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Can't find Daz Studio

501stbigmike — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 08:31:40 +0000

I just downloaded and went through the whole install manager for the Daz studio and hexagon, and followed the tutorial video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku9005ak8AQ) to make sure I installed correctly. I'm now looking to start it up and can't find it anywhere. It's supposed to have a shortcut on my desktop, but there is not, and I can't find it in the program files either. I did find Hexagon and manually make a desktop shortcut, but cannont find DAZ Studio. The installer shows that DAZ Studio 4.10 (Win 64-bit) as successfully installed, but just to be sure I told it to reinstall, to no effect.

Does anyone know how I can find and open Daz Studio?

Which facet is better - triangle or quad?

richardandtracy — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 19:53:51 +0000

I am fairly familiar with a CAD modeller that cannot export .obj files for props. Instead, the only surface definition file it'll export is .STL, which is triangles only. I have written my own .STL to .obj translator, but am not sure if it would be better to try to merge most of the triangles into quads as it's done.

So, is there a preference in DS for quads? Does the use of triangles cause a rougher surface? If quads are preferred, is there a guide for the aspect ratio and warping that shouldn't be exceeded? And thinking about it, many .STL triangles are very pointed, is there a preferred aspect ratio for triangles too?

I have a modeller built in to apply cylindrical or rectangular texture mapping, so that bit can be covered either way.

Regards,

Richard.

What Kind of Eyebrows are on Suki for Tika8???

magog_a4eb71ab — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 05:56:24 +0000

After loading the character Suki for Tika 8, I tried navigating in the viewport and it was really slow. First thing I checked was to make sure my cpu wasn't underclocking due to battery preservation mode. Second thing I checked was the character's SubD level, which was set at 1. I usually do not experience this kind of slowness unless I have the SubD level set at 4 or higher and/or I load hair on a character that has a LOT of strands. Sure enough, after I hid the fibermesh eyebrows on the character, the slowness I was having in the viewport disappeared. Any ideas what the story is with these particular brows on this character? I've never had this issue before with fibermesh eyebrows.

Can't see XYZ Scale on a prop with bones?

Zai — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 02:33:20 +0000

I'm trying to scale the hat from the Mama Legba outfit to be wider, along with making the top part of the hat shorter but there's no controls for XYZ scaling....only overall scale. Tried looking for hidden dials etc, but I can't seem to find any. Is it because it has bones? Any ideas would be appreciated....

Zero Byte files in Content Library

dougj — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 13:37:57 +0000

Is there a way to delete "0-byte files" that have no purpose and clutter up my libraries? Screenshot of empty file reference attached.

-Doug

How to delete useless product from your account?

LenioTG — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 14:18:26 +0000

Hi everyone :D

Has ever happened to you to add to your account useless freebies just because they were free? Now I have dozens of those useless textures/background and old stuff, and as my product library grows it becomes harder and harder to keep it in order.

So, is there a way to remove those products from my account by myself?

Thank you!

Content overwrited when installing more? -Solved

panzer70 — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 16:06:34 +0000

I just lost my content from DAZ-folders: data, runtime, people.
I think something like next was happening: I was installing content manually like this; I used zip-folders, dragged folders to Daz-library (C:\Users\Public\Documents\My DAZ 3D Library). I have done process several times before samekindly. When I drag those files, windows asks Do I want them to be merged with existing folders... If I now answer Yes, those contents are joined together. Might it be answering something else would have overwrited existing content. After installing few different zips with same method I noticed, only those files I just installed are on DAZ's folders and everything older lost. Is there any easy method, I can do to get my contents back?

Update: The problem fixed! Those folders were renamed to same name, I renamed a ReadMe-file (like: name, name (2) name (3)). I don't know why this renaming was happening, those folders propably were highlighted when I made renaming, but as far as I know, renaming many object in Windows7's file explorer at same time is not possible, I even tried it afterwards.. Must have been some kind of explorer's mistake to get it happened. Maybe it's time to make some back-ups now from my DAZ content, it's ages when I have done it last time..

What Did I Change Now?

handyman4545 — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 05:29:19 +0000

I was simply scrolling through the options and don't think I changed anything but this is what Im seeing now when I open DAZ

Can't figure out what changed or how to return it.

DAZ lighting washes out renders

wdsmith1959 — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 02:49:40 +0000

I am literally SICK of this, and cannot find out why this is happening. When using ANY light in DAZ, the renders are ALWAYS washed out. I am trying to render a scene of a man using a lamp in a basement, and it's all washed out black and white. I have tried every way I know how to correct this problem but nothing works. DAZ lights are pure crap!

anyone would be interested giving some training from clo3d to daz3d?

pinalina — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 09:10:30 +0000

Screen turns black then DAZ goes unresponsive and unexpectedly quits after render

Pblq — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 10:36:45 +0000

I may have done something wrong with my drivers.As the title says [Screen turns black then DAZ goes unresponsive and unexpectedly quits after render],even if the scene is completely new with nothing.

It only happens AFTER render.

Real Drops issue

SimonJM — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:03:03 +0000

Is it just me or does the new Real Drops product both not have a product image and also not a discount?

DAZ Install Manager Failing to Download

Sirustalcelion — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 01:16:33 +0000

Hello, I know I'm not the first person to create a thread like this, but the other threads were both old and did not work for me.

The Daz Install Manager is a fine product, but for the past several weeks it has failed to downlaod products. Everything appears to be working fine, except that when I try to download a product, it tries to connect, but then I get "Download Failed," as if it cannot connect to the servers. In addition, the Content Management System in DAZ also can't connect. I uninstalled and reinstalled, allowed it through firewalls and ensured that there is nothing on my end. Then I thought it could be a server side problem, and that it would resolve soon. However, it has been several weeks and the issue persists.

If this is a server-side problem, is there a timeline for when it will be back up? If there is a workaround, please let me know. I know I can still download manually, but it is not ideal, and not having the CMS system really slows my workflow down.

Any help would be appreciated!

Interface font colors/visibility

Second Technician Rimmer — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 20:38:33 +0000

I need to work with some hidden properties and so, I have set my hidden properties as visible. However, they are a shade of grey that I I simply can't read without squinting and bringing my face two inches from the monitor. Is there a way to change just that part of the interface text to a more visible tint?

Distortion in poses

rebelgraphx — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 21:51:16 +0000

I constantly get these strange distortions in the chest area of genesis 8 male figures. Can someone help me with this problem.

I uninstalled Daz Studio how do I re-installed all the parts

265lutab — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:35:15 +0000

I uninstalled Daz Studio becuase it was crashing on open. I figured out that it was the CUDA version that needed updating and want to re-install everything, but the Daz install manager does not give me the popup saying do you want to install all the important files anymore. I have to select them manually and I can't find a list of what should be installed.

Missing save poses

Coryllon — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 23:01:25 +0000

So I spent abour an hour getting a pose just right for my Mei Lin 8, saved it, did a another, saved that. Can't find either when I try to reuse them. where are they supposed to be?

(.Tip) files no longer showing in Daz Studio (Help)

Colm Jackson — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:16:50 +0000

All (.tip) files in my installation of Daz Studio 4.10.0.123 Pro 64 have stopped displaying. These are the large thumbnails in the content library that show when you hover over a file. When I hover over any file in the content library there is nothing happening. I have other versions of Daz Studio on my system and they work the way they should. I have rebooted my system and nothing has fixed it.

This is a problem for me because I can not tell if the (.tip) files that I create for my products are working or not without opening another version of Studio.

Is there a setting for showing these files that I may have accidentaly changed? I am running Daz Studio on A Windows 10 64bit PC.

Many thanks in advance...:-)

J-Suit Wont Load

handyman4545 — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 15:47:40 +0000

I bought the J-Suit a couple days ago, used IM to install it and today I get around to looking at it and discover it won't load on my V4 character.

Anybody else have any issues with this product loading and how did you correct it?

Tiles.

Cat_Dancing — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 10:19:17 +0000

I have recently 'aquired' an annoying anomalie, hopefully someone can help. If I load DAZ to the screen and the click on my account the log in page used to appear on top of the DAZ work space, now it doesn't it comes up behind the work space and I have to drag the work space to one side to be able to access the sign in page or the forums or the shop etc. Clearly I have inadvertantly changed some obscure setting without knowing it. Can anybody help with this please?

Thank you...........Have a nice day.

Questions re: Iray vs Blender Cycles render engines

spyderbytes — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 18:38:05 +0000

I'm on a mid-2011 iMac with an AMD Radeon HD 6770M w/ 512 MB. (Don't laugh, I just upgraded to that within the last 6 months with a windfall I received; you wouldn't want to know what I upgraded from!) So, obviously, no go on GPU Iray. So far, I haven't had a whole lot of luck with Iray CPU, either. But that's a matter for a different thread, if I can't straighten it out with some more trial and error.

What I want to know is if anyone has done any benchmarking on the speed of Iray CPU vs Cycles? Also, is one clearly superior to the other in image quality? I'm quite comfortable with my workflow in the Cycles render engine, but wonder if I would be better off in the long run making the transition to Iray. I'd love to hear all arguments pro and con.

Rtx 2080 ti not working in daz

mikec0781 — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 02:41:26 +0000

I just swapped out my gtx 1080 for an asus rog strix rtx 2080 ti and daz will not us it while rendering. I have the latest drivers and everything properly installed. The card works with games and benchmarks normally. It is available in the advanced mode but if i select only the 2080 ti to render with and not the cpu it immediately stops and i get a blank render. If i render with both the cpu and gpu it renders but takes awhile, even for just a small item like a dresser or 1 character. If i deselect the gpu and only select the cpu it renders in the exact same speed. In task manager it shows the gpu not being used. Ive spent thousands on daz content and $4000 on this rig. Somebody please help me!

Spotlight Weirdness

DekeSlade — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 21:12:16 +0000

Two days of downtime trying to find a solution is enough for me to breakdown and ask for help. Been all around this forum and elsewhere to no avail.

Out of nowhere my spotlights have been acting "different" than they had up till a couple days ago. As of late some will work, some wont. Intensity may work on one but not another or the rest. On most changing Lumens has little or no effect, I can put in as many zeroes after a one and no dicernable difference. Likewise changing temrature is not working either. Some seem to cast no light at all.

Generally speaking I use "Scene Only" on almost anything I do. Cameras have their headlights turned off, which previously seemed to be on every new spot I created but now I'm catching ones that are sneaking in with "Auto." None of which clear up anything. I've tried removing all the lights in a scene, removing all the cameras in a scene, making just one to test. Same issues. I think that the very first spot I set works for the most part normally but the issues come after that. I've tried duplicating that one good one only to find that it isn't casting any light at all.

I work in Texture Shaded and than will render to iray. Usually the brightness from lights in Texture Shaded are reasonably similar to the render but, this last week or so when lights were kinda working-ish, I woud have to greatly overexpose with the lights to the point of characters being completely blown out to get them to show up in a render.

That's about as concise as I make it. Have read a slew of threads that seemed similar to mine but none of the proposed solutions offered in those threads have helped.

Hoping someone might have faced this before cuz my mind is melting from just trying one thing after another to no avail. All I can do at this point is yell "HELP!"

- Ray

Daz Studio DAZ Connect is Effectively Broken for me!

NuBoo2u2 — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:00:23 +0000

I just recently made purchase during which I got directed to a reCAPTCHA page. Problem was easily fixed online, but within the Daz Studio Application itself, I now have MAJOR issues. Firstly NONE of my new purchases are availble for download with Daz Connect. Also if I uninstall ANY content It will NOT reinstall thru Daz Connect. Also, ANY content I have as showing having a update availible will NOT update thru Daz Connect. All Update Metadata attemps always fail now. If I try to connect to the Daz Store thru the Daz Studio Application Itself, I get directed to the same reCAPTCHA page as I had gotten online, except I CANNOT do anything with it from within Daz Studio. I've tried to fill out a help ticket, but guess what, reCAPTCHA authentication fails! This is downright frustrating and darn aggrivating. Need this fixed, ASAP!

Thump! Thump! Thump! Update geometry errors for no good reason. [Solved]

docbother — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 19:56:56 +0000

The thumping is my head hitting the desktop repeatedly out of sheer frustration.

I recently remembered a neat trick for upating the geometry for a clothing item to better fit a figure it was not originally designed for. E.g., Genesis 3 Jeans on MIchael 4:

The idea is to export the clothing item after you have applied some basic transforms to it. The geometry in the exported file differs from the original geometry of the clothing item only by having the transforms (translation, scaling, rotation) applied to it before export. The exported file is then used to update the geometry in the original clothing item, resulting in an item that fits better before the autofit or adjustments are used. There should be no change in the order or number of vertices or facets. I am less sure about - and avoid using - any of the adjustment morphs before exporting because that may alter the vertex count or order somehow - not sure why or even if this would be true - I'm just being cautious.

1. Load the clothing item into a scene with the figure you want it to fit. If DS attempts to autofit, undo this by setting "Conform to" to "None."

2. Set the resolution for the clothing item to "Base". Just to be sure, set SubD levels to Zero.

3. Use the transformations (not any morphs) for the clothing in the parameters panel so that they roughly fit it to the character figure. It will be less than perfect, but that is okay for now.

4. Export the clothing figure as an OBJ file, to a new directory under my main DS content directory under the data folder. I use the Poser preset for export options.

5. Clear the scene with Ctrl-N and load the same clothing item again from the content library. Set resolutiuon to base and subd to zero. (Not sure if this is necessary, but I do it anyway while chanting a "Hail Mary.")

6. Update the clothing geometry to the geometry in the file just exported.

Edit->Figure->geometry->Update Base Geometry.
Select the file.
Select the Poser preset for import options.
Do it.

7. DS displays "The loaded geometry does not match the geometry it is updating. Vertex and facet count must be the same." Sigh.

I know people encounter this with distressing regularity when attempting edit geometry in their favorite 3D editor. I have read all (ok most) ot their posts and possible solutions. Errors are typically the results of an import, export or editing error while using the other program. But I am not using another program . I am updating the geometry with the very same, unmolested, unadulterated file I just exported.

I have seen this work before. Maybe I should burn some incense first? Think happy thoughts?

Any help appreciated.

Where did smoothers go?

super_joel — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 21:39:21 +0000

Hi, I notice with a lot of the newer DAZ Studio products that the smoothers are missing. I tried to find them by clicking "unhide" but they do not show up. How can I get them to show back up? I'd like to have them available as they made things go so much more 'smoother'.

WinXP

Daz 4.7

Beta Test 4.10

Can’t login to make purchase

Drogo Nazhur — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 17:08:08 +0000

I am trying to login to my account to order some stuff and I am getting a message that my computer is listed as having malware

what does that mean?

I did a full system scan with Avast anti virus software and windows defender and they both found nothing. I also rebooted the pc but I still can’t login in

I am posting this help message via my phone

has anyone else ever encountered this problem and, if so, how was it fixed

G3 clothes onto G8F-trying to make the clothes skin-tight

unused account - glossedsfm — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 18:03:00 +0000

Hi,

I have a G3F outfit i'm trying to fit onto a G8F figure. No problems with the loose parts of the clothes obviously but there are some parts of it that need to be right on the skin but its floating above it slightly. Does Daz have a shrinkwrap function or is there anything i can do to get the clothes closer to the skin? would converting it from G3 to G8 clothing help? or maybe adding dforce to it?

Need help with G8F eyes

culannmac — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 17:19:23 +0000

Hi all,

I'm having trouble making my G8F figures eyes look real. They look a muddy and painted on and, the reflections are muted. I've played around with the settings included cornea bulge without much success. Does anyone have any suggestions to make them look better?

Thanks

LAM Eyes

Project EYEray

G8 face shaping morphs missing

jessicaallainart_39dc813a99 — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 19:36:05 +0000

Hello,

I am fairly new to DAZ so please bear with me. I recently got a new computer and installed DAZ along with all of my content, everything seemed to be going well however I noticed that G8 face morphs are not accessible (greyed out) when under the shaping tab. Also when I apply a character G8 will not take on the characters facial features. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling evrything for G8 but this did not help. Any help wpuld be most appreciated. I attached a screen shot as well.