Technical Help (nuts n bolts) - Daz 3D Forums

All downloads are failing? Is it me or are others seeing this?

Aabacus — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 12:43:54 +0000

I can't get DIM to download anything. Download Failed. Anyone else?

Fit G2M clothing to G2F

LynZem — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:35:29 +0000

I was going through old Genesis-2 clothing, and for grins was putting G2M outfits on a G2F. As I expected, things like thighs, hips, and chests didn't fit well. Just curious if there is any kind of script to add G2F fits to G2M clothing? Looks like it would be quite mechanical/repeatable. I have no urgent need for this, but would expand my options. (Ultimately, would use in Poser2014 DSON, but that might not be relevant)

External eGPU setup for my Mac

mattdesmarais — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 08:42:44 +0000

Hi Guys, I'm pretty new to Daz. I'm currently using my MacBook Pro annd am looking to add an externnal GPU with a NVIDIA card. Does anyone hwva any suggestions on what case and card would be a good option that won't financially cripple me!?

Thanks in advance

Help Please: Rigging a Belly Chain

aaráribel caađo — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 01:47:00 +0000

I have a couple of belly chains in my collection and I like them, but they don't fit the character I typically put them on. I can model a chain in Modo easily and have it follow a path, but that's not very flexible for Daz. The chains I have have morphs that expand/shrink them in various parts (side, belly, etc.) to make them more flexible, but I'm not sure if that's the best approach. Does anyone have experience with this? Tips for the way to make it as flexible as possible?

Spotrender crashes

Loony — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 22:58:32 +0000

Hi,

anyone can read the code and tell my why my Spotrender crashes? I made a ~2 Hour render and wanna "clean" parts via spotrender, but it crashes :(

2020-06-29 00:53:48.269 Iray [INFO] - MATCNV:RENDER ::   1.0   MATCNV rend info : found 386 textures, 84 lambdas (38 unique)
2020-06-29 00:53:48.279 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Emitter geometry import (4 light sources with 3370 triangles, 1 instance) took 0.000s
2020-06-29 00:53:48.279 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Updating environment.
2020-06-29 00:53:50.083 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Updating backplate.
2020-06-29 00:53:50.085 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Updating lens.
2020-06-29 00:53:50.085 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Updating lights.
2020-06-29 00:53:50.085 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Updating object flags.
2020-06-29 00:53:50.085 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Updating caustic portals.
2020-06-29 00:53:50.085 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Updating decals.
2020-06-29 00:53:50.090 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\pluginsource\DzIrayRender\dzneuraymgr.cpp(305): Iray [WARNING] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend warn : The 'iray_optix_prime' scene option is no longer supported.
2020-06-29 00:53:50.102 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Allocating 1-layer frame buffer
2020-06-29 00:53:50.116 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Using batch scheduling, caustic sampler disabled
2020-06-29 00:53:50.116 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Initializing local rendering.
2020-06-29 00:53:50.151 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Rendering with 1 device(s):
2020-06-29 00:53:50.151 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : 	CUDA device 0 (GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER)
2020-06-29 00:53:50.151 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Rendering...
2020-06-29 00:53:50.151 Iray [VERBOSE] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.9   IRAY   rend progr: CUDA device 0 (GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER): Processing scene...
2020-06-29 00:53:50.423 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.5   IRAY   rend info : Using OptiX version 6.1.2
2020-06-29 00:53:50.428 Iray [VERBOSE] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.5   IRAY   rend stat : Geometry memory consumption: 1.63449 GiB (device 0), 0 B (host)
2020-06-29 00:53:50.449 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.5   IRAY   rend info : Initializing OptiX for CUDA device 0
2020-06-29 00:54:08.282 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\pluginsource\DzIrayRender\dzneuraymgr.cpp(305): Iray [ERROR] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.5   IRAY   rend error: Unable to allocate 67108864 bytes from 2834303385 bytes of available device memory
2020-06-29 00:54:08.290 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\pluginsource\DzIrayRender\dzneuraymgr.cpp(305): Iray [ERROR] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.9   IRAY   rend error: CUDA device 0 (GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER): Scene setup failed
2020-06-29 00:54:08.315 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\pluginsource\DzIrayRender\dzneuraymgr.cpp(305): Iray [ERROR] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.9   IRAY   rend error: CUDA device 0 (GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER): Device failed while rendering
2020-06-29 00:54:08.317 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\pluginsource\DzIrayRender\dzneuraymgr.cpp(305): Iray [WARNING] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.9   IRAY   rend warn : All available GPUs failed.
2020-06-29 00:54:08.319 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\pluginsource\DzIrayRender\dzneuraymgr.cpp(305): Iray [WARNING] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.9   IRAY   rend warn : No devices activated. Enabling CPU fallback.
2020-06-29 00:54:08.330 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\pluginsource\DzIrayRender\dzneuraymgr.cpp(305): Iray [ERROR] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.9   IRAY   rend error: All workers failed: aborting render
2020-06-29 00:54:08.352 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : CPU: using 12 cores for rendering
2020-06-29 00:54:08.353 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Rendering with 1 device(s):
2020-06-29 00:54:08.353 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : 	CPU
2020-06-29 00:54:08.353 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Rendering...
2020-06-29 00:54:08.366 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.5   IRAY   rend info : Using Embree 2.8.0
2020-06-29 00:54:08.366 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.5   IRAY   rend info : Initializing Embree
2020-06-29 00:54:08.376 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\pluginsource\DzIrayRender\dzneuraymgr.cpp(305): Iray [ERROR] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.9   IRAY   rend error: CPU: Scene setup failed
2020-06-29 00:54:08.376 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\pluginsource\DzIrayRender\dzneuraymgr.cpp(305): Iray [ERROR] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.9   IRAY   rend error: CPU: Device failed while rendering
2020-06-29 00:54:08.381 Iray [VERBOSE] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.9   IRAY   rend progr: CPU: Processing scene...
2020-06-29 00:54:08.381 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\pluginsource\DzIrayRender\dzneuraymgr.cpp(305): Iray [ERROR] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.9   IRAY   rend error: All workers failed: aborting render
2020-06-29 00:54:08.390 Iray Render error: Internal rendering error.
2020-06-29 00:54:08.895 Saved image: C:\Users\Loony\AppData\Roaming\DAZ 3D\Studio4\temp\d3.png
2020-06-29 00:54:08.983 Loaded image d3.png
2020-06-29 00:54:09.040 Finished Rendering
2020-06-29 00:54:50.491 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Device statistics:
2020-06-29 00:54:50.491 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : CPU: 	 0 iterations, 0.018s init, 0.005s render

I restarted daz3d already but ... doesnt helped.

I will now also try a PC restart, maybe someone can help

Parenting alters the position of a character....

IsaacNewton — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 09:54:22 +0000

If I parent one figure (G8f) to another (G8f), the parented figure moves (or scales) relative to the figure I am parenting to. I have the scale value on both figures locked. I have the "parent in place" option checked.

This issue does not seem to occur with all G8f figures. Can anyone suggest what the problem may be and what to do about it?

How to save character to archive

UGAROMIX — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 05:41:09 +0000

Hi, I created my characters and would like to sell it or just give it to another person. Help me with saving the character to the archive. Perhaps there is a step-by-step tutorial on this topic. I have been tossing around this for 4 days, but nothing works, please help

Zev0 Glute Control for Genesis 8 Female Error (SOLVED)

Simon183570 — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 20:27:19 +0000

Hello,

The Glute control will not load with the G8F figure and gives an error:

"An error occurred while reading the file, see the log file for more details"

Here are the details:

2020-06-30 15:57:33.750 Loading script: /Users/Computer/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Daz Connect Library/data/cloud/1_46011/people/genesis 8 female/poses/glute control pose & puppeteer/g8f glute control product support.dsa
2020-06-30 15:57:33.751 WARNING: Script Error: Line 1
2020-06-30 15:57:33.751 WARNING: SyntaxError: Parse error
2020-06-30 15:57:33.751 WARNING: Stack Trace:
()@/Users/Computer/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Daz Connect Library/data/cloud/1_46011/people/genesis 8 female/poses/glute control pose & puppeteer/g8f glute control product support.dsa:1
2020-06-30 15:57:33.751 Error in script execution: /Users/Computer/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Daz Connect Library/data/cloud/1_46011/people/genesis 8 female/poses/glute control pose & puppeteer/g8f glute control product support.dsa

There is an exclamation mark in the thumbnail library.

I have installed the product via the internal DAZ Smart Content tab.

All other Zev0 morph packs install and work as advertised.

DazStudio 4.10.0.123
Mac OS 10.13.6

Is this fixable?

Thanks

Daz Studio bloating in memory after shutdown

kyoto kid — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 08:01:49 +0000

...Lately I am seeing Daz 4.8 hang for a long time in memory after the programme's been closed. I have been watching it now in Windows Task Manager and it bloated from around 1.5 GB to over 2.8 GB even though the programme is no longer is open. After a while it kind of just sits there going up and down in size by a couple hundred MB or so, then finally begins to fully dump from memory, but very, very, very slowly. It finally completed some 20 min after I originally closed the programme.

This began to occur over the last couple months whereas before, even after working on a very "heavy" scene, it would exit from memory much quicker. When this occurs, I have to just let it do whatever it is doing as closing a process prematurely can corrupt files and this is one scene I don't want that to happen to after all the work I put into it..

Hanging in memory for a long time like this was an issue back in the ver. 2.0 - 2.3 days which, as I understand then, was related to a memory leak somewhere in the code.

Can't Install DAZ ???

myutogaru — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:19:43 +0000

I've been a long time DAZ user and now for some reason when I decided to update through DAZ Central it won't actually install DAZ.

I click "install" it asks if I want to allow DAZ Install Manager Helper to make changes, I click "yes" nothing happens.

Open DAZ Install Manager, I go to "Ready to Install" tab, DAZ 4.12 shows up, I click "Install", it goes from 0-100% and moves into the "Installed" tab, nothing happens. No DAZ.exe anywhere to be found, no desktop shortcut. What am I missing????

The hands of most of my characters aren't rendering with Iray?

TheRenderer — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 14:04:16 +0000

The discussion title pretty much says it all.
I can see the hands of my characters just fine (via Iray) in the auxiliary viewport but when I actually go to render my figures, their hands are missing!
Every character I've used to this point has had the same issue and I haven't been able to find a quick-fix solution. I checked that the body parts weren't hidden, I updated my drivers on Nvidia, I tried restarting the software... Nothing is working and this has put a complete stop to my work. Anyone know what's going on?

I attached a pretty simple example of what's going on below.

Non-PC User needs help

dzweigel — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 01:26:35 +0000

Hi all,

I've working with 3D since Poser 1.0 was released. I switched to Daz|Studio awhile ago to take advantage of Genesis 3. Once 4.9 iRay was launched, it became harder to get the renders that I wanted, so I bought a PC (below are the specs). Since 4.12 the system is very sluggish. Openning files take for ever and after awhile working thing slow down.

So here is my questions - If I get a second graphics card would the speed improve? I also have very large libraries, should I pair-down to a slimmer work environment?

System Specs:

I5-7500 @ 3.40Ghz

16Gb RAM

Win10 latest build

NVida - GTX1060 with 6Gb

Daz|Studio running from internal SSD

Librabies running from external USB-3 HDD

Pose controls taking a VERY long time to edit.

dyersevedave — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 08:43:31 +0000

Hello all,

I've noticed recently that when I attempt to change poses or morphs on a model, Daz is taking an extremely long time to make even the smallest of changes. Sometimes up to a minute. This wasn't a problem before, and I suspect it may have something to do with what morphs/poses I have installed slowing it down. That said, I'm unsure of what to do about this as the poses/morphs I have are ones that I find very useful.

Do I have any options aside from deleting my poses/morphs?

Thank you to anyone who takes their time to reply.

PC Specs:
AMD Ryzen 3900X.
ASUS TUF X570 MBoard.
RTX 2070 Super.
32gb 3600mhz RAM.

First item in shop broken

Loony — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:02:19 +0000

There is some product that doesnt show up correct :(

Also tested in private browser without cache/login/addon.

I was able to click the "add to cart" button:

https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-office-chic-outfit-for-genesis-8-females

Its this :<

dforce Thicket for Genesis 8 Male does not work for me

Lothar Weber — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:09:13 +0000

I can`t get https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-thicket-for-genesis-8-male to work. Only small branches are visible even after Render.

What is the proper way to utilize merchant resource shaders?

brian71_us_5e91777928 — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 14:36:36 +0000

I have purchased several shader sets such as Exotic Leather Shader Presets 1 that are specifically stated to be merchant resources. I would like to be able to use these in creating clothing items but am unsure what the proper procedure is. Adding the shaders to the clothing items is pretty simple but obviously I can't ship the shaders themselves with the product.

Is there documentation or a tutorial somewhere?

Figure Setup

nazmy2_a263cf7a4b — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 12:26:56 +0000

In the Figure Setup pane what is the content type drop-down for?

i keep losing the desk top incon..program also...?

1234MATT — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 22:18:14 +0000

Hey,,its like i no longer have permission to use Daz....? every time i install program ,install content,,,it all disappears..i am not uninstalling any thing,,would you take a look if i need to open a ticket please let me know...thanks

"Install Manager Default Filters" in DIM Updates?

lana_lass — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:21:02 +0000

Has anyone had "Install Manager Default Filters" appear in their DIM product updates list today? DIM did an update today before I could login and now I've got this appearing. However, while the name may be somewhat self-explanatory, I don't know what it is exactly and as a general rule I don't install things to my computer when I don't know what they are lol. I think it's a good rule.

Pic of what I'm talking about attached.

Warning - fixable or just continue on and ignore them?

gitika1 — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 02:46:34 +0000

While viewing my log file to see if I could find a clue as to why AM's new Snow Leopard crashes DS everytimetime I use it, I came across these warning lines for each time DS is opened:

WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\pluginsource\DzIrayRender\dzneuraymgr.cpp(419): Could not add path: "C:/Users/BlazingOwl/AppData/Roaming/DAZ 3D/Studio4/shaders/iray". Due to unknown error -2
WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\pluginsource\DzIrayRender\dzneuraymgr.cpp(419): Could not add path: "C:/Users/BlazingOwl/AppData/Roaming/DAZ 3D/Studio4/temp/shaders/iray". Due to unknown error -2

There is no such folder in Studio4; only ShaderBuilder or ShaderMixer

However, a couple of lines later is this:

Iray [INFO] - PLUG:PLUGIN :: 0.0 PLUG plug info : Loaded library "C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\libs\iray\axf_importer.dll".
plus another 14.

What is the problem with the first two warnings? Is there something I need to do, to fix it?

Also, I have a plethora of this warning:

WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\pluginsource\DzIrayRender\dzneuraymgr.cpp(305): Iray [WARNING] - IRAY:RENDER :: 1.0 IRAY rend warn : The 'iray_optix_prime' scene option is no longer supported.

during every DS session.

Build 4.12.0.86 (I didn't update the latest patch since there were threads about issues)

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

4.6.0 NVIDIA 442.92

Bump map problems in version 4.12.1.117

ArtisanS — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 16:32:03 +0000

I have a problem in version 4.12 of DAZ. Height maps from Substance Painter could be used in the bump channel of the standard iRay shader. You could cranck them up to 50 and this would ad some subtle details to a render. In version 4.12 a regular square dimple pattern appears on all my models. I can mitigate this through the removal of the Bump map. I checked if Substance Painter was the problem so i made a neutral grey "bumpmap" and was rewarded with the same pattern.

Does anyone have any ideas? I got the latest Windows release last week (problem persisted) and I installed the latest NVidia drivers for my 980TI. I tried rendering in the Viewport, using CPU and GPU no change.....only when I disable the height map all looks normal. In 4.11 all was well.

Greets, ArtisanS

P.S. the Bump scale with the scale of the PNG....4096 means more but smaller dimples....but the .png is still neutral grey......beats me!

DAZ IRAY won't stop Crashing

DrowElfMorwen — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 20:22:19 +0000

I can't figure out why, but I do know this only happens when I try to render in IRAY. It doesn't happen every time, though. The crashes keep hapening when I use Painter's Lights, though, or the "dramatic IRAY lighting".

I did screen-cap this error, but I honestly have no idea what it means. Any help would be appreciated.

High heels pose

gergun91_e50ddd5a25 — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 18:20:28 +0000

Hello everyone! First I wish healty days. I have spike heels pump for G8F. My problem is I have to apply highheel pose for every different poses. Thank you.

Way to organize (and get rid of) Unwanted expression dials

Serene Night — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 02:11:08 +0000

I'd love it if there was a way to organize and get rid of unwanted expression dials. I have thousands, and quite frankly some of them just don't work for me. I'd love an easy way to remove them, without rooting around in the data folder for the exact morph.

Missing textures when exporting Obj

KN — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 01:35:39 +0000

Hello there,

I hope this message finds you all well and safe.

The textures of my models are missing when I export them in OBJ format.

The same files come with textures when exported as FBX format.

How can I export my models as OBJ with textures?

Thank you,

_Ken

Advice for a Pre-Built Desktop for Rendering

Elemental Flame — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 19:07:00 +0000

I'll preface all of this by saying I am not tech savvy. I know building a PC is a lot cheaper than getting a pre-built but the task is daunting and it's not something I am comfortable doing.

I bought my current computer for gaming before I ever considered doing 3D art. It has done better than I expected but it still struggles. With my tax refund I'd like to get myself a computer specifically for this. A computer made for this and only this, where loading assets is faster, working in the viewport is smoother, and rendering is quicker.

Right now I have an Intel i7 7700 3.6GHz Quad Core, GeForceGTX 1060 6GB, 16 GB DDR4. If I have something in my scene that is set for more than SubD 2 my computer will just turn off when I click render.

I've always bought bargain computers, usually on on Cyber Monday, but now I would like something that is overkill. I do not want to consider upgrading for some time. I'm super nervous about pulling the trigger with such hefty price tags though when there's things I don't understand. I figure some more knowledgeable people could help me out.

I've only ever had Intel chipsets in every computer I've ever owned. My Googling has taught me that rendering is best done by your CPU and it will use all cores. So more cores are better. Intel chipsets seem to max out at 8 cores. It's double what I have, but I am seeing AMD Ryzen Chipsets with 10, 16, even 32 cores on Newegg. Would a Ryzen or a Threadripper with more cores be hands down better than an Intel i9 chipset with 8 cores?

I have two bookmarked on Newegg at the moment. Am I on the right track or am I way off base? And if there's any other websites with pre-builts I could be looking at please feel free to educate me.

AMD Threadripper - https://www.newegg.com/p/1VK-01UA-000W1?Item=9SIAK3P9MM1168

Intel i9 - https://www.newegg.com/p/1VK-001S-00317?Item=9SIAC3J99H6221

Note: I'll probably end up buying a larger SSD to store all of my Daz art assets.

Thank you for your time!

Texture Not working correctly.

acharyapolina — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 15:13:33 +0000

Hello, I need some help with a project i am currently working on. I build this Scifi Chair. But the base as you can see is silver coloured. It is suposed to be dark metal like the seat is, but every single time I import it into Daz3D and i asign the texture to it, it looks like this.

I use blender for modeling and I have tried as many things as i could think up to fix this problum but I am at my wits end. Any help is greatly apriciated!!!!! If you maybe have had this same problum and know how to fix it.

So I have tried exporting the 3D model from daz, then back into blender, then back into daz.

I tryed flipping normals.

I tryed exporting as FBX, then importing as OBJ in blender then exporting as OBJ and then into Daz.

I tryed redoing the texture.

Nothing has worked so far.

Any help Please!!!!!

Thank you all.

When I load up Daz studio Nothing shows up

germishaj — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 12:00:33 +0000

I tried uninstalling and restarting my computer and nothing is working

Weird Eyes with Face Transfer

brandonmhayward5959110 — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 20:13:06 +0000

When I use Daz's face transfer the eyes are grainy and speckled.

Is there a fix for this?

Thanks

Lighting: IRay Render =/= Texture Shaded

ayndrek — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 22:57:01 +0000

Hello,

I'm trying to set up some dramatic lighting for my scene, and while it works in regular texture shaded view, as soon as I flip to IRay, the "dramatic" element seems to vanish... Do you have an idea as to what I could be doing wrong? It's like as soon as I'm in IRay, there's a certain ambient light that softens everything by default (mind you, I only have one spotlight from the left, and one point light from the right).