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Getting V4 Models and clothing to work with V5 and Genesis

Softimage_Graphic_Artist — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:58:56 +0000

I just give up buying V4 Products, cause I have a hard time trying to make them work with the V5 and Genesis models, I just don't have the time to waste anymore. So I have decided to just stick with my genesis products and V5 MODELS ONLY!

Completed V4 Character w/ Morphs to Genesis

nagumo — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:59:20 +0000

I'm certain that this has been answered in the forums before and I 'm just not phrasing my searches right so I'm hoping someone can either help me out, or at aleast point me in the right direction.

I have a few characters that I've created using the V4 figure and the ++ morphs as well as a few other third party morphs, such as Daveigh to various degrees. I've used GenX to transfer over all the morphs required to create a particular custom character into the Gensis figure. Now short of reading and copying all the non-zero dials over, is there any way of getting the character transfered over to Gensis? I'm using D|S (x64) 4.0.3.37 since various technical issues keep me from using the newest version.

Daz 4.5 Studio has utterly quit on me..

swaschan0013 — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:41:49 +0000

Ok, here's the deal guys. After I restarted my computer this morning, and loaded DAZ, everything loaded, except the main window..Here's a screencast..

Note : At 1:00 and afterwards, you may see a perpetual blue and white/black line sort of blackout. IDK why.

http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/clXIFaVV3M

So, any theories as to why this is happening?
(I'm guessing OpenGL or something)
Well, other 3D programs seem to be working fine, such as Blender 2.6x.

Cheers'
swaschan

P.S : i tried reinstalling drivers, and DAZ3D... no luck.

Emoticons

Vitachick — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:54:16 +0000

Oldie I know but purchased two I didnt have..WinXP 32 just won't install. Get error invalid archive with winzip.. Win7 64 opens with content folder. Why won't it open in Win XP????

4.5 is killing all of my old scenes

Ippotamus — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 02:48:28 +0000

1. I load one of my old scenes, from 4.0 pro.

2. It looks fine.

3. I save it using my new 4.5

4. I open DAZ, load the file and I get this.

http://www.daz3d.com/index.php?&ACT=50&fid=5&aid=15189_bSPzN9gfiMYofGTXuHRF&thumb=1&board_id=1

There are no error pop-ups. Though I haven't checked the log.

Really, all of my old scenes are turning out like this. Why?

Can I just go back to 4.0 pro? I was much happier there.

(Resolved) Weight Mapping V4

Freelancer604 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:30:30 +0000

Hi, I am trying to weight map my Victoria 4 character so that she can in turn transfer that information over to clothing made in Zbrush using the transfer utility.. but Daz crashes every time I try to wight map her :(

The program crashes the instant I try to apply general weight mapping to the figure. The error report says:

"DAZStudio.exe caused ACCESS_VIOLATION in module "C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\DzCore.dll" at 0033:00000000E364C8E3, DzConvertFigure::moveFigureProperties()+915 byte(s)"

Anyone able to shed some light o whats happening here? thx :)

Render saving darker then in preview window

Fabe — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:36:20 +0000

I just finished my latest render today and while the lighing looks good in the render window when I save it the JPG comes out much darker. Is this how things normally work or are there some render setting I could adjust to make things come out better?

See-through genitalia

nowefg — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:43:05 +0000

Strange problem. I have two products, both by Phoenix1966, labeled as for “M4 and Genesis.”

Both male figures, Thomas and Stefan, have gen maps for M4. There’s an inconsistency in the Genesis models, both of which will take the anatomy figure, but only Thomas has the corresponding Genesis gen map, which does apply and appear normally. Stefan, with the M4 gen map, lacks the Genesis gen map.

In both M4 cases, though, the M4 gen maps, when applied, show up mapped appropriately, but you can see through them, hence my subject line.

It’s a hard to describe; as if there is a surface, correctly detailed, but there’s nothing inside it, so you can see through the anatomy figure to the far side of the anatomy figure and the body it’s attached to. In each case, the opacity setting is 100%, and no surfaces tab adjustments, on any parameter, have any effect.

Incidentally, the M4 maps do render out properly in 3-Delight, without the see-through effect showing up.

It seems to me to be a double-bug, but I’ve not heard of other reports of it. I’ve never seen this type of distortion before, and wonder if anyone else has.

Hiro 5 missing 10 Poses?

Mr Bowen — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 02:27:43 +0000

I only have 20 poses listed under Hiro 5 Poses. Am I missing something? "30 poses" was a selling point for me. Right now I am feeling kinda cheated. Also, do I need to install the legacy and Dyson Core installers?

DS4.5, Content tab: is there a way to put the "Categories" folder above all the other folders?

Mustakettu85 — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:16:13 +0000

Basically the question is in the topic title. I would very much like to have my "Categories" on top for faster access and all the other folders ("DS Formats", "Poser Formats" and especially "Products") conveniently below. Drag'n'dropping does not have any effect.

Is the order hard-wired or is there maybe a hidden value in an .ini file or in the Windows register??

Thanks in advance.

Error While Loading A Scene

Princessdawn3d — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:37:34 +0000

Hello. I have a problem. I'm going to try to be as pasific as I can. I have Daz Studio 4 Pro. At 1st everything was fine. I decided to get an external hard drive for all the 3D content that was killing my PCs memory. So I deleted all the files I had and deleted everything that had to do with Daz Studio. And reinstalled. I installed Daz in C drive but told it that the content was gonna be E drive. So I installed all the content back. The last one was A3. I installed it, made a scene with it and saved. Later I wanted to load the scene again. And I come up with this error saying "Unable to find files. Check the log" So I did and it said "Unable to find file for storable: data/4_0_2/blAiko3_72712/blAiko3_72712/blAiko3_72712/geometry_ff3de19e_6f60_0644_853a_2bb477292442/blAiko3.dso" I tryed uninstalling everything again, and installing Daz and A3 1st. Still the same problem. So I looked online. Seen that some people say make the scene and load all the morphs, and save it as a dummy scene. I tryed that but I still have the same problems. I'm pulling my hair out cause I have commissions I need to finish but I came across this problem. Thank you

How do you make a four legged animal walk forward??

Norrie — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:34:36 +0000

I've just bought the Elephant and the Tiger from the DAZ shop but I cant get all four legs to move when they're walking forward (or any direction), just the hind legs, they look like they are 'moon walking'. I've searched You Tube but all the tuts are for 2 legged animals. I definitely wont be buying any centipedes!!!

obj morph for M4 to GenX or Genesis How ???

phcriado_50d0961ab5 — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 08:47:12 +0000

I have a .obj morph for M4, that can be loaded with morph loader advanced on DS. But I want to use this same morph with Genesis. Is it possible to do this conversion ?

obj > morph loader > M4 > genX > genesis

If I try to load the morph directly on genesis using morph loader, it won't work because of the vertex count, since it was made for M4.

I tried to save the morph as dsf shape/pose, dsb pose, dsf character... but when I load it back it won't inject the morph, hence it does nothing when dragged over GenX with an M4 figure loaded.

I don't think I can load the .obj for injection directly on the GenX window ? so is there any way to save the morph properly and then load into GenX ? it's just the face. I'm using DS 4.0.3.47 x64.

I'd really appreciate any ideas.
Thanks.

Notification on purchased product updates ?

acocq_0801c2dc51 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:08:05 +0000

Hi folks,

I just came across a post that dealt with a "defective" product and the solution was to reset and re-download, since a new version had been put up.

My question: how do I find out that a new version is available ? It's easy enough, if I have run into the same issue (as in the case of the other post), but I would have thought that everyone who has purchased a product gets a notification, when a new version is available (sort of like a product recall in the automobile industry).

Cheers,
Andreas

Kumar Texture Loading

Banbha — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:02:40 +0000

I just purchased Kumar today and went to load the textures. I saw all the different maps included but when I go to apply the mat pose, it loads only the basic texture map. No Spec, no displacement, no bumps, are loaded. It is disappointing to load this and not get the WHOLE mat setting for this texture.

Is there an updated file or missing files to this?

M4 Polo Shirt Dynamic < problem with the collar

T.Kick — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:40:11 +0000

Hi,

Please see polo-test-start.jpg for reference on starting position before the Dynamic Fitting is initiated

polo-test-00.jpg for the first frame after Drapping the piece. (shoulders still too bulky)

polo-test-01.jpg for vizualisation of the problem: The collar sinks in the main body of the shirt.

Question 1: Can this (type of) problem be fixed?

Question 2: After Drapping, I get stretched Seems, is this a common problem? And how to fix it?

btw. I'm using Collision With: All bones except from the Head and up.

Thanks in advance.

SOLVED: Vintage Girl problems and 'handles'

Serene Night — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:49:58 +0000

Hi: I am using daz 4.5. I purchased Vintage Girl last month in the big sale. After I got it, I noticed that it has these weird artifacts or blue and yellow triangles on the apron and dress. I noticed there is something called 'handles' in clothing menu , and there is the option to turn them off, however, clicking these doesn't appear to turn them off no matter what I select. I submitted a help request a few weeks ago, and didn't get a response. Does anyone have this outfit and have this issue or know how to solve it? Tomorrow it will be a month and I will have to put in for a refund today if I want my money back, as this item is rather expensive. I also bought vintage boy, but his clothing isn't an issue. All help is appreciated. Thanks.

Saving a Pose in 4.0

sarge74 — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:21:23 +0000

Back in the day with 3.0 I used to have fun making poses to use later. I think I used a Daz script called a pose exporter. Now that I'm finally getting the hang of 4.0, I can't seem to find anything like that currently. I tried saving a pose under File/Save As/ Pose Preset... but it saves it as a .dsb not a pz2. I kept my old runtime form 3.0 because I had it organized just like I wanted it and have not tried the new way 4.0 organizes content. The .dsb file will not pull up in my pose files to use. I can find it when I just look at the folder in windows, but Daz won't give it to me to use on a new scene and model.
Can anyone point me in the direction of a good tutorial or tell me how to create and save new poses in my library for future use?
Thanks

gen x

Trisha — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:17:17 +0000

Hiya,

Does gen x not work with the newest version of daz studio or is it just me?

EliteHumanSurfaceShader included with reby Sky bundle

Serene Night — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:05:25 +0000

I bought the Reby sky for Victoria 4, bundle, and it came with an elite human surface shader. Unfortunately, there are no instructions on how to use this product. The file Includes a REadme, just lists the filenames installed, but not where it is located, or anything useful to figuring out how to use it.

This is the store link to the item: http://www.daz3d.com/shop/elite-human-surface-shader/

Can anyone tell me how to use this item?

Script failure - Genesis V4 Pose Adjust

3dOutlaw — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:11:47 +0000

I have used this script many times on Genesis, and can still do so on a new scene. It is found here: http://www.sharecg.com/v/60135/browse/21/DAZ-Studio/Genesis-V4-pose-adjust-script

Basically it corrects poses that were for V4 for Genesis.

My current Genesis scene/figure, though, get the following when I execute it? Any thoughts?

Executing DAZ Script file: V:/Hobbies/Daz/Studio/content/scripts/My Library/Scripts/Genesis V4 pose adjust.ds
WARNING: Script Error: Line 41
WARNING: TypeError: Result of expression 'oZRotCtrl' [null] is not an object.
WARNING: Stack Trace:
()@:41
Error in script execution!

Installation of Hiro 4 and Girl 4 in DAZ 4.5

JerryW — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:25:05 +0000

I have installers for Hiro 4 and Girl 4 and they will not install to DAZ 4.5. I get a message that says that the installer cannot find the Poser executable. Are there .ZIP files available for these like for V4 and M4?

Need Help with UberSurface2

agsears_f6a68cb825 — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:56:39 +0000

Whenever I use UberSurface2 or its upgrade, it always reduces my surfaces to only five settings: UV Set, Smooth, Angle, Diffuse Color, and Opacity Strength.

Attempting to use UberSurface2 presets yields the same results.

Following the instructions on Omnifreaker's site doesn't work. Nothing matches what happens. No matter what method I use, it always ruins the surfaces.

What am I doing wrong? I am using DS4.5.1.6.

Any help will be greatly appreciated,

Alexa :)

DAZ Studio 4.5 - Now crashes, no previous problems

AeonicB — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:40:38 +0000

Trying to boot DAZ Studio so I can use it with Vue 8, since my version of Poser is a touch too high (2010.)

It was fine before, but now it quits upon opening, citing what I think is the Optitex plugin.

(I'd post the error, but it seems to bork.)

Photoshop CS 6 Extended, problems with DAZ Studio

Norrie — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:11:17 +0000

I've downloaded Photoshop CS 6 Extended on the free months trial. I've spent all day working on it (it's nearly 11 pm here in Scotland now) I've got the hang of most of it I think, watching the tutorial on You Tube. But once I've squared up my artwork (a tattoo) onto the imported body, Photoshop freezes my computer. I can't transfer it back to DAZ Studio 4.5 (64 bit) . Then I've got to start again. When I close DAZ I find I've got to re-install the Photoshop Bridge into DAZ on opening it again. Is there another more stable program I can use instead of Photoshop? I'm not going to fork out over £300 for something that crashes every time!!!!!!

subtle poses for V5 trouble

Fabe — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:25:32 +0000

I'm having a some trouble with subtle poses for V5. I've installed every thing but when I go to the contend folder it's empty and a search of my hard drive does not turn up the files. I've tried re-downloading and reinstalling but that is not helping. could I be missing a installation file? the only one I have is 15104_SubtlePosesV5_1.0_ds.exe.

genesis making its own modifications

amrty01_076e2c5ea7 — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:54:26 +0000

Hello i am not sure if this is the exact place to put this thread but here it goes.
I have just upgraded my Daz Studio from 4 to 4.5 and there seems to be a few issues with old content and genesis. when i first started 4.5 with the recommended packages installed and Genesis loaded like the warrior princess and thanks to another post here in the forum i was able to "fix" that issue but due to me not really knowing what is going on when Daz loads things there are a few errors like Genesis still loading like a female instead of being genderless and when i go to change the model a bit like to Michael 5 it gives him breasts and makes his butt bigger. i have looked at the log file several times to figure out what is going on i had several duplication errors so i tried uninstalling several things that it said were duplicates and now i have a huge number of missing files but no more duplicates. any help anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated.

going to install 4.5,what about my old stuff?

Fabe — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:11:42 +0000

OK I'm going to install 4.5 but I would like to how whats going to happen to all my current content. Am I going to lose all of it requiring me to reinstall it all or will it still be there after 4.5 is up and running?

Having problems saving in new daz compared to old 4.0

Shadowl1980 — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:05:30 +0000

Since people can't seem to get what I am saying I've included a piture walkthrough of what my problem is.

Where did Genesis Go?

whengothgetseven_a079d63ec1 — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:48:50 +0000

I just installed 4.5 ( whatever decimal, the last one! ), and it edited my old 3.1. Found that very odd seeing they are 'supposed' to be separate entities. I was able to fix that one and get 3 back like I had it. Took two days, but I did it.

After the new install from 4.1 to 4.5, the base Genesis figure went MIA! I looked in every file/folder, it wasn't there! So I went through the process again, and added D|S 4.5 to my cart, so I could get the base Genesis files again. Downloaded and installed the Genesis Basic Essentials again, and still Genesis does not come up in any of folders. I know it's there as I van load V5. You can't load her without Genesis. But, Genesis on its own is not loadable anywhere from my folders and files. So, where or where did my Genesis go?

This is getting more and more frustrating as the software does not actually advance, it kicks you in the face and laughs. The new content management is horrid! As people can see by all the complaints here. You have to add the "POSER" files for new content to show up? What is going on with that?

Man! I wish I could just ask a question without the anger, but thats just not possible anymore. I am not new to the software, yet I may just be new to other software soon if a fully stable version of D|S isn't written.

Now that I have vented..........

So where did my base Genesis go? Why did it vanish? Why doesn't my old "Migrated" content show up in my files? There are just too many questions!

I'm not happy being a lab rat you can test on. It's not fair to me or any users.