Richard Haseltine said:

That message relates to Daz Connect updating metadata, not to the UI layout. Do you install content through Daz Studio itself? If not there is really no need to go online at all.

Yes I install everything through DIM and not DAZ connect. Would not going online solve this problem? I'm still stuck at this point

If you are getting "postgreSQL CMS connection" errors it seems likely that the installation was not done correctly. I don't know about the Daz standalone installer but via DIM it should install postresSQL alongside Daz Studio itself. This package is required for all the metadata/smart content parts and so Daz Studio will complain if it cannot connect to it as it is not designed to work without it.

It does sound like you either have a really bad internet connection or your antivirus is getting in the way and breaking stuff. I have only ever had one or maybe two zip files with that error message and it was down to slight corruption that was fixed by deleting the zip and re-downloading. Lot's of people have posted about various issues relating to over-zealous anti-virus so perhaps if that might be the cause you can try temporarily disabling the anti-virus while you install.

I would advise against trying to do things without DIM (or Daz Central I suppose) as you'd only be making things harder for yourself by having to do things manually before you have really learned how things work.

PerttiA said:

crosswind said:

If so, locate the data folder in IM package, just dump it to the root directory of your DAZ Library. If you do not use DIM and Smart Content, other support files are useless let alone there's no useful metadata in them but just product names ~

Wrong advice, one needs to copy the "Data" and "Runtime" folders to the root of ones Content Library

For a normal product, yes we need. But for these two products morisset bought, we don't need at all by dumping.  For what? He just needs those dsf files in /data for dialing morphs in Params. That /runtime contains 3 useless 'supporting files'. How to get them? You have to first of all re-import the metadata, then what do you get? only one product icon in Smart Content, when dbl-clicking it, it's empty; when checking its metadata via Content DB Editor, an error popps up...

Besides, I said 'if he doesn't need DIM and Smart Content blahblahblah~~'  Clearly if a guy doesn't want to use DIM but just a direct dumping, he will have no need to touch Smart Content. That's my exp. as lots of my friends are doing so ~ I was answering his question 'Manual installation of Genesis8MaleBodyMorphs and Genesis8FemaleBodyMorphs' which I know them well, just told him a proper way~

I myself love DIM and Smart Content, ever studied them for a long time, fixed hundreds of metadata file and made a couple of complete tutorials. I believe I know what ppl need to do, but still, I respect ppl's requirements, so for some cases I'd rather tell them a proper way other than a so-called 'right way'.... Don't misunderstood me. No offense ~ I apologize if there's any~~

crosswind said:

If so, locate the data folder in IM package, just dump it to the root directory of your DAZ Library. If you do not use DIM and Smart Content, other support files are useless let alone there's no useful metadata in them but just product names ~

Wrong advice, one needs to copy the "Data" and "Runtime" folders to the root of ones Content Library

Indeed, never use Daz Connect and never log in!  It will bring you lots of unexpected troubles and ruin the metadata you ever fixed by updating them when you're online, so on so forth~~ I deleted Connect folder years ago~~ DIM is the only tool I use to install and update products. BTW, I like the new flat style UI of the latest version

BlueFingers said:

I'm waiting since November 25th with a Tech ticket, the only response I got was a question that was already answered in my original ticket. But there are people out there that are waiting even longer I bet.

I have open tech tickets that are several years old, but only this one that has absolutely no response at all. Most tech reports get sent to the "bug tracker", never to be heard from again. Occasionally something gets fixed. I just got an update to a metadata problem that I reported over a year ago. 

If so, locate the data folder in IM package, just dump it to the root directory of your DAZ Library. If you do not use DIM and Smart Content, other support files are useless let alone there's no useful metadata in them but just product names ~

Oh, got it~ you meant Face Cap related "all morphs"  ~ Have not tried if G9's FACS could be used for FaceCap in UE or somewhere else~~ But still suggest you use DDI, then just import FACS morphs in blender, that'll work for Face Cap I believe~

crosswind said:

No way~ It won't be 'All Morphs'. Don't forget there're lots of head/body morphs, expression morphs, 3rd-party morphs, etc. having different naming convention that could not match what you specified there ~

Why not using Diffeomorphic Daz Importer? Quick export / import and import morphs on-demand~ 

Well it got all the morphs i would need to do face capture (though some tweaking would need to be done no matter what) it gets most of the morphs i don't know about 3rd party morphs

No way~ It won't be 'All Morphs'. Don't forget there're lots of head/body morphs, expression morphs, 3rd-party morphs, etc. having different naming convention that could not match what you specified there ~

Why not using Diffeomorphic Daz Importer? Quick export / import and import morphs on-demand~ 

What happend to the indication of whether the package has metadata?
Edit: Oh, I see it now on the Installed tab. It just changed in appearance, so I didn't recognize it.

butaixianran said:

You need to export with default pose then import a pose file onto your model in blender. that is how this addon works.

 

But, even in this way, official DTB may not import your pose file correctly.

 

There is an old bug hiding in the official DTB for years. There are 3 solutions:

1. Use diff daz importer

 

2. Use a modified version of DTB 2022, which fixed this bug. You can get it here:

https://github.com/butaixianran/DazToBlender

 

3. Fix this bug by yourself, by following this post:

https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/544766/solution-for-importing-pose-issue-of-blender-bridge-bug-fix

 

Thank you let me check that!!! 

Daz 3D is pleased to announce the next public version of Daz Install Manager!

• Version: 1.4.1.87
• Date: April 4, 2025

What is new in this version?

The 1.4.1.87 version makes improvements to, or fixes issues discovered since, the 1.4.0.94 General Release. More detail on specific fixes/changes/improvements can be found in the Change Log, which can be viewed online within the Documentation Center portion of our site. All new downloads of DAZ Install Manager will be of this version.

Highlights:

1.4.1.87 (April 4, 2025)

• Look & Feel
  • Modified the disabled/disconnected CMS Status icon in the main window to be more easily distinguished from the enabled/connected CMS Status icon
• Package Installation
  • Attempting to install a package that depends on an application path being defined now displays a message rather than an empty application selection dialog if the target application is not in the list of applications that can be manually defined and the target application has not been installed (which create an entry during installation) - e.g., DAZ Studio 4.x Public Build (64-bit)
• Package Thumbnails
  • Improved support for source image formats
    • Products that do not provide an image in a consistent format were not handled in earlier versions, and so did not result in thumbnails being saved locally when retrieved
  • Added redirection handling for thumbnail retrieval
    • Attempts to retrieve a package thumbnail that resulted in a redirection response would not follow the instruction in earlier versions
  • Improved logging when attempting to retrieve thumbnails
• Operating System Detection
  • Extended support for detecting operating systems
    • macOS 14 (Sonoma)
    • macOS 15 (Sequoia)
• Configuration (Advanced Settings)
  • Accounts
    • Added the ability to modify the order of Accounts via context menu
      • Move to Top
      • Move Up
      • Move Down
      • Move to Bottom
  • Downloads
    • Added support for the Daz Studio 2025 (6) tag - DAZStudio6
  • Installation
    • Added the ability to modify the order of Content Path Shortcuts via context menu
      • Move to Top
      • Move Up
      • Move Down
      • Move to Bottom
  • Applications
    • Extended support for application versions:
      • ZBrush (2024, 2025)
      • Unreal Engine (5.3, 5.4., 5.5)
      • Unity (6)
      • Maya (2025)
      • Daz Studio (2025)
      • Cinema 4D (2024, 2025)
      • Blender (4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4)
      • 3ds Max (2025)

1.4.1.69 (November 2, 2023)

• While an Install Module/Set (automation) is actively being processed, only the tab for the active page is enabled
  • The appropriate tabs for the online/offline state are re-enabled when processing completes or fails
  • Addresses the fact that leaving the tabs for the inactive pages enabled caused confusion by allowing them to be clicked and immediately switching back to the active page
• In-App Notification
  • The notification area on the Ready to Download page no longer unintentionally displays a horizontal scrollbar

1.4.1.67 (October 5, 2023)

• Installation
  • Windows installers include the most recent versions of Microsoft C/C++ (MSVC) runtime libraries
    • Addresses potential stability and/or security related issues
  • macOS installers are codesigned/notarized
    • Addresses an issue with the OS preventing the installer from being executed without relaxing security settings

1.4.1.62 (August 31, 2023)

• In-App Notification
  • Fixed an issue that caused the notification area on the Ready to Download page to be displayed even when an account had no notifications to display
  • Switching between accounts with/without pending notifications now automatically minimizes (hides) the notification area on the Ready to Download page
    • All notifications should be specific to the account that is currently logged in

1.4.1.60 (August 25, 2023)

• In-App Notification
  • Enabled the in-app notification feature
    • Relies on notification data for the logged in account being available from the store
  • Made adjustments to the in-app notification framework
• Context Menu Options (Right-Click)
  • Moved the Select > All Tagged "<tag>" actions to an "All Tagged" submenu
  • Moved the Deselect > All Tagged "<tag>" actions to an "All Tagged" submenu
  • Added a "From CSV File..." action to the "Deselect" submenu
  • The "From CSV File..." actions now add to, or subtract from, the current selection by default
    • Choosing the Select > From CSV File..., or Deselect > From CSV File..., action from a context menu will not modify the selected state of any package that is not discretely referenced in the CSV file
    • Pressing/Holding the [Ctrl/Cmd] key when choosing the Select > From CSV File..., or Deselect > From CSV File..., action from a context menu modifies the behavior to apply absolutely:
      • Select > From CSV File... will select only packages that are discretely referenced in the CSV file, and deselect all others
      • Deselect > From CSV File... will select all packages except those that are discretely referenced in the CSV file
  • Added a "Same Name" option to the "Filter Package(s)" submenu of the Ready to Download and Ready to Install pages
  • Added a "Same Name" option to the "Filter Installed" submenu of the Installed page
• Look & Feel
  • Made adjustments to styling of the main window header
    • The Busy Indicator is now displayed to the immediate left of the Refresh Button
    • The Filter Menu Button has become more integrated into the Filter Field
• Logging
  • Made improvements relating to in-app notifications, home path, install modules, package deletion and message severity - see the change log for details

1.4.1.49 (July 28, 2023)

• Logging
  • Made improvements relating to network traffic and message severity - see the change log for details
• In-App Notification
  • Made adjustments to the in-app notification framework
  • Implemented front-end widgets to support in-app notifications

1.4.1.47 (July 14, 2023)

• Installation / Automatic Application Update
  • Fixed an issue where failing to download an intermediate certificate (SSL) would cause a warning message to be presented
    • Windows only
    • i.e., "Warning : Problem running post-install step. Installation may not complete correctly. There was an error downloading the file."
  • Added a fallback for installing an embedded copy of an intermediate certificate (SSL) if the download request fails
    • Windows only
    • Relates to some users experiencing download failures due to SSL handshake errors
  • Fixed an issue where failing to download an intermediate certificate (SSL) could cause other post-install steps to be skipped
    • Windows only
    • Could manifest as Visual C++ libraries not being installed, potentially causing the application to be unlaunchable (on new installs)
  • Fixed an issue where an adjacent package supplement was being created in the package archive for an application update
    • Application updates are handled discretely and do not participate in the package archive
  • Updated installer progress feedback
• In-App Notification
  • Added the initial framework to support in-app notifications

1.4.1.44 (July 10, 2023)

• Logging
  • Made improvements relating to network traffic, CMS connection, and message severity - see the change log for details

1.4.1.42 (June 30, 2023)

• Automated Install / Install Modules / Default Install Set
  • Fixed timing issues that caused the install phase of an automated download/install to fail
  • Fixed issues that resulted in package downloads unnecessarily re-occurring
• Package Archive
  • Fixed issues relating to cleanup of old/conflicting packages and adjacent package supplements
• Error Notification
  • Fixed an issue that could cause an error during install to be missing important contextual information
• Logging
  • Made improvements involving timing, elapsed time, install modules/sets, package archive maintenance and network traffic - see the change log for details
• Filtering
  • Updated Default Filters - see the change log for details

1.4.1.36 (June 13, 2023)

• Look & Feel
  • Added an option to the Login dialog that temporarily reveals the contents of the "Password" field while pressed
    • This option is disabled when the "Work Offline" option is checked and/or when no value has been entered
• Security (Windows)
  • All exe/dll files are Extended Validation (EV) code signed - can be inspected/verified to have been digitally signed
    • Helps to establish a level of trust with security vendors and mitigate aggressive isolation/quarantine
  • Installers automatically download/install an intermediate certificate used to ensure secure connections between the application and the store/services
    • Serves to address SSL/TLS certificate chain validation - i.e., SSL handshake errors
• Configuration
  • Target Application Version Support
    • Extended support for application versions:
      • 3ds Max (2024)
      • Blender (3.4, 3.5, 3.6)
      • Cinema 4D (S22, S24, S26, 2023)
      • Daz Studio (5)
      • Maya (2024)
      • Unity (2022, 2023)
      • Unreal Engine (4.25, 4.26, 4.27, 5.1, 5.2)
      • ZBrush (2023)
• Filtering
  • Updated Default Filters - see the change log for details

1.4.1.22 (February 27, 2023)

• Look & Feel
  • Header / Pages
    • Reduced visual complexity
    • Ready to Download, Ready to Install, and Installed pages now provide hover feedback
  • List Views
    • Reduced contrast between top-level items and sub-items
    • Increased contrast between highlight/background colors
  • Scrollbars
    • Fixed inconsistencies between platforms and operating system versions
    • Fixed inconsistencies when High Contrast accessibility mode (left Shift + left Alt + PrtSc) is enabled on Windows
      • Does not cause the application to apply the High Contrast color scheme, causes the application style to persist
  • Checkboxes
    • Added a discrete checkmark for checked and indeterminate states
    • More clearly differentiate between checked, unchecked, and indeterminate states
  • Spinboxes
    • Added up/down arrows
  • Color Palette
    • More faithfully reflects the store/brand palette
    • Softened contrast between brightest/darkest values
• Install Errors
  • Fixed an issue where the list of potential applications/versions/bit-architectures in the "Install Errors" dialog could be empty when installation of a package could not be completed due to a target application not being defined

1.4.1.19 (February 16, 2023)

• Look & Feel
  • Fixed an issue where the text and background colors of list views could be nearly indistinguishable when High Contrast accessibility mode (left Shift + left Alt + PrtSc) is enabled on Windows
  • Styling of check boxes and radio buttons are now consistent with the rest of the style, across all supported platforms and operating system versions

1.4.1.18 (February 6, 2023)

• Look & Feel
  • Added the ability to toggle the display of various data/columns
    • Product/Package Thumbnails (All pages - "Name" column)
    • ReadMe (All pages - Information icon)
    • Date (All pages)
    • Size (All pages)
    • Launch/Open ("Installed" page)
      • Also controls the presence of the "Launchable Products" section
    • Metadata ("Installed" page)
    • Options are accessible via the context (right-click) menu of product view headers
    • Option state is common across all product views - e.g., disable display of thumbnails in one view, thumbnails are disabled in all views
  • Adjustments to column widths in product views
    • Narrowed the width of the "Action" column
      • Remains wide enough to support display of individual package progress indicators
    • Made adjustments to the minimum widths of columns
• Product/Package Thumbnails
  • Added support for PNG format thumbnail images
    • PNG is now the preferred format, JPG is supported as a fallback
    • Downloaded thumbnail images are now automatically converted/saved to PNG format
      • If a PNG is successfully created, the corresponding JPG (if any) is automatically deleted

1.4.1.16 (January 31, 2023)

• Look & Feel
  • Styling of the application has a more modern appearance
  • Useful information is more readily accessible
    • Added a Release Channel column
    • Added a (contextual) Date column
    • Added a (contextual) Size column
    • Improved ToolTip data
  • Improvements to visual cues
    • Thumbnails (small) are displayed for products/packages that have them (if downloaded/created)
    • Use of color/pattern to convey additional information about state/status
      • Color
        • Orange/Red - Alert! (failed download/install, try again - check the log for details)
        • Yellow - Update! (cautiously proceed - want to backup first?)
        • Green - Go! (safely proceed)
        • Gray - Non-primary focus (available if necessary)
      • Pattern
        • Solid Outline - Normal/Complete
        • Dashed Outline - Partial/Incomplete
    • Improved item hover/selection feedback
  • Added the ability to "Launch" or "Open" packages from the Installed page
    • Properly configured software packages provide a button to launch the installed application
    • Properly configured content packages provide a button to guide users to the installed product within the corresponding application
  • Maintained a familiar workflow for the majority of the application
• Efficiency/Performance
  • Made significant improvements to population of the Installed and Ready to Install lists
  • Eliminated unnecessary saving of supplemental data files
• Product/Package Thumbnails
  • Added the ability to delete from context menus
• Filtering
  • Updated Default Filters - see the change log for details
• Configuration
  • Added a "Thumbnail Max Height" setting to the Download page of Advanced Settings
  • Target Application Version Support
    • Extended support for application versions:
      • 3ds Max (2023)
      • Blender (3.1, 3.2, 3.3)
      • Maya (2023)
      • Unreal Engine (5)
• Custom Package Support
  • Made improvements relating to support for custom packages - see the change log for details
• Logging
  • Made improvements involving operating system version, timing, elapsed time and message severity - see the change log for details

How do I get the latest version?

If you have previously installed the Install Manager application and the computer it is installed on is connected to the internet, you can simply launch the application and log into your account. Once connected, you will be notified that an update has been detected and you will be prompted to "Update" or "Work Offline". Click the "Update" button and the application will take care of the rest.

Optionally, you can locate, download and install the application from the Product Library (once you are logged into your account) by entering "Install Manager" into the text field near the top left of the page and clicking the "Filter" button, or by clicking one of the following links:

• Windows 32-bit
• Windows 64-bit
• Mac 32-bit
• Mac 64-bit

If this is your first time downloading and/or installing Install Manager, simply follow this link, click the "download free now" button on the page and then run the downloaded installer.

*Note: If you experience a crash during the uninstaller phase of the update, it is recommended that you download the installer from the Product Library (see above) and run it manually.

Is there any documentation?

Yes, documentation is located here. Clicking the "Help" button in the top right corner of the application main window will launch your [default] browser to the same location.

You need to export with default pose then import a pose file onto your model in blender. that is how this addon works.

But, even in this way, official DTB may not import your pose file correctly.

There is an old bug hiding in the official DTB for years. There are 3 solutions:

1. Use diff daz importer

2. Use a modified version of DTB 2022, which fixed this bug. You can get it here:

https://github.com/butaixianran/DazToBlender

3. Fix this bug by yourself, by following this post:

https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/544766/solution-for-importing-pose-issue-of-blender-bridge-bug-fix

wildbillnash said:

Yesterday I discovered something strange. I had a G8 female figure up and I was looking for an outfit. I went to the Products tab and saw an outfit I hadn't seen before. I noticed "Filter by Content" wasn't checked. I checked it and the outfit disappeared. The only reason I found it in the first place was I searched for dForce outfits. The outfit in question is dForce Blum for Genesis 8 Female(s). I wonder how many other wardrobe items disappears when you check the filter box? (See included image.)
And that's not the only problem. I've purchased other items that won't load up. For instance, I was trying to load up a piece of luggage and I get a error message saying it can't be found. Instead I get only a untextured box-shaped item. I have also found items that didn't have textures included. Unfortunately I didn't take screenshots of them, so I don't remember what they were or the error message. Next time I will and include them in this thread.
Does the Daz team even look over the products that are submitted to see if they even work correctly? And why are there items in the Lost and Found tab?

The problem you have just results from the wrong metadata of this Blum Outfit you mentioned. You may right-click on the product icon - Edit Metadata..., go to Assets tab and choose the item '!BlumAll' in the list. You may see on the bottom, this is the only item has the Category of  'Wearable/Outfits‘’, however, there's no Compatibilities assigned to it (in 'Compatibilities' tab). All the other 5 separate wearables have no Category data but have Compatibilities. That's why they go to Lost & Found first off.

When you select 'Outfits' sub-category with 'Filter by Context' unchecked, this Blum product icon will be shown as '!BlumAll' has category of 'Outifts'. When you tick the filter, it'll be gone as '!BlumAll' has no Compatibilities value for G8F.

You may assign '/Genesis 8/Female' to this '!BlumAll' in Compatibilities tab and save the metadata, then this 'not shown problem' will be fixed for the selected 'Outfits' category... For the other wearable items, you need to assign categories to them. This way apllies to all  the same issues of other products.

If the author releases no updated package with fixed metadata (seems he didn't), you have to fix the missing data by yourself if you do need them... or send a ticket, maybe?   There're lots products have such similar issues.... The moment I discovered them, I normally fixed them at once since I had no patience to wait for the updates let alone those products with no update ever... But nowadays, I'm tired of doing so, just let go by using other tricks~

Again, in terms of Lost & Found, items go to this category only because they don't have category assigned. The quickest way is to give them proper Categories by following what Richard mentioned. But such a way will only write the data to cms database with no updating the metadata dsx file in the support folder. One day if you re-import the metadata of this product for some reason, the problem will be back. Therefore fixing them in Content DB Editor plus ticking Auto Export (dsx file) might be better.

The simpilest answer is that you would need to 3D "wrap" Gen 8 geometry onto the character. The process itself is not trivial - see  and other parts.

If you can do without all of the morphs and sliders, there are methods available (e,g, rig in DAZ or Blender then import into DAZ). 

lou_harper said:

memcneil70 said:

@lou_harper, I have the Water Iris also.

Did a search in the store and one of HowieFarkes Carrara Sets has an Iris in it, https://www.daz3d.com/maple-meadows it is old, SKU 8138 and I don't know if you could render it in Carrara and import it into DAZ or not?

Finally found a DAZ Iris in a package by Gendragon3D and JeffersonAF, https://www.daz3d.com/variety-of-beautiful-plants-vol-2

I tried to see if there was another name or something for the common Iris, but no luck. I did find out that the complete plant, petals to bulb is poison. Didn't know that. Pretty flower though, but absolutely would not have around kids or pets.

Mary

 So many plants are not safe around pets.

Not exactly what I was looking for but it is very useful. I don't know how you found it because I couldn't. Thank you.

When I purchase a product, I will print the promo pages and after checking them out after downloading, file them in a folder set-up that parallels the categories in Smart Content (somewhat). Plants may end up in either Environments>PA name> or >Landscapes or Props>Cross Generation>Landscapes. The first item by HowieFarkes, I found after looking at all his products I own, along with other PAs I know who do a lot of flowering sets and then doing a word search on 'Iris' in the store. The second item, was searched flower set by set in the Landscape folder looking at what was included. 

My biggest problem was my mind just wanted to look for 'Lily's' not 'Irises'. I would get all excited and then realize it was a Lily, not the needed Iris. I don't know how the PAs create their flowers for us, but if they have to handle them, the poison might put them off. Though I guess gloves could be worn? I have always wondered how they create the accurate foliage they do when it is realistic.

If Hivewire was still around, I would suggest looking at their library. I don't know if any of their flowers moved to Rendo or not. Unfortunately, I didn't buy many of the flowers, went for birds. But you might check out Rendo for Irises or flower bulb packs.

crosswind said:

lilweep said:

crosswind said:

You may use mcasual's mcjMirrorMorph script to mirror a JCM. Not fast but could be done~

https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts5/mcjmirrormorph

 By the looks of things, that script will just make a symmetrical morph on either side, but it wont set up the JCM's ERC links.  So... if i have to do each morph separately and still have to create all JCM links anyway then might as well just do it using Morph Loader Pro mirror options.

The mirrored import thru Morph Loader Pro cannot automatically create the ERC link and needed controller either, you still have to manually set up one by one~

never said otherwise. 

Would have thought someone would have implemented this feature over the years, as would save a lot of work.

Cross-post. Re-installing will not help. The problem is with Blum's metadata, not with Genesis 8 Female...

Re-installing via DIM is easy enough. If you open DIM and switch to the installed tab, you can search for the installed product. Then right-click on it and select "Re-install packages" - see the below image.

I don't know enough about this exact issue, but you may want to try the "Re-import metadata" option first since that potentially may be good enough.