One request!

Instead of completely removing the option to download via DIM from completed sales pages, can we have that as an alternative option?

Something along the lines of some "Or download via DIM" text under the button would be fine.

 

Right now we have to manually open DIM to download via it, which is slightly irksome!

As Central is intended for new users it makes sense to retain the usability for "advanced" users too.. 

 

Yes I would like that as well, to have that option rather than getting shoehorned into Daz Central. .As right now although not a overly real hassle, still annoying having to manually start DiM to download new purchases..

I agree with this too. Why replace DIM completely on the download page after purchase. So annoying... what on earth was the rationale?

One request!

Instead of completely removing the option to download via DIM from completed sales pages, can we have that as an alternative option?

Something along the lines of some "Or download via DIM" text under the button would be fine.

 

Right now we have to manually open DIM to download via it, which is slightly irksome!

As Central is intended for new users it makes sense to retain the usability for "advanced" users too.. 

 

Yes I would like that as well, to have that option rather than getting shoehorned into Daz Central. .As right now although not a overly real hassle, still annoying having to manually start DiM to download new purchases..

OK, but - if it works like DIM - should yu wish to go back to using Daz Central you may need to go into Chrome's preferences/settings and tell it which application to use to open a whatever file - I'm not sure what Daz Central uses, assumkng it's different from, DIM, and looking at an order page isn't enlightening.

I am using Firefox and in my settings it is set for DiM as default no changes made, but when I click on the download and install link after a purchase it sends me to the Daz Central page, instead of activating DiM.. So it looks like the option to auto start DiM has been removed completely..

I work in the unemployment office and have been getting huge amounts of overtime due to the COVID 19 situation.    This has made it time to build my next system.

First here are the comnponents I have already aquired:

• Memory (RAM)

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Intel XMP 2.0 Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16Q-64GVK

*  This memory is cetified to run on all the mobo's I would buy for both Ryzen 3XXX or Intel 10th Gen CPU's so it was a safe purchase.

• Storage — SSD and/or HDD

SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280 1TB PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S1T0B/AM

2 x WD Blue 3D NAND 2TB Internal SSD - SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5"/7mm Solid State Drive - WDS200T2B0A

• Power supply unit (PSU)

Seasonic PRIME PX-1000, 1000W 80+ Platinum, Full Modular, Fan Control in Fanless, Silent, and Cooling Mode, 12 Year Warranty, Perfect Power Supply for Gaming and High-Performance Systems, SSR-1000PD.

• Case

Fractal Design Meshify S2 Black ATX Modular High-Airflow Dark Tint Tempered Glass Window Mid Tower Computer Case

* this case supports 9 fans, has a 6 fan hub built into it to extend motherbuard capabilities, and will fit any of the aftermarket CPU coolers and GPU's that I would want to put in it. 

• Monitor

ASUS VG278Q 27" Full HD 1920 x 1080 144Hz 1ms DisplayPort HDMI DVI Asus Eye Care with Ultra Low-Blue Light & Flicker-Free AMD Free Sync G-Sync Compatible Built-in Speakers LED Backlit Gaming Monitor

Samsung C27R500 27" Full HD 1920 x 1080 60Hz 4ms VGA HDMI FreeSync Flicker-Free Curved LED Backlit Monitor

* I already own this 2 monitor setup.

• Keyboard

Corsair Gaming K68 Mechanical Keyboard, Backlit Red LED, Cherry MX Red

The following items I am still finalizing and are still subject to change for about 30 more days or so when I will make my next round of purchases:

• Central processing unit (CPU)

I can go either way with the CPU.  I do plan on using the PC for both Gaming and DAZ studio.  I have been using intel CPU's for 25 years, but I dont have much experience with AMD Units.  I would like input in this area.   If all else is equal I will buy intel.   The leading candidate so far is the following:        

Intel Core i7-10700K 8-Core 3.8 GHz LGA 1200 125W BX8070110700K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630

I was thinking of an I9, but i am not sure how an air cooled system will handle the extra heat of an I9.

• Motherboard

Input is welcome here.  MSI has a reputation for durability and they have motherboards that can control 6 seprate fans from the same board without using splitter cables.   Their boards come in both Intel and AMD varieties.  The one's I am currently looking at are:

MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI LGA 1200 Intel Z490 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard

MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY LGA 1200 Intel Z490 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard

* Both boards also come in AMD varieties as well.

• System cooling — CPU cooling

If I am going with an intel system the following CPU Coolers are the current in production models specifically designed for the LGA-1200 CPU Socket. 

ARCTIC COOLING ACFRE00077A 92mm Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler

DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX 400S CPU Air Cooler with 4 Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan and Intel/AMD CPUs (AM4/LGA200 Compatible)/DP-MCH4-GMX400S6 

 * I will be waiting to see what is avaialble when I make the purchase incase better units become an option.  Paying a bit extra for a Top of the line CPU cooler such as a LGA 1200 version of the Noctua NH-U14S is something I consider a worthwhile investment.  I am not looking at a watercooler as I question the wisdom of water cooling expensive electronics.  

• chassis airflow

The case I have cones with 3 x 140mm fans,  I plan on buying 3 more.   The case itself supports 9 fans, I figure 6 should be sufficient.

• GPU:

I have a 1080 Ti in my current rig, If the OT holds out like it looks it might I may be replacing the 1080 Ti keeping it in what will soon be the backup PC

What I get will depend on the Budget when the time is right.   Gettting an RTX Titan or a 2080 Ti or 2 is now a real consideration for me.  Originally this would not have been a consideration and I likely would have gotten a 2070 for the backup unit and transfered the 1080 ti.   

I can't use DAZ Central because when I purchase any new products, it forces DAZ Central now as the install method. HOWEVER, when you click the link to "Install product with DAZ Central" the page it pulls up is the DAZ Central Install page, and I already have it installed!! It never realizes that DAZ Central is installed on my system. 

Am I missing something here??

Please put back Install Manager as the option after a product purchase. Or at least the option to use either one until DAZ Central issues are worked out.

Also, if you run DAZ Central from the Windows start menu, and then click on DAZ Studio on the navigation (left pane) it says DAZ Studio is not installed. What the hell. 

Was this thing just rushed to release???

That sounds as if the needed file association isn't being set. Which browser are you using?

Thanks. I'm using the Chrome browser on Windows 10.

I uninstalled DAZ Central for now. 

 

OK, but - if it works like DIM - should yu wish to go back to using Daz Central you may need to go into Chrome's preferences/settings and tell it which application to use to open a whatever file - I'm not sure what Daz Central uses, assumkng it's different from, DIM, and looking at an order page isn't enlightening.

What is this latest version of DAZ Connect, or whatever it's called, that's for Windows Only? It says that the Mac OS is not supported. Are we being left behind again? Or, is this new thing worth messing with? I've seen so  many problems with DAZ Studio that I'd be hesitant to jump in even if I could.

If your talking about the new Daz Central then theres a Mac version coming but its not ready yet.  Its suppose to be a replacement for DIM but so far all the reports I have seem has not been good.

Yes, that was it: DAZ Central. OK, thanks for the info.

Je voudrais installer daz studio sur un autre disque dur car il a plus de capacité sauf que Daz Central install systematiquement le logciel sur le C: (disque systeme) .

Comment faire pour l'installer directement sur le D: ?

Merci pour vos réponses.

I can't use DAZ Central because when I purchase any new products, it forces DAZ Central now as the install method. HOWEVER, when you click the link to "Install product with DAZ Central" the page it pulls up is the DAZ Central Install page, and I already have it installed!! It never realizes that DAZ Central is installed on my system. 

Am I missing something here??

Please put back Install Manager as the option after a product purchase. Or at least the option to use either one until DAZ Central issues are worked out.

Also, if you run DAZ Central from the Windows start menu, and then click on DAZ Studio on the navigation (left pane) it says DAZ Studio is not installed. What the hell. 

Was this thing just rushed to release???

That sounds as if the needed file association isn't being set. Which browser are you using?

Thanks. I'm using the Chrome browser on Windows 10.

I uninstalled DAZ Central for now. 

L'ho visto anch'io. Il loro desiderio è farci usare tutti lo stesso metodo.

Ma fra installazione personalizzata, DIM, Connect, Central... stanno facendo un po' di casino. Spero almeno che Central per loro sia quello definitivo.

 

Comunque ho capito perché ci metteva generazioni a caricare figure G8F/M: più morph package e figure sono installati, e più tempo ci metterà a caricarli, in maniera direttamente proporzionale e quasi lineare.
Questo è dovuto al fatto che, anche se non stai usando un morph, Daz costruisce i rapporti fra tutti i morph disponibili installati per quel personaggio, ogni singola volta.
Mi è bastato disistallare un terzo delle G8F, e una ventina di morph package che non usavo spesso, e i tempi di caricamento si sono ridotti di più del 65%. Ma è sempre più di un minuto e mezzo.

Non resta che fare un bell'upgrade di hardware, e ho cose interessanti in cantiere, vi dirò quando saranno montate nel PC! :D

Io spero di no, Central è terribile! Mancano un mucchio di funzioni del DIM tipo il link alle cartelle di installazione, export delle liste, verifica del tipo di installazione e via dicendo... Capisco che un buon 90% degli utenti di non vanno oltre il carica la figura nuda-metti la parrucca-metti la mutanda-applica una posa a caso-renderizza col primo set in lista.... Ma c'è anche gente che certa una certa professionalità.

Quanto ai morph, altro motivo per non usare G8 e amici belli, almeno fino a che non si decidono a sistemarlo un poco di più. Io ho qualcosa come 4000 e passa morph installati per G1, tra commerciali e custom, e il tempo di caricamento non cambia se aggiungo o rimuovo un pò di quei morph. Anche quando carico una figura con molti morph applicati non ci mette di più.

Lo avevo letto un paio di mesi fa sul forum e ho fatto una prova, il mio Genesis impiega quattro/sei secondi a caricare sulla scena sia con tutti i morph che totalmente senza. Oltretutto ha pure rallentato ulteriormente con l'ultimo aggiornamento per usare quel accrocchio di Face Transfer.

Più vanno avanti peggio fanno...

Sono funzioni di DIM che non ho mai usato, ma certamente meglio più funzioni che meno.

La mia intera libreria è basata su G8, sarebbe troppo un casino usare altro.
Poi non so nemmeno per quanto tempo ancora potrò continuare questo lavoretto part-time. Per ora va bene così.

Peccato che abbiano cambiato sistema di gestione Morph rispetto a Genesis 1 allora. Mi piacerebbe molto riuscire a caricare i miei personaggi custom in 4 secondi.

In realtà no... E' molto più semplice convertire tutto da G8 a G1 rispetto a G1 a G8.
Io uso capelli, abiti e perfino morphs di G3/8 su G1 e funzionano correttamente. Penso dipenda dal rig più semplice e dal maggior numero di poligoni di G1.

Per assurdo posso far indossare a G1 moltissimi abiti di G8 utilizzando l'opzione "Not Supported" senza distorsioni quando G8 con il Clone apposito di G1 storta tutto.

I too was well confused when it seemed that May had rolled over into October! (Thanks for the extra sale, guys)

I was so sad not to be able to snag a GC at 20% off in the Daz Central sale last week due to low funds (I get more income on the first of the month) but now I'm rather glad I had to wait

I can't use DAZ Central because when I purchase any new products, it forces DAZ Central now as the install method. HOWEVER, when you click the link to "Install product with DAZ Central" the page it pulls up is the DAZ Central Install page, and I already have it installed!! It never realizes that DAZ Central is installed on my system. 

Am I missing something here??

Please put back Install Manager as the option after a product purchase. Or at least the option to use either one until DAZ Central issues are worked out.

Also, if you run DAZ Central from the Windows start menu, and then click on DAZ Studio on the navigation (left pane) it says DAZ Studio is not installed. What the hell. 

Was this thing just rushed to release???

That sounds as if the needed file association isn't being set. Which browser are you using?

L'ho visto anch'io. Il loro desiderio è farci usare tutti lo stesso metodo.

Ma fra installazione personalizzata, DIM, Connect, Central... stanno facendo un po' di casino. Spero almeno che Central per loro sia quello definitivo.

 

Comunque ho capito perché ci metteva generazioni a caricare figure G8F/M: più morph package e figure sono installati, e più tempo ci metterà a caricarli, in maniera direttamente proporzionale e quasi lineare.
Questo è dovuto al fatto che, anche se non stai usando un morph, Daz costruisce i rapporti fra tutti i morph disponibili installati per quel personaggio, ogni singola volta.
Mi è bastato disistallare un terzo delle G8F, e una ventina di morph package che non usavo spesso, e i tempi di caricamento si sono ridotti di più del 65%. Ma è sempre più di un minuto e mezzo.

Non resta che fare un bell'upgrade di hardware, e ho cose interessanti in cantiere, vi dirò quando saranno montate nel PC! :D

Io spero di no, Central è terribile! Mancano un mucchio di funzioni del DIM tipo il link alle cartelle di installazione, export delle liste, verifica del tipo di installazione e via dicendo... Capisco che un buon 90% degli utenti di non vanno oltre il carica la figura nuda-metti la parrucca-metti la mutanda-applica una posa a caso-renderizza col primo set in lista.... Ma c'è anche gente che certa una certa professionalità.

Quanto ai morph, altro motivo per non usare G8 e amici belli, almeno fino a che non si decidono a sistemarlo un poco di più. Io ho qualcosa come 4000 e passa morph installati per G1, tra commerciali e custom, e il tempo di caricamento non cambia se aggiungo o rimuovo un pò di quei morph. Anche quando carico una figura con molti morph applicati non ci mette di più.

Lo avevo letto un paio di mesi fa sul forum e ho fatto una prova, il mio Genesis impiega quattro/sei secondi a caricare sulla scena sia con tutti i morph che totalmente senza. Oltretutto ha pure rallentato ulteriormente con l'ultimo aggiornamento per usare quel accrocchio di Face Transfer.

Più vanno avanti peggio fanno...

Sono funzioni di DIM che non ho mai usato, ma certamente meglio più funzioni che meno.

La mia intera libreria è basata su G8, sarebbe troppo un casino usare altro.
Poi non so nemmeno per quanto tempo ancora potrò continuare questo lavoretto part-time. Per ora va bene così.

Peccato che abbiano cambiato sistema di gestione Morph rispetto a Genesis 1 allora. Mi piacerebbe molto riuscire a caricare i miei personaggi custom in 4 secondi.

L'ho visto anch'io. Il loro desiderio è farci usare tutti lo stesso metodo.

Ma fra installazione personalizzata, DIM, Connect, Central... stanno facendo un po' di casino. Spero almeno che Central per loro sia quello definitivo.

 

Comunque ho capito perché ci metteva generazioni a caricare figure G8F/M: più morph package e figure sono installati, e più tempo ci metterà a caricarli, in maniera direttamente proporzionale e quasi lineare.
Questo è dovuto al fatto che, anche se non stai usando un morph, Daz costruisce i rapporti fra tutti i morph disponibili installati per quel personaggio, ogni singola volta.
Mi è bastato disistallare un terzo delle G8F, e una ventina di morph package che non usavo spesso, e i tempi di caricamento si sono ridotti di più del 65%. Ma è sempre più di un minuto e mezzo.

Non resta che fare un bell'upgrade di hardware, e ho cose interessanti in cantiere, vi dirò quando saranno montate nel PC! :D

Io spero di no, Central è terribile! Mancano un mucchio di funzioni del DIM tipo il link alle cartelle di installazione, export delle liste, verifica del tipo di installazione e via dicendo... Capisco che un buon 90% degli utenti di non vanno oltre il carica la figura nuda-metti la parrucca-metti la mutanda-applica una posa a caso-renderizza col primo set in lista.... Ma c'è anche gente che certa una certa professionalità.

Quanto ai morph, altro motivo per non usare G8 e amici belli, almeno fino a che non si decidono a sistemarlo un poco di più. Io ho qualcosa come 4000 e passa morph installati per G1, tra commerciali e custom, e il tempo di caricamento non cambia se aggiungo o rimuovo un pò di quei morph. Anche quando carico una figura con molti morph applicati non ci mette di più.

Lo avevo letto un paio di mesi fa sul forum e ho fatto una prova, il mio Genesis impiega quattro/sei secondi a caricare sulla scena sia con tutti i morph che totalmente senza. Oltretutto ha pure rallentato ulteriormente con l'ultimo aggiornamento per usare quel accrocchio di Face Transfer.

Più vanno avanti peggio fanno...

L'ho visto anch'io. Il loro desiderio è farci usare tutti lo stesso metodo.

Ma fra installazione personalizzata, DIM, Connect, Central... stanno facendo un po' di casino. Spero almeno che Central per loro sia quello definitivo.

Comunque ho capito perché ci metteva generazioni a caricare figure G8F/M: più morph package e figure sono installati, e più tempo ci metterà a caricarli, in maniera direttamente proporzionale e quasi lineare.
Questo è dovuto al fatto che, anche se non stai usando un morph, Daz costruisce i rapporti fra tutti i morph disponibili installati per quel personaggio, ogni singola volta.
Mi è bastato disistallare un terzo delle G8F, e una ventina di morph package che non usavo spesso, e i tempi di caricamento si sono ridotti di più del 65%. Ma è sempre più di un minuto e mezzo.

Non resta che fare un bell'upgrade di hardware, e ho cose interessanti in cantiere, vi dirò quando saranno montate nel PC! :D

Perchè mi vogliono costringere ad usare DAZ Central? (ಠ_ಠ)
Ho fatto acquisti e pigiato il bel pulsantone verde senza accorgermi della nuova scritta e mi rimanda al download di Central. (ᗒ ͟ʖᗕ)

Io voglio il DIM!  (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ︵┻━┻

Whew! Dodged the Daz Central bullet. Very thankful.

Why doesn't Daz Central look for a previous DIM installation on the computer and if it finds one, offer the user the option to use those paths and settings? New users wouldn't have an existing DIM installation, and Daz Central could do its default thing. For current DIM users, it seems like it could be a seamless transition if Daz Central would use the existing settings. Instead, Daz Central seems to be very disruptive for current DIM users.

I can't use DAZ Central because when I purchase any new products, it forces DAZ Central now as the install method. HOWEVER, when you click the link to "Install product with DAZ Central" the page it pulls up is the DAZ Central Install page, and I already have it installed!! It never realizes that DAZ Central is installed on my system. 

Am I missing something here??

Please put back Install Manager as the option after a product purchase. Or at least the option to use either one until DAZ Central issues are worked out.

Also, if you run DAZ Central from the Windows start menu, and then click on DAZ Studio on the navigation (left pane) it says DAZ Studio is not installed. What the hell. 

Was this thing just rushed to release???

What is this latest version of DAZ Connect, or whatever it's called, that's for Windows Only? It says that the Mac OS is not supported. Are we being left behind again? Or, is this new thing worth messing with? I've seen so  many problems with DAZ Studio that I'd be hesitant to jump in even if I could.

If your talking about the new Daz Central then theres a Mac version coming but its not ready yet.  Its suppose to be a replacement for DIM but so far all the reports I have seem has not been good.

Daz has not made a business decision to drop max support. If they had, they wouldn't had released fixes for Catalina.

As for DazCentral, I obviously don't know what their reasoning was, but I work in IT and can tell you that releasing the first version of a new software on only one platform and porting it to the other once it's stable rather than having to fix early bugs on 2 platforms actually makes sense from a software development perspective. 

Regarding your login problem with DIM, Daz has updated their security settings recently and password rules have changed (for one thing, they now need to be at least 7 characters long). Users whose password doesn't respect the new rules couldn't login into DIM, could it be the problem for you?

Thanks for your response. If indeed they are not dropping mac compatible Daz versions, that would be great. As far as the DIM issue is concerned, my password is 12 characters, and I updated it about 2 months ago. So I don't know what the issue is. But it looks like, at least for the time being, I'll be manually installing everything. It could be just a quirk. It hasn't worked since yesterday. I will try again tomorrow and it might have been fixed or reset.

Contact support to get access to your password....  The password thing seems to be happening to random people and is platform agnostic.  As for Mac support, remember there are several things happening: first, for something like DazCentral, they have a relatively small tream so consider it a blessing that, by the time it comes to the Mac, it will be more stable, next is that Daz3d is a brokerage so that someome may come with a plugin that is Windows only and Daz3d decides to sell it but they didn't make it so they have no say in what platforms it is developed for, and finally, the are working on better combatibilty with Catalina. 

 

The fact that it's a small team is why it is so frustrating to me that they would invest time and resources developing DazCentral instead of  fixing issues with Daz Studio or innovating new features. I can already download content with DIM or directly in Daz Studio. Why do I need a new content downloader? It doesn't offer me anything that I didn't already have and DIM had the ability to hide items that I don't want to see. And DazCentral doesn't seggregate by items that are available and items that are installed. Sure, they can add these capabilities in the future but that just means more time and resources devoted to something other than their flagship program.

Maybe I'm in the minority on this and the vast majority of you love DazCentral. Right now I'm sticking to DIM or Daz Studio until there's no other option or until there's a convincing reason to switch to DazCentral.

Daz Central is, as I understand it, aimed to make the new users' life easier - as an experienced user you are not the target, though you may well benefit from updates to the core engine that is shared between the two applications.

Hi,

I am having an issue opening the script for Character Converter G2F to G8F. Attached is the error from the log file. I just opened and ran Converter G3F to G8F with no issues. I restarted Daz Studio but the G2F to G8F script won't open. I also tried uninstalling  and reinstalling it.

Thanks.

I believe you have Content Wizard installed.  There is an issue that Content Wizard has an out-of-date file (I think RS2020HelperFunctions.dse).  If you uninstall that product, I believe this product will work.  Please let me know if that is true.

I got the script strated now. I'm not sure what exactly worked though. I tried removing RS2020HelperFunctions.dse but received the same errors in the log file. Then I tried uninstalling, close Daz, re-installing using Daz Install Manager instead of Daz Central. Restarted DazStudio and the script open with no issues. I'm wondering if Daz Central could have some bugs when installing certain content.

 

Thanks for your help and quick response.

You're welcome.  FYI, I have submitted updates to CW and the Character Converters so hopefully this issue will go away.