/ 2026-05-16T16:35:55+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2022-04-05T19:53:14+00:00 /public/read_me/index/85454/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/85454/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:read_me:index:85454:start">Mesh to Volume... and Back</a> product. </p> <p> <h2 id="core">Core</h2> <div class="level2"> </div> <!-- EDIT1 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_START "public:read_me:index:85454:file_list_core" [0-] --><div class="plugin_include_content plugin_include__public:read_me:index:85454:file_list_core"> <div class="level2"> <p> <h2 id="mesh_to_volume_and_back">Mesh to Volume. and Back</h2> <div class="level2"> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>Content :</strong></div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /85454_Mesh to Volume… and Back.pdf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Support/<abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr>_3D_85454_Mesh_to_Volume_and_Back.dsa</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Support/<abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr>_3D_85454_Mesh_to_Volume_and_Back.dsx</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Support/<abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr>_3D_85454_Mesh_to_Volume_and_Back.jpg</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Bin/blosc.dll</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Bin/libnoise.dll</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Bin/lz4.dll</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Bin/m2v.exe</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Bin/snappy.dll</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Bin/zlib1.dll</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Bin/zstd.dll</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/mesh2Volume Guide.dse</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/mesh2Volume Guide.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/mesh2Volume.dse</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/mesh2volume.pdf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/mesh2Volume.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/mtv.cfg</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Shaders/VolumeBaseShader.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Shaders/VolumeBaseShader.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Vdb/zzz.obj</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </p> </div> <!-- EDIT3 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_EDITBTN "public:read_me:index:85454:file_list_core" [0-] --><!-- EDIT2 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_END "public:read_me:index:85454:file_list_core" [0-] --></div> <div class="level2"> </div> </p> </div> text/html 2022-04-05T19:54:04+00:00 /public/read_me/index/85454/file_list_core <h1 id="core">Core</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> <h2 id="mesh_to_volume_and_back">Mesh to Volume. and Back</h2> <div class="level2"> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> <strong>Content :</strong></div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /85454_Mesh to Volume… and Back.pdf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Support/<abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr>_3D_85454_Mesh_to_Volume_and_Back.dsa</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Support/<abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr>_3D_85454_Mesh_to_Volume_and_Back.dsx</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Runtime/Support/<abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr>_3D_85454_Mesh_to_Volume_and_Back.jpg</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Bin/blosc.dll</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Bin/libnoise.dll</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Bin/lz4.dll</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Bin/m2v.exe</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Bin/snappy.dll</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Bin/zlib1.dll</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Bin/zstd.dll</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/mesh2Volume Guide.dse</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/mesh2Volume Guide.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/mesh2Volume.dse</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/mesh2volume.pdf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/mesh2Volume.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/mtv.cfg</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Shaders/VolumeBaseShader.duf</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Shaders/VolumeBaseShader.png</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> /Scripts/Alessandro_AM/Mesh2Volume/Vdb/zzz.obj</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </p> </div> text/html 2022-05-17T20:36:16+00:00 /public/read_me/index/85454/start <h1 id="mesh_to_volume_and_back">Mesh to Volume... and Back</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> <a href="/lib/exe/fetch.php?tok=3ffd11&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fgcdn.daz3d.com%2Fp%2F85454%2Fi%2Fmeshtovolumeandback00thumbdaz3d.jpg" class="media" target="_blank" title="https://gcdn.daz3d.com/p/85454/i/meshtovolumeandback00thumbdaz3d.jpg" rel="noopener"><img src="/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=500&amp;h=650&amp;tok=251745&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fgcdn.daz3d.com%2Fp%2F85454%2Fi%2Fmeshtovolumeandback00thumbdaz3d.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/mesh-to-volume-and-back" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="https://www.daz3d.com/mesh-to-volume-and-back" rel="nofollow noopener">Mesh to Volume... and Back</a> </td> </tr> <tr class="row1"> <th class="col0 rightalign"> Product ID: </th><td class="col1 leftalign"> 85454 </td> </tr> <tr class="row2"> <th class="col0 rightalign"> Published Artist(s): </th><td class="col1 leftalign"> <a href="https://www.daz3d.com/alessandro_am/" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="https://www.daz3d.com/alessandro_am/" rel="nofollow noopener">Alessandro_AM</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"> 2022-04-18 </td> </tr> </table></div> <!-- EDIT1 TABLE [122-387] --> <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> Mesh to Volume… and Back is a one-click tool to convert any mesh to a volume directly in Daz Studio. </p> <p> It works quickly and efficiently with every figure, prop, or geometry you throw at it. And it comes with customizable noise effects and voxel sizes to allow infinite possibilities in your renders. </p> <p> And back! That&#039;s right, you can even convert the volume back to geometry creating an incredible variety of particle effects, applying any shader you like. </p> <p> It&#039;s a game-changer and the ultimate tool you need to fully experience Daz Studio 4.20+ volumetric features! </p> <p> All volumes produced are openVDB compliant and can be used in other 3D applications like Blender, Houdini, Cinema 4D, Maya, and more. </p> <p> Designed for Daz Studio 4.20+, Windows only. </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="mesh_to_volume_and_back_core">Mesh to Volume. and Back (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"> “Scripts:Alessandro_AM:Mesh2Volume”</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> “Scripts:Alessandro_AM:Mesh2Volume:Shaders”</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"> “Documents”</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> “Materials:Iray:Props”</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> “Utilities:Scripts”</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 id="additional_details">Additional Details</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> A detailed User Guide and Tutorial can be found here:</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/_media/public/read_me/index/85454/85454_meshtovolumeandback.pdf" class="media mediafile mf_pdf" target="_blank" title="public:read_me:index:85454:85454_meshtovolumeandback.pdf (244 KB)" rel="noopener">Mesh to Volume User Guide</a></div> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> Scripts included in this product include source or derivative code from one or more of the Scripting Samples provided here:</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/general/singleshot_timeout/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:samples:general:singleshot_timeout:start">Single-Shot Timeout</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/file_io/importer_settings/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:samples:file_io:importer_settings:start">Importer Settings</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/file_io/import_obj_silent/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:samples:file_io:import_obj_silent:start">Silent OBJ Import</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/general/wait_background_progress/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:samples:general:wait_background_progress:start">Wait For Background Progress</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/general_ui/simple_image_map_dialog/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:samples:general_ui:simple_image_map_dialog:start">Simple Image Map Dialog</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/properties/node_properties/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:samples:properties:node_properties:start">Node Properties</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/geometry/generate_plane/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:samples:geometry:generate_plane:start">Generate Plane</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/file_io/export_obj_silent/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:samples:file_io:export_obj_silent:start">Silent OBJ Export</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/rendering/render_to_rib/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:samples:rendering:render_to_rib:start">Render To RIB</a></div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/read_me/index/85454/file_list" class="wikilink1" title="public:read_me:index:85454: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"> 2022-04-21 updated to add a missing .dll</div> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> 2022-05-17 updated to ver 1.1</div> <ul> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> Corrected folder structure</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> product folder structure reorganized</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> added feature: vertical blend</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> volume container boundaries are now calibrated correctly to match volume extents</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> nodes visibility settings now restored properly after the script run</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> performances improved of 15%</div> </li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"> updated PDF guide manual</div> </li> </ul> </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>