I'm doing some asset recovery work across multiple programs and in the process, assets end up in D|S with some textures in non-standard (ie /runtime/textures/) libraries.  I manually copy the textures into /runtime/textures/ and then work through the surfaces tab to re-assign the maps (typically diffuse and bump/displacement) to their new, more orthodox home.  But sometimes, I don't get it all right and on the next load of the scene I get the missing files messages.

All that is good as, if they are the textures I wanted, I can located them, save and all is fixed.

But if for some reason, I no longer want to use a missing texture (in fact was not expecting it to be needed), and if I skip locating it, I'm not aware of any way to easily locate which object had the redundant texture (ie other than by trawling through all the surfaces of all the objects).  Is there any way to quickly find which objects use a particular texture map if you know the map name?

Cheers, Lx

I have been poking around with the surfaces tap on the lower right hand side.  I clicked on the jpg for image type in the Shader baker, but browsing in my files won't show any jpgs. The texture that I made and want to use is in jpg form. Load on the bottom in the Shader baker is looking for a DSX file, but what I have for a texture map is a jpg.

Tools - surface selection doesn't seem to help for a texture jpg that I made.

Can anyone offer a link for a tutorial on how to change a texture in Daz Studio 4.10?   

have been shaping the hole for the head through a basic box shape, to get a starting point of a "poncho" type of fit. Take it into DAZ, add dForce run a simulation, everything is fine. Wash rince repeat while I start sculpting the basic box in Hex.

I am basically working on the box in a .1 thickness, saving as OBJ, import into DAZ, apply dForce, and simulate to see how it falls and fits.

This is working great, no issues.. then I say, okay I need more Polys here so it folds better. In Hex I use the Tesselate to split existing planes. Export to OBJ, pull it back into Daz add the dForce, simulate and BOOM.....

At exactly 3% of the simulation the "Poncho" dissapears, geometry is gone, NOTHING i have done will bring the geometry back, if I try to render I get a blank scene, even G8F doesn't render.

The "Poncho" and G8F are in the scene still, if I clear the simulation, the Poncho pops right back to where it started at import point, and I can add materials, move it around whatever, try to run simulation, BOOM, gone again...

Image 1 is what it looks like at import into DAZ, 2 is what it looks like in Hex.

To add to this, i am NOT making any changes to the Poncho object when I import it into Daz. I am 100% using the default dForce settings. The idea being that the poncho fits on the default G8F, using the default dForce, and  then can be added to from there.

Any help is much appreciated! I've spent a couple of hours into trying to figure out how to undo this. Slightly frustrated. :)

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The issue is the slow "Building interface" problem.  What is going on?

Thanks in advance.

Daz Studio:
4.9.2.70 Pro (64 bit)

Is there a way to speed up Daz Studio while "preparing scene"?
This step takes place both when starting a render with Iray as Render Engine and when switching the viewport render from Texture Shaded to Iray.

During this step (that usually takes some minutes - depending on the complexity of the scene):

1) Daz Studio CPU usage is very LOW (about 13%) and the whole CPU usage is about 25%
2) All GPU parameters (monitored through GPU-Z) are very very low (about 5%)...
3) Task Manager only shows that Daz Studio VERY VERY SLOWLY consumes a lot of RAM (without using Disk Virtual Memory)
4) Daz Studio Log says nothing

Then, suddenly, all GPU parameters go up (GPU Load 95/98%, Memory Used, Memory Controller Load, etc) and the iray render in the viewport (or the iray render in a new window) immediately begins...

I suppose that during this step all the scene is transformed by Daz Studio in a way that Iray can "understand" and then copied to the GPU Memory.
And actually Memory Used in the GPU suddenly grows up when preparing scene is finished

But why is the Preparing Scene STEP so SLOW?
What is Daz Studio doing during this STEP?
Why isn't Daz Studio using all the CPU Power (or the GPU Power)?

PS
I tried to use the last Daz Studio Beta, but this issue is still present

I know the smooth modifier. It's ok for  prevent a clothe from nesting with G8.

But if I have more than one cloth and one of each have collision with G8 AND the second cloth : how to prevent clothes from nesting together ?

Is there a parameter on simulation ?

Thank you so much, I have tested lots of things but no one is perfect :((

I'm currently trying to wrap my head around the "Lens Stereo Offset" in the Camera's lens settings. 

This is a very useful and welcome feature, as is allows to render output directly without any post-editing - but it comes with a downside: For this parameter to work i understand that it is crucial to set the "Focal Distance" correctly to achieve correct convergence. I haven't found an option to bind the focal plane to an node, so i have to set the focal plane manually after each camera or subject change.

So what i'm trying to mimic is the same as the autofocus on a physical camera.

Did i miss this option somewhere? If not, is there a workaround or would it even be a feature to consider for an upcoming version of DAZ Studio?

And YES I am logged in.

Also your "Contact Us" button claims I can submit a help ticket or call. YET NO PHONE number is listed.

This is pretty frustrating as I am contacting to know WHY I was charged twice for my Premium Club membership Once yesterday and again today. I am now extended to Feb 08/2022!!!

Since I was already prepaid until 02/08/2020 I should not have been extended ONCE let alone TWICE.

I tried to submit a ticket several times and keep getting the above error. I've used it many times in the past.

Not too impressed with your help system. I understand there can be technical issues but not lhaving a phone number listed when you are indicating we can contact you via a phone is inexcusable.

Also why NO live CHAT option?

Cheer & many thanks

Kenmo

I use DAZStudio 4,10 and it working relatively ok except some crashs and problems with dforce

Until now i didn't upgrade to 4,11 beta  because, by principe, i prefer to wait the final version because in the past some beta soft means to me problems

It is a winning move to go now to beta version 4,11?  which would be my principal avantages?

Yes i have read the principal discussions about the beta  and remember how many bugs exist and some have been corrected

Thanks

Thanks

Genesis 3 Male figure. It's always in the shoulder and lat area. And it's ONLY a problem with G3 Males, not any other figures I use.

Can someone tell me what's going on?

Why is this? The body morphs I have, have nice hips. HELP!!!

 However, a week later and it's happened again.  I don't want to go through the whole process again and whilst it's possible to work around it, it takes so much longer to get things done.... and here's why....

As you can see, the eye's don't display properly, and neither do the lips... other things include nipples and gen detail.

I even installed the 4.11 Beta to see if it did the same in that and it has as you can see.

Any ideas on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.

How would I do this successfully? I tried saving the shape from Genesis and applying it to Genesis8 but it looks NOTHING like the original.

Ideas?

1. I modeled a very simple pair of earrings in Hexagon
2. I exported it as an OBJ file
3. Now I imported the earrings OBJ file ( In Daz3D I had the identical character as in Hexagon for modeling)
4. The earrings appeared in the Viewport, where I expected them (at the ears)
5. I started the Transfer Utility and set the parameters as displayed in the picture below.

6. Then I applied any pose and got the following result. The earrings were deformed.

Obviously I did something wrong or missed a crucial step. Thanks for any hint in advance.

Thanks!

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New Iray 2016.2 SDK

Building on NVIDIA Iray SDK 2016.1’s introduction of industry standard lenses and spherical lenses and stereo for VR panoramas, the latest release (2016.2) continues to push VR to the next level. Iray now provides one-step creation of stereo panoramas and the ability to stream stereo to a device. Sending jobs to a Quadro VCA or DGX-1 will soon enable the creation of Iray VR immersions for inspecting scenes from any perspective.

What’s new in Iray 2016.2

• Support for NVIDIA Pascal generation GPUs.
• Stereo output from a single render
• Support of X-Rite’s AxF 1.3 format (for measured materials)
• Create Iray VR by sending jobs to Quadro VCA or DGX-1 (no additional setup required)

But It will not minimize using ALT-TAB or the taskbar ribbons.

As when loading or rendering the top right icon is locked out it means while rendering or loading the computer is unusable till it is done.

This maybe be linked to the latest windows 10 security update?

As I noticed the problem around then,

I have tried most other programs on my PC and all the rest seem to minimize perfectly.

Just one issue — I have an old Intel Core i5 cpu, and right now it doesn't have the OpenCL 1.2 drivers needed for dForce. I've looked at the "dForce start here" thread, but I can't figure out which driver installer I need. Suggestions, anyone? Running Windows 7 with a freshly installed D|S4.10.0.123 and the CMS did (eventually...) install properly.

Looking at the differences in computation, the 10x0 appear to offer more RAM along with modest improvement in performance. I don't think I can go any newer than these, though, without splurging on an new case with new power supply, etc. Is it best just to sit on my current 980 until I have saved up enough for the whole shebang or would the performance be worth putting the whole new computer off for another many months (i.e. I won't be able to afford the new computer til end of year as it is, but if I get the new card, new computer will probably be next year)

Did I get an add on to a base character without the base character?

I've left render settings default and literally I load one prop and the light set and it gets severely washed out.  I'm using Nvidia IRAY with an RTX 2080 if that makes a difference.  Does anyone have any hints?