Sorry if the isn’t the right place for this post - but would really appreciate some advice.

Thanks,

J

I will create a custom figure using Genesis 8 and then save that figure as a scene.

File/ Save As/ Scene...

When I reload my scene the Genesis 8 Eyelashes is...wonky...out of place.

Deleting the eyelashes and fitting a new set to the figure does not resolve the issue.

I have tried setting the "Fit Mode" from "Redirect Transforms" to "Auto Follow Transforms" but that does not work.

I have tried using edit mode to select all the of the dials I have used to create my custom figure and enable autofollow...but that does not work.

I found I can save my custom figure as a shaping preset and then load that preset and the eyelashes are no longer bugged...so there is a workaround.

But I find it odd that something about saving my character as a scene bugs out the eyelashes when I reload that scene.

Readme reports no known issues, but it *is* for G3 and not G8.  Documentation

Not good at explaining so hopefully SS’s will help. 

Appears that ‘TailLong’ & ‘TailBraid’ load correctly on G3 do not load on G8?  Loads part near the ears? 

Consequentially cannot hide one (choose between braid or tail) in scene tab, and cannot rotate on x, y, z.  The sliders don’t seem to do anything.

Thanks for reading

--Bruce

If you have Nyo Hair (Artist: Daz Originals Crocodile Liu) and are running DS 4.11, I'd be grateful if you would try running a dForce simulation in a scene containing the Nyo Hair figure and let me know what happens.

I'd like to know if there's a wildcard (like an asterisk) for the FBX Morph Export Rules that would check / export all morphs. 

Thank you!

[edited to put question in body of post]

I'm trying to use Tara2 for G8F https://www.daz3d.com/tara-2-hd-for-victoria-7-victoria-8 and it used to work fine earlier. And she has a magnificent set of horns and wings and such to create an awesome deamon with. Only that it has stopped working. When I try to load her horns - they won't load, and I get this message below. (The first messages is after loading Tara 2 successfully, the second is when I try to load a set of horns.

What can be wrong, I've no idea what the log file might say.

This is the error message I get when I  try yo load her horns: I get the same kind of error regardless of what horns or other attachments I try

2018-08-21 20:52:16.964 Loaded file: Tara 2 Victoria 8.duf
2018-08-21 20:52:17.966 Loaded image Tara2LegsMapD_1003.jpg
2018-08-21 20:52:18.092 Loaded image Tara2EyeMapD01_1007.jpg
2018-08-21 20:52:18.508 Loaded image Tara2ArmsMapD_1004.jpg
2018-08-21 20:52:18.660 Loaded image Tara2MouthMapD_1005.jpg
2018-08-21 20:52:19.097 Loaded image Tara2FaceMapD_1001.jpg
2018-08-21 20:52:19.577 Loaded image Tara2FaceMapD01_1001.jpg
2018-08-21 20:52:19.980 Loaded image Tara2TorsoMapD_1002.jpg
2018-08-21 20:52:20.136 Loaded image Tara2EyelashesMapT01_1006.jpg
2018-08-21 20:53:24.233 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in contentGetByRelativePath: Unable to connect to the database, can not quote
2018-08-21 20:53:26.715 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in productGet: Unable to connect to the database, can not quote
2018-08-21 20:53:26.960 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-08-21 20:53:26.960 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-08-21 20:53:26.961 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-08-21 20:53:26.962 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-08-21 20:53:26.963 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-08-21 20:53:26.965 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-08-21 20:53:26.966 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-08-21 20:53:26.969 WARNING: cloud\dzcloudtasknotifier.cpp(178): Unexpected exception in CloudFIle::lookupFromDb: Unable to connect to the database
2018-08-21 20:53:26.981 File loaded in 0 min 0.0 sec.
2018-08-21 20:53:26.981 Loaded file: Tara 00 HornsD.duf

If I render a character that is straight from the Daz, it renders 350 iterations in 3 minutes despite the model being 1.2m triangles

So obviously, triangles don't matter. The house wasn't using all textures made for Iray, however, some were. I am wondering if this could have anything to do with render speed?

Any idea what could be going on or how to fix it? 

Also, maybe related, I realized yesterday that all of the products I've downloaded are sitting in theroaming file folder and not in My Daz folder. I'm worried part of this is because I have the software on drive c but all the downloaded content on drive D (my C drive just isn't big enough for everything). Do I maybe need to just delete and reinstall everything?

I'm basically wondering what to do about the fact that the shaders make everything semi-transparent - which means that if I want to make a figure into a hologram, we can see all the internal geometry such as the inside of the mouth and the eyeballs. I have no idea how to go about using this so that that doesn't happen.

Is Marshian here? Can anyone help?

Thanks!

I'm experiencing an issue when animating in DAZ Studio and was hoping someone could help.

I make my timeline. pose my character on the 0 frame, then move to the last frame and create the movement with the ActivePose Tool. Sometimes it work without a problem. But often there will be some strange, excessive rotation of the hip bone. It will completely flip some of the axes, from like 0 to -170. The first and the last frame would look perfect, if I switch from one to the other the animation looks spot on. But all the in-between frames are completely messed up due to that hip rotation. The character would either wobble around, or completely rotate around.

I thought it may be some of the rotation limits, so I select all the bones and turn them off before animating, but the issue is still there.

Any thoughts what may cause this and hot to fix it?

Thank you.

The image is too large you will have to click it

Just kidding, no offense meant, but I am wondering if it's just me, or if I should file another ticket for this one now.

Log file says this about it

C:/Users/Brimstone Omega/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Daz Connect Library/data/cloud/1_54319/people/genesis 8 male/clothing/bounty hunter scifi/bounty top male.duf (1,1): Syntax error - expected '{' or '[

the product is this: https://www.daz3d.com/the-bass-guitar-and-poses-for-genesis-3-and-8

I'm triying to use the prop the product with a Genesis 2 Male character that is higher than average (he's mt 1,93), so the guitar loads too low for him. I can't move it on the Y axis because the "auto follow figure" function that it by default it loads with only works for G3 and G8. The "normal prop" (not following) script loads it in another standing position that's not what I need, and with the strap straight instead of "body conforming" pose. What I need is to keep in the pose it is now, but raise it on the Y axis. Can somebody explain me if there's a way to unlock the movement on Y axis?

I tried using this https://sharecg.com/v/89846/view/8/Script/Daz3d-Pose-Converter-Standalone for the prop pose but I can't get it to work (using Windows with Parallels on Mac Os)

Thanks!

I try to move the Content to a other HDD and it dosn´t work. I delete all and try a new installation and I have a problem:

- In the products folder I see the content vom 0 -> Z and I can install the products.

- In the Categories folder I see the folder but every folder is emty.

- If I use the search function there ist no result.

What can I do?

Regards

I used a geometry shell in the creation of a character product, but testers questioned whether it would add too much overhead. I was using it to avoid using multiple large image maps in the materials; I thought the overhead would be lower this way.

So here's the question: is a geometry shell more like an instance, where it's a sort of reference to the original geometry, or is it more like a full copy of the original geometry?

Tim

I wanted to use Gen X today to convert a M4 figure to G3M but my Gen X pane disappeared. I can´t find it anywhere. Uninstalled it with DIM and reinstalled. Still not showing up as Window/Panes/Gen X as it used to. I have successfully worked with it numerous times in the past.

I have recently upgraded to 4.10 and this would have been my first time using it since the upgrade. Don´t know if this is somehow related though.

Even though I've installed everything again the items are now invisible in my scene. They are turned on to be visible but aren't. I can get a couple back by reopening them from the Smart Content table but other items had custom shaders and I can only open a new, other version. I tried refreshing the library but that doesn't work. Is there anything else I can force refresh? I vaguely remember seeing something like that but can't find it? What can I do save rebuild the scene?

Thanks

I shall refrain from uttering my grievances for not having a built in option for motion blur in the render engine, but simply ask how do you do?

I'm gonna assume most will be working with stills, but also want to hear about animation. Maybe people have some clever tricks?