Version 4.3.0 of the DAZ Importer and MHX Runtime System have been released. They can be downloaded from
- DAZ Importer: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/uraafocct3c6384yc17rw/import_daz-4.3.0.zip?rlkey=juujj59alt459xumopzn3xmz2
- MHX Runtime System: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/law40jz2q8qvr8okruhdx/mhx_rts-4.3.0.zip?rlkey=sk6t6zafaoqdoxdwwz956yljp
The previous stable version 4.2.1 does not work with Blender 4.3 due to an API change. The new version has also been tested with Blender 4.4 alpha, so there is a reasonable chance that it will work with the future Blender 4.4.
The previous release contained two more add-ons, DAZ Rigging and Shell Editor, which depended on the DAZ Importer. Because dependencies between add-ons lead to lots of complications, they have been reintegrated into the main add-on. Instead the DAZ Importer has been modularized. Many tools are not loaded by default, to keep down the complexity of the add-on for the casual user, cf the posts on Modularization and Modularization Complete.
Support has been added for Filatoon, a new shader in DAZ Studio 4.23 to draw toon style figures.
Import of morphed characters without first exporting a dbz file has been improved, even if it does not work quite as well as the dbz pipeline. I will write something about that later.
