how can i load the geograft as a figure that i can parent to g2m's hip or pelvis and then save as a figure set?

can i somehow save the Minotaur6 as a complete figure in DS, and then open it in Carrara?  
as in, make minotaur6 with all the geografts attached, and save it from DS as the base figure
instead of a figure with geografts?

would like to do the same thing with Dragon3 and it's geograft options.

so, basically, save a figure with it's geografts and making it a base figure that will open in Carrara.

Thanks!!

 I'm being paid for a project and right now. DAZ's program has again brought me to a stand still.  

Here is everything I've submitted and then some.

To explain the title, not just the texture, but the specular maps, the bump, the normal maps...Studio has the path correctly marked...it just won't loat them.   And once it's all loaded manual...then the scene looks as it should and can be saved...but don't expect to load it again...that's a 50-50 crap shoot!

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I updated to Studio 4.9 a weeks ago after experiencing a few problems. Those issues went away and then today after reloading a file I was working on yesterday all the textures for the scene as well all other scenes for ALL 50 scene's back are un-locatable, even if the path Studio gives is correct it isn't looking for it. Even scenes unrelated to the project are effected! I have to manually link each texture back.

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So I posted on Devient Art for help.

SickleYield  Professional Digital Artist
Somehow DS has lost the location of your content directory. I would try manually adding the directory first. In content library, right click and it should be an option.

PDSmith
I tried exactly as you suggested and from the looks of it, it's the same process as going through the Content Directory Manager and adding folders. But either way, I still came up flat. I got nothing. I've even gone so far as to load some older poser based files such as Lisa Botanicals and load all the plants and vases with a V4, Genesis, G2F, G3F, and G3M with assigned skin...render them, then save them in a junk file. close Studio then restart and load a previous scene that once held a plant and a couple of figures in hopes Studio may have 'relearned' where the textures were. Nothing. They all look like Genesis clay.

I appreciate your help, and really hope you may have more ideas.

-Paul

SickleYield  Professional Digital Artist
Sorry if this is a stupid question, there's no way it's a draw style thing?

PDSmith
I wish it were, and I'd take my lumps over this. But I have a 4mb error log for just a simple g2f in a v4 body suit in knee high boots and normal hair. Not one texture would load to the figure or outfit but all the paths were correct
ie content/runtime/textures/silverraziel/alani/alanihead.jpg but at the same time the error log is loaded with line items like " Could not resolve : "/Content/data/DAZ 3D/Genesis 2/Female/Morphs/SickleYield/FemaleSmoothers/FBMGia6Smoother02.dsf "

and this morning I came across the fact I was able to load a scene built on Monday in Studio 4.9, but is it a coincidence that nothing from Studio 4.8 (updated last Thursday) doesn't load?

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thomvinson  Hobbyist Digital Artist
In your Nvidia Control Panel settings, go to Manage 3D Settings ----> Program Settings, then make sure Daz is on the pull down list of programs. If it is not, then add it.

I was having intermittent texture problems and this fixed it for me.

PDSmith
I tried that and it didn't seem to have an effect, thanks any way.

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Casual  Hobbyist Digital Artist
some far fetched ideas

1 - remove the .dll for recently installed plugins - sometimes a faulty plugin can ~break~ daz studio

2 - if you have a copy of the C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4 folder
you could copy paste at least the DLLs which must be the components used to load images

3 - look in daz studio's temp folder
C:\Users\Your name here\AppData\Roaming\DAZ 3D\Studio4\temp
when the program is not running the folders should be empty
if there's a corrupt leftover image it may crash the image loading ... who knows ! (not me)

4 - if you're used to that, look at the windows registry keys for Daz3D maybe there's clues

5 - roll back your nvidia driver to an older version

6 - look at Help/Troubleshooting/About your video card mine says Current OpenGL Version:4.5.0 NVIDIA 359.00
sometimes (very rare) you have to use the nvidia control panel and tell the driver to lie about the opengl version
ex: tell it to report the version as OpenGL 4.0

PDSmith 1 minute ago
Well rolling back didn't change a thing and in fact updating didn't change a thing either, Studio refuses to load the textures, it knows the path, just won't load them. Even after I've loaded the executeable version and the DIM versions of Studio 4.9 The AppData folder is empty thankfully to that's a good thing. and the registry comes up clean with System Mechanic and CCLeaner so I'm on the plus side there too! This is looking to be more and more of exclusively a DAZ issue and their software.

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Casual 2 hours ago Hobbyist Digital Artist
maybe Daz Studio's recent DRM switcheroo system modified your assets and told them to look for the textures in the secret DRM folders then forgot to put the images there
PDSmith Moments ago
Everyone was up in arms against this change and move, I was one of the hold outs until last Friday and now on Monday...BOOM this problem hits...so not pleased!

Casual 2 hours ago Hobbyist Digital Artist
so re-installing those figures may fix them
PDSmith Moments ago
I just did. A poser based product and a Studio based product. Neither one was recognized in the Studio 4.8 save file. in the save for I made yesterday one of the two work fine...so this problem is serious flawed and needs some work and looking into on their end.

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Okay, Then Last Friday after talking with Sicklyield.
I started to 'germinate' an idea after she mentioned something about the content, I started to wonder about a possible corrupt data directory.  It's the only thing that hadn't or couldn't be adjusted through Studio. Part of me wishes there was some sort of 'data' verification method now. since that was exactly the problem.  I tried a number of data folder back ups...and then  would test Studio each time then came a 4 year old group of files was copied into the directory and fixed it(Temporarily it seams).  blMilWom_v4b_68498, PasitheaHairV4_76966, PasitheaHairV4_76966 and given the last two are not as common as the first. I'm strongly of the idea the first one was what killed everything.  But on a side note, I down graded from 4.9 to 4.8 before I started the copying of data folders...but I doubt that had much of an effect...or did it? What do you think? Yes I was aware BlMilWom is a Victoria 4 base file, but odd or coincidence everything temporarily fixed?

I would greatly appreciate any and all help with this.

-Paul

If you live in the US and dont get BBC here there are a bunch of PBS stations broadcasting the New Years Eve broadcast tomorrow night 01/01/16 (or 01/01/16 for those of you in Europe)
Hopefully it wont be a 4 hour broadcast with 2 1/2 hours of fund raiser call in for $500 tote bags.

l8r Holmies! 

Basically just passing this thought along in the hopes a PA might consider making these sorts of morphs in the future. Creases and line morphs on the face, neck, armpit area, and waist would add a lot of detail and realism to figures that might otherwise seem too 'clean'.

Thanks for your time.

I'm also getting a 524 error from cloudflare when it times out, and trying for a live version doesn't work. Strangely enough, other parts of the site work normally.

I've tried twice with no luck.  Good thing nothing has shown up in my Paypal account, but I'd still like to qualify for the promo before the night is done :/

Plus the promising buy her (or her Pro bundle) and get 30% off Kimo 7 when he comes out.

Well, we are definitely beginning to get ethinc character bases. Very nice.

The thing is, this morning I was able to save the same scene, this evening I can`t save it anymore. DS wasn`t closed or anything like this until this evening, the scene was open from this morning on, I just have changed a shape and wanted to save the scene and than DS crashes and from now everytime it crashes if I try to save the scene, also without changing anything, I load the scene and when I try to save the scene without changing anything DS crashes. I have restart my computer and tried it again. The same thing, I can load the scene, I can work with the scene but I can`t not save it, DS crashes.

Then I have created a primitiv cylinder and just save the cylinder as scene, everything was okay. Load the scene with my character again, tried to save it DS crashes. Anyone an idea?

I have individual leaves, blowing leaves, flat scatterings of leaves, but can't seem to find any actual piles.

1. Is there a way to import the working door from Poser into DS intact?

2. If not, is it possible to move the origin of the door so that it opens from one side like a normal door should?

3. How would I do this in DS?

Thanks for any help you can give.

Does Utah change time zones like based on DST? I was sure when it was 1am here in Colorado it was 12 there, but it's seeming to be on the same now.?

I guess I stumbled over a few bugs, which I will mention below. Please correct me if I am wrong and it's supposed to work the way it does.

#1: Applying the converter, the original skin displacement values (when available) get all reset to zero.

#2: Applying the geocraft transfer, the normal (image) map from the source (when available) gets transferred to the destination surfaces as well. That looks very odd.

#3: Applying the geocraft transfer, sometimes the top coat color (image) of the destination surface is not getting setted (values do).

Are those bugs? Thank you! :-)

“...accurate character tolerances made Daz a go-to solution on CAPTAIN AMERICA, THOR, and IRON MAN.” - Ron Mendell

I have been asked by many to provide a video tutorial for Render Studio Iray. Well here it is..!  Just click the image to view.

It will be the first of many as I have created a new YouTube Channel specifically for tutorials, 3D/2D tips, content creation insights and more. So make sure you subscribe to be informed when there is new content uploaded.

You can also check out my Facebook page where I have been posting news, tips and more.  https://www.facebook.com/colmjackson3d/

Cheers..:-)

http://www.daz3d.com/render-studio-iray

http://www.daz3d.com/render-studio-iray-scenes

That ought to get rid of the jerky panning and posing, and kick the rendering into overdrive! And I have enough to get the Nvidia GTX 1070, and room for future expansion. 64gigs RAM, anyone?

So, thanks to another member, I'm getting the computer that I need. I'm not giving their name because they took quite a bit of time to help me out, and I don't know if they have the time to do it more than once.

This is a great community.