Characters Not showing up and not loading

phillipdoebler

I have done several things like uninstall my files, reinstall, delete the daz studio and stuff. I only get 6 of my characters to show up in my content library. I have about 40 characters or more. When I click on them to show them in the scene, I get this error

an error occured while reading the file, see the log for more details.
 

2026-07-01 22:09:33.142 [INFO] :: Begin asset load (open): /People/Genesis 9/Characters/Daz Originals/Andy/Materials/Andy All MAT.duf

2026-07-01 22:09:33.164 [INFO] :: Clearing the scene...

2026-07-01 22:09:33.178 [INFO] :: Scene Cleared

2026-07-01 22:09:33.179 [INFO] :: Determining missing assets...

2026-07-01 22:09:33.353 [WARNING] :: Invalid hierarchy for selected node(s) and "preset_hierarchical_material" type; no root(s) found.

2026-07-01 22:09:33.353 [WARNING] :: Error loading asset: C:/Users/Public/Documents/My DAZ 3D Library/People/Genesis 9/Characters/Daz Originals/Andy/Materials/Andy All MAT.duf

Operation failed

2026-07-01 22:09:33.386 [INFO] :: Unlocking viewport redraw...

2026-07-01 22:09:33.386 [INFO] :: Viewport redraw unlocked.

2026-07-01 22:09:38.366 [INFO] :: Prepare asset load (open): /People/Genesis 9/Characters/Daz Originals/Charlotte Jr HD/Materials/CNB Charlotte !Full Base Skin.duf

2026-07-01 22:09:38.366 [INFO] :: Locking viewport redraw...

2026-07-01 22:09:38.367 [INFO] :: Viewport redraw locked.

2026-07-01 22:09:38.412 [VERBOSE] :: Native format content directories: 2

2026-07-01 22:09:38.412 [VERBOSE] :: Poser format content directories: 2

2026-07-01 22:09:38.412 [VERBOSE] :: Other import format content directories: 0

2026-07-01 22:09:38.412 [INFO] :: Begin asset load (open): /People/Genesis 9/Characters/Daz Originals/Charlotte Jr HD/Materials/CNB Charlotte !Full Base Skin.duf

2026-07-01 22:09:38.418 [INFO] :: Clearing the scene...

2026-07-01 22:09:38.429 [INFO] :: Scene Cleared

2026-07-01 22:09:38.431 [INFO] :: Determining missing assets...

2026-07-01 22:09:38.525 [WARNING] :: Invalid node selection for "preset_material" type.

2026-07-01 22:09:38.525 [WARNING] :: Error loading asset: C:/Users/Public/Documents/My DAZ 3D Library/People/Genesis 9/Characters/Daz Originals/Charlotte Jr HD/Materials/CNB Charlotte !Full Base Skin.duf

Operation failed

2026-07-01 22:09:38.558 [INFO] :: Unlocking viewport redraw...

2026-07-01 22:09:38.558 [INFO] :: Viewport redraw unlocked.

This is only part of my error load. This error happens when I click on any of the characters, but like I said only 6 are showing up out of the 40+ I have. Everything else loads up, environments and all load up, it is just the characters. I would upload my log file, but I can't find it. If someone will tell me where it is, I will upload it.

crosswind

From the above log you showed, you were loading a character's Material Preset / Hierarchical Material Preset.... rather than a Character Preset. The former has to be loaded onto a selected character in the scene. You should've found and loaded a Character Preset...which has a logo of Actor on the thumbnail.

Edit: DS log locates in %appdata%\DAZ 3D\Studio4, named as log.txt.