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

Geograft not showing on Render tab

thistledownsname — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 18:38:58 +0000

Something weird started yesterday. I'm working on a mermaid with a geografted tail. Normally this hides the legs and shows a tail.

For some reason, this no longer works on the render tab. The other tabs (Actors, Pose, Lights) all work fine, and when actually rendering it's fine. So I'm trying to figure out what got bumped on the render tab that's messing it up.

Guides to Geometry

Doc Acme — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 16:04:12 +0000

Picked up "My Camel Camelia HD" https://www.daz3d.com/my-camel-camelia-hd and didn't realize that the hair for her is actually Fibre guides. Works great in Daz, but those won't export via FBX. They will when using OBJ though, but the reulting geometry is pretty dense; over 21K polys for one eyeball!.

Is there a way to convert or Freeze them to geometery for FBX export?

How to change some surface properties?

Blind Owl — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 00:54:14 +0000

Thinking it might be handy to have a cube with different surfaces—for instance to use as a shadow box with opaque sides and an emissive or transparent top—I created one in DS and used the Geometry Editor to turn each of the 6 faces into a separate material zone.

This works fine if I apply shaders to the surfaces, but if I use an image, only 1/4 of it appears. Applying the same image to other surfaces...well, you can see the result: a sort of wrap-around effect that doesn't quite wrap around.

I'm wondering why this happens, and if there's a way to edit/alter the surface properties so that an entire (i.e. complete and separate) image appears on each surface I apply it to.

Facial distortion on Genesis 8 Female

amyw12 — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 07:55:18 +0000

Hey!!!!

So, I had some issues with my Genesis 8 Female base figure preloading with a morph applied to it. I've now corrected that but I am now having issues with facial distortion.

Even when I apply the built-in smile options that are normally in DAZ (so not 3rd party or by any PA), the face of my figures distort to this degree!

Any way to fix this?

Error message when trying to load G8Male anatomical elements

rbaker1956 — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:05:17 +0000

I keep getting an error message asking if I want to save the file before closing it, when ever I try to load the G8 Male gens. It happens whether I load it from smart content or the content libray. It says that it can't find the duf. file ( that it doesn't exist) But I can see it in my runtime. I've downloaded it numerous times and re-installed it after de-installing it( manually) but still no go. Not sure what to do at this point. I am on a mac os 10.13.6 using Daz 4.10 64. Anyone know what the problem is?

Re: removing thumbnails from the smart content pane.

rbaker1956 — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 04:41:21 +0000

So here's something I never had to do before. I moved a bunch of files over from my main Daz library to an auxillary one. But the thumbnails still exist ( with the error exclamation points!). I did manually remove all the support files from the main library. My question is, how do I remove those "dead" thumbnails from the smart content pane OR how do I link them to my auxillary libray?

How to make billboard items

cherpenbeck — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 18:37:58 +0000

I understand that I can render png pictures with a transparent background, and that these pictures then can be used as billboards in other renders, which even make their own shadows.

But I don't know how to make these billboards, and forum search doesn't help. Is there a tutorial for such stuff?

Applying fabric textures to clothing - Toon Generations

mike_42547761 — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:28:43 +0000

Hey folks,

I'm working on a project with the Toon Generations assets for G3.

It comes with some texture files that can be used with the clothing, such as canvas, burlap, etc.

I can apply the clothing and change the material files for the color or images on shirts, but can't seem to apply the fabric textures.

Anyone got any tips or ideas?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

Genesis 3 weapons to genesis 8

legendaryforerunner — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 01:41:19 +0000

Is it possible to morph genesis 3 weapons particularly swords and bows to a genesis 8 figure? If so could someone tell me how.

Iray vs 3Delight in Newer products

Spacewarper7 — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 18:22:22 +0000

I've noticed that a lot of new products are 'optimized for Iray'.

Does this mean that they can be used only in Iray? I ask because I have had an abominable time getting anything to render in Iray in any decent time frame if at all, and I utterly hate using it. With 3Delight I generally get a complete render in under a minute, whereas most attempts torender in Iray get me nowhere at all even after an hour or more. I've heard iray is slow but that seems ridiculous! Therefore I don't want to buy any product if it won't render in 3Delight.

Desperate with dForce

NeXuS0306 — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:24:09 +0000

Hey everyone. I'm pretty new to Daz. I've created some nice pictures and now I'm trying to play around with dforce.

I've watched some tutorial videos on youtube and actually I'm doing step by step exactly what they told me. But every time my dress, skirt etc "explodes".

It's so frustrating since I have no idea what I'm doing wrong! :/

I'm thankful for any help.

Could you please let me know, where Daz to Maya (Maya script) is?

queensnote — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 08:42:08 +0000

I bought Daz to Maya plugin.

Could you please let me know, where Daz to Maya (*Maya script) is?

I couldn't find maya plugin anywherer so I CAN'T USE this plugin.

Saved Custom Actions

allanon — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:48:24 +0000

A couple time in the last few weeks the custome actions that I saved in the Scripts sub-menu of the Main menu were gone when I wanted to use one. Each time I humted down the ones that were there and replaced them, Today I took the prosactive step to find the Scripts menu where they are stored so that I could copy them as a backup for the next time they vanish. Well, I was unable to locate them anywhere, not even the the AppData-Roaming folder. Does anyone know where these critters are stored/saved?

render farm for 3Delight animations

ryotoole — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 17:27:56 +0000

Anyone know of any render farms that support 3Delight Daz rendering?

Integrate a psychedelic effect to a camera

Second Technician Rimmer — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:47:54 +0000

Let's say I want to get that sort of look, with colorful and psychedelic particles or kaleidoscopic bits, not from a light source but as part of my camera, a bit like what some atmospheric cameras can do. How should I go about it?

Daz Studio 4.9 not responding on start up

scaljensen — Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:05:02 +0000

I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong in the installation process, i installed the DAZ Install Manager, and let it download and install everything incl. all essentials.

When i boot up DAZ studio, it simply freezes when the interface pops up after loading everything. When i click around, the typical message pops up "Daz has stopped responding".

I have tried uninstalling and installing DAZ without the essentials, and tried completely uninstalling everything and re-installing. I also tried running as admin, as well as windows 8 compatibility.

I have a nvidia gtx 1060, all up to date.

Not sure what else i can try, or what i'm doing wrong.

VYK Banshee

fengas — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 03:44:56 +0000

I saw there was a pdf manual on how to use the ghost shader but cannot find it. Anyone got tips on how to use the ghost shader?

Product link:

https://www.daz3d.com/vyk-banshee-for-genesis-8-female

Thanks for any help.

Daz Studio 4.10 Keeps Crashing

tshaq80_752a50b069 — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 18:50:56 +0000

Daz Studio 4.10 crashes multiple times per day for me with this error:

DAZStudio.exe caused ACCESS_VIOLATION in module "C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\QtScript4.dll" at 0033:00000000DC34E1BC, QScriptEngine::signalHandlerException()+18380 byte(s)

I have a long-running custom script, and crash usually occurs when I stop the script or randomly thereafter.

grapics card problem

shank — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 04:07:39 +0000

hi i just installed radon rx 590 fatboy 8 gb grapics card. but when i go to render advanced settings it only shows cpu no gpu any ideas ???

saving scene subset with character does not save shape

lamoid_5f20d3e469 — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 18:04:42 +0000

This concerns v 4.10.0123 Pro 64-bit edition with a genesis 8 female character: When I save a scene subset consisting of a figure and some props and then reload it later the character's shape has reverted to the original. It seems that I actually cannot save the shape changes to the charater that I have made in any way other than a full scene save. I've tried every single save-as type and nothing saves the shape changes. The problem is I want to save the character with its shape for use in other scenes. Is that not possible? What am I doing wrong?

I've seen answers to other questions regarding shapes where a morph target is to be saved and then reloaded applying it to the new character. I see absolutely nowhere to save morphs and to load them. The supposed morph loader does not appear to exist for me.

Exporting to Sweethome 3D.

amature_architect — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 19:15:18 +0000

I am the most amature of amatures here I am sure. I have searched this topic but have not found the answer. I appologize if this has already been covered in other threads.

Just for fun I like to design houses using a program called Sweethome 3D. I got started with Daz3D to create charectors to place inside my house models.

I know it's lame. It keeps my mind engaged when I'm bored. Don't judge me.......

In Daz3D on the Genesis 8 models the eyelashes look great.

After I export the model to OBJ format and import into Sweethome 3D the eyelashes have no detail. They just turn into sort of flat planes of color.

I know this might just be a limitation of how Sweethone 3D imports OBJ files and there may not be anything I can do to make the eyelashes look realistic.

This is the MTL entry for the OBJ file that is created when I export from Daz3D:

newmtl Eyelashes
d 1
Ns 0.75
Ni 1.3
Ka 0 0 0
Kd 0.25882354 0.14509805 0.050980393
Ks 1 1 1
Km 0.02
map_D g8fbaseeyelashes_1006.jpg

I wonder if there is something I can tweek in the Surface settings that might work better for exporting?

Anyone know what settings I should start with?

Layering Clothes in dForce?

scullygirl818_02147fecb6 — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:20:35 +0000

I’ve messed with dForce, but not much. I’m trying to find a tutorial on what I want to do, but can’t find anything specifically for this, so I’m not sure where the best place to look would be. I’m assuming with dForce you can do this? I want to use a suit with another coat over it, but they are not meant to go together (and I’m assuming the coat wouldn’t be big enough for over something else). I don’t know if you need to resize the over garment or what? Honestly, I’m just not sure where to start.

John Haverkamp Help! "Photogrammetry: Creating DAZ Studio Assets from Photos"

riffjamtribe — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:53:52 +0000

I'm thinking of purcahsing John Haverkamp's "Photogrammetry: Creating DAZ Studio Assets from Photos" tutorial. However, before I do I need to know if the process he describes in it will also work to create terrains/ landscapes ( -not just individual props like a rock, tree or flower ) using a Googe Earth 3D Height Map ( -or similar topographic map that gives land height, width, depth contours data ) as the source. Or failing that -could several standard photos taken of the same landscape scene ( -taken from different angles? ) be used to accomplish this -turning this map or photo data into an actual DAZ landscape ( -that DAZ Genesis/ Michael/ Victoria characters can be put into and interact within via "Animate 2", etc. )? Has anyone out there done this yet using John's tutorial instructions? If so, any tips or guidance would be appreciated.

You say potato, I say patahto.

kathy — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:26:45 +0000

I bougt the item named "Menswear 1930 for M4". It is listed as "Menswear 1930 for M4" in my product library. If I were to download it without the assitance of DIM, the file is called "Menswear 1930 for M4". So, why then, when I search DIM, nothing called "Menswear 1930 for M4". shows up? Does anyone know DIM's "alternate" name of "Menswear 1930 for M4".

GoZ Question

LD1 — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 17:19:55 +0000

What is the common denominator on why when I use GoZ to ZBrush to adjust something (like fitting a saddle to a creature it wasn’t made for or making a adjustment to a character's body) some times on the return to DAZ it ask if I want to make a morph and other times it only lets me create a new object/model? I want the option for a morph so the textures etc will still apply in DAZ.

Anyone running RTX 2080 or RTX 208Ti Video Card with DS?

SLoTH_XVX — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 02:12:23 +0000

Curious whether anyone is using the RTX (2080 or 2080Ti) video cards in their computers with DS?

Looking to build a new beast and curious whether the RTX 2080's will work with DS

Adding Dials for opening and closing drawers

tapeape2002_a55a13d00e — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 04:06:29 +0000

How do I go about adding a dial that opens and closes a desk drawer? I have searched this forum and other web sites. Thanks in advance.

Can't download product (FIXED)

hesperasmith — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:23:59 +0000

I wasn't sure where to put this, since it's technically a problem with the website not the software.

I just bought this https://www.daz3d.com/fbx--studded-jeans-outfit and, since it's not a complete library asset it doesn't download through the install manager.

But, when I click the manual download button on my order page it just takes me to it in my product library, where there's no link to download it from, how do I actually download it??

Store Credit - Bad Gateway

SimonJM — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:29:37 +0000

All other pages I have visited this morning work fine, but the onme listing Store Credit (I am paranoid, I always check when I have added a Gift Card thatit has added correctly) retruns a Bad Gateway errorr, wit the error page tellimg me that of the three 'components' my browser and Cloudflare (London) are working, but the Host (www.daz3d.com) has an Error

Scene Optimizer and Missing Files

rustaj — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 14:15:56 +0000

Hello Folks!

I’ve come into a bit of an issue with a series of renders I was working on. I had begun working on them on my laptop and then transferred everything over to my desktop to render properly. The only problem is the series is saying “Missing files” and it’s not giving me the option to reconnect the missing layers/objects from the scene optimization that I did on my laptop. Further, my laptop seems to use / and my desktop uses \ to designate file paths, so I can’t just mimic the path (or can I somehow? I’m out of my technical depth).

Is there a way to connect the missing layers/files on the new computer? Have I gobbed up the entire series?

here is the scene optimized as a note: https://www.daz3d.com/scene-optimizer