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How can I install 3rd Party Items made for Daz Studio 4.9 & Why Isn’t Daz more clear on this?

Turk_WLFTurk_WLF Posts: 177
in The Commons

I know this is my second time to asking this but I can’t find my original post. However I just brought 3 items from Renderosity that made for or design for Daz Studio.

I’m not sure where or how to install the needed files & looked a several times on the Daz Forums no luck, because I can’t tell where they installed within Daz Studio 4.9.

I just can’t see why this topic hasn’t been made a sticky note, so it is permanently linked to the top of the New Users/The Commons.

Thanks,

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  • glaseyeglaseye Posts: 1,312

    Well, rendo's zip files need to be installed manually. AFAIK, there will be a documentation folder within the zip file with a readme (and license) .txt file. Most likely in the readme there will be instructions for installing along the line of: "Unzip into your [content] directory with 'use folder names' enabled...."  Were the content directory is (or directories are) depends on how you installed DS on your system.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 109,736

    The Data, Runtime and any other folders at the same level of the zip need to go in the content directory - usually \Daz 3D\Studio\My Library in the user's documents folder unless you have changed the defaults - where they should merge with the existing folders. The readme should tell you where the files are found for loading.

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715
    edited August 2016

    Personally, I wouldn't install them into the library you have Daz's items.

    I have a number of libraries; more than shown.

    Renderosity is where their products go.

    Take the Test Library; I use that for when I can't find an item installed into Daz's Library; once I know where it is, then I move it. DIM allows you to set up customer folders; I have them as an example, for IRAY shaders and Lighting and Light Props.

    Within the zips there will be folders such as People, Runtime, Scripts, Data; those folders are copied to the libraries below; whichever you chose; then you make sure you've added that library in Studio; F2 iirc.

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  • Ron KnightsRon Knights Posts: 2,502

    I'm surprised no one asked if you have a Mac or PC! The answer would be different for each type of computer.

  • jestmartjestmart Posts: 4,449

    Mac  (atleast with later OS versions that handle zips better) or PC make no difference as to how only to where.

  • BeeMKayBeeMKay Posts: 7,019

    This might be useful, it contains a detailed instruction: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/927004/#Comment_927004

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