I use the paperback prop from http://www.morphography.uk.vu/dlprop.html.
It looks nice if the book is not to large.
I create a new texture and want to show the book a bit larger. Now I have the problem that you can see the segments of the page/cover (Screenshot SMFD01). Is there any chance to make this a bit smoother?
I tried Edit->Object->Geometry->Apply smoothing modifer, but as you can see in Screenshot SMFD02 it's getting worse ;-)

Just in case it's not possible does anybody knows another open paperback book that I can use instead (commercial or free)?

Thanks in advance for any hint.

I've just installed DS4, works fine, and downloaded and installed DIM but I can't get it to show up.

I click on the file to start and cogs and gears whirr for a while but nothing happens. The Task Manager doesn't show it under Applications and it shows as daz3dim.exe under Processes but there's nothing anywhere else.

I'm on Windows 7 64bit, Firefox 20.0.1 and have given it permission through the firewall. Nothing shows up and I'm on my 5th attempt to download the Genesis essentials (it bombs out around the 24-40MB mark).

Is there something obvious that I'm doing/done wrong?

Thanks for any help

Vic

while I render scene in ds,, after rendering scene,, sometimes, the mouse pointer keep the shape "Running buckground."
the render process have finished. but mouce pointer circle keep running,, forever.
(I hope someone can understand what I mean,,)

then to correct it,, I need to save the scene,, and close DS. then re-load the saved scene.

it is no concern about ds version,, because, I had same problem about all ds 4 ver. I remember.

Is there more good way to correct it without shut down DS?

I check task manager,, but No cpu used.. but only the mouce icon (circle) keep running .

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I can open other aprication, or edit text etc without problem.

the mouce pointer shape change,, only when Mouce pointer on ds window. and I can not change scale of the DS window.
(but I can min or max window,,, though when I open windo again,, the mouce pinter change shape and running again,,)

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sorry,, now I find way,,(I feel someone already have told about it,, in forum ^^; but I could not find it,,)
I use 3d view port option change,, (dock tool etc), then now mouce pointer retrun the ordinally shape ^^;)

From what I understand the mesh smoothing modifier is still in a somewhat beta-ish state, but I find it amazingly useful and helpful.

One major downfall though that I keep running into is the inability for a mesh to set collision detection for the *interior* of an object. A situation I keep wishing for this is if I already have a collision target item (item A) for one object (item B), but would like it to check collisions on another object as well (item C). Since this isn't feasible, what would be is if I could set item C's collision target item to item B, then set it to "collide with interior" and smooth so that it fits under item B. I feel like this would create a lot of new possibilities for the mesh smoothing modifier.

Hopefully that made sense. If perhaps there is a way around this then let me know!

how can i make the uber environment shpere visible in renders?
I applied a texture to it and it's not showing up in the renders...

Thanks,
Elele

I'm in the middle of a minor revolution, finally saying Goodbye to XP 64-bit (very reluctantly) and moving to Win 7. I bought 7 when it came out, used it for 6 weeks and fled back to XP, so for me, this is a big step.

I've spent the last 4 days going between Google and the Win 7 registry, and I've pretty much beaten it into submission. Apart from a few minor annoyances which can't be hacked, I've finally made it usable.

Right now, I'm using this install of Win 7 as a sandbox, and I'm going to buy an SSD and do a clean re-install (as opposed to cloning). Or a couple of SSDs - I'm not sure yet. Unfortunately, I bought 2 new 10,000rpm HDDs 3 months ago, but I can always use them as backup disks.

So what I want to know is how you all use DS on an SSD drive? I never install DS to the C drive, so I'm wondering if I need to change anything. Here's what I usually have.

Disk 0
C Win 7
D XP 64 (I have a dual boot now, but I'll be abandoning that).
E DS 2, DS 3, DS 4,5 + all content
F Poser 6, Poser 9

Disk 1
G All tetures and photoshop files (but not the app)
H Backup
K Backup
S Page File

First off, should I continue to install DS to E (or D once XP 64 goes)? Or is it better to have them on the C drive? I really don't want to do that as I hate trawling through system folders all the time. I'd rather have everything I need on a separate partition.

Secondly, is it worth getting 2 SSDs? The 2nd one would be for textures and backup. Would opening docs in photoshop be faster than on a regular HDD, (bearing in mind that I have some pretty large files).

I know the more modern SSDs don't have the read/write lifespan issues that older ones have, but I'm not sure if they're up to the sort of constant use I'd put them to.

Any advice from someone who's tried this is welcome.

TIA

mac

What is a BETA?

Despite our best efforts, DAZ 3D cannot possibly test the software under all possible conditions. So, we are providing this version of the application to the general public in order to uncover problems that were not discovered during internal testing. We expect that there will still be problems and we hope that when users encounter any problems, they will report them to the Bug Tracker so that they can be validated, prioritized and fixed.

As with any software classified as being in the BETA phase of development, you should expect to encounter bugs. Any bugs you do encounter while using BETA software can vary in terms of severity, from minor features that do not work correctly to problems that cause your computer to crash. Before choosing to use BETA software for production purposes, you should decide whether the benefit of new features and bug fixes provided by the BETA version outweighs the risk of instability you may encounter.

What is new in this version? Do I need to update my copy?

The 4.5.2.40 version resolves several issues and implements many improvements since the 4.5.1.56 General Release. More detail on specific fixes/changes/improvements can be found in the Change Log, which can be viewed online within the Documentation Center portion of our site. All new downloads of the DAZ Studio Pro BETA product (SKU: 12000) will be of this version.

BETA 1 (4.5.2.40) highlights are:
1) Updated the embedded CMS client to Valentina 5; fixes several crashes, particularly on Mac.
2) Updated the 3Delight render engine to 10.0.125; see 3Delight Change Log for more details.
3) Added support for TriAx to TriAx Auto-Fit.
4) Added support for OpenSubdiv subdivision algorithms; Catmark, Bilinear, Loop; adds support for edge and/or vertex weights/creasing.
5) Added support for Ptex.
6) Added support for independent UV set selection on Geometry Shells.
7) Added support for Gamma Correction.
8) Added support for Surface Selection Sets.
9) Added the ability to Spot Render to a New Window.
10) Added support for Hierarchical Pose Presets.
11) Made improvements to various CCT tools/actions.

Has the Genesis Starter Essentials content been updated too?

No, the Genesis Starter Essentials content that is provided with the product has NOT been updated.

How do I get the latest version?

If you have previously added the DAZ Studio Pro BETA product to your account, simply locate it within the Product Library [once you are logged into your account] by entering "DAZ Studio Pro BETA" into the text field near the top left of the page and clicking the "Filter" button, or by clicking here. Then, simply click the "Download" button next to the file(s) you wish to download and install.

If this is your first time downloading DAZ Studio Pro BETA, simply follow this link, click the "Add to Cart" button on the page and then follow the checkout process.

Can I have the General Release and the BETA installed at the same time?

The simple answer is... Not within the same major version (4.x).

The more complicated answer is yes, but only if you are running a 64-bit operating system and you install the 32-bit version of one and the 64-bit version of the other.

What about the plugins I have?

The DAZ Studio 4.5 SDK has not changed in any way that is binary incompatible, which means that any plugins created for a previous version of DAZ Studio 4.5.x should continue to load and function. That said, as with any new release, there is always the possibility that a plugin has had bugs fixed or features added, so the latest versions should be downloaded and installed if they are provided.

Is there any documentation?

Yes, some documentation is located here.

The DH Study is in Smart Content
The Furniture is in: /Users/Shared/My DAZ 3D Library/Environments/Architecture/Eclectic Dream Home/Study Furniture

i can select furniture, show it as a Smart Content file entry, rite click to merge in scene (having selected the DH Study) - nothing is loaded.
or
rite click the item while in Content Library the Load - nothing is loaded.

what am i missing?

i also download a file the furniture download that contains .jpg images of the furniture items. where do these images belong?

thank you

The goal here is that I'm trying to colour code all my Gen4 stuff that I imported with D3D's Gen X to be a certain colour,
so I can know the Gen4 stuff vs the Genesis stuff.

So, if anybody's got a way to do this more effeciently, I'd really appreciate knowing how you do it!

Cheers,

Kat

First image is US1, second image is upgrade to US2, third image with the layer 1 bump min and max values inverted.

The bump is clearly inverted in US2. Only layer 1 active, exactly the same settings as far as I can see.

//edit upon closer inspection, I actually see the same inversion in US1. 4th image is with the Studio CF MAT and default shaders. 5th image is pws2 with settings based off the Studio CF MAT

Thanks

I am totally stumped. I'm I the only one having this issue, or are there others too!

I created some clothes to fix V4 in the default zeroed position and have imported them as an .obj prop.

Is there a way to rig them so that they have the same skeleton as V4 ?

Anyone link me to a good video tutorial ?

However, my most favorites ones wont transfer! Im thinking its because theyre not morphs per se but character face injections sculpted in zbrush. The ones in question are the face character morph injections from Double trouble, Nico and Mitch for F4.

http://www.daz3d.com/double-trouble-for-m4

http://www.daz3d.com/nico

http://www.daz3d.com/mitch-for-the-freak

Is there a special procedure for transferring these or is it impossible or?

(I'm really sorry if this has already been asked. I used the search feature to find topics like this, but didn't have any success locating anything.)

Anyone know how this happens. I really need to export to FBX format to import into Lightwave for a client.

And it is not appearing in the export to file types. I know, if it's not loading it won't appear as an option.....

How do I fix it?

Please, please....help.

Stephen:P

Problem is, it changes ALL parameters to match the top light in the list!

For example, with a light ball, I wanted to change the intensity of all 6 lights, but nothing else.

I selected the 6 lights by clicking on the top light and shift clicking on the bottom light on the list in the Scene tab.

When I tried it, Daz changed the intensity, but also all the x y z parameters for position and rotation, so I ended up with 6 infinite lights all melded together into a HUGE light pointing in the same direction.

Am I doing something wrong, or is this a bug, or is this, in fact, normal and you need to change each light manually?

Any advice appreciated ...

My specific question is, once I reinstall Daz Studio, what do I do to get my previously installed runtime set up and working again? I know it's got to be a bit more involved than just copying the various folders back to where they were before. I know there are some facilities in Daz for resetting the database or something like that, but I'm not sure if they will be useful in this case. Also, someone else told me that I would need to search for the /appdata folder (which is a hidden folder), but even after setting those folders to be visible, I don't see it in the recovered directory. I do still have the old hard drive, though, which is mostly still accessible, and I could check that to see if I can find the /appdata folder. My interlocutor told me that if I didn't/couldn't find that folder, I would have to recategorize the whole runtime by hand. Eeek.