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Help! Floor will not render!

rikas_7ef84af310 — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 15:14:02 +0000

Hi,

recently I purchased a Dojo environment:

https://www.daz3d.com/kendo-dojo-and-outfit-for-genesis-3-female-s

But when I load this scene and try to render it, the floor will not render. I looked up all parameters, everything seems to be ok. But I can do what I want, change height or move it slightly - it will not appear in the final render, there is a big "hole" instead. All other props are rendered properly.

Anybody an idea what is wrong?

Greetings

Rael

How to prevent erc links from being overridden on custom JCMs?

Falco — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 16:24:21 +0000

I notice that on daz created JCM's, when you use the default GOZ settings to override them, they preserve the ERC links. However on my own custom created JCM's, by default GOZ override will break the ERC links. I have to manually switch the GOZ settings to deltas only so that the ERC links don't get stomped.

How can I set my custom JCM's to be the same as the daz ones so that the ERC links don't get overriden by the default GOZ settings?

Esoteric DAZ Studio controls

IsaacNewton — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 13:52:51 +0000

I've been using DAZ Studio for years (Currently 4.11) and still there are features that bewilder me. In this case it is the pane split line in the Shaping Tab. I want to move it to the left (see attached image). I left click on the dividing line and drag left. The split line moves to the left but then as soon as I let go it pops straight back to where it was. So can anyone tell me what secrect combination of buttons I need to press to get DS to do what I want it to?

PS: to the DS developers: Enough with the secret Masonic handshakes! Make the program user friendly.

Render comes out strange...

Ryselle-Ryssa — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 16:35:35 +0000

Hello!

I have a technical problem way out of my league...

What is it? An iRay-Render comes out only partial, as if some unknown object would make a transparency. The bug appears in the final render (both Iray Interactive, as well as photorealistic), as well as the iray preview, but not in the textured or shadered preview. If it appears in a file, it cannot be undone. Said file will always, independend of restarting PC, driver update, etc... produce said error. It does so in DAZ Studio 10, as well as in 11 beta. It is in no way affected by changing any render setting, can be modified, but not eliminated by deleting or making parts of the scene invisible. It seem to stick to a certain file, because other scenes are unaffected.

What was tried? Driver update, DAZ Studio update, changings in scenes and render settings, working with or without canvases (canvases show said error too), adding new objects, closing all running programs in the background, etc...

Clues? It may have to do something with geometry, because, when adding a cube to the scene, the bug "moves" according to its edges...

I provide two files, oner ender (apported after 4 iterations) and the viewport.

Best wishes,

Ryselle-Ryssa

Any way to make a custom shaping form to control clothes fitting?

aaráribel caađo — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 02:14:01 +0000

One of my on-going frustrations how for smaller-busted characters, autofitting does weird, undesirable things, like there's a thick underwire. Even product that aim to fix this don't work when you get to A-cup sizes. My suspicion is the difficulty comes from solutions being aimed at a more universal audience, so they can't address the problems with specific geometry. (That theory might be totally wrong). Since I primarily use two characters, I could model a fixer (I think) specific to each character. But I don't know how to take a model that's been modified to have a minimal cleavage indent to work as a clothing fitter thing. (I don't even know what to call this stuff).

Is there a way to do this for personal use? My idea is that I would take a level 0 version of the model and modify the geometry so the gap is more natural, then use that for the cloth fitting modifier shape thing.

Can switching from CPU to GPU speed up renders with Graphics (not Video) Card?

EightiesIsEnough — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 23:30:18 +0000

Is it possible for images and video to render faster if still using the graphics card but switching from CPU to GPU mode?

Issue with Genesis 3 Base in viewport

stephenschoon — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 00:47:04 +0000

Hi Everybody,

When I load either of the Genesis 3 base characters they appear like this in the viewport.

Rendering works fine. Other Genesis 3 content appears fine and Genesis 8 Base is not affected.

I thought it started after I installed some free content, removing it didn't help. Neither has reinstalling the Genesis 3 starter essentials. Checking the log doesn't show anything. (There are warnings about missing formular something to do with expressions but I don't think they are relavent). The viewport setting looks OK.

Anybody got any ideas ? I don't really want to do a full reinstall...

Many Thanks
Steve.

Using old morphs on newer models

Shagge — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 17:53:06 +0000

I need a bit of help guys. I’m trying to figure out a way to either transfer the morph from this genesis model into a Genesis 3 model. From what I am seeing I would need to buy these adjustments.

Genesis Generation X2

GenX2 AddOn for Genesis 2

GenX2 AddOn for Genesis 3

And then hopefully it will all roll over correctly. Is there a better way to do this or a different suggested application that can do this?

How to save a G3 wearable fit to G8 without it trying to re-autofit to character.

Falco — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:08:23 +0000

I took a clothing item built for g3, autofit it to a custom G8 character and then zbrush'ed it to fit perfectly and saved the morphs as a support asset. I then saved it as a wearable. However when I try to apply the wearable to the character it says it is unsupported and forces it to autofit again, which ruins it.

I tried saving it as a new prop/figure asset with compatibility set to G8 but it still triggers it to autofit again when applied to the character.

So i have my scene file with the clothing + morphs and fitment on the character, but I can't save out it as a wearable to re-apply it. How do I save this out properly?

INSTALLING THIRD PARTY ZIP FILES

mistyfire88 — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 22:10:53 +0000

i seem to be running into a problem, im installing the files correctly but i keep getting the same thing, assets unable to be loaded correclty because of missing files, and its mostly the jpegs or the dsf files, i have the log file attatched, i have looked in the forums and have done the recommonded but im still struggling. im also new to using this program but am able to grasp things easily, but its very confusing trying ot install files to the right place

Does importing a model into Hexagon destroy it's poser and animation attributes ?

Limey — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 20:27:58 +0000

I am quite new to Daz so there are features I have not fully explored yet but right now I have a perplexing problem.

I have a Daz purchased figure I wanted to modify ever so slightly in Hexagon, a program I thought was available to cover the modelling aspects of it. I exported it straight through to Hexagon.

As a test I put a small bump on the mesh and returned it directly toDaz. Now, when I add an pre-animated pose all I get is a slanted figure that bounces around but the hand and body gestures that worked OK before I exported it no longer function as they did previously. It would appear that tampering with the model's mesh in Hexagon destroys all the attributes.Am I correct to assume this ?

This leads me to my questions which are...

Can I remodel this model and mesh, or indeed any model and mesh, in Daz alone and not affect it at all because it is not exported to another program or does tampering with the mesh even in Daz also render any poses and animation useless ?

Is it not possible to modify the mesh of a Daz model in Hexagon without sacrificing all of the attributes that originally belonged to it in Daz?

Or.....how do I restore this slightly changed mesh to perform it's original poses and animated functions ?

Will I have to re-rig it and then re-animate it from scratch ?

Are there any other programs or techniques that I am not aware of that would help me to circumvent this problem ?

My plans for modifying this model have come to a grinding halt and I would welcome any suggestion that would get me moving again.Sometimes, not understanding what Daz Studio or Hexagon won't do is just as much of a challenge as not understanding what Daz Sudio or Hexagon will do, if that is not a perverse way of describing it !

Thanks

Peter

Cartoonized for Genesis 8 Male

drafter69_696b99e42b — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:54:33 +0000

Does this take a full g8m (nude) and convert it to a cartoon version??? The reason I say nude is because there is no mention in the read me about clothing conversion???

HDRI floating feet

jedijudd — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 15:08:24 +0000

Is there a way to fix this? So that the character does not look like they are floating in the air? What I have been doing is zoom up closer so the feet are not showing, but what if I whant a more zoomed out shot

Computer / Laptop Suggestions

zaid_pixelpro32_10c9fe201f — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 18:20:11 +0000

Hello,

I am naive with computer hardware graphics, and, currently having Daz3D being slow/jittery in navigation + my macbook pro (2012) produces a fan noise as it slowly renders.

Any suggestions on which specific laptop/computer to buy off the internet?

Thanks in advance!

Save a combination of morphs as a single morph

IsaacNewton — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:44:08 +0000

I have created a Head shape for G8F using X-Morphs, various face and neck morphs and Zbrush morphs I created myself. I want to combine them all in to a single morph and be able to use that as a dial which I can then apply (at whatever % I want) to other G8F figures. I want the new dial to be available whenever a G8F figure is loaded.

I will NOT redistribute the new morph, so there should be no copyright issues.

So, could someone talk me through the process?

PS, The X-morphs script has a Combine Tab, which is supposed to be able to to do this, however, when I select the G8F figure and run the X-morphs script, selecting the Combine tab shows no morphs to combine. When I go ahead and use the spawn morph button anyway, a dial is created at 100% (and zeroing it removed the morphs I have created) but when I close the file and load a new G8F figure that new morph dial is gone.

Iray Interior lights doesn't load

amalliach_858df2e8 — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 00:46:24 +0000

Hello everyone!

I am having some big problems while trying to render a scene with preset lights. I bought the "Sun Hall" environment https://www.daz3d.com/sun-hall but I have no luck to activate the lights. It's very dakr when I render, and no matter what I do, the "Linear Point lights" and the torches fire lights don t seem to appear.

I would like to render the interior as it is on the store page.

What can I do? Thank you so much!

No Produce File

donmardh — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 09:57:27 +0000

Hi there, every time l open DazStuiod, it opens up alright but NO products, i have installedl Manager 64Bit & DazStudui 4.10 but l cannot get anything to work, l uninstall it and try it again same thing happened. A message came up Postgre SQLcms connection content aware View smart content. I do not know what to do l have watch so many videos and cannot find an any help.

Donna Hahne

Real Eyebrows for Genesis 3 Females - Can't Make Custom Brows

missuskisses — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:34:01 +0000

I bought Real Eyebrows for G3F, and while the preset shapes work, the "Real Eyebrow Shaping Tool" does not. The error I get is "Failed to create new script!" Searched Google for forum posts, and saw that one other person has had this error before, but no resolution was ever discussed or posted. I did submit a ticket, but am posting here in case someone has the solution.

Since I did not know if it was my own B/W images that were causing the problem, I also used the included b/w images for the preset shapes, but I still got the same error. I ran DAZ as an administrator; same problem. Program is installed via DIM to my regular location (read that that used to be a problem, or may still be if you don't save somewhere that has the "People\Genesis 3 Female\Hair" structure); I did not move the files.

Thanks in advance for anyone who can help.

How do I get content from renderosity and install it DAZ

moseleycw — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 06:39:50 +0000

Where does DAZ store content and How do you get stuff into daz from external sites.

Mixing a Nvidia 2080 with a 1080

IsaacNewton — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 08:33:06 +0000

I currently have two GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 TI AORUS 11 GB GPUs in my system but I may have to replace one soon. If I do then the question is to replace with another 1080 or upgrade to a 2080? Does anyone KNOW if DAZ Studio 4.11 can work with such a mixed system efficiently?

iRay vs. 3Delight Texture Smoothing

Deadly Buda — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 23:00:02 +0000

I have a scene that utilizes a low res texture up close (I'm rendering at 4k). Iray gives a nice shine to the object but pixelates the texture. It appears not to be smoothing it as we move closer to the texture. 3Delight seems to be smoothing the texture as we get closer to it in a way that I can arguably use it in the scene.

Short of rendering the object in 3Delight and compositing the scenes later, how can I get iRay to smooth the texture more in this scene?

Mesh smoother slowing me down too much.

lukon100 — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 00:55:12 +0000

I had to fit some clothing using the mesh smoother. But now every time I move something in my scene I have to wait 5 minutes for the mesh smoother to re-apply. This is nuts!

Can I turn mesh smoother off while I compose my scene?

I see a thing called "Interactive Update" next to the mesh smoother controlls. I turn it off and on and it seems to make no difference.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EDIT--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

No. Wait. I clicked the Interactive Update thing and it took another five minutes to obey, but this did seem to work. Problem solved.

The Path to Cloud Temple

dassoubarna — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:00:02 +0000

I try to render DAZ Studio 3D Light render of the following product with the Camera and Lights that comes with the product. But the rendered output is not as the promo images of the product. Can anyone suggest me the technique by following which I can get the results as the promo?

https://www.daz3d.com/the-path-to-cloud-temple

Hexagon 2.5 & Daz Studio 4.10 constantly not responding, ceasing up and crashing.

Cernunnos — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:02:49 +0000

I am very frustrated with My DAZ products at the moment. I have been Using Hexagon and DAZ Studio since their introduction along with using Poser too. I have been using an eMachine with Win 7 as my operating system for all my work since 2011 - till of late. I have never had any problems with your software till I installed Win 10 on my old machine. It worked quite well till a windows 7 update that included win app Paint 3D. The interfaces would appear, but all the veiw-ports in all 3D application would not come up at all – White & blank. I proceeded to uninstall Win 10 and reversed back to Win 7 – thing went back to normal. But, I felt my computer (although working well) it was time to buy a newer, faster, and better product.

My Old Machine :

eMachines

Device Name: Desktop - EL1352

Processor: AMD Athlon (tm) II x 2 250 Processor 3.00 GHz

Installed Ram: 3.00 GB (2.75 GB Usable)

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nfForce 430

Sytem Type: ACPI 64-Bit based Operating System

Pen & Touch: No Pen and Touch Support

WINDOWS SPECIFICATIONS

Edtion: Windows 7 Ppreium Home

Version: Unknown

OS Build: Unknown

Upgrade to My New Machine:

ACER - ASPIRE TC-330

Device Name: Desktop - 1PCBK2H

Processor: AMD A9-9420 Radeon R5 (Software Update 19.3.1) , 5 Compute Cores 2C + 3G 3.00 GHz

Installed Ram: 12.0GB (11.5 GB Usable)

Sytem Type: 64-Bit Operating System, X64- Based Processor

Pen & Touch: Pen Support

WINDOWS SPECIFICATIONS

Edtion: Windows 10 Home

Version: 1803

Installed On: 2019-02-27

OS Build 17134.648

I purchased an AMD product with Radeon R5 Graphics package. The problem I am constantly having is with Hexagon 2.5 and Daz Studio 4.10. I can barley work on any 3D project any longer than 2 min (or less) The programs are constantly not responding and ceasing up my machine then crashing. In some cases the screen goes absolutely crazy and abstract, I am forced to a hard shut-down of the computer and re-boot. Moreover, when I do have a chance to work on a project, the transforms (Up / Down / Rotate / Zoom etc) are very slow. Applying any tools it takes forever for them to work, or they do not work at all.

I have found that what makes the programs seem to fail most is the mouse in the view-port windows and using the transforms. I use a wireless mouse, but I have used cored ones as well, testing with the same results. All my other 3D and graphic programs are working perfectly. Poser, SketchUp, Meshlab, UV Mapper, CovertterX, Vue and all my Adobe products. With all due respect, I do not think am the only person here in the forums having these problems. I do love your products I would hate not to have them.

My Questions are for the Daz software Engineers / Designers mostly.

1.Is their going to be an up date which will correct these problems. If yes when can we expect this update?

2. I have to ask is will DAZ be creating software just for NVIDIA products only, and forgetting other manufactures?

3. If Yes, if I change out my graphics card, what Nvida product would be compatible with my ASPIRE TC-330 and Daz Studio and Hexagon?

issues with Fantasy Skins for G8 - Error opening file

TraceSL — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 17:45:55 +0000

Get error opening file. Checked the log file and see the following:

2019-03-02 12:40:05.173 E:/DAZ 3D/data/cloud/1_59065/people/genesis 8/materials/fantasy skins/fs 01 with sss/fsg8 01c strong blue green.duf (1,1): Syntax error - expected '{' or '['

2019-03-02 12:40:05.173 Error reading file, see log for more details.

2019-03-02 12:40:11.563 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): peer performed orderly shutdown errno=0

Have installed via SMART CONTENT and manual download.

Any thoughts? Thank you.

Error help with Item I purchased

DSGN Overlord — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 09:41:16 +0000

Hey there I need help with an item I downloaded I installed the item and when I try to access the item in the smart content or content library all I get is view the log because of an error.

I check the log and I get this:

2019-03-13 00:52:54.861 Error reading file, see log for more details.
2019-03-13 00:53:27.422 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): recv failed errno=10054

What does this mean? I tried re-importing the metadata. I even uninstalled the item and reinstalled and the same issue keeps happening, This is the item that I was dealing with if it matters.

https://www.daz3d.com/n-g-s-anagenessis-for-genesis-3

Daz 4: Is It Supposed To Look Like This?

mchacon — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:36:02 +0000

I updated to DAZ Studio 4.10 and . . . is it supposed to look like this?

I mean, all white, no-detail UI would be a bold move . . .

Category Icon Duplicates

Tiffanie Gray - IDLM — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:23:49 +0000

I prefer to use Categories rather than smart content (just my thing), but most of my categories now have 2 or even 3 duplicates of icons. All of the icons if you right click and follow back to the file, go to the same folder and same product. If you try to delete 1 of them they ALL disappear. If you delete them, and then categorize a new icon from the content library, it brings back 2 or 3 icons, whatever it had before.

I thought perhaps it was because I had 3 userdata files. I have deleted 2 of them, but it didn't change the number of icons.

Any clues how to fix this?

Adding icons to morph dials

IsaacNewton — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 15:56:33 +0000

I just bought iG Expressions of Love and Hate for Genesis 8 Female, the expressions look very realistic and I'm looking forward to using them. However, the sliders for the expression morphs have no icons to show what the expression looks like and the slider names have ingeniously descriptive names like Hate 01 to Hate 25 and Love 01 to Love 25.

Since I'd rather not spend my time applying 50 sliders to find one that I'm looking for (I do have a limited lifespan), I'd like to add icons such as those in the promo pictures to each slider as many vendors do already. Can anyone tell me how I can do that?

Alternatively, maybe Godin or i3D_Lotus can do that and provide an update.

Quadro M2200M?

Prince Wao — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:02:21 +0000

I'm in the UK and a US friend who builds LTs has just offered me a Lenovo P51 with a Quadro M2200M card for an amazingly low price, even factoring in shipping costs. But I seem to recall someone on the forums not recommending Quadro for DS. I've done a search and I'm frankly baffled by posts I've read. The other specs are:

W10 Pro 64 - 1TB slid state driveM.2 - 32GB (2x16) DDR4 2400Mhz SODIMM Memory - Xeon Processor E3-1535M v6 (8M cache, 3.10 GHz) - 6 cell Li Polymer Battery (90w)

Sounds great, but I'm a bit baffled about the Quadro as I'm sure I once read someone give a no-no for DS for some specific reason.