NorthOf45 said:

DAZ Connect is accessed from the Smart Content Pane, but the Smart Content is constructed from metadata, no matter where it comes from, Connect, DIM, or DAZ Central. Manual installs don't trigger the metadata import, so it won't show up there.

In DIM, uninstall those SubDragon files. If you copied them in manually, they might still be left behind, so go in and delete any remaining traces from the file system. I tried installing the SubDragon after uninstalling both the full and LE versions. Installing the full SubDragon did not generate any errors, but it would not load (could not find the control directory, Power Loader empty). I installed the Poser LE version and the Power Loader came up with everything available.

I'll give that a try when I get back to my computer with my 3D stuff on it, thanks!

DAZ Connect is accessed from the Smart Content Pane, but the Smart Content is constructed from metadata, no matter where it comes from, Connect, DIM, or DAZ Central. Manual installs don't trigger the metadata import, so it won't show up there.

In DIM, uninstall those SubDragon files. If you copied them in manually, they might still be left behind, so go in and delete any remaining traces from the file system. I tried installing the SubDragon after uninstalling both the full and LE versions. Installing the full SubDragon did not generate any errors, but it would not load (could not find the control directory, Power Loader empty). I installed the Poser LE version and the Power Loader came up with everything available.

barbult said:

jjoyner said:

I am having the same problem today as another user posted on March 25 in another forum. I installed UltraScenery Creator last week and it created scenes without a problem.  Yesterday, I purchased Accelerator for UltraScenery Creator as well as three add-on landscapes and ecologies.  I installed them this afternoon.   Now, when I run UltraScenery to create a landscape, it stops before ending and when I close it and Daz Studio (4.20.0.2), I get a popup window that DS has crashed.

I checked to make sure that Instancing Optimization was set to Memory but that did not resolve the problem.  Any suggestions on what to try/do next?

Thanks in advance.

 

First we need some more details of your system:

1. What computer hardware and operating system are you using? If it is a Mac, is it an M1 Mac or older version?
2. How did you install the Accelerator (DIM, Daz Central, Daz Connect, other?)
3. If you remove the Accelerator from the plugins folder, does UltraSceneCreator work again (trying to pin the problem down to the Accelerator)?

1. What computer hardware and operating system are you using? If it is a Mac, is it an M1 Mac or older version?

Windows 10 Pro laptop with 16 GB RAM, Nvidia 2060 video card with 6 GB RAM

2. How did you install the Accelerator (DIM, Daz Central, Daz Connect, other?)

I install all Daz3D store purchases with DIM.

3.  If you remove the Accelerator from the plugins folder, does UltraSceneCreator work again (trying to pin the problem down to the Accelerator)?

I'll try this and report back.

jjoyner said:

I am having the same problem today as another user posted on March 25 in another forum. I installed UltraScenery Creator last week and it created scenes without a problem.  Yesterday, I purchased Accelerator for UltraScenery Creator as well as three add-on landscapes and ecologies.  I installed them this afternoon.   Now, when I run UltraScenery to create a landscape, it stops before ending and when I close it and Daz Studio (4.20.0.2), I get a popup window that DS has crashed.

I checked to make sure that Instancing Optimization was set to Memory but that did not resolve the problem.  Any suggestions on what to try/do next?

Thanks in advance.

 

First we need some more details of your system:

1. What computer hardware and operating system are you using? If it is a Mac, is it an M1 Mac or older version?
2. How did you install the Accelerator (DIM, Daz Central, Daz Connect, other?)
3. If you remove the Accelerator from the plugins folder, does UltraSceneCreator work again (trying to pin the problem down to the Accelerator)?

Thanks. So to follow up,

1. I need to use DAZ3DIM_1.4.0.80_Win64 from Richard's link to install the latest public Daz Studio.

2. Decide  to keep using DIM, download DazCentral, or use DazConnect for content.

Since most of the reviews for central are not good, I guess I'll try sticking with DIM.

Will DIM be able to get the latest signed public build?

The download link goes to Daz Central, which is a simplified version of Install Manager https://www.daz3d.com/get_install_manager/ .  I f you want to instal the Public Build you will have to use Install manager as Daz Central does not handle those - and of course Daz Studio cannot install itself, so Connect is for content only (rather than applications and plug-ins).

Daz Connect is a feature that allows you to install content from within Daz Studio. Ergo: you first need to have DS installed before you can use it, and to be honest you're much better off using either the Daz Install Manager or Daz Central. 

The workflow hasn't really changed. Can't comment on the last question because I only use public builds.

I finally got a new pc and see many people suggest that DazCentral is still buggy. I used to use DazConnect(I think this is the one with the cloud folder) and it didnt seem to bad. I cannot find DazConnect in my product library and when I click on Download studio it just goes to the DazConnect page.

I 've been using Daz since the beginning off and on, I still know how to add my existing libraries(poser/other stores products), is it still the same in the new version?

Also, what is the latest ver of DazStudio that is signed, I am not sure why they are putting out release build without signing them.

barbult said:

alexhcowley said:

Anarkia333 said:

Scenery in DAZ was still a bad experience for me.... xD

Still slow, no quality render...

Soo my think was "DAZ is not make for exterior".... I use VUE for that, but price....

ANd, I try UltraScenery, and, WOW!!!!

Man you have make a very nice plugin, not possible I thinked, where all fall, you do it! xD

Speed, nice render, this plugin has all we needed for make with philosophy DAZ: Make render quickly.

Just the Plugin Accelerator no works for me, I try install manually and with DazCentral time render is same... Can you put a manually file pls? 

You need to install the accellerator using DIM.  Manual install doesn't work and DAZ Central should never, ever, ever be allowed any where near Ultrascenery. 

Cheers,

Alex. 

You are confusing Daz Central and Daz Connect.

I use Manually install everytime :)

Auto install has many bug everywhere....

Auto install put all everywhere with about more 1000items impossible to find after all... xD 

ARf Australia Botanica - Bundle no works too with manualy install :(

alexhcowley said:

Anarkia333 said:

Scenery in DAZ was still a bad experience for me.... xD

Still slow, no quality render...

Soo my think was "DAZ is not make for exterior".... I use VUE for that, but price....

ANd, I try UltraScenery, and, WOW!!!!

Man you have make a very nice plugin, not possible I thinked, where all fall, you do it! xD

Speed, nice render, this plugin has all we needed for make with philosophy DAZ: Make render quickly.

Just the Plugin Accelerator no works for me, I try install manually and with DazCentral time render is same... Can you put a manually file pls? 

You need to install the accellerator using DIM.  Manual install doesn't work and DAZ Central should never, ever, ever be allowed any where near Ultrascenery. 

Cheers,

Alex. 

You are confusing Daz Central and Daz Connect.

alexhcowley said:

Anarkia333 said:

Scenery in DAZ was still a bad experience for me.... xD

Still slow, no quality render...

Soo my think was "DAZ is not make for exterior".... I use VUE for that, but price....

ANd, I try UltraScenery, and, WOW!!!!

Man you have make a very nice plugin, not possible I thinked, where all fall, you do it! xD

Speed, nice render, this plugin has all we needed for make with philosophy DAZ: Make render quickly.

Just the Plugin Accelerator no works for me, I try install manually and with DazCentral time render is same... Can you put a manually file pls? 

You need to install the accellerator using DIM.  Manual install doesn't work and DAZ Central should never, ever, ever be allowed any where near Ultrascenery. 

Cheers,

Alex. 

Now it is works I don't know why with DazCentral.... xD

The file seem to be : libUltraSceneryAccelerator.dll

Put in Daz folder and Plugins. 

Anarkia333 said:

Scenery in DAZ was still a bad experience for me.... xD

Still slow, no quality render...

Soo my think was "DAZ is not make for exterior".... I use VUE for that, but price....

ANd, I try UltraScenery, and, WOW!!!!

Man you have make a very nice plugin, not possible I thinked, where all fall, you do it! xD

Speed, nice render, this plugin has all we needed for make with philosophy DAZ: Make render quickly.

Just the Plugin Accelerator no works for me, I try install manually and with DazCentral time render is same... Can you put a manually file pls? 

You need to install the accellerator using DIM.  Manual install doesn't work and DAZ Central should never, ever, ever be allowed any where near Ultrascenery. 

Cheers,

Alex. 

Catherine3678ab said:

In the same folder:

Product.duf

Product.duf.png [small icon]

Product.tip.png [popup]

 

Those are for individual asset tip thumbnails, the OP is looking for the Product preview images, which are from the metadata (or missing from it, in this case). All should be in Runtime/Support, with all the other metadata files. The graphic MUST be named the same as the .dsx file (either a .jpg or .png) for the Product in question, usually DAZ_3D_#####_yada_yada_yada.dsx. (Assumes DIM or DAZ Central installation).

Diomede said:

I used (past tense) Daz Central just long enough to waste a bunch of time.  Grrr...

Talk about a giant step backwards!

I ended up deleting everything I had installed with Daz Central and starting over with DIM.  Grrr.... 

.

I am usually a happy person.  Usually.

Hope your PITA moments come to an end and are followed by happy days !!!

I used (past tense) Daz Central just long enough to waste a bunch of time.  Grrr...

Talk about a giant step backwards!

I ended up deleting everything I had installed with Daz Central and starting over with DIM.  Grrr.... 

.

I am usually a happy person.  Usually.

Dio, you are using DAZ Central? Storage reasons?   Silene

you might need to load the Multiplane Cylorama first then and apply the paper shader to it, it's obviously not finding it on it's own, this could depend on how you install stuff, using things like Connect or DAZ central can do some stange stuff.

Grrrrr.  

Well, if you have been following my problems with the new laptop, you are aware that, well..., I got problems.  

I decided to just ditch that laptop (will be selling it when all the issues finally get resolved) and buy a new one.  Cut my losses, so to speak. 

Ouch, not in my budget.  My replacement laptop is not as fancy as the one it is replacing (except, actually working counts as fancy, grrrrr....).

Setting financial and fanciness pain aside, there is another source of annoyance.  I was trying to load some of my Daz3D company assets on the replacement.  Argh.  Daz Central just lists Hexagon and Studio as programs, not either Carrara or Bryce.  I had to uninstall what I had started installing through Daz Central, then uninstall Daz Central, then look up a product in my product library that requires DIM, then download and install DIM, then install Carrara.  

Grrrr... 

Content and applications installed through Daz Central or Daz Install Manager do not appear in the main Control Panel, they are handled by the Daz installer and should usually appear in the list of things that it has installed (the Installed tab in Install Manager, on the right of the group of tabs in the main window).

barbult said:

TheSolitaryMystic said:

Greetings all,

I was using UltraScenery perfectly fine for a while. However, I recently uninstalled and reinstalled Daz studio along with all my content and now US freezes or lags to the point of being unuseable. I am wondering if this is related to reinstalling all my content, or to the recent Daz updates?

I have a RTX 3090, and am already aware of the following suggested workarounds: setting optimization settings to "memory" and making sure Iray is not on in the preview viewport. Before I reinstalled everything, setting optimization to "memory" solved my issue, however that is no longer the case.

Also: I have checked all my hardware and all my drivers are up to date.

Is anyone aware of what might be causing the freezing issues? Thanks in advance!

The very first posting in this thread has some trouble shooting tips. Please check and see if any of those suggestions apply to your situation - e.g. having Octane Render installed has been reported as a source of problems.

Thanks for the tip. I should have mentioned that I did take a look at the first post in the thread and that unfortunately the method of install as well as removing octane also do not resolve the issue. The first time that I used US I installed through Daz Central and it worked perfectly fine after setting optimization to memory, but unfortunately I am not having any such luck this go around. I am a huge fan of this product and would love to know if anyone else is having these same issues over the past few weeks or if this is just an anomaly on my end?