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PostgreSQL CMS connection problem

bstanle — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:59:50 +0000

Hi,

I recently started using DAZ after a few month hiatus. I bought some new content and tried to download it with the DIM utility. It installed a lot of stuff some of which I never use. It installed PostgreSQL CMS and now everything is messed up!

First DAZ studio gives a warning message at startup. I ignored it because everything seemed to work.

Second, DIM did not find the new content so I manualy installed the content, I am not sure if it is in the right directories because this is the first time I did a manual install. Studio found the new content but when I try to merge it into an existing scene, it fails to install. I get an error message telling me to look into the log file. The pertanant parts of the log file is at the end of this message.

I tried uninstalling PostgreSQL CMS using DIM but the problem does not go away. I REINSTALLED PostgreSQL CMS but the problem persists.

I am using Win7 and the Windows firewall. I turned off the firewall but I still have the connection problem with the firewall turned off. I turned the firewall back on. I tried adding PostgreSQL CMS to the "Let connections through the firewall" but cant find the proper entry.

My virus checker is AVAST and I don't get any error messages from it.

I am on a home network and the router blocks nothing.

What does PostgreSQL CMS do? I don't like any snooping about what I am doing. If PostgreSQL CMS is required to download content do I have to keep it active whenever I am using a scene using that content? I am a very private individual and do not like anyone snooping about what I am doing.

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PARTIAL LOG FILE (all irrelevatnt information has been deleted)

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2018-06-07 18:57:05.582 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-06-07 18:57:05.582 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-06-07 18:57:05.582 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-06-07 18:57:05.582 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-06-07 18:57:05.597 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-06-07 18:57:05.597 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-06-07 18:57:05.597 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-06-07 18:57:05.597 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-06-07 18:57:05.597 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-06-07 18:57:05.597 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-06-07 18:57:05.613 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-06-07 18:57:05.613 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-06-07 18:57:05.613 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-06-07 18:57:05.613 Invalid node selection for "preset_material" type.
2018-06-07 18:57:05.613 Error reading file, see log for more details.

Any helpfull sugesstions ?

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I found a large selection of clothes from one of the freebies sites listed on Daz3D site and downloaded the zip files. I extracted all of them into the My Library folder. I have a whole bunch of folders now in that folder but the clothes are not listed in the program. The instuctions stated to unzip and copy the files into 'My Library'. Does that mean I need to go into each folder and sub-folder to copy every file listed just into 'My Library'?

Also, what is the deal with the 'Lost and Found' folder in the game?

Problem with the texture

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I bought this product 19160, but in the 3 texture of the armor none from that silver effect as in the photos. They are black, I do not understand how to get the silver effect. Thank you

Help? Trying to load Twi'lek ears

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Hi! So I need help again. Im trying to use this tutorial to make a Twilek in Daz... But for some reason when I select the Genesis 2 Female model and double click the ear cone file, nothing happens! I dont know what Im doing wrong. Its from this pack from share cg: http://www.sharecg.com/v/86019/view/21/DAZ-Studio/Twilek-for-Genesis-2-Female?interstitial_displayed=Yes

Any help would be nice!

Im a newbie.

Help! I lost a screen.

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The screen on the top right has disappeared (I did something wrong) and I don't know how to get it back. It's the one that shows the breakdown of what you added to the main screen.

Big thanks in advance.

How to use 3D bridge or merge an character to background and save.

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I can't find anything about how to use the Photoshop 3D Bridge and what it is really for. I added a background to my character and I don't know where to go from here. I tried searching but sometimes if you don't use the proper term you're up the perverbial creek without any means of propulsion. I tried to render but it only renders my background. So, what am I doing wrong?

What is the average height of a model?

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I was wondering if there is a standard height for the human figures. For instance, I think I read both females and males were 5'-11". Is that true?

Also, I found the scale slider where I can increase or decrease the height. But I need to know the starting height and what percent does one inch is. For instance, 1 inch = 0.5% on the slider.

Any ideas out there?

Turn Off or Reduce Reflectivity of a Surface

poorman_65 — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 01:19:02 +0000

I have run into a situation with one of my scenes where too many of the surfaces are reflective. Objects end up reflecting off all of these surfaces and the same object will end up reflected on to my shiny floor in multiple different places. It kind of make the scene too noisy and looks odd even though it is realistic based on the current surface properties.

What is the appropriate way to turn off or reduce the reflectivity of surfaces?

What do do about this?

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Got poke through on the Hood. I'm still rather green about some of these kind of problems, thankfully I don't get them all the time. I messed with the slider to the right, highlited yellow, but it of course just made the hood huge before the hair no longer poked through, so huge it was not an option. No smoothing modifier cold be applied, so that didnt work. Ideas?

Spots around head and get off tiptoes

wildbillnash — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 18:41:58 +0000

Okay, I have a two parter.

1. My character is standing on her toes when I remove her shoes to put on another pair. When I put on the 2nd pair they bend backwards. How do I get her off her toes?

2. She also is wearing the Xanadu hairdo and there are dots around her head (no,she hasn't been drinking...yet). I see two sets of adding and removing 'handles' (the dots are handles for the hair, whatever that means) but they won't go away when I click remove handles. Any ideas here?

Thanks in advance.

How does dForce Master work?

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I got the dForce Master product from EcVh0. I'm at a loss of how to get this to work =[. Hope someone can give some guidance on how to use the product.

https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-master-hair-simulation-presets-for-dforce-cloth-engine

Thanks!

Help

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Hi,

I'm looking for this "Disobey" cap.

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djharr_20172cdcbd — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:38:24 +0000

Daz Studio 4.10 64-bit on a Mac.

OK, so I have tried several times to get things to work, but I am just completely flummoxed. I am trying to apply the visual shaders package to a figure in a scene, but nothing seems to work. I add a figure to the scene (in this case, Hitomi), then I select the figure and have all the surfaces selected. Then, I open the surfaces panel, and navigate to the Shaders submenu. There, there is a list of the visual shaders. I double click on one while holding the command key, and then accept the changes. Nothing happens. The preview is still in texture shaded form, and if I do a quick spot render to the window, it doesn't change. Shouldn't the preview change to something like a comic book style?

Seriously, I have no idea what the problem is here. It is very frustrating, although it comes no doubt from my complete ignorance regarding the way shaders act in DS.

Multiple Characters

dash2128 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:10:04 +0000

I added a second character to a picture, and he appeared in the figure that was already there. When I tried to separate them, I couldn't get the new character to do anything but move in place.

How do I separate the figures?

(or add another figure the correct way?)

Removing head and gloves from Hella bodysuit.

wildbillnash — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 13:51:41 +0000

I purchased the "Hella Character and Bodysuit For Genesis 8 Female because I wanted my character to wear it, minus the gloves and the head piece. The pictures on the advertisement page showed one like the way I want it but I can't figure out how to remove the gloves and head piece (mask). Any ideas?

Older Hair Animating/Posing on G8 Figures

Trash Panda — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 04:10:15 +0000

I have some older G3 and G2 products that I am trying to get the hair to move/pose for animations. I noticed after fitting these older hairs on the G8 models the hair movement dials disappear. I was wondering if there is another way to pose/animate the older hair that I am not aware of.

Thanks!

Rachael McAdams character look-a-like?

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Known mostly for her fame in the 'Meangirls' movie as the main clique girl if you may not be familar with her. Am after a character of her somewhere for any Daz studio model. Anyone know perhaps where one may be? not found anything myself and maybe there isn't one :( thankyou.

How do I make a light only illuminate a single object and nothing else in the scene?

winduptoy — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 20:42:50 +0000

Also the reverse: How do I illuminate everything in the scene except specified objects?

So, for example, I have a scene that includes a gold sphere. I want one light to only illuminate the sphere and nothing else, and I want other lights to affect the rest of the scene but not the gold sphere.

CPU Vs Card Vs both??

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When rendering in Iray, what's the bonuses of CPU Vs card??

Is both working together recomended??

Selection and parameters tab

handel_035c4ce6 — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 23:08:08 +0000

I am reading a tutorial. It says - load a base figure, apply bottom and top clothing, hair and a prop. Done. After a while it says It says - you can select an item on the scene tab and the selected item is highlighted. Then open the Parameters tab and you will see groups and sliders to modify the selected item. So I select the panty and Actor and the sliders are OK. They are OK if I change the selection from the Properties tab too. BUT - they are not OK if I change the selection from the Scene tab. Roughly said changing the selection in parametrs tab only sometimes change the selection on Scene tab and the vice versa. Is this a feature and why or I don't understand something?

Also I see every slider has the option reset. Is the reset value the value of the last save? And is there a reset option for a whole group of sliders?

Built in Morph Mirror Tool DAZ 4.10?

FurGamStudio — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 08:13:00 +0000

Hello,

Does DAZ 4.10 or any other older have a built in morph mirror capability?

I have created a morph using Dformer on a leg and simply want to mirror it onto the other leg.

I looked into Morph Loader Pro but it doesn't seem to make sense to export, morph, then import.

I would expect DAZ to have a mirror tool especially when working with human models.

Thanks!

Joseph

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wildbillnash — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:46:49 +0000

I'm trying to keep my character from looking like a mannequin. So far the only makeup I can find comes with a character. If I purchase one and apply it to my character will it change the facial features?

Tongue Texture

OminousAutumn — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 20:46:55 +0000

Hi. I dont see how one can control the look of the tongue. I do not see it in Surfaces>Editor. How do you do that? Thnx!

Identifying a model

Zoolman — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 18:23:17 +0000

Hello, sorry in advance if I'm not posting in the right category, first post here.

So I came across a model that I know is done with DS, I want to try and make a character that looks like that, but I can't tell what model it is.
The pictures are mostly bikini-like girls, just so you know before clicking.
http://www.looks-can-kill.net/gallery/details.php?image_id=2390

http://www.looks-can-kill.net/gallery/details.php?image_id=2195

http://www.looks-can-kill.net/gallery/details.php?image_id=2710

Can you advice me the products to buy to achieve that "face" ? mostly the model's name if possible.

Thank you

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Illidanstorm — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:24:50 +0000

When I have a G8F for example and apply a head morph like the one of V8 and I'd like to keep the mouth so it stays the same as the base G8F. How can I do that?

Product compatibility

scottstory_2926497e53 — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 02:28:23 +0000

I have a few questions

I have focused on G8 characters , but if I buy products that are listed simply as Genesis , does that mean that they are usable for all Genesis characters were simply for G1 characters ?

Are textures agnostic as far as what characters they will work with ? For example if I buy a texture for the dynamic super suit for G2, will I be able to use it on my G8 characters ?

Properly applying emissive shaders to make objects give light

The Brig — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 09:18:28 +0000

Hi. It's me again.

On my earlier post someone made mention of using Iray's emissive shader to a computer display to make it give off light rather than faking the effect with different lights that I'd then have to make invisible for my render.

How the ()*&$%@ do I do that?

I'm using the Sci-Fi Screen from Phantasmagoria. I've been able to highlight the glass display portion of the screen, since I don't want the posts glowing. I select Iray's emissive shader from My Daz3d Library>Shader Presets>Daz Uber>Emissive.duf. With the glass still selected, I double-click the shader and the entire thing turns white. No big deal. I just adjust the emission color to what I want and we're good. However, my figure is crouching directly in front of the screen and should be illuminated by it. When I turn the camera's headlamp off, the screen seems to be glowing in the proper color but it doesn't emit any light toward the character.

What's the magic word to make the screen give off light? Do I need to apply a different shader before or after the emissive shader, or is there a setting in the editor pane I have to tweak?

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atacit_23cd333971 — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:01:16 +0000

In my stumbling about I have run across Clones several times now. What exactly are they? Fom what I am gathering there is a method of using them to make V4 and M4 clothing wearable by Gen8 characters. Am I understanding this correctly?