And as such when when rotated the one eye will rotate out of the eye socket while the other eye will sink back into the socket and well look weird.. I am not sure why this is happening but it is a nuisance and not really sure how to fix it. I have supplied to images the figure is set to base resolution to show what happens the strange thing is that some conversions are worse than others..  Any help please would be greatly appreciated thank you.. :)

When I do a "balancing act" pose I export the figure to *.obj file, then I import it to Meshmixer, convert the figure to solid and then use Stability analysis, to see the center of mass and the contact area. Then, if needed, I adjust the pose and repeat. As I am using the Autodesk's Meshmixer as my go-to programm for 3D printing needs, it's not too complicated for me. But I am sure, that there are more straitforward ways, are there? There was mCasual's CofMA3 script, but it's very limited and out of date.

What do you use to balance your models?

I am attempting to make 2D sprites from my 3D models. If I go to render something large, like a road, the part of the object directly in front of me renders straight. The part of the road to the right is different, as is the part to the left, just as if you were looking at one in real life. Ordinarily, this is a good thing, but for this one project, I need to find a way to flatten it, to make it render the whole object as if it was all directly in front of me, regardless of the angle from dead center. 

Is there any way to do this?

-Joe

For example, in the attached screen cap I've set up a material with Translucency Color set to (1, 0.31, 0.23) / #FF9582, but looking at the saved preset, the corresponding JSON element is the default (1,1,1) / #ffffff

     {
             "channel" : {
                     "id" : "Translucency Color",
                     "type" : "float_color",
                     "label" : "Translucency Color",
                     "value" : [ 1, 1, 1 ],
                     "min" : 0,
                     "max" : 1,
                     "clamped" : true,
                     "step_size" : 1,
                     "default_image_gamma" : 0,
                     "mappable" : true
             },
             "group" : "/Base/Diffuse/Translucency",
             "presentation" : {
                     "type" : "",
                     "label" : "",
                     "description" : "",
                     "icon_large" : "",
                     "colors" : [ [ 0.345098, 0.5019608, 0.6588235 ], [ 0.5019608, 0.5019608, 0.5019608 ] ]
             }
     },

Same with any other channel value I've modified. 

What am I missing?

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DS 4.10 / MacOS 10.13.6

2018-10-31 18:37:17.105 WARNING: /src/pluginsource/DzIrayRender/dzneuraymgr.cpp(304): Iray ERROR - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.2   IRAY   rend error: cuLinkAddData: unknown error
2018-10-31 18:37:17.125 WARNING: /src/pluginsource/DzIrayRender/dzneuraymgr.cpp(304): Iray ERROR - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.2   IRAY   rend error: cuLinkComplete: unknown error
2018-10-31 18:37:17.133 WARNING: /src/pluginsource/DzIrayRender/dzneuraymgr.cpp(304): Iray ERROR - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.2   IRAY   rend error: Errors: error   : Undefined reference to 'lambda' in ''
2018-10-31 18:37:17.255 WARNING: /src/pluginsource/DzIrayRender/dzneuraymgr.cpp(304): Iray ERROR - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.2   IRAY   rend error: cuLinkAddData: unknown error
2018-10-31 18:37:17.271 WARNING: /src/pluginsource/DzIrayRender/dzneuraymgr.cpp(304): Iray ERROR - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.2   IRAY   rend error: cuLinkComplete: unknown error
2018-10-31 18:37:17.280 WARNING: /src/pluginsource/DzIrayRender/dzneuraymgr.cpp(304): Iray ERROR - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.2   IRAY   rend error: Errors: error   : Undefined reference to 'lambda' in ''
2018-10-31 18:37:17.280 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.2   IRAY   rend info : JIT-linking wavefront kernel in 0.146s
2018-10-31 18:37:17.280 WARNING: /src/pluginsource/DzIrayRender/dzneuraymgr.cpp(304): Iray ERROR - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.2   IRAY   rend error: failed to link: device kernel image is invalid
2018-10-31 18:37:17.280 WARNING: /src/pluginsource/DzIrayRender/dzneuraymgr.cpp(304): Iray ERROR - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.2   IRAY   rend error: CUDA device 0 (GeForce GTX 780M): device kernel image is invalid (while linking MDL in core_renderer.cpp:237)
2018-10-31 18:37:17.280 WARNING: /src/pluginsource/DzIrayRender/dzneuraymgr.cpp(304): Iray ERROR - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.5   IRAY   rend error: CUDA device 0 (GeForce GTX 780M): Scene setup failed
2018-10-31 18:37:17.280 WARNING: /src/pluginsource/DzIrayRender/dzneuraymgr.cpp(304): Iray ERROR - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.5   IRAY   rend error: CUDA device 0 (GeForce GTX 780M): Device failed while rendering
2018-10-31 18:37:17.280 WARNING: /src/pluginsource/DzIrayRender/dzneuraymgr.cpp(304): Iray WARNING - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.5   IRAY   rend warn : All available GPUs failed.
2018-10-31 18:37:17.280 WARNING: /src/pluginsource/DzIrayRender/dzneuraymgr.cpp(304): Iray WARNING - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.5   IRAY   rend warn : No devices activated. Enabling CPU fallback.
2018-10-31 18:37:17.280 WARNING: /src/pluginsource/DzIrayRender/dzneuraymgr.cpp(304): Iray ERROR - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.5   IRAY   rend error: All workers failed: aborting render

GPU is correctly used for the same scene in DS 4.10

Is there a Mac NVIDIA driver I don't know about?  The Web driver is up to date for this OS (Sierra)

this is probably a simple one: With some characters and some hairs I get blotches like this one - even with bundle pieces like in the picture (Leony character and Leony hair). Do I change this via the shaping tab or is there a way to avoid this altogether?

Cheers!

First time for me one this forum, and I'm absolutely sorry if that question has been asked before. I'm new on DAZ, still trying to fully understand it (I discovered just yesterday how to add wind on my dforce simulation!).

I've find an easy way to convert older generations to Genesis 8 (females) but I've some troubles with some figure, and, here, more specificly Thian Hair for Genesis 2, by AprilYSH. I know how to make it fit to genesis 8 head but if I do it that way, the wind and morphs on the tails doesn't work anymore. I'm already guessing it's a weighting problem but I can't find anywhere a way to fix this.

Finally, in a last tiny request for help, I'd love to know how to convert dynamic clothes for poser only for Genesis 8 and to Dforce system! Even if it's just a link to some tutorials, I'd be happy to have it!

Please, any tutorial of convertions from G2, or V4 dynamic clothes for poser to D8 would be the nicest thing!

With hope I won't bother anyone with this post, and with the heartfelt thanks, I wish you all the best day you can have on this Saturday!

Kind regards!

it looks as if "UVs Base Female Displacement" does not work with iRay (DAZ 4.11).
No matter what displacement level preset (out of the iray presets folder) I load on the G3F, the outcome ever is the same compared to the "default" skin setting.

What is wrong?

Been a while since I have been here and used Daz, so any help would be appreciated. As mentioned I just purchased GenX but it does not show up in my serial numbers?

GenX Install directions say below 

• Installing, Starting, and Registering GenX Before you can start GenX2, you need to enter the serial number in the plugin dialog of DS4, which is opened by About Installed Plugins... in the Help menu of the main menu. (You need to restart DS4 after entering the serial number.) Then, you can open the GenX tab from the Window/Tabs menu of DS4.

Looked in About Installed Plugins.  There is no GenX listed - see pic

TIA
 

The Gray Squares in Edit mode :

The render after just a few samples :

The render after many samples :

It seems to be due to the skin itself because I've another character not impacted by this bug on the scene (the images above are a crop of the original render). But I still tried another HDRI for the case of an incompatibility with this skin. I've searched over the forum for this bug : in my case, it seems that it's not due to motion blur because this option is turned off. 

Thank you so much for your help !!

I use the "Send to ZBrush" command in Daz3D 4.10 and it works fine.

Only problem is, that it allways transfers the whole model (with shoes, dress...) to ZBrush.

Is there a way to select a single part (like only the body) to be transferred as a single object, only?

It makes no difference what i select in the scene tab. Daz allways transfers the whole model.

Can anyone help?

Thanks.

I have this problem when I open daz3d the program simply turns off my dedicated gpu. It has started after I reinstalled windows 10 and daz3d. After windows I installed every driver and the newest gpu driver then I opened daz and saw that something is wrong because the program is slower than before in iray, so I cheked it and it did not used the gpu at all because it could not find it even tho it showes up in every system information panel. Pc reboot, turned on the option to see what programs run on my gpu. I tried games, they were all fine just like before, and I tried out daz again if it works now but as soon as the program opens my gpu turns off and none of the app-s can see if there is any gpu in my pc. After a couple of reboots and tries where I tested if I only let the dedicated gpu run daz ended in a freeze also when I unchecked the box in render settings to use only gpu and not cpu the program crashed again.

I have tried to reinstall everything like drivers, daz3d but nothing has solved my problem.

Did anyone had this issue or can someone help me with this?

i have a problem with the rig. when i import the rig from daz to maya with the plugin all seems fine.

i start animating and it works as it should. than i safe. open it up again. and it is like the rig and the geometry are unbound or something... its not affected by the rig at all anymore (sometimes 1-2 frames and than it stops) but the animation in the rig is still there .

furthermore the appears now like the rig explodes for one or two frames(no it is not a framerate missmatch)

anyone ideas? i didnt change anything within the rig only parented hair on it and build a fashial rig with the blendshapes so nothing what should affect the rig itself

This worked when I adjusted the figure's Y rotation. Is translation different?

I have a plane in the image where I want to cut the figure.

See image.

I'm going crazy here trying to track this down.  But my surfaces panel has stopped working (Daz 3.10.0.123).

I was doing some LIE editing with the Eclipse suit, and the surface panel just stopped displaying the settings for the Eclipse suit.  I was getting ticked, so I shelved it a week or so back, and went back to work on it tonight.

The panel looks like it should be working, I have the Eclipse suit (or other item) selected in the Scene, expand it in the Surfaces Editor Panel, and select Sleeves, and normally, it would show me all the settings on the right.

Now, all I get is the "What can I do?" text in the panel.  

I've tried other objects, different files, and even pulling up some V4 stuff, to see if I can get it to work.  Nada.

Now please note, if I choose "ALL" in the Surface Editor, it'll show everything properly.  It is the sub-items in the list that are not showing up.

Please any suggestions would be welcome.

Partial Update / Clarification:

Expanding the items, and then selecting each and every subsection (eg General, Diffuse, etc) does display the selections. (Thank goodness)

So as an example:

* Skirt
      * Apron
             * General
             * Diffuse
             * Specular

Originally, I would click on Skirt or Apron, and I would get all of the subsettings listed on that panel.  Now, it appears that I have to click down through the entire list.  Previously clicking on Apron would roll up all the sublistings very much like it does with the object parameters.

I don't recall changing any settings that would affect this, nor any updates, maybe a Windows update broke something???

I can't find any previous discussions on this topic in the forums.  My SSD drive is full so I was looking at ways to clear up some space.  I was shocked to see that under the "Control Panel > Uninstall or Change a program", Hexagon 2 (version 2.5.1.79) is the largest software installed on the drive, weighing in at 113 GB!  For comparison the next two, largest programs on this drive are Photoshop (2.03 GB) and Substance Painter 2 (1.41 GB).  How is this possible?  Has anyone else have had a similar experience?  I am contemplating uninstalling and reinstalling it to see if this fixes this bloat.

https://www.daz3d.com/cybernetic-head-for-genesis-8-male-s

Nothing is working and this is a new PC so I know it's not some anit-virus program because I have not installed any yet. 

Help. 

It only says upgrading cms... and thinking but never opening. 

I am pretty noob-ish with DAZ 3d. 

Im trying to aplly a shader to a primitive shape I have opened in my scene.

these are the steps Im following from the very beginning:

Create > new primitive.

Select surface selection tool > click on primitive 

Go to content library > Daz studio formats > My DAZ 3d library > shader presets > Iray > Daz Uber > double click shader 

nothing happens.

Select spot render tool > create selection for spot render 

Nothing happens.

Sometimes there is a slight change to the surface of the object but most often it is black or grey. I think the only time it wasnt black/grey was when I selected the "emissive" shader. then it was white.

I get the same non-result when selecting any of the shader presets that came loaded with my copy of DAZ stufio. 

I have perused the online tutorials but nothing seems to change the results. 

I have seen reference to a "texture toggle" but for the life of me I cant find that and I dont know if thats the fix?

Can someone help?

Thanks for reading,

Joby