I just found out about refunds and I would like to know in which cases it applies, is there a time limit for requesting a refund? For me there are 3 types of items, there are those I use, those I no longer use and those I consider badly made, in my case I would like to be refunded for items that I consider badly made and that I can not use for several reasons, in this sense is there a quantity limit? for example 10 items?

in advance thank you ;)

Windows 10x64
Core i7-8700k
Z390-A Pro Board
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1018
32GB Ram
Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD

I am trying to play with DS but smart content/cms will not start since last reboot.  I think I see it running in the task manager.  I have been changing the port number with no luck.  I did not edit out the user name Vroto because that is not my real name but the name of a turtle I used to have long time ago.

I added a screenshot of the smart content showing no installed content.

 CPU and GPU advanced render tab was checked.

 GPU updated drivers was checked.

Thanks for help!

And wow, do I have some questions!

For instance, 

How exactly is HDRI a "projection"? Is it projected from the infinite dome into the scene or from the center of the scene to the infintie dome and then light/color bouncing off the infinite dome back into the scene?

Is the HDRI map simply laid/stretched upon/around an "infinite/finite dome" or is it something that is projected onto this dome?

I have noticed that if I take an HRDI file into Photoshop and resize it and save it as an HDRI, the image looks exactly the same when loaded onto a Daz infinite dome, other than depending on if it is resized larger or smaller the smaller file has a noticeable loss in quality and detail definition but the dome images are the same size.

What is odd is that the relative size of the objects (i.e. the sun or moon etc.) in the HDRI "projection" (if it is a projection) is still the same size!

Is the infinite dome always the same size?

The infinite dome can be rotated on all axis but there is not a resize slider. It seems the infinite dome cannot be translated either, only the finite dome can be translated. That might have solved my dilemma. If I move my figures/objects in the scene further away or closer to the sun/moon, then it distorts the sun/moon so they become oblong and misshapen.

If the infinite dome is a projection, then this would affect the finite dome in different way.

Depending on if the HDRI file is a projection. How is the HDRI file transferred to the finite dome from the infinite dome? Is the image refracted like though a piece of glass from the infinite dome outside to the finite dome inside or is it projected to the finite dome and then onto the infinite dome also? There is a size distortion between the infinite dome to the finite dome. The finite dome shows the sun/moon objects of the infinite dome smaller when inside of it.  Is it a projection from the center of the scene out or projected from the outside dome in?

If this is a projection, how do I adjust the "projector" to make the image/dome size smaller or larger if it is not a projection how to I scale the image wrapped around the dome so the sun/ moon is closer (smaller) or further away (larger)? (I am not referring to the sun/sky only option. This is regarding HDRI skies.)

I bought a pack TerraDome and in the promo pics it shows the sun smaller, but I can't figure out how to resize the sun. I don’t want to make it half as small I want to be able to gradually make it smaller or larger, so it fits precisely into my scene the way I need it.

Any answers to these questions are greatly appreciated.

You can resize the finite dome but that does not affect the image "projected" onto the dome, it remains constant. It seems the image on the finite dome is about half the size of the infinite dome. Do I have to edit a parameter in the HDRI file itself to change the initial dome size?

And if the dome size remains constant, what exactly does the environment lighting resolution slider do especially regarding how many megapixels the HDRI file is? Does it raise and lower the megapixels of the file itself or does it lengthen the ray tracing paths of the HDRI light effect?

If the dome is always the same size, then that would explain why more megapixels makes a more detailed image, but you would think that a larger image would make a larger dome size. This does not seem to be the case. This again leads me back to the question how do I resize the infinite dome or use the finite dome to obtain the same effect? This all boils down to, how do I resize the HDRI sun/moon?

Thanks in advance for any help on this. (really confused) 

Thanks.

It is happening in two different characters in the scene (Michael 8 and Callan) they have them on their arms too. (I hope they are not coming down with something...) :)

They are both being lit by a single ghost light and have a large plane behind the camera and light so it can't be shadows cast by land or objects behind the camera. The sky is set to scene only. 

Any suggestions would be helpful.

This is what I see. I can[t swear to it because I seldom do more than click start, but shouldn't it say "account dennisgray?

Never mind. I got it.

When I open Daz, I get a message "A valid PostgreSQL CMS connection could not be established and the Smart Content library is empty. Daz now crashed twice on me.

What do I need to do to get Daz running smoothly again?

Perplexed as I was able to do this before.

I have a walking figure that I wish to completely reanimate, perhaps several times.

Before resetting the Total and FPS, do I just delete the keypoints?

Or is there a way to clear the timeline with...say...a single click? 

While the advanced view looked really neat and precise at first, it gets cluttered up real quick and once it does left or right clicking anywhere in the timeline crashes Daz. Crashing also occurs when I select a dozen or more things at once - i.e. select children / select all - in the viewport.

Please help 

a long while ago, i read this post/thread about how to deal with hair that cover ears... and continue following with long "elf" ears (or any ears but usually you don't see it). the result is a bunch of triangular hair sticking out of the head instead of the ears peeking out...
there was a simple manip to do on either the figure, or the ears (which wasn't possible by then since it was genesis i think), or the hair or some part of the hair.
or in the morph of the ear... or some morph of the hair.. in the parameter panel, edit (where you have those gears) and uncheck auto-following. NO IDEA WHERE. i tried a few possibilities, to not avail, and honestly, i have absolutely no clue what i'm doing and why.

the only thing i remember was that you were supposed to have something stop auto-following something else.

Starting about 10 days ago any attempt to use Iray render results in a fatal error and closes the program. Can't even do a preview in shade mixer without crashing. I can render using GL (which is a lot faster) but not Iray.  I have a complete uninstall and reinstall without success.

Thanks

I've downloaded and re-downloaded the daz managaer and daz studio multiple times and I keep getting this message.

My firewall is not on when I try to do this. I've also tried just pressing the loggin button and thats when it shows me the message with the bulleted list that I screen shotted below.

The Start CMS button doesn't do anything and i've tried reseting the port to 1800, which people keep suggesting because they use that for most games. Here are the order of the files.

Idk if me being on Catalina has anything to ddo with why it POSTgreSQL is not working, I can't get rid of that symbol hanging over the PagAdmin Logo.

Anybody got any pointers or a solid work around? I 

I've tried to export [the Sexy Stewardess Outfit for Genesis 8 Female in an] FBX file from Daz to reimport it in Rellusion CC3.

Ther are a lot of errors : buttons not in place, deformations on dress...

Have you an issue please ?

Thanks by advance.

Jacques.

Its also happens with few other characters that sue furr like catgirl and german shepherd for dog 8

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The program closes itself... (No error message or anything, simply shuts down)

I recently purchased IDG Iray Essentials for my characters and the skins work fine. However, for some reason the male gential textures will not load.

I'm using Sledgehammer's OMGDK for G8 males. When using G8 Male genital textures from all different kinds of G8 male characters it works fine, but whenever I try using the IDG Iray Essentials texture it doesn't load up at all.

I have tried reinstalling it with smart content, DAZ Install Manager, and manually installing it but still get the same results. I am using Daz Studio 4.12 Pro with Windows 10.

If anyone has any ideas of what I could try I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you for your time and help.

Then when I close it down it tells me "HeadShop closed before it can Create the necessary files" , and the Genesis 8 Morph that was loaded in Daz has just her limps showing, no body or head.

Here's the face on the morph...

And here's a closeup of the problem:

This isn't the first time I've seen this (I have a few others with the same issues), but it's really getting old now. I even tried switching eye packs to try and solve it (no dice). Can anyone suggest a fix that doesn't involve destroying the morph in question, or am I going to have to rebuild it? I'm reasonably sure the all the morphs in question are converted G3F critters, but I can't say for 100% certainty.