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Problem with Real Hairy

Toula — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 11:29:25 +0000

Hello guys, i had the real hairy for Genesis 2 and it works fine. Now i bought the Real Hairy for Genesis and when i try to apply it to a figure it crashes. Anyone can help ?

Using Poser files with DAZ?

david_g_kinney — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 13:28:36 +0000

I am a complete NOOB to both this software and the dazzling world of 3d animation. I purchased a package from Renderosity and when I ran the installer it said that it could not find Poser. Oops. Are these files installable in DAZ,or do I need to be more aobservant with my purchases?

Thank you!

David

DS not sending mat files

Digital Dragon — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 21:42:22 +0000

I use DS mostly for posing models to export as objects to use in Bryce. Up untill now it's been working fine, but for some reason it will export the model but not export any material files for the model. Is there a way to fix this, what could cause this to happen and will I have to delete and reinstall DS to fix the problem. Any and all help is appreciated! I don't use Poser at all so DS is all I have. Need to learn more about using DS as my rendering app too but am old and set in my ways, wish there was a book on using DS, too much trouble going back and forth to PSD to find the fix's and how to's to enable me to do what I want to do. Thanks again for your help!!!

I'm trying to install Photoshop 3D Bridge ... What's the correct path???

GCF_ Graphic Fantasies — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 07:32:35 +0000

I'm trying to install Photoshop 3D Bridge so I can use it in Photoshop, and I can't seem to find the correct path that is asking for!! Can anyone help with this? I've checked tutorials but they're not addressing that issue.
Please help so I can do this right away
This is the message I get Indian store manager
Install Manager cannot find a required path. The package for "Photoshop 3D Bridge for DAZ Studio 4.9+ (Mac 64-bit)" requires that the installed path for "Photoshop CC, CS6, CS5, CS4 (64-bit)" be defined. Make sure that a path for this application is present on the "Applications" page of the "Settings" dialog, then try again.

Twitchy controls since DS10

fred9803 — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 07:42:24 +0000

This might have been addressed in a previous thread but I did a search and can't find anything.

Ever since imstalling DS10, whenever I try to orbit, zoom or rotate I need to hover over the control for a 3-4 seconds, otherwise the camera zooms off unpredictably..... exagerated orbit/zoom etc. This never occured with 4.8.

This happen regardless of what scene I have loaded... even when the scene is empty..... so I guess it has nothing to do with the normal lag experienced with heavy scenes.

I can live with it, but would appreciate it if anyone has experienced a similar issue. Cheers!

M4 to genesis 3 clothes converter

Lefty_in_Detroit — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 07:05:45 +0000

Hello all,

Is there any way to convert clothes for M4 over to Genesis 3?

Mirrored sphere in 3DL?

Silent Winter — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:47:27 +0000

So I made a prop set of Chinese health balls and case. I did mats in iray, then decided "why not support 3DL too"?

Problem is, I can't get the proper metal effect on the balls. I used to know my way around 3DL a lot better but this isn't working for me.

Attached is a comparison - the 3DL image also has a mirror prop from Daz - that looks great, so I tried copying the settings (no mats involved - right ball only has a bump map) - but the balls come out much darker.

I've got Diffuse at 0% (also tried other settings), Reflection at 100% (also tried 80%), and specular strength at 0% (also tried 50% and 100%). I also have a 360 degree skydome, lit with ambient at 100%.

I seem to recall I've had this problem in the past with curved mirrors in 3DL.

Any help appreciated.

odd lighting issue with HDRI

dragotx — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 20:26:33 +0000

I know it's got to be a setting that's been tweaked wrong, but I can't figure out what's causing it. When I load an HDRI, the scene is completely blown out. It's like I've got a full sun scale spotlight sitting right on top of the scene, but all that is being used is an HDRI (it's ANY HDRI) and the model. Nothing else at all. I can use the same HDRIs on another system without the issue. ANy ideas on what I"ve borked in my setup?

So Sad Expressions & Tears for Genesis 8 Female(s)

Dareshiranu — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 23:14:52 +0000

Why would loading the Geoshell for the tears cause my figure to vanish? Poof, gone. Still in the Scene tree, but the Viewport just disappear, hair still there though. Weird. I've fiddled a little bit but have had no luck. This is the first time I actually tried to use it since I bought it. I guess I should test these things as I purchase them, huh? But no, I just think "Hey, that might come in handy sometime." and pick it up. Then when the mood hits me to use it...

Converting clothing G1 to G3. How?

paul_ae567ab9 — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 18:24:12 +0000

I thought I found a forum discussing this. It was referred to by a link but clicking it just loads my account page so I have to assume it was moved or deleted. Guess I'll ask again.

I searched high and low to find scout uniforms and finally found one for Genesis male. Problem is it does not work well at all on G3 so hit a road block. (I could not find for G3 M or F although I did make a "passable" modification to a texture, it lacks the neck bandana etc. )

Is there a way to convert older clothing items to G3? plugin or other tool would be good even.

Thanks.

Dynamic sheets

MattB123 — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 14:53:05 +0000

Hey all. So i bought the dynamic sheets product and installed via DIM. Slightly dissappointed though as it doesnt seem to work. The product shows a few materials and a prop but none of them load. Just says invalid file format or something when i try to add to my scene. Im sure its something mega basic but since the product comes with zero documentation i cant work it out.

Any help would be awesome

thanks

Rigging Issue V4 Clothing

OrionPax09 — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 02:54:52 +0000

Alright. Before I start, I'd like to take a moment to thank everyone who has helped me in regards to rigging clothing for V4. The various hints and tutorials I've been pointed to have been extremely useful.

However, while I have been successful in rigging V4 clothing, I've run into another problem. The clothing is rigged, but whenever I move one of the given joints, the entire article of clothing is affected.

I've included two images to illustrate the problem. The first one has V4 at the zeroed out pose. The second has V4 moving her right collar back.

Any idea what the problem is? As well as how to fix it?

Everything's all messed up

Zipper730 — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 23:06:07 +0000

I somehow messed up the main-viewport, I tried to fix it by making it undockable, and it looked all messed up so I closed it and it's all messed up. Even though I got it docked up I have three viewport windows that I cannot reset to normal? Isn't there some kind of BIG RESET BUTTON?

Edited for profanity

Daz3D Crashes while rendering images with LineRender9000. What should I upgrade in my PC?

Sadnic — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:05:08 +0000

[Daz3D Crashes while rendering images with LineRender9000. What should I upgrade in my PC?] This is really bothering me because I am supposed to use it for my renders, I really liked the results of the plugin, but if nothing goes right, I will have to apply comic effect post render. Should I upgrade my PC to able to render, if so, what should I upgrade on it, got any tips?

Dforce Keeps Messing Up

Richard John S — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 09:44:55 +0000

I have gotten it to work once with the same settings, same clothes, same character, etc... This is what happens after the one time I got it to work which took a few tries. I am using the new wet and dry baby doll outfit which is Dforce ready.

https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-hd-wet-and-dry-baby-doll-outfit-for-genesis-8-female-s

G3F 'Raine' character weirdness update (Cured, though not solved)

Blind Owl — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:22:21 +0000

I just bought this: https://www.daz3d.com/raine-for-genesis-3-female by addy, and encountered a very bizarre glitch (see attached render). This is the bare-bones default character load, no other scene elements, no morphs or even iRay textures applied.

Can anyone suggest a possible cause and a cure, short of asking for a refund? If it was a common problem, surely it would have been yanked or corrected by now.

create CF files error

Anymatter — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 04:28:14 +0000

a 'source path error' message pop up whenever i right click the content libry tab and select 'create poser companion files', the file i wish to convert to poser is under DAZ connect folder ... how to convert daz content under such folder?

Graphic Card Problems

fpgears — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 02:07:23 +0000

I was wondering if someone has had a similar issue. I noticed that my renders looked pretty bad lately and went to check if my graphic was activated for the rendering. I attached a picture of what I found: My GTX970M's box is visble, but the name is not. I'm almost certain it has to do with my issue. I also get a message error when I try to play a game, telling me that I need Directx10 or higher to play it. I do have DirectX12 installed and could play that game just fine for months until a week ago. Can't seem to find the solution on Google for now, hope someone here has an idea!

Thanks for your time.

Changing the tiling size of a shader?

Man Behind the Curtain — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:28:10 +0000

I've tried to use the Metal Abounds shaders on a few items in my scene, but the pattern is much too large in proportion to the object, especially obvious with the chainmail shaders. Is there any way to change how the shader tiles on an object. The tile of the shader needs to be at least half the size or maybe even a third of it's size.

Thanks,
Vince

Heads Up Regarding Nvidia Driver update..

davegv — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 20:10:54 +0000

OK, So.

Parenting items

Spacewarper7 — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:09:09 +0000

It used to be that when I parented one item to another - say, a pencil held in a character's hand - it would stay in the same orientation to the object it is parented to as I had set it in originally. For a few months now however whenever i parent one thing to another it suddenly shifts at seeming random in all three directions and sometimes location; forcing me to orient it all over again (and usually with much increased difficulty). Does anyone know why parenting is so much more difficult now and I can do to fix this aggravating tendency? It really compplicates things a lot when exact positioning is important for poses needing adjusting with new renders when making a series/set..

Custom Content not Searchable in Smart Content

Geminii23 — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 23:07:16 +0000

So my organizational OCD continues to get the better of me.

I spent a lot of time getting my third party content (such as Rendo stuff) to show up in Smart Content by creating Products and editing the Metadata. I recently tried fixing an issue where some DAZ content is showing duplicated, by resetting the DB and re-importing my user data. For some reason now, I noticed that a lot of these items are not searchable in the Smart Content panel. But it is not consistent.

For example, if I search by artist for AeonSoul it will show all the items that I have previously purchased from RTDNA alongside all the DAZ purcashed content. But if I search for say RPublishing only one item will show up. The same is true if I select the artist name from the info tab.

Another example, if I select an item such as Lena for V4 character from Rhiannon and select that artist name from info, the only thing that shows up in search is Renegade for G3M. Lena just vanishes.

Is there something wrong with my Local User MetaData file?

G8f fish lips?

bigcurf — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 17:16:00 +0000

Can anyone help me figure out why my g8f characters all load with terrible looking fish lips? It's like they are all doing the duck face selfie.

Can't Open .DAZ Files After Moving My Content Library

luci45 — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:56:45 +0000

I have some .DAZ scenes and characters that I am unable to retrieve after I re-installed my library content files with the DIM. The new content library is in the location recommended by the DIM(C:\Users\Public\Documents\My DAZ 3D Library). The old content file library was here: C:\Users\Lucinda\Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio\My Library. I tried accessing one of the files by recreating the exact path (creating folders, moving the file, and changing "My DAZ 3D Library" to "My library") That didn't help. DS acts as if it is loading it then says the files are missing. They are listed in the Scene window but aren't there.

On another thread someone said to copy or move secret data files from the original location. I found an enormous data folder with my files, labeled "data" (not the "data" file inside the content library) and moved it over. This didn't work either.

Does anyone know a way to open them? I know now that I should have opened them and resaved them as DUF files, as I can open all of them. Duh. :grrr:

Can you delete merged geometry?

skinwalker — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 23:33:25 +0000

Hey,

I have a character that has merged geometry (the anatomical elements), I remember clicking on "Merge fitted geometry" and then deleted the anatomical elements from the scene. I saved the file and closed Daz. I am wondering if I can get rid of the merged geometry at this point or I will have to start all over again creating my character.

Missing files? (Marcoor Medbay +?)[Solved]

thomask_1 — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 02:16:21 +0000

I've slowly begun the process of padding my asset library with varous packages, both from DAZ and other sites. The problem I am currently having is that the Marcoor medbay package after I've installed it on my laptop seems to be missing files.

I've tried to uninstall and reinstall twice, however looking at the 'error' its giving me, the list includes folders for products I do not have.

Example: data/ravnheart/marcoor control room/sci_fi_room_divider/sci_fi_room_divider_168.dsf

I even did a search on the entire computer and nothing pops up.

Is this a standard problem on multiple part packages?

Note I have the Corridor 2, medbay, and the 'aged' version of both. I shouldnt "HAVE" to purchase yet another package do to a scene...

Image series black background

Orpheus13 — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 05:25:22 +0000

Hello,

When I render Image Series I get a default black background, I want a transparent / white one.

Environment Mode is Dome and scene, with Draw Dome and Draw Ground off.

Recent issue with G8M Quads- SOlved

Serene Night — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 06:13:32 +0000

I've been having issues recently with G8M quad muscles dialing themselves inappropriately. It seems a recent occurance because I would've remembered such deformities. As you can see it is dialing the muscles in at -800 and sometimes in at 1100 and such when I apply poses where the legs are bent.

I'm not sure what is causing it...

Is there something I can check to see if it is being triggered? I have shown hidden properties and there I see the quad group fired up at the ugodly -1100 degree.

I can remove it... Not a problem and the pose looks fine. But where would I got to begin to troubleshoot this?

Bought Winter HDRIs. Got settings but no Scenes.

jmlynch2k — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 06:14:21 +0000

I uninstalled and reinstalled. Same deal.

Make dress texture less white reflective (options)

Ruris — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 17:10:47 +0000

Hi,

I generally have this issue with white texture, it just looks overall washed out. Just want to identify the area I can improve on:

a) Lighting (reduce intensity or lumen will darken other area as well, no good idea atm)

a2) Surface setting (have no idea)

b) Photoshop:Select texture file then reduce exposure or overlay a light grey, save as new texture

c) Render setting: Reduce intensity of light, then render. Go to Photoshop then boost the exposure of the skin parts (lotsa time and hard to select edge)

d) Render at 2 different intensity level, then merge it somehow? Have yet to figure this out in PS. Most probably play with the overlay settings, then paint the mask on the dress to get back the details.