..you need your own place.  Seems that these living situations you end up in are fraught with highly restrictive rules.  Does the place you are in have central AC?

ainm.sloinneadh said:

I'm having some issues installing the bridge. Tried both DIM and Daz Central, but I'm getting nothing in either Blender or Daz Studio (neither under scripts nor in the send to menu).

I've e had a rummage about the files in DIM. Download size is ~10MB and it only reports installing 2 files. A dll in the same folder as other plugins (where measure metrics gets installed) and a dsx file in the docs folder. Both of those add up to around 10MB.

Dont know if I'm missing something here or if the downloaded file has been packaged incorrectly. I've no references to the bridge in the add-ons/plugin sections of both Blender and Daz. The other bridges I've installed show up fine.

Any advice?

I've had a look at the files list for DTB:

• Application Data :

  • /Blender Foundation/Blender/DAZ 3D Add-ons/DTB_v280-283.zip

  • /DAZ 3D/Studio4/RunOnce/Daz to Blender_Install.dsa

• DAZ Studio :: 4.5;4.x Public Build;4.x Publishing Build;4.x Private Build :

  • /docs/Plugins/Daz to Blender/Daz to Blender.dsx

  • /resources/images/icons/bridges/Daz to Blender.png

  • /resources/images/icons/bridges/Daz to Blender_Genital.png

  • /resources/images/icons/bridges/Daz to Blender_MorphExporter.png

  • /scripts/support/DAZ/Daz to Blender.dsa

  • /scripts/support/DAZ/Daz to Blender_Genital.dsa

  • /scripts/support/DAZ/Daz to Blender_MorphExporter.dsa

The download has only one of the above files plus the aforementioned dll that isn't listed at all. Looks like a broken distribution to me. Is this the right place to bring it to the attention of someone or would it be better raising a ticket?

I'm having some issues installing the bridge. Tried both DIM and Daz Central, but I'm getting nothing in either Blender or Daz Studio (neither under scripts nor in the send to menu).

I've e had a rummage about the files in DIM. Download size is ~10MB and it only reports installing 2 files. A dll in the same folder as other plugins (where measure metrics gets installed) and a dsx file in the docs folder. Both of those add up to around 10MB.

Dont know if I'm missing something here or if the downloaded file has been packaged incorrectly. I've no references to the bridge in the add-ons/plugin sections of both Blender and Daz. The other bridges I've installed show up fine.

Any advice?

MelissaGT said:

Wonderland said:

I'm having issues with older brushes not installing into Photoshop through DIM because they were created pre-CC and have to be manually installed because for some reason DIM refuses to install them into newer versions of PS. And every time Photoshop updates to a new version, you have to reinstall them again (or copy brushes over manually) which is a big pain. 

I keep all my Photoshop brushes in one central location on a separate drive where I can just load them into Photoshop from the "import brushes" menu directly in Photoshop. Nice n' easy.  

I do the same and still use brushes I bought/made in CS3 in Photoshop 2023. It never occured to me to try and use the DIM for this. 

Wonderland said:

I'm having issues with older brushes not installing into Photoshop through DIM because they were created pre-CC and have to be manually installed because for some reason DIM refuses to install them into newer versions of PS. And every time Photoshop updates to a new version, you have to reinstall them again (or copy brushes over manually) which is a big pain. 

I keep all my Photoshop brushes in one central location on a separate drive where I can just load them into Photoshop from the "import brushes" menu directly in Photoshop. Nice n' easy.  

Moved, belatedly, to Techncial Help as it is not a Daz Studio topic (despite my reply).

Try using Install Manager rather than Daz Central.

I liked viewing assets using DAZ Central on my old iMac. Any way to do that using Install Manager on an M1Ultra Mac Studio?

Thanks.

Same problem with Win 11, and I can't find Daz Central just link to DIM which just does retry and wont install anything

Seems DAZ central installs what is needed.

The link i posted above found a work-around without installing DAZ central. Instead used old files from other install.

My 1st impression, which by be wrong, or right, is that DAZ Central is needed to get their DIM to work.  One guessing assessment might be that requiring DAZ central first is a way of spreading that feature more.  Or just a DIM oversight.  At least no trial of required advertisements  (looking at you Win11 OS as Win10 support deadline announced this week which of course DS users need to use if not on MAC).

MarcCCTx said:

I have all four pieces of the headdress, but nothing shows up in Install Manager and the manual install doesn't work. Is anyone else having this issue?

Yup, same here - not showing in my Daz Central or in Install Library. 

I have put in my cart snd purchase all the free  easter eggs  .There are list in my product l;ibrary .But i cannot find them in DAZ Central or in DAZ install manager., something i have missed or not undrstand in that! Where they are ? it would be nice to have them inside DAZ Studio library

Lot of fun stuff here - Comments on some of my favs since last time.

luci45 #5 Photos from the Ethereal Realms
Excellent render - the lighting, the transparency work, the palette are all great.  The concept is really good to - a Netflix series in the making.  

Zethara Pull #4 Pushing Her Way Back
Intriguing render - pulls the reader in with the DOF foreground elements.  Twilight Zone-esque with a hint of Magritte.  Well done.

Gopherus  #03 THEY RE BACK!
Very imaginative use of the items pulled.  The poinsettas in the bubbles is very clever.  The splash of color against the desaturated palette is very artistic.  

aki3d Pull #2 HELLMOUTH
Vivid red, the hands coming up from the earth, great choice to cast the the central character in cool colors (Dante-esque) is a very wise choice to make this image stand out from other hell-themed renders.

OBanion_02 Forget the Blood!  I Need Coffee!
Fun dialogue - great way to spin your 'go-to' genre into an RRRR scene.  Composition is good, using the forground element to frame out the scene.

adamsrobt Pull #3 Recurring Dream
The play of light and shadow is gorgeous.  Composition is spot on - two columns, two arched windows, two lovers to really bring the eye to them.  Great work.

Totte: #4 The Bot Doctor
Great choice to use sepia tones to give this sci-fi take a touch of a steampunk flare along with the goggles and clothing.  The fog is really well done to give this image depth and ambiance.

Bunyip02 Draw # 5 The Spell
I like the young boys incredability conveyed in the pose. The story is there before you read the text. Great pose and use of elements.

Look forward to what you all come up with next.... I'm going to try to get another one in.

If these are store products make sure there hasn't been an update. If you instal manually, through Daz Central, or through Install Manager then load the base figure (ideally the devLoad version if there is one), Edit>Figure>Zero>Zero Figure Shape, Edit>Figure>Memorise>Memorise Figure Shape, File>Save As>Spport Assets>Save Modified Assets (and note the items listed as that should identify the guilty parties for reporting to the store or artists).

gokgokgok222 said:

Richard Haseltine said:

gokgokgok222 said:

Richard Haseltine said:

gokgokgok222 said:

Richard Haseltine said:

gokgokgok222 said:

memcneil70 said:

I am not an expert, but can you uninstall the DIM you have and download a new copy? Is it possible the copy you have got corrupted during the download?

I hope others see this and offer other advice that may be more helpful.

I have downloaded, uninstalled and re-downloaded another copy, and still I always get that same ""dzInstall.ini" error and this one "Error connecting to CMS. Cannot be started by client." I'm starting to lose hope :c, I have tried everything to solve this error, but something I somehow managed to do, was to download some of the content that was included in the download in daz central, but when downloading Daz studio and postgresql the download stays at 89% and the "install" button appears again, the same happens when I try to re-download daz studio and postgresql in DIM.

The dzinstall message is not an error, it is expected behaviour if you have not used the stand-alone installers.

Excuse my misinformation, but what are stand-alone installers?

There is an option, though not one that should be mixed with using Install Manager, to download an installer and run it directly instead of using the install manager application. That uses dzinstall.ini to store the places to which it installed the applications, so the install managers look to see if that exists and if it does they use it to find the application. It is better not to mix stand-alone installers like these and DIM or Daz Central.

 How can I directly download Daz Studio without using Daz Manager or Daz Central? I have a vague memory of downloading Daz Studio directly from the Daz website, but I can't find anything similar on the website or maybe I'm just bad at searching for it

As I said, it is not recommended. It is especially likely to eb a bad idea when the existing install method is causing issues.

So, there's no solution to this problem? I'm really desperate, I don't know what else to do to solve it.

All I am saying is that the message about dzinstall.ini is not important and can be ignored. It is information on context, not an error that needs resolving.

AgitatedRiot said:

I remember when everything from Daz was executable. They fill out the add-and-remove programs tremendously.

Maybe it has nothing to do with what you said, but I remember having downloaded directly from the official site an .exe that allowed me to install Daz Studio without Daz Central or DIM. I don't know if it's still available, but I think that had solved this same problem.

Richard Haseltine said:

gokgokgok222 said:

Richard Haseltine said:

gokgokgok222 said:

Richard Haseltine said:

gokgokgok222 said:

memcneil70 said:

I am not an expert, but can you uninstall the DIM you have and download a new copy? Is it possible the copy you have got corrupted during the download?

I hope others see this and offer other advice that may be more helpful.

I have downloaded, uninstalled and re-downloaded another copy, and still I always get that same ""dzInstall.ini" error and this one "Error connecting to CMS. Cannot be started by client." I'm starting to lose hope :c, I have tried everything to solve this error, but something I somehow managed to do, was to download some of the content that was included in the download in daz central, but when downloading Daz studio and postgresql the download stays at 89% and the "install" button appears again, the same happens when I try to re-download daz studio and postgresql in DIM.

The dzinstall message is not an error, it is expected behaviour if you have not used the stand-alone installers.

Excuse my misinformation, but what are stand-alone installers?

There is an option, though not one that should be mixed with using Install Manager, to download an installer and run it directly instead of using the install manager application. That uses dzinstall.ini to store the places to which it installed the applications, so the install managers look to see if that exists and if it does they use it to find the application. It is better not to mix stand-alone installers like these and DIM or Daz Central.

 How can I directly download Daz Studio without using Daz Manager or Daz Central? I have a vague memory of downloading Daz Studio directly from the Daz website, but I can't find anything similar on the website or maybe I'm just bad at searching for it

As I said, it is not recommended. It is especially likely to eb a bad idea when the existing install method is causing issues.

So, there's no solution to this problem? I'm really desperate, I don't know what else to do to solve it.

gokgokgok222 said:

Richard Haseltine said:

gokgokgok222 said:

Richard Haseltine said:

gokgokgok222 said:

memcneil70 said:

I am not an expert, but can you uninstall the DIM you have and download a new copy? Is it possible the copy you have got corrupted during the download?

I hope others see this and offer other advice that may be more helpful.

I have downloaded, uninstalled and re-downloaded another copy, and still I always get that same ""dzInstall.ini" error and this one "Error connecting to CMS. Cannot be started by client." I'm starting to lose hope :c, I have tried everything to solve this error, but something I somehow managed to do, was to download some of the content that was included in the download in daz central, but when downloading Daz studio and postgresql the download stays at 89% and the "install" button appears again, the same happens when I try to re-download daz studio and postgresql in DIM.

The dzinstall message is not an error, it is expected behaviour if you have not used the stand-alone installers.

Excuse my misinformation, but what are stand-alone installers?

There is an option, though not one that should be mixed with using Install Manager, to download an installer and run it directly instead of using the install manager application. That uses dzinstall.ini to store the places to which it installed the applications, so the install managers look to see if that exists and if it does they use it to find the application. It is better not to mix stand-alone installers like these and DIM or Daz Central.

 How can I directly download Daz Studio without using Daz Manager or Daz Central? I have a vague memory of downloading Daz Studio directly from the Daz website, but I can't find anything similar on the website or maybe I'm just bad at searching for it

As I said, it is not recommended. It is especially likely to eb a bad idea when the existing install method is causing issues.

Richard Haseltine said:

gokgokgok222 said:

Richard Haseltine said:

gokgokgok222 said:

memcneil70 said:

I am not an expert, but can you uninstall the DIM you have and download a new copy? Is it possible the copy you have got corrupted during the download?

I hope others see this and offer other advice that may be more helpful.

I have downloaded, uninstalled and re-downloaded another copy, and still I always get that same ""dzInstall.ini" error and this one "Error connecting to CMS. Cannot be started by client." I'm starting to lose hope :c, I have tried everything to solve this error, but something I somehow managed to do, was to download some of the content that was included in the download in daz central, but when downloading Daz studio and postgresql the download stays at 89% and the "install" button appears again, the same happens when I try to re-download daz studio and postgresql in DIM.

The dzinstall message is not an error, it is expected behaviour if you have not used the stand-alone installers.

Excuse my misinformation, but what are stand-alone installers?

There is an option, though not one that should be mixed with using Install Manager, to download an installer and run it directly instead of using the install manager application. That uses dzinstall.ini to store the places to which it installed the applications, so the install managers look to see if that exists and if it does they use it to find the application. It is better not to mix stand-alone installers like these and DIM or Daz Central.

 How can I directly download Daz Studio without using Daz Manager or Daz Central? I have a vague memory of downloading Daz Studio directly from the Daz website, but I can't find anything similar on the website or maybe I'm just bad at searching for it

gokgokgok222 said:

Richard Haseltine said:

gokgokgok222 said:

memcneil70 said:

I am not an expert, but can you uninstall the DIM you have and download a new copy? Is it possible the copy you have got corrupted during the download?

I hope others see this and offer other advice that may be more helpful.

I have downloaded, uninstalled and re-downloaded another copy, and still I always get that same ""dzInstall.ini" error and this one "Error connecting to CMS. Cannot be started by client." I'm starting to lose hope :c, I have tried everything to solve this error, but something I somehow managed to do, was to download some of the content that was included in the download in daz central, but when downloading Daz studio and postgresql the download stays at 89% and the "install" button appears again, the same happens when I try to re-download daz studio and postgresql in DIM.

The dzinstall message is not an error, it is expected behaviour if you have not used the stand-alone installers.

Excuse my misinformation, but what are stand-alone installers?

There is an option, though not one that should be mixed with using Install Manager, to download an installer and run it directly instead of using the install manager application. That uses dzinstall.ini to store the places to which it installed the applications, so the install managers look to see if that exists and if it does they use it to find the application. It is better not to mix stand-alone installers like these and DIM or Daz Central.

Richard Haseltine said:

gokgokgok222 said:

memcneil70 said:

I am not an expert, but can you uninstall the DIM you have and download a new copy? Is it possible the copy you have got corrupted during the download?

I hope others see this and offer other advice that may be more helpful.

I have downloaded, uninstalled and re-downloaded another copy, and still I always get that same ""dzInstall.ini" error and this one "Error connecting to CMS. Cannot be started by client." I'm starting to lose hope :c, I have tried everything to solve this error, but something I somehow managed to do, was to download some of the content that was included in the download in daz central, but when downloading Daz studio and postgresql the download stays at 89% and the "install" button appears again, the same happens when I try to re-download daz studio and postgresql in DIM.

The dzinstall message is not an error, it is expected behaviour if you have not used the stand-alone installers.

Excuse my misinformation, but what are stand-alone installers?