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

Mystical glowing pool.

Vladric — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 15:30:20 +0000

Hey guys,

I want to know if there is a way to make a pool of water look like it is glowing from underneath the water differrent colors.

Thanks

So where should I invest CPU or Graphics card?

michaelxm_a1dddd836b — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 19:29:51 +0000

Hi everyone. Well I am down to the final steps building new modeling pc, so now which should I do that will get best results? Should I move up from the quad cpu to perhaps an 8 core..or should I lean more to a 4 gb graphics card. Obviously I can never build some super computer like Daz has when they make those "look how easy this is" videos..lol but it would be nice to make my own perfom better.. I tried going and looking places like youtube for reviews, etc..but all they seem to do is show how fast their games run .. so this seems the place to get input from genuine 3D creation folks.. thanks :o)

CPU overwrites GPU

plarff — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 18:25:41 +0000

Ive deselected the CPU settings but true as BOB my CPU gets maxed out every time i render... Ive deselected OPtix Prime as it does not do anything for me...

Any advice as to why the CPU is maxed out and GPU idles t 2%.. I have to say that the VRAM of the GPU is being used a lot.

Content Icons - ! and Triangle with ! - really no content.

gitika1 — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 19:24:55 +0000

Why do I have so many of these and how do I remedy the issue?

Genesis 3 Female XprssnMagic

kksmith6515 — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 05:42:43 +0000

I'm having a little trouble figuring out how to make this work. When I open up the icon from the utilites tab all I get is a small box that is blank inside.

I can't download 3rd Party Assets/Clothes on MAC

klubbvisuals — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 11:11:59 +0000

Hey, I've been using daz for a little while now. I can download items from the daz store perfectly fine, but when I go to other stores things don't work (yes, I have tried more than one store).

Check the files below, that's what happens when I try to put on ANYTHING :/

There's also a video of my folders and etc. I need help my guys!!

Much Thank xd

~ L

Old Emotiguy errors

Charles West — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 00:20:07 +0000

Checking the log file on loading Emotiguy I found a bone error .. Line 127 and edited it out of the cr2. That fixed I still have one error that does not assign a line number to locate where that error resides.

WARNING: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile

does anyone have an idea of where this error on old Emo exists? I now have to fix my morphed cr2 to remove the 127line error and see what happens there.Thanks in advance for any responses.

V4 Elites Installation Help Needed...

Seiginotora — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 17:08:59 +0000

I'm dumb.

I am struggling to get the V4 Elite Morphs to work correctly. I've tried EVERYTHING. Using the Install Manager, putting them in manually, using the Power Loader. NOTHING seems to be working.

I'm at my wit's end here. Can someone please assist me?!

Face Gen Problem that's been driving me insane!

wwwMyCrapOrg — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 22:47:00 +0000

I only have this problem with current Face Gen models I've made. It only happens to female models. Everytime I load them up it says I'm missing d6 ext. Files. When I skip them or load the face file it comes up super glossy and ugly. I've made two models I really like, but they just have unsettling faces when rendered.

Not all cr2 files are converted

Sylvan — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 22:15:46 +0000

When I categorize cr2 files (from the Poser formats folder to the categories folder) not all cr2 files are visible.
https://www.daz3d.com/giacomo-for-michael-4-and-hiro-4 This one seems quite stubborn and will not convert over but some stuff I bought on other sites (that are also cr2 files) are converted over to the categories folder just fine.
Anyone has any idea why the inconsistencies?

Morph Loader: Corroput Result

Hurdy3D — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 20:09:27 +0000

Hey,

I using with the basic G3M morph created with GenX on a G3F.

For learning I want to export and import this morph.

I exported the a G3F with the morph on 100% as a obj with the DAZ3D presets (Resolution Level on the G3F is basic).

After that I imported the obj via morph loader pro (again with the DAZ3D default preset).
Every looks good until I start using poses. The fingers are fully broken and there seems an offset, which is very notiable on the arms/shoulder.

I attach some screenshot. On of the G3M original. Than one of the G3F with the G3M morph. There are two additional screenshots which shows characters (the G3M und G3F with morphs), to make the offset more visible.
The crazy thing is, if I add additonal morphs into the obj files, at least the fingers are fixed (it may be propably the arm length morph which fixes the fingers ( I think I scaled the arm Lengths down to the lengths of the G3F)).
It could be a problem with the bones...? I have no bone experience, is there an easy way to fix this?

Having problems with CMS after fresh install of Windows 10 & DAZ Studio 4.10 [Solved]

RO Studios — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 21:20:31 +0000

[Having problems with CMS after fresh install of Windows 10 & DAZ Studio 4.10 [Help]] Hi everyone, as the title says. I'm having problems with the connection for it, I tried changing ports from this post and I tried that but no luck. Then I uninstalled it on DIM and then reinstalling it manually but no luck from that as well. But on AVG I excluded the folder where the cms in the AppData folder on my computer and again no luck. :(

If you have any help, it will be appreciated.

DAZ Version: 4.10 (Latest)

Antivirus: AVG free

Firewall: GlassWire (But not sure if that's the culprit)

nVidia P40 Support

kyryia — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 09:03:08 +0000

I have the chance of getting this card from my company for free. Its a 24GB Tesla card. Does anyone know if this will work with DAZ3D IRAY?

How to get a stardome to render outside a 3D window?

Seeker Stock Art — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:09:23 +0000

I'm brand new to Daz as of this week. I've created my first render (attached). When I look at the scene in Daz (see also attached), the star dome I included (01_DVSD_Stardome) shows through the windows. But when it renders, the stardome disappears. I hope to learn this because I'll be doing this same type of image multiple times for multiple book covers. Just not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Addendum question: I assume the reason why the render turned out much darker than the view in Daz Studio is because I need to increase the Luminous Flux of my spotlight & default camera exponentially. Have I got that right? Note that I didn't create a three point light system because I ran out of time.

Any help would greatly be appreciated. Thanks!

iREAL Animated Dust Particles & Bokeh

NOSSA — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:39:14 +0000

How to make beautiful Bokeh please

File locations for UV map created with Skin Builder Pro for Genesis and Genesis 2

leo04 — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 20:08:24 +0000

After some searching I found the textures this creates in the C:\Users\...\AppData\Roaming\DAZ 3D\Studio4\temp\WoGens folder..

Is there any way to direct these texture files to a folder of my choice?

If so how?

Thanks.

Real Short Hair for Genesis 2 Male has disappeared

evilded777 — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:23:25 +0000

I use this product simply all the time. Today, I open a saved character and the hair is gone.

Its no longer in my Product Library (Smart Content), though I still own it, its in Install Manager... but the product page no longer has a Connect option.

What the hell? I don't recall ever agreeing to let DAZ uninstall products from my computer at their whim. This is unacceptable.

Can't get hierarchy material to load

Novbre — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 00:40:33 +0000

Hi guys! I've gone through the forums looking for an solution to the issue I am having but so far none of the posts I have read as worked for me. I am trying to apply the material to the dForce Eastern Nuance outfit (G8F) to G3F, but everything I have tried ends up with the following error in my log:

2018-04-17 20:24:10.931 Invalid hierarchy for selected node(s) and "preset_hierarchical_material" type; no root(s) found.
2018-04-17 20:24:10.932 Error reading file, see log for more details.

Per other similar posts I have tried:

1) Selected G3F with the outfit parented to G3F and applied the material preset.

2) Selected the Pants and applied the material preset. Did the same with just the over dress with the same result. Again, parented to G3F

3) Selected the unparented outfit and applied the material preset.

4) Parented the pants to the overdress and applied the material preset

5) Parented the pants to the overdress and parented the dress to G3F and applied the material preset.

6) All of the above variations with the "apply dforce surface settings" NOT applied.

I can't think of any other combinations to try. It's my first time using a hierarchy material preset so maybe I am missing something really basic. Any help would be awesome!

~ Novbre

How do I install a shader that is a .DSA file? (SOLVED)

lukon100 — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 20:02:15 +0000

A provider gives out free shaders as .DSA files.

I don't know how to install them.

The same provider also made a tutorial video on how to install them, but I cannot understand the video. It shows me screens and windows I've never seen before, with no explanation of what these screens and windows are.

EDIT: Replace the video. I originally posted the wron video.

Can anyone help me?

iRay Rendering - i7 8700k & GTX1080TI 11GB

Dan21 — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 21:47:02 +0000

Hello,

I've just built a new system running an i7 8700k CPU, a GTX 18080ti 11GB GPU with 16GB of DDR4 RAM.

I've read a lot that rendering should be done without CPU ticked as it bottlenecks the GPU, would this be the case with my setup?

I'm still experiencing really long render times (10+ hours) on some scenes (whereas others are 5minutes).

I render only still, non-animated images, and the room is very well lit. I have set the quality to 2.0, with 98% coverage and turned off a time and set the frames to 15000.

I do not have firefly filtering enabled.

How could I best increase my render times?

Autofit vs Wear figure

Noah LGP — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 17:44:23 +0000

Hi,

Autofit destroy the crotch when wearing a figure doesn't destroy it.

For example Urban Gear pants on Genesis 8 figure

Left: Genesis 8 Male wearing Genesis figure -------------------------- Right: Genesis 8 Male wearing Urban Gear pants (Autofit)

EGPU Set Up Advice

michaelmorrow — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 09:07:43 +0000

Hi all. I bit the bullet and picked up an NVIDIA graphics card to speed up my Iray renders.

I have a 2013 Mac Pro and its a shame the duel 6gig AMD Firepro700 video cards do nothing to help renders with Iray.

Yes, I've tried Reality but prefer Iray for workflow and result.

So I picked up an Akito Node Thunderbolt 3 egpu (with TB3 to TB 2 Adaptor) and an EVGA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12G-P4-2990-KR.

I've been CPU rendering up to now, so this set up should make my renders much faster but just wondering if anyone has any experience with this type of setup and have any advice on optimizing it.

Thanks in advance for all your help,

MTM

Victoria 8 HD Add-On and what it is for?

mrlee71 — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 20:53:34 +0000

Hello....new user here....

I purchased the Victoria 8 Pro Bundle but then i saw the Victoria 8 HD Add-On. Can somebody tell me what this is for and do i need it for the Victoria 8 Pro bundle?

thanks!

Problem with batch maker in Content Package Assist

alreadytaken — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 22:25:39 +0000

I'm using v1.0.0.31 of Content Package Assist and having a problem with the batch maker omitting one of the content zip files every time I have tried to build a content package. For example, I load part1.zip + part2.zip + part3.zip. check combine box and fill in the needed DIM package Details. All looks fine, but when I proceed to make the content package CPA always skips one of the zip files. Where I started out with part1.zip, part2.zip, and part3.zip in the list of zip files, CPA now shows the list as part1.zip, part1.zip, and part2.zip. All of the content in part3.zip is left out of the content package.

Has anyone else encountered this problem? Is there a work around?

In-Program File Data Question

Mag_bfaa50c8df — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 14:07:36 +0000

I am getting a new computer and am going to manually drag and drop my scene files, prop, morph and material files into the appropriate folders. When I do this, Daz will not recognize them in the "saved file" menu. How do I make it so they do?

Emptying Temp files and such

2busy4render — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 00:48:07 +0000

Is there a way to clear out the temp file from within DS? I notice that when I close a scene and create or open a new one, DS gets slow until I just close everything and restart. I thought I saw Richard post something about this including a short-cut, but now I can't find it.

Thanks,

Ctrl+z and Ctrl+y

MJW — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 15:47:34 +0000

Stupid, probably, but I tend to use ctrl+z or y as shortcuts for undoing or redoing changes, but I seem to have lost the option. Have I managed to accidentally change a setting, please?

Atmosphere Sky and Shadow questions

Vially — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 05:44:24 +0000

Okay so trying to do an outdoor Image and run across a few issues, I'm sure they have been reviewed and answered, but searching I find very little information.

So I created a distance light, and called it the sun. In the atmosphere render settings I have it as the SS Sun Node. I am playing around with light properties, glow intensity and etcetera, but for the life of me I cannot get the type of shadow lines one would expect in real life. If you look in the image the shadow that crosses the road in the foreground is cast from a building across the street, this is great and good, Except...

The outside edges should be much sharper similar to those for the girl.

where the shadow ends, (just past the curb,) the shadow just blurs out and vanishes. This should be a straight across line, it is a hard straight edge, cast from the top of said building across the street.

So,

How do I get these shadows to be harder edged while maintaining the intensity of the sun "light"?
How do I darken the shadows? The concept of the image is the sun coming up and shadows being pushed back, hard to do if the shadows are not dark.
How do I get some cloud textures into the sky? There are no parameters under atmosphere to do anything with the sky. I do not see where I can even change the color to try and make it blue again.

Anyway, I'll probably have more questions as I go, but resolving these will help. Even a good tutorial would help, seems to be what is required for this application :) 90 hours of tutorials so you can spend 10 minutes trying to create an image. It's getting easier, slowly, but it is getting there.

Remove purchased items from WishList

Griffin Avid — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:17:56 +0000

Remove purchased items from WishList

I want to REMOVE THEM, not hide them.

Even a way to *show purchased items* would work. - then I could remove them manually.

Winter Wear For Victoria 4

zombiewhacker — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 01:54:50 +0000

What is the default directory when installed by DIM? I purchased and installed this recently, but can't find the product icons anywhere when I run Studio Yet I know it's installed on my computer because the textures show up under .../runtime/textures/MAB.