported and displayed. This includes the special parameters only used in MakeHuman (Backface culling, Transparent, LitSphere etc.). So also the material setup could be used for a new item of clothing.
 [[File:Mc2_importclothes.png]]

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 * '''Load a predefined human'''
-Blend-files which are placed in the "humans" sub-directory of the makeclothes plugin can be used directly. When MakeClothes starts, these blend-files are scanned once and names of the objects starting with "mh_" are presented in a menu. The selected mesh is appended by pressing the "Import predefined human" button.
+The easiest way directly supported by MakeClothes is to work with the predefined meshes. MakeClothes contains 2 Blend-files which are placed in the "humans" sub-directory of the plugin (male.blend and female.blend). When MakeClothes starts, these blend-files are scanned once and names of the objects starting with "mh_" are presented in a menu. To work with it, select a mesh and press "Import predefined human" button.
 [[File:Mc2_loadpredef.png]]
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 After the mesh is loaded these buttons disappear, because one human is already loaded. The loaded mesh is automatically marked as a human. To load another human either delete the human or mark your human as clothes.
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 <will contain a lot of tips & tricks later>
-== Special poses, heels etc. ==
+== Usage of shape keys and targets, create heels ==
-<works with a special target in MakeHuman and a pose changed with shape key in MakeClothes>
+A special female body with shape keys is added as a predefined mesh to allow creation of heels. For advanced users: [[Documentation:CreateHeels|this is the way it works]]
 == Importing existent clothes ==

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 * '''Load the human via MPFB'''
-Makehuman Plugin for Blender also can provide a base mesh. Be aware that the best base is an unmodified male or female mesh, because the clothes will fit most of the characters. Do not use alternative topologies. If you import an human this is already the base mesh. If you need the helpers, change settings according to the illustration and import the mesh. Instead of "don't modify" you can also use "Mask".
+Makehuman Plugin for Blender also can provide a base mesh. Be aware that the best base is an unmodified male or female mesh, because the clothes will fit most of the characters. Do not use alternative topologies in MakeHuman. If you import an human this is already the base mesh. It can be done easily by doing these steps:
 [[File:Mc2_loadhumanmfb.png]]
 * '''Load normal base.obj file'''
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 An exported wavefront mesh made by MakeHuman can be used as well (no alternative topology such as male muscled mesh, do not use smoothing and delete the extra eyes). It is possible to export it including the helpers. Unfortunately it has no vertex groups assigned. This must be done in Blender later.
 * '''Load an mhx2 file'''
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 == Create simple clothes (extract from helper) ==
-In case a helper mesh is available it is possible to use the helpers as a first try. Especially for beginners (but also for the advanced for a good weighting) this could be helpful.
+In case a helper mesh is available it is possible to use this helper as a basis for the clothes. Especially for beginners (but also for the advanced for a good weighting) this could be helpful.
-<more text to be written>
+The normal way would be to extract either "Tights" or "Skirt". Extract means, that a copy of a helper part is prepared for your work. The second step would then be to modify this geometry for your own purposes.

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 MakeClothes2 is used to create clothes for MakeHuman characters. It could be installed as a single plugin, but at least MakeSkin should be used, if the creation of material is also part of your work. Furthermore it is able to work with the human base mesh provided by MPFB.
-The term "clothes" is not really correct, the program creates any kind of mesh which can be used for a character generated by MakeHuman. This also includes hair and different tongue or a new proxy. To use MakeClothes in Blender knowledge of Blender itself is needed.
+The term "clothes" is not really correct, the program creates any kind of mesh which can be used for a character generated by MakeHuman. This also includes hair and different tongue or a new topology for the skin. To use MakeClothes in Blender knowledge of Blender itself is needed.
 == Notation ==
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 * '''proxies''': in a way all meshes projected on the body are proxies. Do differentiate between a piece of cloth and an alternative mesh for the skin, the alternative mesh is called a '''topology'''.
-* '''topologies''': special case for a proxy used as a mesh for the skin.
+* '''topologies''': special case for a proxy used as a mesh for the skin. Typically used for e.g. a different resolution or to add genitals.
 * '''smoothing''': MakeHuman may use smoothing on a base mesh. This results in a mesh with 4 times as many vertices. <u>This mesh cannot be used for MakeClothes.</u>
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 * '''Load the human via MPFB'''
-Makehuman Plugin for Blender also can provide a base mesh. Be aware that the best base is an unmodified male or female mesh, because the clothes will fit most of the characters. Do not use proxies. If you import an human this is already the base mesh. If you need the helpers, change settings according to the illustration and import the mesh. Instead of "don't modify" you can also use "Mask".
+Makehuman Plugin for Blender also can provide a base mesh. Be aware that the best base is an unmodified male or female mesh, because the clothes will fit most of the characters. Do not use alternative topologies. If you import an human this is already the base mesh. If you need the helpers, change settings according to the illustration and import the mesh. Instead of "don't modify" you can also use "Mask".
 [[File:Mc2_loadhumanmfb.png]]
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 This is the way using the predefined base.obj file which can be downloaded from github. MakeClothes reads the wavefront file. Vertex groups are created according to the .obj file. Disadvantage: this mesh is neither male nor female.
-An exported wavefront mesh made by MakeHuman can be used as well (no proxy, do not use smoothing and delete the extra eyes). It is possible to export it including the helpers. Unfortunately it has no vertex groups assigned. This must be done in Blender later.
+An exported wavefront mesh made by MakeHuman can be used as well (no alternative topology such as male muscled mesh, do not use smoothing and delete the extra eyes). It is possible to export it including the helpers. Unfortunately it has no vertex groups assigned. This must be done in Blender later.
 * '''Load an mhx2 file'''
-The body (no proxy, do not use smoothing and delete the extra eyes) used by mhx2 export can also be used as a base mesh. When you load it you have to select Override Exported Data and the mark Helper Geometry before importing it.
+The body (no alternative topology, do not use smoothing and delete the extra eyes) used by mhx2 export can also be used as a base mesh. When you load it you have to select Override Exported Data and the mark Helper Geometry before importing it.

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 To understand the process, a short summary of terms used in MakeHuman:
-* '''base mesh''': The base mesh is the standard body mesh used in MakeHuman. It has an exact number of vertices and each vertex has a number, starting with number 0 to 13379.
+* '''base mesh''' and '''helper mesh''': The base mesh is the standard body mesh including a helper-mesh used in MakeHuman.  ([[Documentation:Basemesh|detailed information]])
-* '''helper mesh''': The helper mesh is used to create all parts not directly attached to the body. This includes body parts like teeth, tongue and eyes and (male) genital, but also is used for generation of clothes (tights and skirt) and hair. The helper mesh is also deformed invisible in MakeHuman, when you change the character. The helper mesh comes with the base mesh.
+* '''proxies''': in a way all meshes projected on the body are proxies. Do differentiate between a piece of cloth and an alternative mesh for the skin, the alternative mesh is called a '''topology'''.
-* '''proxy''': in a way all meshes projected on the body are proxies. Also the clothes are proxies, but in this case proxies should only be alternative meshes for the skin of the body
+* '''topologies''': special case for a proxy used as a mesh for the skin.
 * '''smoothing''': MakeHuman may use smoothing on a base mesh. This results in a mesh with 4 times as many vertices. <u>This mesh cannot be used for MakeClothes.</u>

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 * '''scaling''': select the part of the body which is important for the scaling. Most likely torso for a t-shirt, head for a hat etc.
-* '''delete-group''': it is a good method to delete vertices on the body if clothes are not transparent. This avoids bleeding through, that is, that vertices that should be "inside" suddenly appear outside of the clothes. All vertices not to be displayed should be selected on the body (not helper) and assigned to a vertex on the human. The name of this group must be inserted in the box. If more than one piece of cloth is created, they all can have a different delete-group on the same human.
+* '''delete-group''': it is a good method to delete vertices on the body if clothes are not transparent. This avoids bleeding through, that is, that vertices that should be "inside" suddenly appear outside of the clothes (see: [[Documentation:MakeClothes Delete-Groups|use delete-groups]]). All vertices not to be displayed should be selected on the body (not helper) and assigned to a vertex on the human. The name of this group must be inserted in the box. If more than one piece of cloth is created, they all can have a different delete-group on the same human.
 * '''use MakeSkin''': without MakeSkin a simple material is saved for the piece of cloth (white base color). Otherwise the material file of the plugin [[Documentation:MaterialsMakeSkin|MakeSkin]] is used. See "Materials" below.

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		+	== Assign vertex-groups ==
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		+	Vertex-groups are a number of vertices of a mesh forming a group with vertex-group name. These groups are used to determine relations between e.g. vertices on the body and vertices on a piece of cloth. The simplest way would be:
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		+	* create a group "cloth" on the human
		+	* assign all vertices of the human to this group
		+	* create a group "cloth" on your piece of cloth
		+	* assign all vertices of the piece of cloth to this group
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		+	This might work, but it is not a good way. There are many risks.
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		+	So here are examples from some of the assets I did: [[Documentation:MakeClothes Vertex-Groups\|Create vertex-groups]]
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