Digital Art Zone

I am redoing the listing of my tutorials and freebies index from the old site.  These links will still point to the old site even though images are not (yet) viewable there.  If you need to view a specific image (and you likely will) you’ll need to change the

and then past that new URL in a new window/tab of your browser (obviously substituting the appropriate image name).

DAZ Studio 4 Specific Tutorials (these only apply to DS4)
* Back to Basics, Installing DS4
* Using DS4 Categories Crash Course
* Migrating DS4 CMS Database between computers using DS built-in tools
* Migrating DS4 CMS Database between computers
* Recovering from a corrupt CMS Index (CMS starts and then stops a short time later)
* Recovering from a corrupt CMS Database
* Installing and Categorizing Content in DS45

DAZ Studio 3 Specific Tutorials (these only apply to DS3)
* DS3 Content Manager Tutorial
* Removing DS3 (and DS2) Completely
* Install DS3 to Custom Location
* Editing the hard-coded paths in the Content Manager Database

Universal (multi-version or non-specific) Tutorials
* How to make a good bug report for DAZ 3D
* Learning UberEnvironment 2
* Advanced Render Settings and what they do
* Using UberPoint Lights
* Quick guide to adjusting Poser Materials for use in DAZ Studio
* Making Multi-Layer Image Editor (MLIE) Presets
* How to swap UVs for Gen4 figures
* Information on Relative Paths in Files
* More on Relative Paths
* Overview of the various “Eye” surfaces
* Using CPU Affinity Masks to start DAZ Studio with fewer CPUs
* MiniTut: Layering Shadows

Freebies
* Genesis Body Proportions Dials - DS4+
* Reset Genesis Hand and Feet Translation after applying Gen4 Poses - DS4+
* Alien Spot Photoshop Brushes - Requires Photoshop CS or higher
* Alien Spot V4 MLIE overlays - DS2+MLIE or DS3 or higher.
* Genesis Generic Pose for Hemi426’s Centaur for Milhorse - DS4+
* DS MATs for Felix and Felina - DS2+
* DS MATs for Fantasy Tavern - DS3+
* DS MATs for Castle Courtyard - DS3+
* DS MATs REDUX for Nighthawk Texture Expansion - DS3+
* DS MATs REDUX for DMR’s Brianna Character - DS3+
* DS MATs Redux for DMR’s Briana Culaith - DS3+
* DS MATs for Xurge3D’s Fantasy Ranger M4 - DS3+
* DS MATs for Xurge3D’s Fantasy Ranger V4 - DS3+
* DS MATs for Xurge3D’s Fantasy Ranger V4 Royal Court Expansion - DS3+
* DS MATs for Xurge3D’s Fantasy Elven Lord M4 - DS3+
* DS MATs for Xurge3D’s Fantasy Elven Lord M4 Texture Expansion - DS3+
* DS MATs for Xurge3D’s HyperSuit S6 for Michael 4
* DS MATs for Xurge3D’s HyperSuit S6 for Victoria 4* DS MATs for Xurge3D’s HyperSuit Texture Expansion
* UberPoint Light Preset for SoulessEmpathy’s Round Tomb - DS3+
* Clear Undo Stack Script (free memory) - DS3 ONLY
* Content Manager Database Backup Script - DS3 ONLY
* Render Profile Presets - DS3 ONLY
* DS MATs for Mestophales Dragon - DS3+ - Added 2012-10-22-1335
* DAZ Studio 4.5 Render Preferences - DS4.5.1.56 or higher.  - Added 2013-02-01-1140
* DAZ Studio 4.5 Categories Layout Starter Kit - DS4.5.1.56 or higher - Added 2013-02-01-1140

Thanks Adam.  And thanks for the way to get images to show.  Really hope DAZ does make them all inline again…. I see the avatars and emoticons live in the archive so looks like there is something being worked on there! 

Two new mini-tutorials added:
* Using CPU Affinity Masks to start DAZ Studio with fewer CPUs - ** NEW ** 20120529
* MiniTut: Layering Shadows - ** NEW ** 20120529

As much as I’d like to save a couple of my cores for Windows and Browser stuff I can’t make heads or tails from all that info, sorry, my mind just doesn’t work like that!  :-(

Look for a PM, I’ll hook you up.

Added two new DS Material Preset Freebies:
* DS MATs for Xurge3D’s HyperSuit S6 for Michael 4 - ** NEW ** 20120529
* DS MATs for Xurge3D"s HyperSuit S6 for Victoria 4 - ** NEW ** 20120529

Added DS Material Preset Freebie:
* DS MATs for Xurge3D’s HyperSuit Texture Expansion - ** NEW ** 20120601

I came to see if your “Clear Undo Stack Script” was updated yet, and then I had an idea;
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I request that DAZ grants an all expense paid trip for you and Richard H and Casual and DeltaX, all to come to the DAZ headquarters and work with them a bit.

Nope, not yet.  I did just get my hands on the SDK so possibly soonish(DAZ TM).  I haven’t had a lot of time to dig into it with everything else that’s going on.

:( So I guess your not interested in taking a trip to the DAZ Headquarters ?

  It’s not that I don’t want to go more that I don’t really have the time.

Adam,
For some reason I only see the “Petite Gen AMR” Dial after I installed your proportions to my content library, I loaded them all in, but that’s the only one that shows up.
I’m using the most recent version of Studio 4.5 RC2. Is there any way to point Studio in the right direction if doesn’t pick them up?

That’s very odd.  I’ve loaded both the DUF and DSF version of Genesis and they all still show up for me.

Please look in ~\data\DAZ 3D\Genesis\Base\Morphs\adamr001\Proportions Gn AMR\ and verify that all the appropriate DSF files are shown.

ETA: where ~ = the location of your genesis runtime (most likely your user directory\DAZ 3D\Studio4\MyLibrary).

I double-checked to make sure. They are all there and in the correct folder, but when I open Studio I only get the slider for petite.
Would it make any difference if I put them in a different sub-folder?

Are you looking on the shaping tab or the parameters tab?  Try parameters, I understand there are some issues with the Shaping tab in 4.5.x release.

That was it! I checked the parameters tab and they were all there.
Strange, but I’ll take it, it beats not having them at all.

Thanks for the help!