DAZ Studio 4 crashes every time I try to render, gives cryptic log message.

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• nwleee_a52bfead84 Posts: 108

  July 2012 edited July 2012

  I'm having a similar problem with Daz Studio 4.5 crashing. It is looking for a file or files and when it can't find them, it crashes.
  In my case, I am missing some Genesis morph files (or they are in the wrong directory) and whenever I load Genesis, DS crashes.

  It looks like in your case you are missing that material file : 29human-skeleton, and when the 3Delight tries to render without it, it crashes. Can you locate that missing file?

  Post edited by nwleee_a52bfead84 on July 2012
• PhoneyBaloney Posts: 0

  July 2012 edited December 1969

  Oh sure. I know where the files are. I textured the model in Carrara, and exported it to OBJ, DAE, and 3DS formats. The OBJ format file is 29human-skeleton TEST.obj, and right next to that in the folder is 29human-skeleton TEST.Mtl. The DAE file does not even import completely. All I get is a neck, with no texture.
  BREAKTHROUGH: I changed the output image type to PNG in render, and did not add any textures, and it worked.
  I added a texture ... and it crashed again.
  BTW, this is DS4.
  Running Mac OSX 10.6.7

  Processor Name: Intel Core i5
  Processor Speed: 2.53 GHz
  Number Of Processors: 1
  Total Number Of Cores: 2
  L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB
  L3 Cache: 3 MB
  Memory: 4 GB
  __________________
  Intel HD Graphics:

  Chipset Model: Intel HD Graphics
  Type: GPU
  Bus: Built-In
  VRAM (Total): 288 MB
  Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
  Device ID: 0x0046
  Revision ID: 0x0012
  gMux Version: 1.9.22
  Displays:
  Display Connector:
  Status: No Display Connected

  NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M:

  Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
  Type: GPU
  Bus: PCIe
  PCIe Lane Width: x16
  VRAM (Total): 512 MB
  Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
  Device ID: 0x0a29
  Revision ID: 0x00a2
  ROM Revision: 3560
  gMux Version: 1.9.22
• ReDave Posts: 815

  July 2012 edited December 1969

  Does the texture open in an image editor?
• StratDragon Posts: 3,167

  July 2012 edited December 1969

  Added the texture and crashed: when rendering? when loading the texture?

  one quick thing you can try depending on where your data files are is create a new user (admin rights) boot into that user account and run DS and see if it is more stable.

  
  there is an update to 10.6.8 but I don't think anything for stability other than the OS stability.

  When it crashes is there an error log?
• PhoneyBaloney Posts: 0

  July 2012 edited December 1969

  Does the texture open in an image editor?

  Yes, the textures are fine. I would post them except that this forum server gives me an error message every time I try to post anything, and also because I am sure that the images would be removed for some obscure reason.

  Added the texture and crashed: when rendering? when loading the texture?

  When rendering.

  When it crashes is there an error log?

  Yes, the log excerpt above is from the crashed session of DS4.

  UPDATE: I reduced the render quality to 3 (OpenGL) and the figure rendered with a texture, although you cannot really see the texture. The figure is just grey. I will try to post an image; but, again, this forum server does not like my computer at all.
• PhoneyBaloney Posts: 0

  July 2012 edited December 1969

  Trying to post an image.

  

  

  DAE_skeleton_3.jpg

  1200 x 900 - 99K
• PhoneyBaloney Posts: 0

  July 2012 edited December 1969

  This is the texture I am using. I am posting a JPEG of the texture, but I was using PNG in DAZ.

  

  

  Bone-equus_hemionus.jpg

  512 x 512 - 111K
• StratDragon Posts: 3,167

  July 2012 edited December 1969

  Here's what I'd try

  Is the object posable or static (doesn't have joints that move)
  If posable save as a DAZ file (File>Save As...)
  if static resave as an obj from Studio (File>Export> [save as obj without maps])

  quit studio

  relaunch studiio
  reload the file or obj

  take the png file you created, open it in Preview, save as jpg, move it to your textures folder inside your runtime (you may need to create a new folder just for that, it's better than keeping it loose in "textures" though

  select the surface of the skeleton, then reapply the texture from the new folder,

  if that fails (crash when render) you need might need to repair your account permissions
  Macintosh HD:Applications:Utilities:DiskUtiility [select your HD and click repair permissions]
  then reboot, and reload the model and texture.