/ 2026-04-26T19:39:12+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2020-12-10T22:07:54+00:00 /public/read_me/index/79879/file_list <h1 id="file_list">File List</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> Below is a list of files provided by the <a href="/public/read_me/index/79879/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:read_me:index:79879:start">Dotify</a> product. </p> <p> <h2 id="core">Core</h2> <div class="level2"> </div> <!-- EDIT1 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_START "public:read_me:index:79879:file_list_core" [0-] --><div class="plugin_include_content plugin_include__public:read_me:index:79879:file_list_core"> <div class="level2"> <p> <h2 id="dotify">Dotify</h2> <div class="level2"> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>Content :</strong></div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /data/RiverSoft Art/Common/RS2019HelperFunctions.dse</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /data/RiverSoft Art/Common/RS2020HelperFunctions.dse</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /data/RiverSoft Art/Common/RSBuildPanels.dsa</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /data/RiverSoft Art/Common/RSConstants.dsa</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /data/RiverSoft Art/Common/RSDotifierConstants.dsa</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /data/RiverSoft Art/Common/RSDotifierFunctions.dse</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Crosshatch - Thick.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Crosshatch - Thick.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Crosshatch - Thick.tip.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Crosshatch - Thin.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Crosshatch - Thin.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Crosshatch - Thin.tip.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Dots - Dense.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Dots - Dense.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Dots - Dense.tip.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Dots - Sparse.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Dots - Sparse.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Dots - Sparse.tip.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Hatch - Thick.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Hatch - Thick.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Hatch - Thick.tip.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Hatch - Thin.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Hatch - Thin.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Hatch - Thin.tip.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Wearables/Dotify/Dotify.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Wearables/Dotify/Dotify.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Wearables/Dotify/Dotify.tip.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Support/<abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr>_3D_79879_Dotify.dsa</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Support/<abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr>_3D_79879_Dotify.dsx</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Support/<abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr>_3D_79879_Dotify.jpg</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Textures/Silas3D/Dotify/dotify-decal-alpha-crosshatch-thick.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Textures/Silas3D/Dotify/dotify-decal-alpha-crosshatch-thin.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Textures/Silas3D/Dotify/dotify-decal-alpha-dots-dense.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Textures/Silas3D/Dotify/dotify-decal-alpha-dots-sparse.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Textures/Silas3D/Dotify/dotify-decal-alpha-hatch-thick.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Textures/Silas3D/Dotify/dotify-decal-alpha-hatch-thin.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/RiverSoft Art/Dotify/Dotify.dse</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/RiverSoft Art/Dotify/Dotify.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/RiverSoft Art/Dotify/Dotify.tip.png</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </p> </div> <!-- EDIT3 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_EDITBTN "public:read_me:index:79879:file_list_core" [0-] --><!-- EDIT2 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_END "public:read_me:index:79879:file_list_core" [0-] --></div> <div class="level2"> </div> </p> </div> text/html 2020-12-10T22:08:03+00:00 /public/read_me/index/79879/file_list_core <h1 id="core">Core</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> <h2 id="dotify">Dotify</h2> <div class="level2"> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>Content :</strong></div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /data/RiverSoft Art/Common/RS2019HelperFunctions.dse</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /data/RiverSoft Art/Common/RS2020HelperFunctions.dse</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /data/RiverSoft Art/Common/RSBuildPanels.dsa</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /data/RiverSoft Art/Common/RSConstants.dsa</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /data/RiverSoft Art/Common/RSDotifierConstants.dsa</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /data/RiverSoft Art/Common/RSDotifierFunctions.dse</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Crosshatch - Thick.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Crosshatch - Thick.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Crosshatch - Thick.tip.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Crosshatch - Thin.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Crosshatch - Thin.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Crosshatch - Thin.tip.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Dots - Dense.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Dots - Dense.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Dots - Dense.tip.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Dots - Sparse.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Dots - Sparse.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Dots - Sparse.tip.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Hatch - Thick.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Hatch - Thick.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Hatch - Thick.tip.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Hatch - Thin.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Hatch - Thin.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Materials/Dotify/Hatch - Thin.tip.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Wearables/Dotify/Dotify.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Wearables/Dotify/Dotify.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Presets/Wearables/Dotify/Dotify.tip.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Support/<abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr>_3D_79879_Dotify.dsa</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Support/<abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr>_3D_79879_Dotify.dsx</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Support/<abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr>_3D_79879_Dotify.jpg</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Textures/Silas3D/Dotify/dotify-decal-alpha-crosshatch-thick.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Textures/Silas3D/Dotify/dotify-decal-alpha-crosshatch-thin.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Textures/Silas3D/Dotify/dotify-decal-alpha-dots-dense.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Textures/Silas3D/Dotify/dotify-decal-alpha-dots-sparse.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Textures/Silas3D/Dotify/dotify-decal-alpha-hatch-thick.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Textures/Silas3D/Dotify/dotify-decal-alpha-hatch-thin.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/RiverSoft Art/Dotify/Dotify.dse</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/RiverSoft Art/Dotify/Dotify.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/RiverSoft Art/Dotify/Dotify.tip.png</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </p> </div> text/html 2020-12-10T22:10:36+00:00 /public/read_me/index/79879/start <h1 id="dotify">Dotify</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> <a href="/lib/exe/fetch.php?tok=d57ed9&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fgcdn.daz3d.com%2Fp%2F79879%2Fi%2Fdotify00maindaz3d.jpg" class="media" target="_blank" title="https://gcdn.daz3d.com/p/79879/i/dotify00maindaz3d.jpg" rel="noopener"><img src="/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=500&amp;h=650&amp;tok=f6db30&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fgcdn.daz3d.com%2Fp%2F79879%2Fi%2Fdotify00maindaz3d.jpg" class="media" title="Click for original" alt="Click for original" width="500" height="650" /></a> </p> <div class="table sectionedit1"><table class="inline" style="min-width: 0px; width: 500px;"> <col style="width: 150px" /> <tr class="row0"> <th class="col0 rightalign"> Product Name: </th><td class="col1 leftalign"> <a href="https://www.daz3d.com/dotify-" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="https://www.daz3d.com/dotify-" rel="nofollow noopener">Dotify</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="row1"> <th class="col0 rightalign"> Product ID: </th><td class="col1 leftalign"> 79879 </td> </tr> <tr class="row2"> <th class="col0 rightalign"> Published Artist(s): </th><td class="col1 leftalign"> <a href="https://www.daz3d.com/silas3d/" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="https://www.daz3d.com/silas3d/" rel="nofollow noopener">Silas3D</a>, <a href="https://www.daz3d.com/riversoft-art/" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="https://www.daz3d.com/riversoft-art/" rel="nofollow noopener">RiverSoft Art</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="row3"> <th class="col0 rightalign"> Created By: </th><td class="col1 leftalign"> N/A </td> </tr> <tr class="row4"> <th class="col0 rightalign"> Release Date: </th><td class="col1 leftalign"> 2020-12-20 </td> </tr> </table></div> <!-- EDIT1 TABLE [108-381] --> <h2 id="product_information">Product Information</h2> <div class="level2"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Required Products: <em>None</em><br/> </div> </li> </ul> <p> Want to create stylized, toonish, pop, ore non-photorealistic (NPR) art but still use Iray for rendering? </p> <p> Dotify can help you achieve this, with an easy-to-use script and Iray decal technology with a variety of pattern choices. Other awesome features include: </p> <p> Expand your texturing options for any 3D item - can easily scale and rotate patterns without changing image tiling Not limited to UV mapping of 3D item </p> <p> Selective control - choose which surfaces to dotify and which to exclude </p> <p> It&#039;s the perfect companion to Dotify for Genesis 8 Female- now clothing and hair can now be easily dotified! </p> <p> Get Dotify for Clothing and Hair and Dotify your renders today! </p> </div> <h2 id="product_notes">Product Notes</h2> <div class="level2"> </div> <h3 id="installation_packages">Installation Packages</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> Below is a list of the installation package types provided by this product. The name of each package contains a <a href="/public/software/install_manager/referenceguide/terms/package_qualifier/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:install_manager:referenceguide:terms:package_qualifier:start">Package Qualifier</a>, which is used as a key to indicate something about the contents of that package. </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> 1 Core ^{<a href="#fn__1" id="fnt__1" class="fn_top">1)</a>}</div> </li> </ul> <p> <em>[ ] = Optional, depending on target application(s)</em> </p> <p> Not all installation packages provide files that are displayed to the user within the interface of an application. The packages listed below, do. The application(s), and the location(s) within each application, are shown below. </p> </div> <h3 id="dotify_core">Dotify (Core)</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> You can find new icons for loading this product in the following <abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr> Studio Folders:</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> “Presets:Materials:Dotify”</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> “Presets:Wearables:Dotify”</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> “Scripts:RiverSoft Art:Dotify”</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> You can find new icons for this product in the following <abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr> Studio Categories:</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> “Accessories:Other”</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> “Documents”</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> “Materials:Iray”</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="additional_details">Additional Details</h3> <div class="level3"> <hr /> <p> How does it work? </p> <hr /> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Dotify uses Iray decal technology to project patterns onto items in your scene.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> A powerful, easy-to-use script applies a wearable preset that includes the decal node (Dotify - Decal) and geometry shell (Dotify - Decal Blocker).</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> The script allows surfaces to be excluded from the decal projection. The surface geometry has to be hidden, as setting Cutout Opacity to 0 doesn’t work.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> This is done through the Geometry Editor, but then the surfaces hidden need to be replaced. This is where the geometry shell comes in.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> The script takes care of all this automatically - any surfaces that are unchecked in the dialog will be switched off in the geometry editor and switched on in the parented geometry shell.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> The script also applies the Iray Uber shader to the item and copies surfaces from it to the geometry shell automatically, meaning this can be used on non-Iray items without prior conversion.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> FAQs</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> How do I use Dotify?</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> It’s really simple! Just follow these steps:</div> </li> </ul> <pre class="code">1. Select the item you would like to Dotify 2. Launch the Dotify script 3. Use the dialog to change various pattern and surface settings 4. Press Accept 5. Render away!</pre> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> I’ve applied Dotify to an item but I can&#039;t see the pattern.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> You will only see the pattern when Iray Preview is enabled or you&#039;re rendering the final image.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> I’ve applied Dotify to a hair item but I can’t see the pattern.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Dotify is compatible with the vast majority of hairs, which are transmapped.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> These hairs have ribbons of mesh, to which opacity maps are applied to simulate hair strands. This mesh is required for an Iray decal pattern to be visible.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Strand-based hair, which includes fibermesh and native <abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr> Studio strand-based hair, will not work with Dotify because the individual strands do not provide enough surface area for a projected decal pattern to be visible.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Please note: Not all dForce hair is strand-based - some are transmapped and can therefore be used with Dotify.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> I’ve applied Dotify, but the pattern looks broken as it’s all stretched and warped.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Dotify uses Iray decal projection technology and looks best when the projection is in sync with the active camera.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> When you first apply Dotify, the projected pattern may look bad because the default decal rotation settings may differ too greatly from your active camera rotation settings.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> We’ve include a handy Sync button at the bottom of the script dialog that you can use each time you change the camera position to ensure the projection looks at its best.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Please note: Depending on the camera position and curvature of surfaces being projected at, there will always be some minor stretching - much like if you were to stand in front of an image being projected on a wall.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Can I use my own patterns?</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Absolutely! Whilst this isn’t formally supported by the product, you can manually change the image used in the Cutout Opacity channel for the relevant Dotify - Decal node in your scene, after Dotify is applied.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Please note: If you run the script again after changing the opacity map, it will be replaced with the default pattern that is set by the script, so best to only change this prior to render. Alternatively, you can experiment with the decal settings manually rather than use the script a subsequent time.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> I’ve applied Dotify to an item and its base textures are being removed.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> When running the script, there is an Options tab down the left-hand side of the dialog.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> In this section you will find a checkbox labelled Remove Base Color Textures, which will remove images from the Base Color channel of all surfaces that Dotify is applied to.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> You can change this option repeatedly for each item you apply Dotify to.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> I’ve re-opened a Dotify scene but the surfaces I unchecked now have Dotify applied.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> This is most likely to occur with hair models, where the scalp/cap surface was hidden.</div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Unfortunately <abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr> Studio doesn’t currently save geometry visibility settings, so you will need to run the script again when opening existing scene.</div> </li> </ul> <p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/read_me/index/79879/file_list" class="wikilink1" title="public:read_me:index:79879:file_list">File List</a></div> </li> </ul> </p> </div> <h3 id="resolved_issues">Resolved Issues</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <em>None</em></div> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="known_issues">Known Issues</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <em>None</em></div> </li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="support">Support</h2> <div class="level2"> </div> <!-- EDIT2 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_START "public:read_me:index:start" [0-] --><div class="plugin_include_content plugin_include__public:read_me:index:start"> <div class="level2"> <p> Visit our site for <a href="http://www.daz3d.com/shop/help/help-contact-us" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="http://www.daz3d.com/shop/help/help-contact-us" rel="nofollow noopener">technical support</a> questions or concerns. </p> </div> <!-- EDIT3 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_END "public:read_me:index:start" [0-] --></div> <div class="level2"> </div> <div class="footnotes"> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__1" id="fn__1" class="fn_bot">1)</a>} <div class="content">The contents of this package are in <abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr> Studio Native formats</div></div> </div> </p> </div>