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Rural Chateau III not lighting properly

wmiller314 — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:06:38 +0000

Okay, so I recently picked up the Rural Chateau III from Jack Tomalin and the lights don't seem to work. I load the enviroment into the scene, select a lighting mode from the product (for instance late afternoon) and then click on Iray preview and the light is barely noticeble. I try changing the direction of the sun nod that comes with the product. The light direction does not change. I try changing the intensity of the light and nothing changes. I make sure the render settings are set to scene only and still nothing. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Or is there something wrong with the product?

Thanks

A valid PostgreSQL CMS Connection could not be established, Mac not PC.

mmalbrough — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:58:18 +0000

Hey everyone,

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

Ogre camp fire bundle

cradzinski_3dd03228a0 — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:10:23 +0000

There is no link for the Ogre by Josh Crockett ...It would be nice to have the Ogre with the Ogre bundle.

FBX export Problem with Sexy Stewardess Outfit for Genesis 8 Female - SKU:59743

jackerstudio_81e5a08b41 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:20:22 +0000

Hello

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.

Boaris fur not working

coren — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:13:33 +0000

I bought Boaris but his fur is not working, when i load up him in the scene this happens.

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

El Programa se cierra/program closes itself

kaito_kid_bcn_dj — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 20:26:48 +0000

El programa se cierra solo... (Sin mensaje de error ni nada, simplemente se cierra)

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

Problem with coordinates

gonzales3dart — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 10:43:54 +0000

The problem is that when you load a figure (G8F), it is higher than it should be. Does everyone have such a problem in Daz Studio 4.12 or just me?

IDG Iray Essentials Not Working for Male Anatomical elements

Doku3500 — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 10:42:42 +0000

Hello,

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.

HeadShop 12 Problem, Not Loading Properly "Please Help"

jubie — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 01:51:04 +0000

So I just Purchased this and followed all directions on the install, double checked everything like they asked to make sure it was installed the right way, when I open Daz 4.12 and go to Edit / Start HeadShop , everything seems fine until I get to the "The create new project window" it does not open all the way, and HeadShop Loader window says waiting for HeadShop and my mouse curser has the Hour Glass when I am in DAZ, when I move the Mouse into the Create a New Project Window the mouse is fine and I can even start the project but the window is so small that it just is not loaded all the way, and its not like I can expand it

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.

Morph-based texture tearing

DarkSpartan — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 03:59:38 +0000

Okay, I have a morph kit for an asian characterthat's most decidedly creating a problem

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.

Genesis 8 female crashing

phat_player42 — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 06:05:33 +0000

When i load up genesis 8 female before it finishes loading it just crashes daz... The male ones dont do it but for some reason genesis 8 female does.

Heres some text from the log

dzassetdaz.cpp(4930): Could not find parent for modifier: FHMSusannah.
2020-03-06 20:23:32.236 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1431): Failed to prepare modifier: FHMSusannah!
2020-03-06 20:23:32.602 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1442): Failed to create modifier: FHMSusannah!
2020-03-06 20:23:32.854 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(7841): Could not find reference: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/3D%20Universe/G8F/ctrlMouthOH.dsf#ctrlMouthOH?value
2020-03-06 20:23:32.854 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(1451): Failed to create alias!
2020-03-06 20:23:33.487 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMWaistWidth.dsf#PBMWaistWidth?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Zeddicuss/Z%20Slender%20Model/Z%20SM%20Slender%20Model.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.492 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMKneeBonesSize.dsf#PBMKneeBonesSize?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Zeddicuss/Z%20Slender%20Model/Z%20SM%20Slender%20Model.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.492 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMHipSize.dsf#PBMHipSize?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Zeddicuss/Z%20Slender%20Model/Z%20SM%20Slender%20Model.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.496 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMHipBoneSize.dsf#PBMHipBoneSize?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Zeddicuss/Z%20Slender%20Model/Z%20SM%20Slender%20Model.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.496 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMCalvesSize.dsf#PBMCalvesSize?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Zeddicuss/Z%20Slender%20Model/Z%20SM%20Slender%20Model.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.500 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMBreastsSmall.dsf#PBMBreastsSmall?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Zeddicuss/Z%20Slender%20Model/Z%20SM%20Slender%20Model.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.500 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMBreastsSize.dsf#PBMBreastsSize?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Zeddicuss/Z%20Slender%20Model/Z%20SM%20Slender%20Model.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.504 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/FBMVoluptuous.dsf#FBMVoluptuous?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Zeddicuss/Z%20Slender%20Model/Z%20SM%20Slender%20Model.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.504 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/FBMThin.dsf#FBMThin?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Zeddicuss/Z%20Slender%20Model/Z%20SM%20Slender%20Model.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.508 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/FBMFitnessDetails.dsf#FBMFitnessDetails?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Zeddicuss/Z%20Slender%20Model/Z%20SM%20Slender%20Model.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.508 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/FBMBodyTone.dsf#FBMBodyTone?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Zeddicuss/Z%20Slender%20Model/Z%20SM%20Slender%20Model.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.603 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/D%3A/Trabajo/DAZ/%21%21Glutes%20Utilities/Dformer%20Glutes.duf#D-Former_1-1?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Soto/Glutes%20Utilities/PBMGlutesUtilitiesUnderCurve.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.643 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/SCLChestWidth.dsf#SCLChestWidth?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Silver/Crystal/FBMCrystal.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.648 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/CTRLGluteCrease.dsf#CTRLGluteCrease?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Silver/Crystal/FBMCrystal.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.648 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/CTRLFitness.dsf#CTRLFitness?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Silver/Crystal/FBMCrystal.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.652 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMWaistWidth.dsf#PBMWaistWidth?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Silver/Crystal/FBMCrystal.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.652 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMSternumWidth.dsf#PBMSternumWidth?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Silver/Crystal/FBMCrystal.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.656 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMShinsSize.dsf#PBMShinsSize?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Silver/Crystal/FBMCrystal.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.656 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMLoveHandles.dsf#PBMLoveHandles?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Silver/Crystal/FBMCrystal.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.660 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMHipSize.dsf#PBMHipSize?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Silver/Crystal/FBMCrystal.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.660 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMGlutesWidth.dsf#PBMGlutesWidth?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Silver/Crystal/FBMCrystal.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.663 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMGlutesUpperDepth.dsf#PBMGlutesUpperDepth?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Silver/Crystal/FBMCrystal.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.663 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMGlutesLowerDepth.dsf#PBMGlutesLowerDepth?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Silver/Crystal/FBMCrystal.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.667 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMBreastsShape06.dsf#PBMBreastsShape06?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Silver/Crystal/FBMCrystal.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.667 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMBreastsShape03.dsf#PBMBreastsShape03?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Silver/Crystal/FBMCrystal.dsf
2020-03-06 20:23:33.671 WARNING: ..\..\..\..\..\src\sdksource\fileinput\dzassetdaz.cpp(5759): Could not find output property for formula: Genesis8Female:/data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/DAZ%203D/Body/PBMBreastsShape02.dsf#PBMBreastsShape02?value in file : /data/DAZ%203D/Genesis%208/Female/Morphs/Silver/Crystal/FBMCrystal.dsf

Character Converter from Genesis 3 Female to Genesis 8 Female

rumpot — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:30:02 +0000

Does this also move the HD morphs?

Daz doesn't recognize Genesis 2 anymore

retiretomaui — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 21:31:08 +0000

About a week ago, Daz Studio started acting weird. Specifically, whenever a Genesis 2 character is loaded and selected, nothing pops up in Smart Content. Oh, the content for Genesis 2 is still there, but it won't come up. If I'm able to pull up a piece of warddrobe, for example, it will not autofit to a Gen 2 character. Any ideas on how to fix this? Genesis, Gen 3 and Gen 8 characters don't have this issue, just Genesis 2.

Thanks!

Bob

Any recomendation for build setup pc in 2020 for daz iray render

sastrahitam — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 09:44:24 +0000

Any recomendation for build setup pc in 2020 for daz iray render , i have visit the System Recommendations for DAZ Studio 4+ [ https://helpdaz.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/207530513-System-Recommendations-for-DAZ-Studio-4- ]

its need to be update [ 2016 ] ... Can someone recommended setup build pc between 1500 U$ to 2000 U$ pc build .. what the most important part ?

Eyes point at camera not working

IsaacNewton — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 10:02:53 +0000

If I select the (g8f) eyes and then in the Parameter Tab change "Point To" to the current camera, the eyes then look at some point well above the current camera. Anyone know how to make the eyes point AT the camera?

Tried making some boots but posing is only partially working

unused account - glossedsfm — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 05:57:15 +0000

Hi,

EDIT NVM i got it all figured out and it works fine now.

I made a pair of boots using the steps in the link below but only difference is its for a G8 instead of a G3. If i turn on the joints for the boots in joint editor i can rotate the bones. But if i select the figure and go to the posing tab i select the 'knee up" slider and the boots dont move. Also if i try and put a pose on the figure the boots dont move either. Did i miss a step or are the steps completely different for G8?

https://www.deviantart.com/amyaimei/art/Making-high-heels-shoes-for-DAZ-Genesis-3-Female-621289397

Scene disappears between keyframes

mumia76 — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 19:19:14 +0000

I was trying to do an animated scene, everything was going fine adding keyframes, then I noticed after about the 6th or 7th that if I click anywhere on the timeline that is not a full keyframe everything disappears from the viewport, even the grid is invisible.

WTH?

No I did not mess up the camera pose the scene disappears even in named views without using the camera.

My Texture shaded got all screwed up! How to Fix it?

alex86fire — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 17:46:01 +0000

Help please,

I don't know what happened but now when I view something in texture shaded in the viewport (actually everything except wire shaded or Nvidia Iray) I get weird artifacts.

I tried restarting Daz, even my PC.

Not sure what to do next.

Product Downloads

crossmlk_a949763252 — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 23:56:42 +0000

I have had a few instances where a product will seem to download but then when I open it up the items in the product aren't available. For instance a wardrobe item where it appears to be downloaded but when I open it up all the items like the pants, shirt, shoes just show a picture frame with a triangle with an exclaimation point in it. I get an error notice when I try to load these.

I've reinstalled but the same thing has happened. Any body have any ideas?

Rendering Mei Lin with 3Delight Problem

subtl3 — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 22:40:32 +0000

I am using 3Delight with no light rendering. The Mei Lin skin has some black stripes.

Any idea on why? and what is the fix?

https://ibb.co/f83Dkd8

SOLVED! Ease of access for Scripts and tools

alex86fire — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 19:42:51 +0000

Hi all,

I have 2 questions related to ease of use of various tools and scripts I have.

1. I find myself using the Fit Control script very often. Is there any way to create a shortcut for it or add it to the menu or anything like that? Anything that makes it easier to access than having to go to the product each time.

2. I saw that some people have a more comprehensive top bar with more tools. I would like to add some commonly used tools there as well but I don't know how to do it. Any ideas?

Thank you.

Deleting animation

vksouw_5fc57ce3ce — Mon, 28 May 2012 16:56:43 +0000

How do I delete animation from a scene?

Example: I start with an original scene, containing one figure, that has one frame in the timeline. I add ten frames to the timeline, then change the figure pose in frame #10, thus creating some simple animation. Then I save the scene.

Now, I want to revert that scene back to the original scene (frame #1 only, with no additional frames, and no animation). I re-open the scene, set the total number of frames from 11 back to 1, and save the scene. Now it *looks* like I've accomplished what I wanted: I see one figure, in its original pose, with only a single frame. But if I now set to total number of frames to 11 in order to create new animation, I see that it does not create 10 new frames, but instead recreates the 10 frames (and resulting animation) that I had previously deleted.

I'm running DAZStudio4 on a MacBookPro, but I've had this problem for every previous version of DAZStudio as well.

PostgreSQL problem after DB Mantenance

insensibile — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 05:35:04 +0000

After a reset and the reinport of the database DAZ Studio decided to stop working asking for connection to a valid PostgreSQL database. I tried everything I know about the recovery and I followed the indications reported in the link too: https://helpdaz.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/207812393-PostgreSQL-Connection-Error-and-No-Smart-Content

Apparently there is no way to have the smart content back. The content libraries perfectly work.

Does anybody have any other suggestion?

This software surprises me more and more.
God bless Blender!!

Gwendolyn HD For Genesis 8 Female icons missing

IsaacNewton — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 08:17:41 +0000

I just bought and installed (via DIM) Gwendolyn HD For Genesis 8 Female. The morphs show in the Shaping Tab, but there are no icons for the product in the Smart Content Tab. I did a search via the All Products Tab search box but nothing is found. This means I cannot access the Gwendolyn materials. Anyone else have this problem?

Does the viewport use internet at all?

DefaultName — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 05:37:18 +0000

Lately when I've been attempting to make new scenes, I've been getting insane amounts of cursor lag in the viewport, not necessarily lag from Daz itself. No cursor lag outside of Daz though.

My internet connection is also pretty bad and has been dropping a lot lately. Are these two issues related somehow? Thank you.

DIM won't install anything

JonnyRay — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 15:24:58 +0000

DIM has worked for me for years, but yesterday when I went to install my purchases, everything downloaded, but wouldn't install. Every package has an entry in the log file similar to this:

Installing product : Z Wicked Sorcery - Prop, Poses and Expressions for Genesis 8 Female and Mabel 8
WARNING: Could not create folder D:/Users/Public/Documents/DAZ 3D Library/data/DAZ 3D/Genesis 8/Female/Morphs/Zeddicuss/Z Wicked Sorcery
WARNING: Error opening save file "D:/Users/Public/Documents/DAZ 3D Library/data/DAZ 3D/Genesis 8/Female/Morphs/Zeddicuss/Z Wicked Sorcery/alias_head_Z WS Grumpy Mood.dsf.ztmp" : could not open file

Could not extract file : D:/Users/Public/Documents/DAZ 3D Library/data/DAZ 3D/Genesis 8/Female/Morphs/Zeddicuss/Z Wicked Sorcery/alias_head_Z WS Grumpy Mood.dsf
Product installation failed : Z Wicked Sorcery - Prop, Poses and Expressions for Genesis 8 Female and Mabel 8

I don't know why it wouldn't be able to create the folders, it has every other time. Any ideas?

Moving DAZ installation to new PC

Diaspora — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 05:41:50 +0000

I am going to have a new computer soon and I want to make the transfer of all of my assets and installation as seamless as possible.

Is there a guide for doing this?

Is Nvdia a requirement to use IRAY?

kyoreona — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 12:22:18 +0000

Hello, everyone, I would like to ask you a question

I use IRAY, and the size of the scene is often very large, 6GB of video memory simply can't satisfy me.

So every time you render, you use a CPU.

So, I thought, since the GPU memory can't meet my requirements, why not put more money into the CPU?For example, give up INTEL and go to AMD. INTEL is too expensive...

In that case, do I also need an NVDIA graphics card?Is this a requirement to use IRAY?

Scene randomly getting extremely bright

scwasp — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 09:50:12 +0000

Hey there, complete daz3d novice here.

I've been doing some very early fiddling with daz3d. So far everything seems nice and pretty straight forward. However I've run into an issue where, for no discernible reason, my scenes will all of a sudden get completely flooded in a very bright light.

It's an issue that's been persisting even if I close a scene and start over with a new one. It's also happening regardless of whether or not I have added any light sources to a scene.

I really don't know what could be causing this. Is there some default light sources other than the environment map/intensity that I don't know about that might be the culprit? Even so, why would it happen at seemingly completely random times?

I've taken a screenshot of it so you can see what it looks like in the Nvidia Iray render view - https://i.imgur.com/zZV1N1g.png

I need some skin!

EZ3DTV — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 01:46:16 +0000

I render my images at 10000 x 10000 and when I zoom in on the skin it looks like they have hives and are wearing makeup.

Actually, these skin textures are very nice but they have many flaws at that resolution up close.

Can anyone suggest which figure has the very highest quality skin textures and colors and can be loaded on most Gen 8 male characters?

I need my characters to look as real as possible. I have a few skeptics who like to refer to my characters as "mannequins" just to insult the technology I guess...

They don't seem to realize that even photos and sound recordings are not actual people but they are digital recreations of real objects.

...and, video games are outselling movie and music. That means more people are buying "mannequins" over real actors...

Of course, that is because in games CG characters are more interactive...

But I digress... back to my query... I need skin!

Please suggest the character you consider having the best skin. :)

I probably already own them and just don't know they are the best.

Also, the Gen 8 male bundle says "starter pack" is there an actual Gen 8 bundle?

Thank in advance for any suggestions.