i am a DAZ 4.6 user with Faceshop 7 (Upgrade from 6)

I use FS since DAZ 3 and i got some good results, but only in former times.

But in DS 4.X i have great problems:
i am not able to create a face with FS any more. I always get the error-message that the directory couldn't be created because the selected figure has not a valid runtime-folder.
What does that mean and how can i solve this problem ???

I am using Michael 4

See attachment.

When FS breaks after this error-message, the half M4-figure is suddenly invisible.

In the Menue i can save the dots of the face-definition, but where can i load them?

I have payed lot of money and i want a working plugin!

And: the tutorial is for some other versions of FS and is not compatible with the version i have buyed. It is wrong on some parts.

I have sent some mails to pantomat or ablonellc.com, but they don't answer

Can anyone help?

There's "Victoria 4 for Genesis 2 Female" (http://www.daz3d.com/victoria-4-for-genesis-2-female) and "Michael 4 for Genesis 2 Male" (http://www.daz3d.com/michael-4-for-genesis-2-male), which provide the V4 and M4 UVs for G2F and G2M, respectively. The M4 product is a little more difficult to use -- there are some hoops to jump through to get the gens textures to work (the vendor provides direction on how to make it happen) -- but I have to say that I'm very happy with both products and would definitely recommend them.

So far, I've simply been loading V4 or M4 with the textures I want carried over to G2F or G2M, saving out those textures as Material presets in .DUF format, and then loading those saved presets onto G2F or G2M. That may not be the way you're supposed to do it, but it's working for me with no apparent glitches.

arghhh i messed up with my import directories. can anyone help?

was trying to clean up my directories(copied all my content was trying to get daz studios content to operate off an ext Hard drive (I drive).
just to make sure it works, i deleted the/one default original link/directory in 'content directory manager' under 'daz studio formats'.

now i can start new projects without error,
but 'Michael 4' on my old scene saves does not load T_T.
says the following files cold not be found -
/data/autoadapted/bIMilMan _m4b_aaaaaaaaaa.
/data/autoadapted/bIMilMan _m4b_bbbbbbbbbb.
/data/autoadapted/bIMilMan _m4b_ccccccccccc

hoping to reinstate the original link/directory but forgot what it was
attached is a pic of the error msgs
and my 'temp files' and 'dson chache files' directories which i didnt change.

anyone able to advise on how to get M4 to load properly,
or help me retrieve the old directory address?

T_T thanks very much

The Supersuit is for Genesis -- are you using it on Genesis or Michael 4?

searching the net I noticed a lot of free content for Michael 4 an Victoria 4.2 an I just got poser 9 an I purchased both figures from daz.
I cant get them into poser 9.also how to I add the extra clothing ect into poser 9 that's made for those two figures once I get them working?
im using windows 7,64 bit

please help?im new in poser an daz

Hello!!! I remember that there was a set of poses of superheroe, for Michael 4... right now, genesis seems to "eat" every part of the shop, so I can't find any of these poises...if anybody see what I'm looking for? thank you!!!!

I got something like this just yesterday - applying Ghost of Macbeth Goblin/Orc textures (for M4) to G2M via the script converter. From memory the displacemnt settings after application were 100% and min/max of 0.10. I don't recall them looking so ... borderline aneurysm on M4 or Genesis, and as it was not a critical thing dropped the idea.

Also, another question I can’t find a clear answer to…
I notice that a very large majority of clothing models require certain specific character models. Is this due to requiring certain articulation joints the base Gen2 models don’t have? Or is it something else. Can these props be used on the base Gen2 models with Autofit? Or will they just not work?

I really don’t want to spend money when I don’t understand these basic compatibility questions. So I thought I’d just ask. Thanks for any insight you can offer.

He's definitely fun- and HUGE.
I am going to put a Coalition Katana with him, I think they have the same "look."
Coalition Katana is not cheap ($24.95) but with a sale, worth a look. EDIT: It's for Michael 4 and you do need to load him first. One click and it preloads totally. In other words, easy to use.

Description:
"The Coalition Katana are the Special Black Ops units for the Coalition. They do the jobs no one wants and few come back from. This is an original armor set for the M4 character"

Just starting, don't know when I'll have the render.

N.B. my "post #123" type links don't work because the new forum software introduced in late 2014 broke them all. It destroyed all my careful cross-linking. Bug report 184071 (basically "Please fix the old style links!") raised Jan 2015 is still open... but I reckon on seeing pigs flying over a frozen hell before that gets done.. ;o)

Latest News On This Project

22nd Apr 2020: Just realized there's a UAC problem in the Poser version - this post. Why didn't anybody tell me ? You've had 4 years ! 

28th Mar 2016: Poser SmartPlus Prop Helper Scripts Rel3 Ver1 - this post.

27th Mar 2016: DAZ Studio SmartPlus Prop Helper Scripts Rel3 Ver1 - this post.

29th Jan 2016: Poser Smart+ Props Stuff Release 3 Core - this post , and DAZ Studio Smart+ Props Stuff Release 3 Core - this post

Current to-do list (which I'm updating mainly for my own benefit) now on this 24th February 2016 post - (old link removed)

Separate thread for list of supported figures - Smart+/PropGoto+ List Of Supported Figures

Separate thread for list of supported standard props - Smart+/PropGoto+ HANDPROXYDATA list

Original Post Starts Below...

Wouldn’t It Be Nice If SmartProps Worked With More Than Just One Figure...

How about smartprops that work with around 50+ different figures?
Smartprops that are smart enough to automatically apply an appropriate hand pose?

That's the idea behind the five Smart+ Poser props, the PropGoto+ Poser pose file, and the associated PoserPython scripts in my latest "Generic Smart+ And PropGoto+ For Poser 6+" freebie upload (N.B. DAZ Studio version also available - see links at the topof this post)

- ShareCG: http://www.sharecg.com/v/75429/gallery/11/Poser/Generic-Smart+-And-PropGoto+-For-Poser-6+
- Renderosity Freestuff: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/?item_id=73724 I've removed all my freebies from Renderosity

Five Smart+ Props included:
- Dha (S.E.Asian sword)
- Three S.E. Asian shields
- A water jar scoop

PropGoto+ allows you to:
- Move a previously loaded Smart+ prop from anywhere in the scene to any supported figure's hand, including from one hand to the other, or from one figure's hand to another figure's hand.
- Move an ordinary prop (i.e. non-Smart+) in the same way as a Smart+ prop by using a Smart+ 'DummyHand' proxy (this is a little bit more complex, but once you know how it's very easy - instructions included in the PDF User Guide, and a couple of helper poses/scripts are included to make it easier)

Three PDF guides included:
- A User Guide - the basics
- A Datafile Guide - how to edit the datafile to add support for new figures, adjust parameters for existing figures, and delete figures you never use.
- A 'Make Your Own Smart+ Props' guide - intended for people who use many different figures, and want to convert their existing props to work with the Smart+/PropGoto+ functionality.

Supported figures with the default release 1 datafile :
- DAZ Gen 1-2: Aiko, Michael 1/2, Stephanie, Victoria 1/2.
- DAZ Gen 3: Aiko 3, David, Hiro 3, Laura 3, Luke 3, Michael 3, Stephanie Petite 3, The FREAK, The Girl, Victoria 3.
- DAZ Gen 4: Michael 4 (and Hiro 4, The FREAK 4), Victoria 4 (and Aiko 4, She-Freak 4, Stephanie 4, The Girl 4).
- DAZ Gen 5: Genesis (original base figure only).
- Poser 5: P5 Don, P5 Judy.
- Poser 6: P6 James, P6 Jessi, Miki2, Miki4.
- Poser 7: G2 Simon, G2 Sydney, G2 James, G2 Jessi.
- Poser 8: Alyson, Ryan.
- Poser 9: Alyson2, Ryan2 (and Tyler).
- Sixus 1: Adam2, Behemoth, Behemoth2, HER, HIM, Project Human Female, Project Human Male, Thrusty.
- Kirwyn's: K, KEZ, KEZ-WM, KOZ-WM.
- Others: Antonia, Apollo, Cynthia (BVH), Dawn (Hivewire), F202 Dollie, MayaDoll, The Princess/Heroine (Dark Anvil)

Release 2 added these ten additional figures:
- Orc, Goblin, Dwarvez, Anime Girl Kristin, Britta, Scrum, PollyGon, DarkWhisper’s Sara2, PHF LoRes Female, Genesis 2 Female

artyom.popkov said:

There is a phrase in product description saying:

Please note that presets must be saved in .DUF format before they can be used on Genesis 2 Male. Presets using .PZ2 or .DSA format can be converted manually or with 3rd Party products available in the DAZ Store.

Can anyone point me which 3rd party products are these?

For Males: http://www.daz3d.com/michael-4-skins-auto-converter-for-genesis-2-male-s

For Females: http://www.daz3d.com/v4-skins-auto-converter-for-genesis-2-female-s

mjc1016 said:

Go here and download the texture templates...

http://www.daz3d.com/michael-4-base-male-3d-model

If you are using 3DCoat you should just be able to import the base obj, which should be in your content folder, in the Runtime\Geometries\DAZPeople\blMilMan_m4b.obj or something similar.

And you really do need to start from a 'blank' slate in order not to infringe on any copyrights for any existing textures...or get a hold of merchant resource set for M4, especially, if at some point you decide to want to distribute anything you make. (Most resource kits don't allow use for making freebie content...)

Even better, if you go here you will find SnowSultans Seam guides, which make it easier to use the templates

http://www.snowsultan.com/3.html

Go here and download the texture templates...

http://www.daz3d.com/michael-4-base-male-3d-model

If you are using 3DCoat you should just be able to import the base obj, which should be in your content folder, in the Runtime\Geometries\DAZPeople\blMilMan_m4b.obj or something similar.

And you really do need to start from a 'blank' slate in order not to infringe on any copyrights for any existing textures...or get a hold of merchant resource set for M4, especially, if at some point you decide to want to distribute anything you make. (Most resource kits don't allow use for making freebie content...)

Can anyone kindly inform me what is the maximum number of folder DAZ can use for content management?

I've started to re-install all of my content from scratch and have created multiple runtimes along product lines (Victoria 3, Victoria 4, Cars, Buildings, Michael 4, Weapons, etc)..

Once again many thanks for your assistance...

Ken

When I open DAZ 4.6 and place Michael 4 into the scene all the morphs are there.
I can open Michael four in Carrara 8.5 pro fine, but i cannot locate the morphs so as to import them using “add runtime” or “auto detect runtime”. They seem to be mounted ok or why would they work in DAZ ?

Daz Studio can use an automatic Script to load all of the Morphs for Generation 4 figures.

In Carrara,.. you need to go to your Daz "Runtime" library, (under Content) (not smart content).
In the Poses section, you'll find Michael 4 morphs, and inside there, you'll see icons for loading the different morph sets you want to work with.

When you add morphs to a figure,. it increases the memory used to hold all of that info. so it's not really a great idea to automatically load all available morphs

Hope it helps :)

Now that we have GenX2 and all the others wonderful PA tools, I think yes it is time to move on ! ;)

You could use most of your V4/M4 clothes (thanks autofit)

You can use V4 UV maps http://www.daz3d.com/victoria-4-for-genesis-2-female

You can use M4 UV maps http://www.daz3d.com/michael-4-for-genesis-2-male

Transfer your morphs http://www.daz3d.com/genesis-generation-x2 + http://www.daz3d.com/genx2-addon-for-genesis-2

A lot of morphs packs even NPM since today!

So time to join the G2F/M world!

Hi, I am having a confusing day.

When I open DAZ 4.6 and place Michael 4 into the scene all the morphs are there. I can open Michael four in Carrara 8.5 pro fine, but i cannot locate the morphs so as to import them using "add runtime" or "auto detect runtime". They seem to be mounted ok or why would they work in DAZ ? Has anybody else had this problem ?

Thanks in advance for any help

Starboardtack

Levanah said:

Ok, I understand better now, but yesterday, when reading your product description:

Quote:
"Please note that presets must be saved in .DUF format before they can be used on Genesis 2. Presets using .PZ2 or .DSA format can be converted manually or with 3rd Party products available in the DAZ Store."

You mention it needs .DUF files, which after checking, I had on my system, thus thinking it was safe to buy as a Poser user. Now, reading here that my .DUF need to be re-done using other .DUF files via DS makes me sigh because I can't give the product back as it was part of the madness thingy and I am sorry to say this to you but, I will NOT bother going into DS every single time I want to use a texture because there is a reason I do not use DS: I have thousands of dollars worth of Poser compatible products and I am specialized in that software.

Also, please point me towards the third party resource for conversion which you mention as I cannot find one. Thanks...Lev

I understand completely, Levanah. It's okay. If I had to open Poser and convert things to use in DS, I wouldn't bother. As for the product description not mentioning this extra conversion, it's because I only discovered it while answering your questions. When I tested the product, I already had my files converted, so I didn't realize they wouldn't work without it.

As for the third party product to convert pz2 and dsa to duf, here is a link: http://www.daz3d.com/v4-skins-auto-converter-for-genesis-2-female-s and http://www.daz3d.com/michael-4-skins-auto-converter-for-genesis-2-male-s

I should point out that I don't know if using those products will give you the same issue when using Poser or not, so you might want to ask someone who has tried it.

this one http://www.daz3d.com/michael-4-for-genesis-2-male says it's updated for the gens. :)

"texture presets must be converted to duf first"

For those worrying about moving files out of the installed-to directory (using DIM):

After I'd install a bunch of stuff with DIM I'd move the batch of zips to an external then delete them. No problem with updates.

My existing Michael 4 runtime was beautifully organized so I couldn't install with DIM to there, what a mess that would be. But I wanted to be sure I had the latest versions of everything so I installed all my DAZ M4 stuff with DIM into a new DIM-M4 runtime.

I couldn't just wipe out my old M4 runtime because it had ::whisper:: stuff from other places in it too.

So since I don't use the CMS (it doesn't work for me--long story) I decided to organize my DIM-M4 stuff INTO the existing M4 runtime which I spent hours and hours doing. I was able to completely wipe out everything in the DIM-M4 folder.

I wasn't worried because like how many updates do we really expect of M4 products from DAZ at this point?

Lo and Behold an M4 product update came in a couple weeks ago.

Let's see what happens!

I told it to install into DIM-M4, I could tell it was hunting for the files to uninstall and it took a bit. If it found the textures and geometries in the other M4 runtime no problem. It would never find the library files. That will be my responsibility.

Then it installed the updated product into DIM-M4.

I went in and took the files and did the update myself into my other runtime.

It all went swimmingly well.

In fact, moving the files out of the installed-to directory and organizing them into a different runtime is possibly the better way to go than organizing them within the installed-to directory itself. I'd just be sure the DIM installed-to directory is higher than the organized runtime on the list of libraries in Studio. (In case you install an update and don't get around to 'fixing' it until later. But who would do that? ::cough cough::)

HTH

(I'm peeking in this thread because I'm considering putting all my DAZ content on an external since I'm out of space and was wondering how well that works.)

I