How to create a product in DAZ Studio?

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• Novica Posts: 23,859

  July 2013 edited December 1969

  http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/25199/

  Check out this thread- Slosh mentioned having freebies and you can probably PM to get the answer if someone doesn't post the answer. Then you can tell the rest of us, lol.
• Herald of Fire Posts: 3,504

  July 2013 edited July 2013

  The way I did it was to supply a ZIP file with the metadata to be installed into your AppData\Daz 3D folder. In there is a RunOnce folder which executes DSA scripts allowing you to process metadata in a queue (the user will get a dialogue box when they open Daz Studio asking them to confirm adding it to the Smart Content). It should be noted that this method also requires a copy of the DSX and DSA in the Runtime\Support folder.

  It's also possible to create a Manifest.dsx file and have it install automatically via the Daz Install Manager. This would require the user to place the file in their DIM downloads folder and install the content through it.

  The DSX files are basically XML files, and are simple text documents you can edit. I'll list the basics here.
  

  <!-- The following line tells Daz that you want to install items into the Content database -->
  <!-- Items enclosed within the block are the items you want to install -->
  <!-- As with html and XML, you can close a block by using the forward-slash in front of the command -->
  
    
  
     <!-- Begin the products block -->
     
  
        <!-- Name your product and begin the product block -->
        
  
           <!-- Single line values terminated with a forward slash at the end of the line -->
           
  
           <!-- Optional Artist name -->
           
  
           <!-- An Asset is an individual object, whether it iss a material preset or figure. -->
           <!-- This begins the list of individual assets, each one should be encased in asset tags -->
           
  
              <!-- The link to the actual file -->
              
  
                 <!-- This line tells Daz to treat the item as a pair of shoes -->
                 
  
                 <!-- Audience suitability. -->
                 
  
                 <!-- List of the categories you want your item to be listed within in the Smart Content. -->
                 
                    
                    
  
                 <!-- Remember, close blocks with a forward slash before command name -->
                 
              
           
        
     
  
  <!-- This is the closing line for the ContentDBInstall -->
  
  

  I hope that's simplified enough to understand the basics.

  Post edited by Herald of Fire on July 2013
• Gendragon3D Posts: 172

  July 2013 edited December 1969

  Thank you all!
  I will analyze and study this script to learn how to use it!
  Thanks for the tips!
  Cheers!
• Novica Posts: 23,859

  July 2013 edited December 1969

  HOF- is that script for using the DIM then? If so, can you tell me how to do it otherwise for folks who don't use DIM?
  Cathie
• Herald of Fire Posts: 3,504

  July 2013 edited July 2013

  Actually, that's the XML format purely for the metadata alone. If you want to be able to install it via external means you'll need a Daz script file (*.DSA) which plugs the XML into the queue for importing. To do this use the following code and ensure that the filename remains the same and copy them both to the same locations.
  

  // Check the Daz version supports this insertion method.
  
  if( App.version >= 67109158 )
  {
   var oFile = new DzFile( getScriptFileName() );
   var oAssetMgr = App.getAssetMgr();
   if( oAssetMgr )
   {
    // Adds the XML of any file with the same name
    // as this script minus the extension
    oAssetMgr.queueDBMetaFile( oFile.baseName() );
   }
  }

  Post edited by Herald of Fire on July 2013