If it was an FBX format file on sales, it should be UV mapped otherwise those who buy it would have no way to use it directly ~~

So, how did you import FBX into DS ? or what was the software with which the model was made (described on the product's webpage...) ?

Hello!

In January, I thought of participating for the second time - and when didn't because I had too less time. Very banal reasons with which the challanges themself have nothing to do. Anyway.
There are two problems I see: DS depends on assets. There is no alternative if you want to create something. If you're starting out with 3D and DS is your first contact, it takes time to collect stuff, or you just need money to buy it.
So maybe it would be interesting to do a kitbash challenge with items from different origins and formats – how to import, scale, texture. AI is relevant for people who want *some outcome*. For process-oriented craftsmen, AI will never be an alternative. And I doubt that there are many people interested in AI "art" if it is clear that it is AI-generated. Or do any of you remember the last big world chess championship of supercomputers? Who play so much better than humans, faster and more intelligent?

Second: The step-by-step challenges – starting with composition and later with more specialised DS functions – are a good idea when all new users start in January. But they don't. Opening up the challenges to themes instead of special features could be great. "Could" because there are many 3D challenges that have nothing more than themes. Does the world really need another one?

I am severely disabled and make comics, and I am unable to make anythig about a character like myself because you only have hospital wheelchairs, ultralight manual wheelchairs, and a sci-fi tank wheelchair. It is so incredibly deflating to never be able to see yourself in your own art because nobody has bothered to make the prop you need. There are one or two non-DAZ power wheelchairs, but they don't import well, have no color or style choices accessible in DS, and therefore are incredibly difficult to work with. 

In fact, DAZ is pretty lacking in disability content in general. We exist. I spend money regularly with you. I'm open to consulting and sharing disabled models/actors I've made, and so on. Feel free to reach out.

Well I think I finally have everything the way it should be.  I did get 4.24 working again, the alpha is working and so is 4.10.  I do want to comment on some things.  Because I have a 5060 rtx card, I can only render with the cpu for 4.24 and 4.10.  Can't use most of the scripts or plug ins in the Alpha.  Again, no big deal, do it in 4.24 and move it over.  Well.... its not quite so simple.  The alpha is not recognizing the files for the skin builder when saved with a character in a scene subset.  Also not a big deal but you do have to import your scene, then go to the materials folder where those skins are stored and re apply.  Again, no big deal unless you don't know.   So, now you know lol.  

Also, none of the converted characters (G2f and g3f to G8F) will transfer to the Alpha. For me, this is not a big deal, my CPU will render most anything so I can render it in 4.24 it just takes a little bit longer, but it can definitely be a problem if you have a machine that struggles in CPU.  

I am currently trying to figure out how to package a model I created but when I import, most of the materials are not correct. I have white eye lids, white eyes (Think I learned how to fix this) but I have no clue where to start. Some have said to adjust opacity cutout but there are so many tabs, I'm unsure of what to adjust next. Is there a YT video on how to get past this issue? Pointers/tips or instructions would be helpful. Willing to Venmo for the help if it gets me somewhere.

Elor said:

The cloud they are speaking about is something active inside Daz Studio, it's not related to iCloud or any other clouds solution you may use: I do have iCloud active on my Mac (with a paid plan on top of that) but I don't have your problem.

Here's how the default ressources look in Smart Content on my Mac:

Notice Daz Connect at the bottom of the pictures, with No for both lines. If you can share a screenshot of the same information on your computer, it will likely provide useful information to people who know how to deal with Connect. I never use Connect, not even to try to get the various products I could access with a Premier membership.

Here is the equivelant screen shot from my computer.  There are three differences.  The icon for the Deault Resources is different.  The Artist(s) are different. and at the bottom the Daz Connect Metadata says NO, but the Installed says YES.  So it looks like I have the wrong package of Default Resources installed, and DAZ Connect says YES to Installed.

1. "I'm asking if we can already create figures using AI."

     yes you can create them in 2d and work with them in an AI tool or you just use the AI picture of a char in some daz plugins to create morphs for 

     genesis figurs.

2. "Imagine if you asked AI in animation to (let character one go to character 2 :D it would do it :D"

     yes this is possible! Make your render with two characters in daz, then import the render in an AI animation tool and write your prompt.

     the character will do whatever you want them to do and it will still look like your daz render.

     You never spoke about a Daz integration!

     There is no need for an integration into daz.

     If Daz will have such a tool it will cost the same money like the external tools and it will do the same job.

     With external tools you can choose the one which fits the best your needs. 

     If you want "some help" from AI for your character creation and animation like you've written in your question it would be a good start to learn a little 

     bit about what AI is capable of currently, what the differences are and what the prices will be. There are enough video tutorials on youtube 

     about this topic. 

Padone said:

To merge geografts there's the option in easy import, or the command in setup > finishing. But this only works for geografts, not for other meshes.

There's no "merge" command in the rmb menu, perhaps you mean "join" that's what you should avoid as the daz morphs may break this way.

p.s. As a second thought, in version 5 Thomas stores the original mesh data in extra structures so that the user can modify the mesh then load extra morphs there, so may be join can work, but personally I'd not risk unless necessary. Also if we finalize the meshes the extra stuctures are removed.

p.s. I never used it but I believe I found what you need. This should preserve the daz morphs and update the extra structures.

setup > mesh > merge meshes

p.s. However, keep in mind that different meshes have different uv maps and those are merged as well, which may not work fine in some cases as tiles or offsets. So in general it is best not to merge meshes.

That's right, I was referring to the “join” option. I use autocorrect when I write, and maybe it changed the word ‘join’ to “merge.”

As for what you mentioned about “UV maps,” it's true, I had a problem related to that, but luckily in Blender you can copy and paste “UV maps” to other models (although this will depend on the model's vertices).

Forgive my ignorance. Regarding the process you mentioned, I'm talking about “Settings > Mesh > Combine Meshes.” In which program is that process found, in DAZ Studio or in Blender? Where would it be located?

To merge geografts there's the option in easy import, or the command in setup > finishing. But this only works for geografts, not for other meshes.

There's no "merge" command in the rmb menu, perhaps you mean "join" that's what you should avoid as the daz morphs may break this way.

p.s. As a second thought, in version 5 Thomas stores the original mesh data in extra structures so that the user can modify the mesh then load extra morphs there, so may be join can work, but personally I'd not risk unless necessary. Also if we finalize the meshes the extra stuctures are removed.

p.s. I never used it but I believe I found what you need. This should preserve the daz morphs and update the extra structures.

setup > mesh > merge meshes

p.s. However, keep in mind that different meshes have different uv maps and those are merged as well, which may not work fine in some cases as tiles or offsets. So in general it is best not to merge meshes.

Padone said:

diffeomorphic 5.1.0.2792, blender 5.0.1

Seems to work fine here. What do you mean by "merging" ? I mean merging rigs is ok and it is done by default in "easy import", while merging the geometries of course will break the daz morphs and it's not to be done. An exception is geografts where geometries are merged with a special tool preserving the morphs.

Now that you mention the Blender version and diffeomorphic, I have updated my Blender version to the latest one and everything seems to be working fine.

By merging models, I mean this
Step 1: I select all the skeletons of the models and choose the “merge rig” option from the Daz Studio panel
Step 2: After merging the skeletons, I select several models at once in Blender, right-click, and select the option called “merge.”

As for what you mention at the end, “there is a special function that preserves the morphs,” what do you mean by that? Or better yet, where can I find that tool?

PPPan said:

Well, the issue is that when I use the model in Blender now with the Soft Breasts/Buttocks addon, the model breaks in a way it didn't with v3. When I export these models to Blender and import them they look fine, but as soon as the add-on is used like I did before, the breasts turn into a broken polygon mess. Blender and these add-ons haven't been tampered with.

I don't doubt that what you are saying is true, nor that something has changed with v4. That's the nature of the beast.

My point is that without very specific info on what version of everything you are using, the precise steps you took, what you thought the results should be, and what were the actual results you got, I am unable to reproduce the problem and know how to fix it.

Those products that is installed with Connect, must be uninstalled from inside Daz Studio, by right-clicking a product and select uninstall. Untill that, the database will consider it installed and try to use that.

If the Connect library is there no longer, a more radical method is to reset the database, and then reload metadata. But that will remove all changes done by yourself in the database.

The first solution: doing one render with both eyebrows, then, after hidding them both, you'll only need to do a Spot Render of the area around the now hidden eyebrow, taking into account any shadow it would cast (in case you don't know: by opening the Tool Settings panel with the Spot Render tool active, you can set it to do the spot render in a new window). Then, you merge the two in Photoshop/Affinity Photo/GIMP/etc.

Biggest advantage of this technics, you don't have to modify the eyebrows, biggest drawback, it'll get old really fast to have to do the spot render.

My suggestion would be to create a conditional graft on the eyebrows: I never did it with eyebrows, but I think it should be possible because eyebrows are a figure. It should be easy to create one for the eyebrow you're planning to hide. Mada has a video on the subject, to hide sleeves on a shirt, but the principles should be the same with eyebrows.

Once done, you'll only have to activate the conditional graft you created and it will remove (temporarly) all polygons from the eyebrows, allowing you to do one render.

The biggest advantage of this solution: the eyebrows stay the same outside of having a new conditional graft and it doesn't impact the files created by the artist, it doesn't change how metadata (if any) are working and it doesn't change the folder in your Content Library.

If you're planning on hidding geometry regularly, Easy Geometry Hider by Utiltarian will take care of a lot of the boring stuff, but if you are only planning of doing it once or twice, doing it manually will work the same:

https://www.daz3d.com/easy-geometry-hider

Another possible solution, advertised by Chevybabe25 in her various brows products, could be to create a version with only one eyebrow (to be fair she's adverstising removing some part of the geometry of eyebrows, not one eyebrow completly but it should work for a whole eyebrow too). I never did it either with eyebrows and it's bit more complex than creating a conditional graft so it should be a last resort solution IMO:

1. activate the Geometry Editor tool with the eyebrows selected in the Scene Panel.
2. select all the polygons of the eyebrow you want to remove
3. hide them with a right click in the viewport > Geometry VIsibily > Hide Selected Polygons (ideally, you should get all polygons in one selection, but by hiding the ones you selected, you'll be able to see if you missed some)
4. Right click in the viewport > Geometry Editing > Delete Hidden Polygons

At that point, the last step is, with the eyebrows selected, to go to 'File > Save As > Support Asset > Figure/Prop Asset…' and to save the eyebrows as a new eyebrows in your My Library folder.

Do bear in mind that we do not yet know how plug-ins will be updated - some may well require a full new version, with or without an upgrade price, but others may not f the conversion process is not to painful. The same is true of scripts, though some PAs have said they do intend to offer free updates in at least some cases.

You can always do set-up in DS 4, with all your tools, then open the scene file in DS 2025 solely to render - the only potential issue is needing to bake Mesh Grabber modifiers down to morphs (if you are not a Premer member, Geometry Sculptor in DS 2025 will import Mesh Grabber modifiers from DS 4).

Well, the issue is that when I use the model in Blender now with the Soft Breasts/Buttocks addon, the model breaks in a way it didn't with v3. When I export these models to Blender and import them they look fine, but as soon as the add-on is used like I did before, the breasts turn into a broken polygon mess. Blender and these add-ons haven't been tampered with.

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2026-01-28 12:30:27.337 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00038 iterations after 21.995 s.
2026-01-28 12:30:28.404 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00044 iterations after 23.063 s.
2026-01-28 12:30:29.685 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00051 iterations after 24.343 s.
2026-01-28 12:30:31.146 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00059 iterations after 25.805 s.
2026-01-28 12:30:32.880 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend progr: 16.15% of image converged
2026-01-28 12:30:32.894 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00068 iterations after 27.552 s.
2026-01-28 12:30:33.013 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Initializing update
2026-01-28 12:30:33.013 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Retrieving journal and checking for changes
2026-01-28 12:30:34.923 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00078 iterations after 29.581 s.
2026-01-28 12:30:37.125 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00088 iterations after 31.784 s.
2026-01-28 12:30:39.381 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend progr: 31.03% of image converged
2026-01-28 12:30:39.397 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00099 iterations after 34.055 s.
2026-01-28 12:30:39.416 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Initializing update
2026-01-28 12:30:39.417 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Retrieving journal and checking for changes
2026-01-28 12:30:42.203 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00112 iterations after 36.861 s.
2026-01-28 12:30:44.849 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00124 iterations after 39.508 s.
2026-01-28 12:30:44.868 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Initializing update
2026-01-28 12:30:44.868 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Retrieving journal and checking for changes
2026-01-28 12:30:47.907 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend progr: 57.07% of image converged
2026-01-28 12:30:47.907 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00138 iterations after 42.566 s.
2026-01-28 12:30:51.986 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00153 iterations after 46.645 s.
2026-01-28 12:30:52.007 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Initializing update
2026-01-28 12:30:52.007 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Retrieving journal and checking for changes
2026-01-28 12:30:54.223 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00162 iterations after 48.882 s.
2026-01-28 12:30:57.090 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend progr: 72.22% of image converged
2026-01-28 12:30:57.116 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00173 iterations after 51.775 s.
2026-01-28 12:30:57.137 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Initializing update
2026-01-28 12:30:57.138 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Retrieving journal and checking for changes
2026-01-28 12:30:59.623 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00184 iterations after 54.282 s.
2026-01-28 12:31:01.366 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00192 iterations after 56.025 s.
2026-01-28 12:31:03.336 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00201 iterations after 57.994 s.
2026-01-28 12:31:03.358 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Initializing update
2026-01-28 12:31:03.358 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Retrieving journal and checking for changes
2026-01-28 12:31:05.408 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend progr: 82.34% of image converged
2026-01-28 12:31:05.408 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00211 iterations after 01:00.066.
2026-01-28 12:31:07.692 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00222 iterations after 01:02.350.
2026-01-28 12:31:09.202 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00229 iterations after 01:03.860.
2026-01-28 12:31:09.222 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Initializing update
2026-01-28 12:31:09.224 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Retrieving journal and checking for changes
2026-01-28 12:31:10.793 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00236 iterations after 01:05.451.
2026-01-28 12:31:12.390 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend progr: 88.08% of image converged
2026-01-28 12:31:12.390 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00243 iterations after 01:07.048.
2026-01-28 12:31:14.036 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00250 iterations after 01:08.694.
2026-01-28 12:31:15.219 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00255 iterations after 01:09.877.
2026-01-28 12:31:15.249 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Initializing update
2026-01-28 12:31:15.249 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Retrieving journal and checking for changes
2026-01-28 12:31:16.325 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00260 iterations after 01:10.983.
2026-01-28 12:31:17.460 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00265 iterations after 01:12.118.
2026-01-28 12:31:18.682 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00270 iterations after 01:13.340.
2026-01-28 12:31:19.795 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend progr: 90.57% of image converged
2026-01-28 12:31:19.795 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00275 iterations after 01:14.454.
2026-01-28 12:31:21.068 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00281 iterations after 01:15.726.
2026-01-28 12:31:21.092 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Initializing update
2026-01-28 12:31:21.092 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Retrieving journal and checking for changes
2026-01-28 12:31:22.095 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00286 iterations after 01:16.753.
2026-01-28 12:31:23.149 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00291 iterations after 01:17.807.
2026-01-28 12:31:24.173 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00296 iterations after 01:18.831.
2026-01-28 12:31:25.260 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00301 iterations after 01:19.918.
2026-01-28 12:31:26.384 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend progr: 91.88% of image converged
2026-01-28 12:31:26.391 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00306 iterations after 01:21.049.
2026-01-28 12:31:26.413 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Initializing update
2026-01-28 12:31:26.413 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Retrieving journal and checking for changes
2026-01-28 12:31:27.509 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00311 iterations after 01:22.167.
2026-01-28 12:31:28.498 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00315 iterations after 01:23.156.
2026-01-28 12:31:29.381 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00319 iterations after 01:24.039.
2026-01-28 12:31:30.266 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00323 iterations after 01:24.924.
2026-01-28 12:31:31.080 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00327 iterations after 01:25.738.
2026-01-28 12:31:32.158 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00332 iterations after 01:26.816.
2026-01-28 12:31:32.231 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Initializing update
2026-01-28 12:31:32.231 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Retrieving journal and checking for changes
2026-01-28 12:31:33.180 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend progr: 93.30% of image converged
2026-01-28 12:31:33.180 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00337 iterations after 01:27.838.
2026-01-28 12:31:34.151 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00342 iterations after 01:28.809.
2026-01-28 12:31:34.942 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00346 iterations after 01:29.600.
2026-01-28 12:31:35.732 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00350 iterations after 01:30.390.
2026-01-28 12:31:36.741 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00355 iterations after 01:31.399.
2026-01-28 12:31:37.778 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00360 iterations after 01:32.436.
2026-01-28 12:31:37.810 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Initializing update
2026-01-28 12:31:37.810 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Retrieving journal and checking for changes
2026-01-28 12:31:38.822 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00365 iterations after 01:33.480.
2026-01-28 12:31:39.700 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend progr: 94.44% of image converged
2026-01-28 12:31:39.700 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00369 iterations after 01:34.358.
2026-01-28 12:31:40.530 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00373 iterations after 01:35.188.
2026-01-28 12:31:41.376 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00377 iterations after 01:36.034.
2026-01-28 12:31:42.234 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00381 iterations after 01:36.892.
2026-01-28 12:31:43.070 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00385 iterations after 01:37.728.
2026-01-28 12:31:43.090 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Initializing update
2026-01-28 12:31:43.090 Iray (Scene Traversal) : Retrieving journal and checking for changes
2026-01-28 12:31:43.870 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00389 iterations after 01:38.528.
2026-01-28 12:31:44.679 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00393 iterations after 01:39.337.
2026-01-28 12:31:45.505 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00397 iterations after 01:40.163.
2026-01-28 12:31:46.330 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend progr: 95.01% of image converged
2026-01-28 12:31:46.330 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Received update to 00401 iterations after 01:40.988.
2026-01-28 12:31:46.343 Iray [INFO] - IRAY:RENDER ::   1.0   IRAY   rend progr: Convergence threshold reached.
2026-01-28 12:31:47.368 [INFO] :: Saved image: /Users/anon/Library/Application Support/DAZ 3D/Studio4/temp/render/r.png
2026-01-28 12:31:47.369 [INFO] :: Finished rendering.
2026-01-28 12:31:47.691 [INFO] :: Total Rendering Time: 2 minutes 1.43 seconds
2026-01-28 12:31:47.702 [INFO] :: Loaded image: r.png
2026-01-28 12:31:47.726 [INFO] :: Saved image: /Users/anon/Library/Application Support/DAZ 3D/Studio4/temp/RenderAlbumTmp/Render 4.jpg

To give you an idea, here's how it looks (I'm using an icon I created, using the figures I'm using to create icons for the various yomiuri's products I created metadata for):

For the artist's name, visible on the first screenshot, I put CamyS but if you prefer another one, it only takes a couple of seconds to change it.

Hmm, this made me remember that I was working on my Windows 11 computer, after that OS update and while I was doing metadata checks and looking at products, only bringing a few hairs into the view screen for a better look, when D|S crashed twice yesterday.

Prior to that update I had no issues with the latest Nvidia update to my RTX 4090 card and what it was working on.

I had assumed those crashes were to just doing too much and stressing the computer and needing to reboot more often. Now I wonder. 

diffeomorphic 5.1.0.2792, blender 5.0.1

Seems to work fine here. What do you mean by "merging" ? I mean merging rigs is ok and it is done by default in "easy import", while merging the geometries of course will break the daz morphs and it's not to be done. An exception is geografts where geometries are merged with a special tool preserving the morphs.

New batch of twice-per-month “Limited-Time Free” from Fab (until Feb 10 at 9:59 AM ET).

• Medieval Castle. Envrionment, interiors, props. Unity and Unreal formats.
• Stylized Log Cabin. Environment, interior, forest, shrubs, and rocks. Unreal format.
• The third item isn’t useful with Daz: LXR - Light Detection. Unreal plugin only.

With Fab freebies, you can choose a Personal or Professional license. I always switch to the Professional license (since it’s free and gives you more).

Note that these are usually in Unreal or sometimes Unity, Godot, Blender, or generic 3D formats, so will require a little work to convert for use in Daz.

There isn’t a straight conversion from Unreal to Daz. First, convert from Unreal Engine to Blender format, then export/import between Blender and Daz. This article covers some ways of doing the conversion from Unreal to Blender: “Exporting from Unreal Engine to Godot, Unity or Blender”. Then from Blender to Daz, you can use one of the various tools, such as Diffeomorphic.

Please take discussion to the discussion thread. Let’s keep this thread “Announcements Only”, as it was intended.