...actually I originally moved to the Pacific Northwest (Seattle) from the north central area of Wisconsin where it gets really cold (like -20° to -30° F) and I've seen significant snow as early as mid October and as late as the early part of May.  I now live in Portland OR 130 miles to the southof Seattle as the crow flies   Been in the Nothwest for 41 years and at first it was nice having 50° temperatures around the Yule Holidays, but over time I've become totally acclimated to the point I don't think I could ever handle a Wisconsin winter anymore. Also arthritis has kicked over the tehy last 15 years to the point it makes those chilly damp days muchless enjoyabe.

I need to be someplace like Hilo where it's always in the mid 70s to low 80s year round. 

zombietaggerung said:

Those are video files they won't show up in DAZ Central. I've never bought a tutorial here, but I would Imagine that you need to manually download them rom your product library on this website and then unzip them to your desk top to watch the video files, with some video player of your choice.

Are you installing with Daz Connect (inside Daz Studio)? If so, it is likely that the Daz Connect download file is corrupted, as indicated by the "Syntax error - expected '{' or '['" error message. that happens a lot with Daz Connect and is one of the reasons I gave up on it. You will probably have to submit a help request and ask them to fix the download file, if you insist on using Daz Connect.

Where are all these Poser (_Ps) and Poser Companion (PoserCF) files coming from? Did you install those with DIM or Daz Central?  You don't need those for Daz Studio.

You should not be installing products with both Daz Connect and DIM (or Daz Central). Daz Studio will always use the Daz Connect version even if you also install with DIM or Daz Central. Since the Daz Connect version is corrupted, installing with DIM or Daz Central does you no good unless you UNINSTALL from Daz Connect.

The Last Stand contains both 3Delight and Iray environments for Daz Studio. I installed The Last Stand DS with DIM. Both  the 3Delight and the Iray set load fine for me. So, there is nothing wrong with the product iteslf.

Those are video files they won't show up in DAZ Central. I've never bought a tutorial here, but I would Imagine that you need to manually download them rom your product library on this website and then unzip them to your desk top to watch the video files, with some video player of your choice.

Bought -- Startup: Vital Tips in Getting Started with DAZ Studio and it does not appear in DAZ Central, I see it in my account as being purchased, but cannot download it manually and cannot find it anywhere. When I list my assets in my library, it appears. I have no way of finding it to install it. I have sent messages to technical support and now sales support with no response. Since there is no number to call, I am at my wit's end trying to figure what to do. I am thinking that I need to contact the Attorney General in MA to lodge a formal complaint. Does anyone have any suggestions? And why does DAZ not have a phone support number?

We're excited to be rolling out a beta version for the next release of the Daz to Cinema 4D bridge very soon!

Since this bridge beta must be installed manually; we've created instructions outlining the processes to download the latest (or a previous) release of this bridge, the process to manually install this bridge via the RunOnce folder, as well as the steps to replace previous versions of this bridge installed via DIM or Daz Central.

To access any version of the Daz to C4D bridge or to reference additional documentation, please follow this Github link:

https://github.com/daz3d/DazToC4D/tree/develop

How to Download a New Release from GitHub:

1. Go to the link listed above to find the newest release on GitHub.

2. Under Assets you will find the newest build. It will be named DazToC4D_VersionNumber

3. Download the zip and Inside you will find the Contents needed to use the bridge. Follow the steps below on how to install the bridge. 

Installing via RunOnce Folder:

Please follow these steps to manually install the beta version of the Daz to C4D bridge:

1. Open a new File Explorer window and enter "%AppData%" (without the quotes) at the top of the window

2. Navigate within this Roaming folder to  --> DAZ 3D --> Studio4 → RunOnce

3. Now, within the Daz to C4D release folder, locate the "Daz to Cinema 4D" ASCII scripts located in the Daz Studio sub-folders (under ...\Daz Studio\appdir_common\scripts\support\DAZ)

4. Drag and drop these scripts to the RunOnce folder and close out of this window

5. Then, navigate to your install location for Cinema4D -- by default this location is  "C:\Program Files\Maxon Cinema 4D R23"

6. Navigate to your plugins folder (if you don't have one, just create one at the root) and locate Cinema 4D

   1. ​For example. "C:\Program Files\Maxon Cinema 4D R23\plugins"

7. Drag and drop the "DazToC4D" folder from within the Develop branch (under ...\Cinema 4D\appdir_common\plugins\) and place this folder in your Cinema 4D plugins folder

8. Launch Daz Studio and Cinema4D, and the plugin should run normally

Replacing version from Daz Install Manager/Daz Central:

1. Go to your install location of Daz Studio. By Default that location will be 

(WIN) C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4

1. Go to the location of the Original Installation which will be: \scripts\support\DAZ\

2. Inside of the Build Downloaded you will find the needed files under \Daz Studio\

3. Replace the old versions with the contents here

We're excited to be rolling out a beta version for the next release of the Daz to Blender bridge - featuring updates to rigging and morphs, Genesis and Genesis 2 figure support, general bug fixes, and more!

Since this bridge beta must be installed manually; we've created instructions outlining the processes to download the latest (or a previous) release of this bridge, the process to manually install this bridge via the RunOnce folder, as well as the steps to replace previous versions of this bridge installed via DIM or Daz Central.

To download the beta version of the Daz to Blender bridge, please follow this Github link:

https://github.com/daz3d/DazToBlender/releases/tag/2.3.5-beta

To access any version of the Daz to Blender bridge or to reference additional documentation, please follow this Github link:

https://github.com/daz3d/DazToBlender/tree/develop

How to Download a New Release from GitHub:

1. Go to the link listed above to find the newest release on GitHub

2. Under Assets you will find the newest build. It will be named DazToBlender_VersionNumber

3. Download the zip and Inside you will find the Contents needed to use the bridge. Follow the steps below on how to install the bridge

Installing via RunOnce Folder:

Please follow these steps to manually install the Daz to Blender bridge:

1. Open a new File Explorer window and enter "%AppData%" (without the quotes) at the top of the window

2. Navigate within this Roaming folder to  --> DAZ 3D --> Studio4 → RunOnce

3. Now, within the Daz to Blender release folder, locate the Daz to Blender ASCII scripts located within the Daz Studio sub-folders (under ...\Daz Studio\appdir_common\scripts\support\DAZ)

4. Drag and drop these scripts to the RunOnce folder and close out of this window

5. Then, navigate to your install location for Blender -- by default this location is  "C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\2.92"

6. Navigate to your plugins folder (if you don't have one, just create one at the root) and locate Blender

   1. ​For example. "C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\2.92"

7. Drag and drop the "DTB" folder from within the Develop branch (under ...\Blender\appdata_common\Blender Foundation\Blender\BLENDER_VERSION\scripts\addons\) and place this folder in your Blender plugins folder

8. Launch Daz Studio and Blender, and the plugin should run normally​

Replacing Version from Daz Install Manager/Daz Central:

1. Go to your install location of Daz Studio. By Default that location will be 

(WIN) C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4

1. Go to the location of the Original Installation which will be: \scripts\support\DAZ\

2. Inside of the Build Downloaded you will find the needed files under \Daz Studio\

3. Replace the old versions with the contents here

Richard Haseltine said:

bike_angel said:

PerttiA said:

bike_angel said:

PerttiA said:

bike_angel said:

So this is also not a matter of wrong/different install directories. It seems Daz Central is not registering my Daz Connect installations at all.

-------------------------

What I want to know is why do Daz Studio installations (through Daz Connect) not synchronize with Daz Central and how can I make them synchronize?

It is because DAZ Connect uses installation paths which DAZ Central cannot see. 

Thank you.

Is there any way that I or the developers can make Daz Central see the Daz Connect installation path?

Why are they separated in the first place?

That is a very good question, since quite a lot of problems surfacing here are related to DAZ Connect installing content to a location that no other installation method uses, it fails quite often and still has priority over all the other installation methods (DIM/DAZ Central/Manual installation)

1. DAZ Connect, as the name suggests can be used to connect to DAZ servers within DS
2. DAZ Connect uses installation path with \Cloud\ in it
3. Some years back DAZ tried to introduce encrypted content

I'm not connecting the obvious dots, but the reason for abandoning the traditional folder structure and placement of files can be read between the lines.

So it seems the content downloaded through Daz Connect is installed into an encrypted folder stored on my PC but which only Daz Connect can access by connecting to the Daz Cloud. And this encrypted folder is what is preventing Daz Central from accessing and seeing the contents installed, therefore not allowing Daz Central to know the status of Daz Studio contents installed via Daz Connect.

None of that is correct. The content is installed into /data/cloud/1_SKU/, where SKU is a unique identifier for each product - you can see it on the product page. The files are compressed but not, barring errors, encrypted. You do not need to be connecrtwed to Daz to use the content. Daz Central can't see the Connect instalaltion, and if there is a Connect isntalaltion DS will use that in preference to any other, but nothing is interferring with Daz Central itself. Daz Central simply doesn't have a way to know what is isntalled through Connect.

I always install morphs/sliders/add-ons using Daz Central because they can't be installed via Daz Connect. However, I install all my figures/props/environments/clothes using Daz Connect.

The only native Daz Studio content and tools that cannot be installed through Connect are plug-ins, and things that install like plug-ins (some older scripts and shaders that have to place files in the application folder) or content that needs access to other content in the same location (ExP morph expansions for Victoria 4, Michael 4 etc.). Some scripts will not work if installed through Connect, but that is down to the way the scipt is written.

Would you recommend that I install my figures/props/environments/clothes using Daz Central instead of Daz Connect? Are there any differences between these install methods for such products?

The big difference is Connect can see updates, when it goes on line, and can download just the updated files instead of the whole zip.

Thank you for explaining. It took a while, but you finally understood my question. 

PerttiA said:

bike_angel said:

PerttiA said:

bike_angel said:

So this is also not a matter of wrong/different install directories. It seems Daz Central is not registering my Daz Connect installations at all.

-------------------------

What I want to know is why do Daz Studio installations (through Daz Connect) not synchronize with Daz Central and how can I make them synchronize?

It is because DAZ Connect uses installation paths which DAZ Central cannot see. 

Thank you.

Is there any way that I or the developers can make Daz Central see the Daz Connect installation path?

Why are they separated in the first place?

That is a very good question, since quite a lot of problems surfacing here are related to DAZ Connect installing content to a location that no other installation method uses, it fails quite often and still has priority over all the other installation methods (DIM/DAZ Central/Manual installation)

1. DAZ Connect, as the name suggests can be used to connect to DAZ servers within DS
2. DAZ Connect uses installation path with \Cloud\ in it
3. Some years back DAZ tried to introduce encrypted content

I'm not connecting the obvious dots, but the reason for abandoning the traditional folder structure and placement of files can be read between the lines.

Connect has always worked that way, it does it to avoid cofmlicts when two products install the same file (e.g. a common texture such as wood or concrete that the PA may use in multiple products) - something that requires careful management in DIM (and Daz Central) and which can cause issues if there are manual installs. The folder is called cloud because it holds content downloaded from the cloud (a CDN), it doesn't mean the content is not locally stored (it wouldn't be practical to store content remotely). Yes, Daz brought in an encryption system to try to blocjk (rampant) piracy, but they could have done that just as well (possible issues with shared files aside) without using the separate folders.

Reading between the lines is making you see ghost text.

bike_angel said:

PerttiA said:

bike_angel said:

PerttiA said:

bike_angel said:

So this is also not a matter of wrong/different install directories. It seems Daz Central is not registering my Daz Connect installations at all.

-------------------------

What I want to know is why do Daz Studio installations (through Daz Connect) not synchronize with Daz Central and how can I make them synchronize?

It is because DAZ Connect uses installation paths which DAZ Central cannot see. 

Thank you.

Is there any way that I or the developers can make Daz Central see the Daz Connect installation path?

Why are they separated in the first place?

That is a very good question, since quite a lot of problems surfacing here are related to DAZ Connect installing content to a location that no other installation method uses, it fails quite often and still has priority over all the other installation methods (DIM/DAZ Central/Manual installation)

1. DAZ Connect, as the name suggests can be used to connect to DAZ servers within DS
2. DAZ Connect uses installation path with \Cloud\ in it
3. Some years back DAZ tried to introduce encrypted content

I'm not connecting the obvious dots, but the reason for abandoning the traditional folder structure and placement of files can be read between the lines.

So it seems the content downloaded through Daz Connect is installed into an encrypted folder stored on my PC but which only Daz Connect can access by connecting to the Daz Cloud. And this encrypted folder is what is preventing Daz Central from accessing and seeing the contents installed, therefore not allowing Daz Central to know the status of Daz Studio contents installed via Daz Connect.

None of that is correct. The content is installed into /data/cloud/1_SKU/, where SKU is a unique identifier for each product - you can see it on the product page. The files are compressed but not, barring errors, encrypted. You do not need to be connecrtwed to Daz to use the content. Daz Central can't see the Connect instalaltion, and if there is a Connect isntalaltion DS will use that in preference to any other, but nothing is interferring with Daz Central itself. Daz Central simply doesn't have a way to know what is isntalled through Connect.

I always install morphs/sliders/add-ons using Daz Central because they can't be installed via Daz Connect. However, I install all my figures/props/environments/clothes using Daz Connect.

The only native Daz Studio content and tools that cannot be installed through Connect are plug-ins, and things that install like plug-ins (some older scripts and shaders that have to place files in the application folder) or content that needs access to other content in the same location (ExP morph expansions for Victoria 4, Michael 4 etc.). Some scripts will not work if installed through Connect, but that is down to the way the scipt is written.

Would you recommend that I install my figures/props/environments/clothes using Daz Central instead of Daz Connect? Are there any differences between these install methods for such products?

The big difference is Connect can see updates, when it goes on line, and can download just the updated files instead of the whole zip.

PerttiA said:

bike_angel said:

PerttiA said:

bike_angel said:

So this is also not a matter of wrong/different install directories. It seems Daz Central is not registering my Daz Connect installations at all.

-------------------------

What I want to know is why do Daz Studio installations (through Daz Connect) not synchronize with Daz Central and how can I make them synchronize?

It is because DAZ Connect uses installation paths which DAZ Central cannot see. 

Thank you.

Is there any way that I or the developers can make Daz Central see the Daz Connect installation path?

Why are they separated in the first place?

That is a very good question, since quite a lot of problems surfacing here are related to DAZ Connect installing content to a location that no other installation method uses, it fails quite often and still has priority over all the other installation methods (DIM/DAZ Central/Manual installation)

1. DAZ Connect, as the name suggests can be used to connect to DAZ servers within DS
2. DAZ Connect uses installation path with \Cloud\ in it
3. Some years back DAZ tried to introduce encrypted content

I'm not connecting the obvious dots, but the reason for abandoning the traditional folder structure and placement of files can be read between the lines.

So it seems the content downloaded through Daz Connect is installed into an encrypted folder stored on my PC but which only Daz Connect can access by connecting to the Daz Cloud. And this encrypted folder is what is preventing Daz Central from accessing and seeing the contents installed, therefore not allowing Daz Central to know the status of Daz Studio contents installed via Daz Connect.

I always install morphs/sliders/add-ons using Daz Central because they can't be installed via Daz Connect. However, I install all my figures/props/environments/clothes using Daz Connect.

Would you recommend that I install my figures/props/environments/clothes using Daz Central instead of Daz Connect? Are there any differences between these install methods for such products?

Hello All, 

I'm hoping for a little help with getting a recent purchase to work. I think it's an older product, Brocado. Most of my installs go through Daz Central, but this one I had to do through the DIM. In Content Library it shows up as My DAZ 3D Library\General\RajRaja\Brocado, but none of the images show. If I right click the Brocado file within Daz and browse to folder location the .jpgs are there. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling through DIM. I'm not familiar enough with the file structure to know what I am missing here or if there is an obvious work around. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

bike_angel said:

PerttiA said:

bike_angel said:

So this is also not a matter of wrong/different install directories. It seems Daz Central is not registering my Daz Connect installations at all.

-------------------------

What I want to know is why do Daz Studio installations (through Daz Connect) not synchronize with Daz Central and how can I make them synchronize?

It is because DAZ Connect uses installation paths which DAZ Central cannot see. 

Thank you.

Is there any way that I or the developers can make Daz Central see the Daz Connect installation path?

Why are they separated in the first place?

That is a very good question, since quite a lot of problems surfacing here are related to DAZ Connect installing content to a location that no other installation method uses, it fails quite often and still has priority over all the other installation methods (DIM/DAZ Central/Manual installation)

1. DAZ Connect, as the name suggests can be used to connect to DAZ servers within DS
2. DAZ Connect uses installation path with \Cloud\ in it
3. Some years back DAZ tried to introduce encrypted content

I'm not connecting the obvious dots, but the reason for abandoning the traditional folder structure and placement of files can be read between the lines.

PerttiA said:

bike_angel said:

So this is also not a matter of wrong/different install directories. It seems Daz Central is not registering my Daz Connect installations at all.

-------------------------

What I want to know is why do Daz Studio installations (through Daz Connect) not synchronize with Daz Central and how can I make them synchronize?

It is because DAZ Connect uses installation paths which DAZ Central cannot see. 

Thank you.

Is there any way that I or the developers can make Daz Central see the Daz Connect installation path?

Why are they separated in the first place?

bike_angel said:

So this is also not a matter of wrong/different install directories. It seems Daz Central is not registering my Daz Connect installations at all.

-------------------------

What I want to know is why do Daz Studio installations (through Daz Connect) not synchronize with Daz Central and how can I make them synchronize?

It is because DAZ Connect uses installation paths which DAZ Central cannot see. 

Richard Haseltine said:

Unfortunately Daz Central doesn't support that kind of filtering. Install Manager can do it, I think it's one of the supplied default filters, but it's generally best to stick to one method where possible - and as I said, you really don't want multiple instalaltions of the same files.

You're definitely not interpreting my question correctly. I did not mention anything about filtering.

I also don't think my question is difficult to understand.

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My content installed in Daz Studio directly through Daz Connect does not show up as being installed in Daz Central.

I just want my content to appear as being installed in Daz Central because it's already installed in Daz Studio/Connect but not registering as being installed in Daz Central.

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I attached screenshot below.

On the left is my content seen in Smart Content Library in Daz Studio after installing through Daz Connect.

On the right is the same content seen in Daz Central.

As you can see, it says my content is not installed on Daz Central even though it's already installed in Daz Studio.

-------------------------

On the other hand, if I install my content through Daz Central instead of through Daz Connect, the content correctly shows up as being installed in both Daz Central and Daz Studio.

So this is also not a matter of wrong/different install directories. It seems Daz Central is not registering my Daz Connect installations at all.

-------------------------

What I want to know is why do Daz Studio installations (through Daz Connect) not synchronize with Daz Central and how can I make them synchronize?

Because the installations do sync when I install through Daz Central, but not sync when I install through Daz Connect. Why do they only sync when I install using one method and not the other?

Laurita said:

I somehow damaged my installation and need to repair it. For the life of me I can not find a download link for Studio, only for DazCentral - which I don't use. Any help?

Having found myself in the same boat and having to reinstall Daz as a fix,  I had a hard time just finding a Daz Studio download, and when I did finally find it I discovered that Daz Central was automatically installed along with it in the background whether I wanted it or not. 
I was wanting a version of Daz without Central to see if that was what was causing all my recent problems with the Smart Content Tab.

Unfortunately Daz Central doesn't support that kind of filtering. Install Manager can do it, I think it's one of the supplied default filters, but it's generally best to stick to one method where possible - and as I said, you really don't want multiple instalaltions of the same files.

Richard Haseltine said:

You won't see two entries in the content management system views (Smart Content, Prsets tabs, Product and Categories in the Content Library) but it will appear under both Daz Connect and the content directory you installed to in Daz Studio Formats and/or Poser Formats. The Central isntall will just be wasted space, DS will always use the Connect install.

Thank you, but how can I make it so that what I install in Daz Studio through Daz Connect also appears as Installed in Daz Central? Because I don't like that it says my content is not installed in Daz Central when they're already fully installed in Daz Studio through Daz Connect. 

You won't see two entries in the content management system views (Smart Content, Prsets tabs, Product and Categories in the Content Library) but it will appear under both Daz Connect and the content directory you installed to in Daz Studio Formats and/or Poser Formats. The Central isntall will just be wasted space, DS will always use the Connect install.