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G3 Shoulder Blade Distortions

mjc3d — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 23:01:28 +0000

Hi.

Does anyone know why this is happening?

G3M or G3F. If the arms are lowered the back shoulder blades gets all distorted and the figure looks "disfigured".

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Looking for a better (and hopefully faster) way to convert non-Iray vehicles to Iray

Blind Owl — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 19:17:55 +0000

I've acquired quite few non-Iray vehicles, both here and elsewhere, and managed to convert several so they look pretty good in Iray. Paint, chrome, and window and mirror glass are usually no problem, but I tend to have a tough time with tires, headlight reflectors (behind the glass), instrument and interior lights, and especially taillights, running lights & turn signals. Applying a coloured glass shader to a full-width taillight array, or an emergency vehicle's light bar, usually ends up looking pretty crappy.

No doubt my troubles are due to ignorance, because I've seen some gorgeous conversions by other DAZ users. So I'm wondering what the best method is, and if there's a tutorial thread somewhere that can put me on the road to better conversions. Faster would be nice because I have a ton more to do, and I'd like to improve the ones I've already done.

As always, any tips and/or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Move My Daz 3D Library folder to Studio folder

Samanthie — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 22:54:48 +0000

I am trying to tidy up my folders a bit. In My Documents folder is the Daz 3D folder with the Daz programs I own listed inside. At the bottom of the list of folders is the Studio folder. Today I found the folder with all my content outside the Studio folder in a folder named My Daz 3d Library. I would like to move this folder into the Studio folder. Is it ok to move this folder or will everything break? Thank you for any help.

PRO-Studio HDR Lighting System - help!

mlolya — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 03:11:22 +0000

I just bought PRO-Studio HDR Lighting System. I can't get anything to work. All of the presets are loading in the lights menu of the smart content widow, but when I double click them nothing happens and no lights are loaded into the scene. Is there some kind of trick I'm missing?

FBX Expert Needed

andykarta — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:51:37 +0000

Hello (again). I have exported a gen 2 model to Cinema 4d using the FBX format. I was able to edit the FBX popup screen to bring over all the expression controls from daz using the cntrl.head export commands. Yay. Has anyone transfered ALL the controls using that system before? I mean. I can do pretty much any expression. Shouldn't I also be able to pose it.

Also, does anyone know how to accurately scale FBX exports?

Thanks.

Is this really only for G3M? Wound Makeup Artist Iray for G3M

DrowElfMorwen — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:40:30 +0000

This product uses a geoshell, so why wouldn't I be able to use this on ANY figure? I would love a product like this, but if only works for ONE figure for whatever reaosn, seems like a waste of money and time. However, I'm presuming that there is a way to use it for anyone. Cause it does seem like a good product.. but EXTREMELY limiting.

https://www.daz3d.com/wound-makeup-artist-iray-for-genesis-3-male-s

"Grace" Genesis Female 3/8 red stripes error?!

EasyClap — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 22:38:49 +0000

I recently bought this character https://www.daz3d.com/grace-for-genesis-3-8-female for Genesis 3 and Genesis 8 female. However, unlike the regular Genesis 3 or Genesis 8 model, "Grace" has some strange red stripes under the butt on her legs. Since this is my first model ever and I recently started learning DAZ I was wondering if this is a common error/ case or normal thing for characters and how you can fix it. Could it also be that this is a mistake by the creater of the character? It doesn't look good or natural on renders and is really annoying. Help appreciated!

Error perparing objects to simulate

Serene Night — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 16:50:55 +0000

was using d-force just fine up until it started generating an error below. Typo aside, I reset it, and then cleared it, and it still generates this error.

Reverse Deformations on Morphs?

lexbaird — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 21:47:16 +0000

I'm trying to create a morph from a sculped G3F base that apparently had "Navel" and "Mouth Realism HD" left on (p.s.: why are these on by default?). Now, my carefully sculpted teeth are being turned into rounded pegs and the lips are parting slightly. I just want my morphed figure to match the sculpted .obj file.

When importing a morph with Morph Loader Pro, one of the options is "reverse deformations". Can anyone explain what this does without a bunch of three-letter-acronym terminology? Will this let me back out the facial and navel distortions?

Help!

file does not exist

mystmaiden2001_0eef936ca5 — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 00:33:16 +0000

I downloaded and installed the newest Studio but there was a bit of a hiccup in that it did not delete the previous version. I uninstalled the newest one and did a do-over and that one worked. However Im having all sorts of content issues. Most of what I have purchased was for Poser so I was going back to dl the studio versions. Whenever I do the install manager opens a new instance of DS, even though it is already open then I get an error that the file does not exist.

I really would like to give learning DS another whirl but this has me baffled. Anyone have any insights for me?

Thanks,

mystmaiden

Kinematics Expert Needed

andykarta — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:34:27 +0000

I'm using a Gen 2 model in Cinema 4d. The FBX file brings over a skin deformer that allows you to bend the mesh with the skeleton. But I can't seem to create the model to the size (180ish centimeters on the Y axis) I need and any scaling (or pert near anything else you do) ruins the skin deformer forcing me to re bind the model and skeleton. And I'm cool with that. But I have to now apply kinematics to the skeleton and here's where I need help.

Will I be able to export BVH (motion capture) files from Daz and apply them to the new rig without worrying about applying kinematics? I doubt it. Life is not that easy.

And if I have to apply kinematics, do I have to apply it just like the daz model has it. I'm pretty sure the limbs are all IK but what about the shoulders, the hips and the neck?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Can a resolution be applied differently to the body parts of Genesis 8?

lawwlekluze — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 04:05:44 +0000

Hi,

I want to apply High Resolution on the face only. Is there a way?

Please let me know it :)

Adding metadata to a product and making L-R hand versions of smart props

Silent Winter — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 01:17:45 +0000

Hi again,

Continuing with making some items.

I'm adding metadata but I have, for example, a sword. I've saved out the zeroed sword and want to make left and right hand smart-props for G3/8 M/F. I know how to do that, but I'm stuck at setting the metadata.

Is the metadata per product? Or is it per sub-version?
In other words, do I set it as 'Prop>arms>hands' once on the zeroed version. Or do I set each one as 'Prop>arm>right/left>hand'?

Do I also set the compatibility base for each version? And what's the difference between 'Set compatibility base' and 'Set compatible with'?

How can I quickly remove files from a Smart Content category?

kthedrick — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 01:02:19 +0000

Lately, I've been reassigning a lot of my stuff to new/different categories within Smart Content, but it's been slow going. I learned pretty quickly you can ADD an item simply by dragging and dropping a file from one category to another. But to REMOVE a file it's a big hassle. You have to go to the Content library and find the Product that contains your file. Then you have to bring up the Content DB Editor and change the Root Category for the file in question. I have a lot of stuff so this is taking quite a while. So my question is: Is there some shortcut I've missed for removing files from Smart Content categories?

DAZ Studio to Cinema 4D export with pose morphs

email_21b7fe5e95 — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 04:06:37 +0000

DAZ Studio to Cinema 4D export with pose morphs

Am trying to export Victoria 7 (a Genesis 3 Female) from DAZ Studio 4.9 to Cinema 4D R18 with the pose morphs through FBX 2012 Binary format.
Until now I did not succeed.
For reference see Export.jpg and Import.jpg.
Any helping ideas?

Why are these files in "My Daz 30 Library"

poorman_65 — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 04:26:07 +0000

I am trying to replicate my configuration on a second machine and found several files that were "missing" on the 2nd machine. I tracked them down and they are located in this directory under "My Daz 30 Library":

data/daz 3d/genesis 8/female/morphs/my_user_name/product/alias_head_ectrleyelidsupperup-downl.dsf

How do these files get placed here?

I had expected that I would need to share "My Library" between the two systems but I was hoping that DIM would keep the main "My Daz 30 Library" up to date.

Is there a way to make the viewport less... dark

Serene Night — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 02:38:08 +0000

I am ashamed to admit, but I have trouble sometimes discerning the ground and objects on it, because my viewport is so dark.

by going in preview mode I can of course see it, but I just can't see it in the main window. CTRL L doesn't always work to light up the floor area. Especially in sun sky mode

Is there any other option for getting my scene better lit for the purpose of placing objects?

1 1070 ti and 1 1070 vs 1 1070 ti

jimlin — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 14:44:26 +0000

HI I have a1070 and a1079 ti if I install both will rendering be faster than just 1070 ti

I understand with 2cards installed pci e will run at 2x 8 not 16

Disfigured/compressed images set as backgrounds, when not compressed.

JD_Mortal — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:27:09 +0000

I am trying to render a 1080p image as a background in a 1080p scene. The image is an uncompressed PNG, but that doesn't matter.

The end result is a horrible cubic deformed reproduction of the actual image. It looks like there are 8x8 or 12x12 blocks of some kind of compression, which are disfiguring/destroying the original image.

The effect I was going for, was to have the image show as a background. Thus, saving me a step in post-work and not having to deal with the incorrect alpha being saved in the models final renderings.

(The alpha is not rendering to the "color" of the model, it renders to "black", causing a black outline if not used on a black background. Which can not be set to any "color", except the default black. It should be rendering to the color of the models color, of that pixel... But, instead, it is blending the alpha of the color, to the unseen black background, and saving that "color" instead of the models rendered color.)

Break Apart a Prop

SledgeHammer — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:29:47 +0000

I want to "break apart" a solid prop.
I want to obtain one UK flag on a pole. I have purchased "Wooden Bleachers" by Predatron. When I try to use this prop it imports a single prop containing 4 flags on poles. Does anyone know a method that will allow me to break this prop apart so I can just use a single flag?

Transfer utility not translating all morphs

Viper — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 03:41:46 +0000

I did this with 4.9 a few weeks ago and now can't do this at all with 4.10 for some reason. I created an eyebrow mesh that I want to fit and auto follow the base genesis 8 expressions. I remember being able to achieve this quite easily. But for some reason when I use the transfer utility on 4.10, only 4 or 5 morphs get translated instead of all the morphs. I've tried several permutations of this. None seem to work. Did something change in this between versions?

MY INSTALLATION KEEPS FAILING!!!

earnesthuman1994 — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 04:09:10 +0000

I'M HAVING SOME TROUBLE INSTALLING SOME STUFF. MOST OF IT HAS BEEN INSTALLED, BUT THERE'S A FEW LEFTOVERS THAT "FAILED".

IF SOMEONE COULD HELP ME OUT WITH THIS, IT'D BE GREATLE APPRECIATED.

Install Manager cannot find a required path. The package for "Scene Builder for DAZ Studio" requires that the installed path for "DAZ Studio 4.5" be defined. Make sure that a path for this application is present on the "Applications" page of the "Settings" dialog, then try again.
Install Manager cannot find a required path. The package for "Sci-Fi Warrior Guided Tour for DAZ Studio 4.8+" requires that the installed path for "DAZ Studio 4.5, 4.x Public Build, 4.x Publishing Build, 4.x Private Build" be defined. Make sure that a path for this application is present on the "Applications" page of the "Settings" dialog, then try again.
Install Manager cannot find a required path. The package for "Inside the Asylum Guided Tour for DAZ Studio 4.8+" requires that the installed path for "DAZ Studio 4.5, 4.x Public Build, 4.x Publishing Build, 4.x Private Build" be defined. Make sure that a path for this application is present on the "Applications" page of the "Settings" dialog, then try again.
Install Manager cannot find a required path. The package for "Day at the Beach Guided Tour for DAZ Studio 4.8+" requires that the installed path for "DAZ Studio 4.5, 4.x Public Build, 4.x Publishing Build, 4.x Private Build" be defined. Make sure that a path for this application is present on the "Applications" page of the "Settings" dialog, then try again.

3Delight stand alone and XBox

Crios — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:49:21 +0000

Hi, having an Xbox 360 without being used (my children have the PS4 now), I wanted to know if there is a way to install the Stand Alone version of 3Delight, and use it as a rendering machine, exporting the DAZ files from the PC in RIB format.

Canvas Beauty not rendering selected "clones"

JD_Mortal — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:19:17 +0000

When I select "all objects", and create the "nodes", with everything selected...

Everything that is a "clone" object in the rendering, will render BLACK or ALPHA, depending on the settings. This is due to Daz3D not showing the clones, for selection, in the node list...

How do I get these "clones" to be selected, for rendering?

Oh, and please just make a 24 and 32 bit rendering option, so we don't have to go through these odd steps. We obviously want it all rendered in these bit-depths, not just some of it. Make that an advanced option.

How to create EZ-Pose dials in Daz Studio?

Silent Winter — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 05:14:34 +0000

I've made a bamboo staff and rigged it with limits to bend naturally.

It works well enough to select every bone and simply slide the 'bend' etc dials. But I'm wondering how I can set up a single dial to 'Bend-all' as I've seen in many products. Is there an easy way to do this within Daz Studio? Or do I need to manually edit the file in notepad or something?

Thanks in advance,

SW

Edit: Found it myself - if anyone else needs to know, look here:

http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/userguide/creating_content/assembling/tutorials/pose_control/start

FastGrab not working right now?

Marshian — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 22:47:53 +0000

There are no products there—This is what I see, even if I log out:

"Fast Grab discount does not combine with other discounts. There are no products matching the selection."

If you can see it, can you tell me if I have any products there? https://www.daz3d.com/fast-grab-3d-models/

I think I am not getting DAZ site orange messages since I have changed my email

MilosGulan — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 19:32:59 +0000

I have changed my email from email addresses removed before few months and since then I am pretty sure that I dont get anymore DAZ site orange messages (in the upper header) and in my Account > Messages (Inbox). I have seen on Facebook in DAZ Studio Addicts group that DAZ was giving away 10$ coupon for New Year but I didn't got any message about it.

Is there a chance to test this and fix the problem. I also am reciving promo emails from DAZ on my old Email address removed instead of my new Email address removed

I was thinking to switch back to my old email but I am not sure what to do?

Lights intensity\strength in 3delight mode

pavsikakyj — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 20:49:25 +0000

Hi. I've updated my DAZ to 4.10 and can't find luminosity settings at the place it was before. Where do I have to set it now?

Importing Figures to Unity (Decimating and Atlas help?)

SoftAnna — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 14:44:51 +0000

I don't expect anyone to give me a word for word guide on how to export a figure, with decimated polys and then apply an atlas texure to the figure in unity, but thats what I want to do.

I was wondering if anyone knew of any seperate guides on these indiviual things? (Obviously a more complete tutorial is best) and if the DAZ3d decimate plugin was avalible anywhere?

I looked around, just struggling a bit. Thanks in advance if anyone helps!

This is all for personal use by the way.

External HDD, Connect, and DIM

TSasha Smith — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 19:26:04 +0000

I am planing on getting an external HDD for my laptop. My question is how do I get Connect and DIM to install stuff on the external HDD? Is there a way to manually move everything I already downloaded when I get it which might be tomorrow or the next day since I am planing on using Amazon Prime. The laptop has about 464 GB on it. Is a TB about a thousand GB? I know not exactly but HDD's say that they have X TB does not mean I have X TB to play with.

oops how do I reset a perspective camera? I assume that the kitchen set I load does not keep the tables and chairs on the ceiling? another issue for later.