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Hi everybody, I'm having troubles with locations of Zip files contents

vdalbanvdalban Posts: 0
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Hello, my name is Zvonimir, I'm a French artist.

I just bought Poser 11 and downloaded DAZ3D and totally newbie in it. I'm hoping I will pleasantly satisfy my curiosity desires.

Before asking this question, I have read different tutorials but couldn't find the solutions of my problems.

Download manager is great, no problem. The use of patterns, cameras, animation tools seems to be quite easy in my opinion.

BUT: the navigation in libraries, scenes, textures, morphs, etc. to find out what I downloaded via Zip files is very embarassing for me. I just have folders and subfolders and many sub-subfolders and I can't open files in the software because of some obscure reasons. I'm on Windows 10, I can see many different places like C/users, C/programx86, C/program, etc, I try to extract zip files in any directory, but each times it doesn't match. It's the case on both Poser and DAZ. I should have missed a point.

Please help, please give me the light so I can start to create like I do when I have a pencil. Why has it to be so hard to manage directories and files? I'm not an technician, I'm an artist! Please give me the solution.

Thank you in advance.

 

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  • ShelLuserShelLuser Posts: 749
    edited December 2016
    vdalban said:

    BUT: the navigation in libraries, scenes, textures, morphs, etc. to find out what I downloaded via Zip files is very embarassing for me. I just have folders and subfolders and many sub-subfolders and I can't open files in the software because of some obscure reasons. I'm on Windows 10, I can see many different places like C/users, C/programx86, C/program, etc, I try to extract zip files in any directory, but each times it doesn't match. It's the case on both Poser and DAZ. I should have missed a point.

    Daz Studio ("DS") has several locations from which it checks for contents, these are also referred to as content directories. DS uses 3 main locations:

    • A location for Daz Connect contents; Daz Connect is an online service which allows you to download materials online straight from within DS.
    • The main content location; this is where all the DS contents reside (models, textures, etc, etc.).
    • Your own content location; this is where you'd normally save your own scenes, sets, renders, etc.

    And here is where things become a little more difficult, DS supports 2 "content formats":  its own format and that of Poser. Poser format is known by its specific 'runtime' directory. An easy way to check where your DS installation looks for contents is to press F2 (open your settings), click the 'content library' tab and then click the "content directory manager" button at the bottom.

    You should now see all 3 "formats": Daz Connect, Daz Studio formats and Poser formats. If you expand the entries you'll notice that both DS and Poser contain 2 directory entries. One points to the main Daz 3D library whereas the other points to your own save folder.

    Those folders show the right location where you can put extra contents from ZIP files. However... If you're merely trying stuff out then you might want to limit yourself to your user directory (or create a separate dedicated directory for testing) and only copy stuff over to your main library once you're satisfied.

    Next problem: browsing Poser contents....

    DS normally uses the "Smart contents pane" (as you probably know): the pane on the right which can dynamically show you your materials and which can also switch between showing relevant things. Example: click on Genesis or Genesis 2 in your scenery (working area) and the smart contents pane will only show you items relevant for that selection. So clothes for Genesis won't show when Genesis 2 is selected.

    Poser data on the other hand resides outside DS and therefor can't be accessed this way. That is: it can, but then you'd have to import those items yourself first.

    But for now: you want the content library tab. Also see my attachements, I showed you both the content library pane as well as the physical location on my harddrive. So what I basically did was expand the ZIP file containing the "runtime" directory into my user directory. After that I can access these Poser contents using the content library tab.

    Hope this helps.

     

     

     

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  • vdalbanvdalban Posts: 0

    Thank you very much for your answer and your efforts to help me. I got there yesterday night!

    But I let it be my friends, I think these softwares are not for me for several reasons:

    I thought I could use them like Photoshop, Word or Excel, but since they are not INTUITIVE at all (they could be easier: technology must be at the service of man and not the other way). For example: in Poser, when I want to import files, why do I have to select the file format in the drop down menu? The software should recognize it automatically! It should find itself if it's a texture, figure, scene or whatever... Search engine: it does'nt matter where the files are, the software should search itself for them!

    I should take private lessons (one year minimum).

    Programmers have efforts to make in that sense: INTUITIVITY!

    I go back to my pencils.

    Thanks for all, bye.

    PS: Leia, rest in peace

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