this program's content is so frustrating to configure!!!

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• fixmypcmike Posts: 19,565

  April 2013 edited December 1969

  Are you looking in the Smart Content pane or the Content Library pane? In the Content Library Victoria 4 (the 4th generation figure, not the shape for Genesis) will be in Poser Formats > Daz Studio 4.5 content library > Figures > DAZ People.

  Adamr001 has a tutorial for migrating to a new computer; start here to just change the location of the content folder:
  http://forum.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?p=3198550#3198550
• x3rigen Posts: 0

  April 2013 edited December 1969

  fixmypcmike said:

  Are you looking in the Smart Content pane or the Content Library pane? In the Content Library Victoria 4 (the 4th generation figure, not the shape for Genesis) will be in Poser Formats > Daz Studio 4.5 content library > Figures > DAZ People.

  Adamr001 has a tutorial for migrating to a new computer; start here to just change the location of the content folder:
  http://forum.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?p=3198550#3198550
  

  nevermind I figured it all out just a few mins ago... everything's working great now, so happy! ;D thanks for the help though... the main problem that I did was I renamed the content library XD

  this helped me out a lot as well from an older post...

  Follow this:
  All DS4 content should be installed into C:\Users\“UserName”\Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio\My Library
  “UserName” = your name. Install all three files into that directory.
  ps_pe069_Victoria 4 is installed first.

  then

  ps_pe069_Victoria 4ds is installed 2nd

  then the last file
  When asked which program just pick DAZ.
  Daz Studio uses both type of files. As long as you install into the My Library folder it will not matter what you chose Daz Or Poser. You just need to be sure they all get installed into My Library.

  Under the Menu Window open TABS under it select Content Library. When it opens, At the top is Daz Studio Formats and Poser Formats. In Poser Formats goto My Library then Figures then Daz People. You should find V4. this is the one you load.
  Under Daz Studio Formats goto My Library then People then Materials you should find the TEXTURES to go with V4.

  If this does not work I need to know if you did a Standard DAZ Studio install of the Main Program. Did you change any options when you installed Daz Studio 4Pro the very first time? If not Tell me what your computer type is and your operating System is.
  Mine is this: Ibm based PC with Win7 64bit.

  I hope we get you working soon.
• x3rigen Posts: 0

  April 2013 edited December 1969

  Also on a side note, after figuring it all out... an advice to new users should be pointed out that no matter what you do, the content library must be installed in a C: drive, I previously had mine installed on H: that's why nothing worked, DAZ 4.5 should be patched up to fix this issue and less people would complain =P
• Jaderail Posts: 0

  April 2013 edited December 1969

  As the person who wrote the Help you used I'm happy it helped you. Now as for the Content folder it can be any place you like (and more than one is also okay) as long as you set the Daz Studio Directory Path preferences to to the location of the content folder/s. And list it/them properly. C: is not the only place they can be but is the Best place until a user learns more about DS.
• x3rigen Posts: 0

  April 2013 edited December 1969

  Jaderail said:

  As the person who wrote the Help you used I'm happy it helped you. Now as for the Content folder it can be any place you like (and more than one is also okay) as long as you set the Daz Studio Directory Path preferences to to the location of the content folder/s. And list it/them properly. C: is not the only place they can be but is the Best place until a user learns more about DS.

  Yeah thanks and I'll keep that in mind... I have just one more question and everything should be set, where can I get V4++ or the Morph++ are they the same thing??? I can't find it in the shop and I'm a bit confused about this =X I think this is the reason why the seams overlap when I change the pose of the figure, the arm also goes through the body so I'm guessing that collision detection is an add on from V4++ or Morph++ as well.
• Szark Posts: 10,634

  April 2013 edited April 2013

  Morphs ++ http://www.daz3d.com/victoria-4-2-morphs

  Collision Detection doesn't work like that in DS well not until you Apply it to an item yourself or unless it already applied at defaut say to like clothing etc.

  And here is some info that might help you with your misinformation about where Content can be installed to http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/11176/#160953 I have all my content is on a USB HDD, every single peice. It all about pointing Daz Studio to those content folders via the Content Directory Manager.

  Post edited by Szark on April 2013
• Jaderail Posts: 0

  April 2013 edited December 1969

  I'm not sure I follow you. If your using a Genesis figure and the texture does not match it's the UV setting in the Surfaces tab. If your using a V4 and a V4 texture and seeing seams that is a Different thing all together. The V4 Morphs++ would not change the UV map but some Elite V4 textures will not render properly until the Render settings are adjusted. Which is your Issue? Genesis and a texture or V4 and a texture?
• x3rigen Posts: 0

  April 2013 edited December 1969

  I'm using the V4.2 and when I apply a pose from genesis or V4.2 the folds "crack" up and it's not smooth... how do I fix it? Here's a picture of what's happening, pictured in the green box.

  http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo36/Cruel_R/seams.jpg
• Slosh Posts: 2,391

  April 2013 edited December 1969

  Ah, "seams". We are just having a miscommunication of terminology, which is why there is so much confusion in helping you. When the term "seams" is used, we are generally talking about textures, or Victoria's "skin coloring" in this case. Could also refer to actual seams on a shirt, for example. It is the area where one part of a texture set meets another part, for example where Victoria's torso meets her arms. The area you are pointing out would be referred to as a joint. Joints are where any part of your model bend or rotate. Knees, waist, hips, neck, arms, elbows, etc.

  I won't try to offer any advice on adjusting the joints through DAZ Studio's joint editor, I will let someone with more experience do that.

  

  

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• Szark Posts: 10,634

  April 2013 edited December 1969

  Those seams are from your Shading Rate in the Advanced Render setting being to high. Lower it to 0.30 - 0.20 for the most part. :)
• x3rigen Posts: 0

  April 2013 edited April 2013

  thanks for the help guys... yeah that adjustment fixed it a lot wow, her 'joint' looked so much better... here's a couple of pics of my first render ever ;D

  
  

  Post edited by x3rigen on April 2013
• Slosh Posts: 2,391

  April 2013 edited December 1969

  Go on with your bad self! Great job for first renders.