I am getting the impression that Genesis is the main human figure in Daz3d and if you want a different body shape (like short and chubby) you would use a morph. Am I right?

That's correct.

Are there any other human figures that Daz3d sells?

Yes: Victoria 4, Michael 4, The Freak 4, The Kids 4, Aiko 4, Aiko 3, and possibly some even older ones.

All of these predate Genesis.

Can someone tell me what the latest version of Genesis is and where I can find it?

The latest version is Genesis 8.

All Genesis models (Genesis, Genesis 2, Genesis 3, and Genesis 8) come for free with the DAZ base program.

@Wanderer, I think you should put in a trouble ticket and explain the issue. Customer Service is really good. I'm pretty sure they can add Victoria 8 to your account manually.

Getting it fixed this late in the day would undoubtedly cause problems with the daily changover about 15 minutes away.

I've put a still new and a Victoria from the link and the Victoria shows free. It could be the item you've selected is having a problem or it could be you need to relog, clear cache, hard refresh and/or try another browser.

I verified the PC+ Victorian Iron Conservatory isn't triggering the discount on Victoria 8.

Just to add my 2 cents and attempt to square away any confusion over the whole Model, Figure and Character thing. It can be confusing to the uninitiated because the lack of enforcement in the use of technical terms is rather rampant within the 3D community. A lot of it becomes jargon. Here is my unofficial take on things: a model is any 3D representation of a real world object, be it animal, mineral or vegetable. You can have a 3D tree, a 3D boulder or a 3D horse - they are all Models. Some people might use the term Figure synonomously with Model, but I find it less confusing to confine that to the rather special case of human 3D models. A Character is then a specific variation of a given Figure.

Genesis 8 Female (G8F) is a Figure. There are many Characters available in the store that are based directly on the Genesis 8 Female base Figure, produced by either DAZ3D themselves or one of their brokered artists. For example, Bellerose HD is a character by Mousso based on Genesis 8 Female. Characters produced by DAZ3D for G8F tend to be assigned a number as well as a name, for example Victoria 8 is really just a character morph of G8F just as Bellerose is. (Note that this is unlike Victoria 4, which was a Figure rather than just a Character. V4 was so popular for so long that the Victoria name was carried forward to the Genesis lineup of Figures, although she became a Character rather than a Figure from Genesis 1 onwards)

It is worth noting that some characters can themselves be variations of other characters which are based upon a given figure, which can result in some confusion. For example, there are many characters that are character morphs of Victoria 8, who in turn is a character morph of G8F. An example is FWSA Elizabeth HD for Victoria 8. To accurately recreate that character requires having both G8F and Victoria 8 in your content library. Such "characters based upon characters" tend to be confined to characters based upon one of the DAZ3D numbered characters.

Okay, guess I've missed it. I don't know how to make a screen shot of the cart that goes off the page. And I don't feel like doing it seperated and stitching it together.

It's https://www.daz3d.com/victorian-iron-conservatory and her https://www.daz3d.com/victoria-8. I'm dropping her off, but someone else reported the same issue in another thread I started in nuts and bolts/tech support here: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/362096/do-i-need-to-open-a-support-ticket-for-problems-with-prices-in-cart#latest.

I'm not missing the other prices just to get her. She'll eventually be free again.

I've put a still new and a Victoria from the link and the Victoria shows free. It could be the item you've selected is having a problem or it could be you need to relog, clear cache, hard refresh and/or try another browser.

when you get a coupon because you own all the product in the sale category

Thanks Daz it help me get the Isla Bikini Bundle

Not in the sale category; just all the base figures (V4-V8). I own them all simply because they were all free on Victoria's birthday a while back.

I usually try to buy the pro bundles sets for victoria

Yes, the 20% off a GC with no strings attached was a very nice thank you for owning all Victoria's. Daz is trying to win my wallet back and is succeeding I think. Just when I thought I was free. 

when you get a coupon because you own all the product in the sale category

Thanks Daz it help me get the Isla Bikini Bundle

Not in the sale category; just all the base figures (V4-V8). I own them all simply because they were all free on Victoria's birthday a while back.

Changing the subject to something happier, if you got this message from Daz: "Our records show that you already own all of the Victoria items we are offering for free with today's offer. We want to make sure you're not left out, and that you know how appreciative we are.Just use the coupon code below to get an EXTRA 20% OFF your entire order!" note that it works on gift cards, too.

Hmmm...interesting, I own those Victoria items, but did not get the message when I placed some orders today...oh well....maybe next time

Check the Exclusive Offers under Messages in your account page...

 

  It seems to me that the quality of the artist outweighs the quality of the weightmapping, especially when the weightmapping improvements are subtle.

True dat!  With sincere admiration, I must say that you have proven many times over that you can make a more impactful image, with no postwork, using Victoria 3 than I can make with the most advanced figures and all the postwork I can muster.  Still, for things like elbows, it is undeniable that each Daz figure has improved upon the previous.  Look closely at the middle bend and see how the corner retains its shape better than the other two.  Won't outweigh the skill of the artist, but it is there.

Changing the subject to something happier, if you got this message from Daz: "Our records show that you already own all of the Victoria items we are offering for free with today's offer. We want to make sure you're not left out, and that you know how appreciative we are.Just use the coupon code below to get an EXTRA 20% OFF your entire order!" note that it works on gift cards, too.

Hmmm...interesting, I own those Victoria items, but did not get the message when I placed some orders today...oh well....maybe next time

Changing the subject to something happier, if you got this message from Daz: "Our records show that you already own all of the Victoria items we are offering for free with today's offer. We want to make sure you're not left out, and that you know how appreciative we are.Just use the coupon code below to get an EXTRA 20% OFF your entire order!" note that it works on gift cards, too.

Great catch! I went from spending less than $3 USD today to getting a GC with a significant amount more lol.

Changing the subject to something happier, if you got this message from Daz: "Our records show that you already own all of the Victoria items we are offering for free with today's offer. We want to make sure you're not left out, and that you know how appreciative we are.Just use the coupon code below to get an EXTRA 20% OFF your entire order!" note that it works on gift cards, too.

Does it work more than once?

I put the marigold hair on a few characters and the determining factor is, ahem, breast size.  For the base Victoria 8 figure the hair hangs correctly.  For the base Babina 8 character the kink is slightly visibile.  If the Breast Size attribute is pushed to 100 then the kink becomes very visible.  Parenting the hair versus autofitting seems to solve the problem.  Unless there is a way to turn off a specific morph that is built into the product, I think this is the only solution.  It is interesting that as the hair loads it hangs correctly and then when it completely loads it must apply morphs for the specific character it is autofitted to and the kink appears.

Thanks everyone for the help.

Changing the subject to something happier, if you got this message from Daz: "Our records show that you already own all of the Victoria items we are offering for free with today's offer. We want to make sure you're not left out, and that you know how appreciative we are.Just use the coupon code below to get an EXTRA 20% OFF your entire order!" note that it works on gift cards, too.

If you got this message from Daz: "Our records show that you already own all of the Victoria items we are offering for free with today's offer. We want to make sure you're not left out, and that you know how appreciative we are.Just use the coupon code below to get an EXTRA 20% OFF your entire order!" note that it works on gift cards, too.

Edit to add that the coupon can be used more than once, and on PC membership.

This review of the difference between Genesis 3 and Geness 8 may help.  Reminder, that items like differences in the mesh are still available to Carrara users, but that certain weightmapping differences are not.

http://www.digisprawl.com/blog/review/review-daz-3ds-victoria-8/

I am not an expert, so adjust your exectations of my answer accordingly.

Rigging and weight maps describe how each vertex of the mesh is affected by manipulation of the bones of a "skeleton."  There are several alternative ways to rig a mesh.  It is generally considered an improvement if the rigging (plus any related weightmapping and joint control morphs) provides the end user with (a) more discretion in the ways the mesh can be manipulated, and (b) more realistic simulation of human joint bends that occur without the user having to actually use the discretion.

An example.  Carrara native rigging relates each vertex of the mesh to each bone as a single percentage of movement, no matter how the bone is manipulated or how far away the vertex is from the bone.  A good thing is that any bone can in theory be made to affect any vertex.  Wiggling the big toe can cause the ears to wiggle, if you want.  A bad thing is that the relationship is a single value, so the degree of influence will be the same for rotating in the X direction and the Y direction and the Z direction.  In comparison, the old Poser legacy rigging allowed for separate falloff zones for each direction of rotation (spheres) that users could adjust in a joint editor.  Those spheres could be adjusted, but not really to allow a toe to manipulate an ear without manipulating stuff between.  Carrara was able to interpret legacy Poser rigging, which includes up to the Victoria 4 and Michael 4 generation.  If a Carrara user models a custom character in Carrara, the Carrara user has the choice of rigging with Carrara's native skeleton tools, or to rig in Poser using its setup tools and save as a Poser CR2, which Carrara can still interpret natively.  

Complications - Some rigging changes occurred in Poser starting in Poser 8 or 9 or so.  Carrara cannot completely interpret this more advanced Poser system, although Fenric had made a plugin that helped somewhat.  To confuse matters, the advanced Poser system was called "weighmapped," and thus one can find figures such as Miki 4 referred to as "weightmapped" even though the term has a more general meaning.  The introduction of the Daz3D Genesis figure introduced yet another variant of rigging.  Carrara was updated from 8.1 to 8.5 so that Carrara could interpret Genesis rigging natively.  Furthermore, if a Carrara user models a custom figure, the Carrara user can rig it Genesis-style in Daz Studio, save as a DUF, and then use the figure natively in Carrara.

Off the Rails, and Back On - The Genesis 3 line of Daz3D figures introduced yet another rigging system (dual quad-yadda-yadda-yadda).  This system is supposed to be superior to the Genesis 1-2 system. For the moment, just accept that it is better in some way.  Carrara could not load Genesis 3+ figures without crashing.  Misty figured out what caused the crashes, but she has not figured out how to make (dual quad-yadda-yadda-yadda) work in Carrara.  Instead, with her preset, Carrara users can convert the rigging of related items from (dual yadda yadda yadda) to a system more similar to the Genesis/Genesis2 system of rigging.

What Genesis 3/8 Offer Carrara Users - Even without (dual quad yadda yadda yadda), the Genesis 3/8 figures can be useful.  The most obvious is the extra bones in the head/face to aid expressions.  Less obvious is that the Genesis 3 base mesh is supposedly better optimized compared to genesis 2.  For example, the mesh density in areas more likley to be bent (eg., knees, shoulders) is more appropriate for the bends, yielding more realistic results.  Even without (dual yadda yadda yadda), this should yield better results.

What Carrara Users Miss Out On - Dual Quad yadda yadda yadda.  Reportedly, this offers "(a) more discretion in the ways the mesh can be manipulated, and (b) more realistic simulation of human joint bends that occur without the user having to actually use the discretion."

In summation, Misty's presets are not some sort of morph to Genesis 2 allowing use of Genesis 3 content.  Instead, they are a conversion of the genesis 3 rigging system to something more similar to genesis 1/2 rigging, but the other improvements of Genesis 3+ remain.

Happy to be corrected in the details.

Super renders.  Love the liquid top to the copy machine.

 

Here is a render  of another forbidden zone, the classic "lover's lane."  But what was forbidden?  A young lady's desire?  Her date's advances?  Parking in the lane itself?  This is the raw render.  I also rendered out various passes.  And, I can always drop this render back in Carrara's scene tab and apply some GMIC.  I'm sure you think that this is Vicky in a Prom Dress with a Date.  Well, this is Stephanie 6, not Victoria.  Like to mix it up.  In this case, mixing Stephanie 5 curvy with Stephanie 6.

 

i've re visited this one, is too funny.  mebbe he is into a lil slap and tickles  lol

Looks like more slap than tickle !

mebbe wa a tickle earned the slap