SofaCitizen said:

 

Of course it is a zip file since you have specifically selected the manual install option. If you don't want to manually install that then you need to use Daz Install Manager, Daz Central or even Daz Connect. Pick one, and only one, of those to install all content purchased from the Daz Store and then you will not have to worry about zip files for Daz Store assets.

I had no choice but to use the manually install option. That's the only way it would download.

Now I don't know what to do with it.

Actually, I think that's not right. I have to download a zipl file and figure out how to install it in order to install zip files. Huh?

gecko89 said:

I don't think it's a strange reaction at all. It took me three weeks of trial and error just to learn the basics of how to use Daz. Three weeks of blindly poking at this and that and taking notes of what happened, then observing the results. Why? Because none of the tutorials I found anywhere worked. I had to systemaically try one thing after another until I got it on my own. I would occasionally find a tutorial which had at least one or two things which worked, and I'd make a note of that. One of the reasons, I found, they didn't work was because they were using a different layout than I was. Good to know. That's why they had me clicking things I didn't have. I eventually learned how to find that in multiple layouts, but not always. The next thing I figured out was they were probably using their own customized layouts. Also good to know. It took me longer to work around that, but I got it.  Now I'm dealing with another puzzle and this one is much, much worse.

Well, having customisable layouts for a program interface is hardly new or even suprising for someone familiar with computers. In fact I think you'd probably stuggle to find any decently-size application that DOESN'T have a configurable interface. Even Clip Studio, which you said you would return to (despite it not being a similar application) appears to have a customisable interface.

There is an argument that the tutorials/documentation have been lacking, but to say they do not work would be incorrect. When I was first learning I found plenty of videos freely-available on YouTube to help learn the basics - you should probably seek those out to help you get more familiar with the system. There is an official video series now but I believe it is for Daz+ members only so perhaps not suitable for you.

Also, three weeks is not much time at all. Unless you have an experienced background in other 3D software then you will need much more time than that to get familiar with the software.

LOL I downloaded the Content Wizard.

Another zip file! LOL

Of course it is a zip file since you have specifically selected the manual install option. If you don't want to manually install that then you need to use Daz Install Manager, Daz Central or even Daz Connect. Pick one, and only one, of those to install all content purchased from the Daz Store and then you will not have to worry about zip files for Daz Store assets.

However, my suggestion would be to avoid purchasing anything from outside the Daz store until you are more familiar and confident with both the Daz software and how things are installed. It seems like you are trying to run before you can walk since the answer to your main question is just that there is no "super-easy" way to install third-party content. There are tools to make it easier than doing everything manually but it will never be fool-proof - mainly because some of the authors of products from other stores are either unfamiliar with how to package up things for Daz or are just rubbish at it - so you will need to be able to identify and account for these situations.

SofaCitizen said:

gecko89 said:

SofaCitizen said:

gecko89 said:

OK I've already done that. It doesn't work. When I got to DAZ to install it, it says the file is not there.

It sounds like this is where you are going wrong - if you are not using Content Wizard (or similar plugin/script) then you won't be using Daz to install it. Check the link that was posted again as you need to manually merge the folders in the filesystem.

I don't understand what that means. I've read about merging. Apparently my version of Windows 10 or Daz does not do that. 

This is beyond frustrating. I'm about to give up on all of this and go back to Clip Studio.

That seems like a strange reaction. I would just advise to stick to assets from the Daz store for now since you can use one of the 3 installation methods to bring that content into Daz easily. Third-party assets obviously take some extra work and so you need to be prepared for that. Daz gives you the software for free and makes money on the asset sales from their store so obviously are not going to go out of their way to make it easy for you to bring in items purchased elsewhere - however, fortunately they do not go out of their way to block/hinder it either.

Again, Daz itself cannot be used to install third-party assets. You have to do it manually or use Content Wizard (or similar plugin/script). If you have Content Wiazrd then you can install it using your preferred install method DIM/Connect/Central - however, you should then read the PDF to understand how to use it - it makes things easier but not foolproof.

I don't think it's a strange reaction at all. It took me three weeks of trial and error just to learn the basics of how to use Daz. Three weeks of blindly poking at this and that and taking notes of what happened, then observing the results. Why? Because none of the tutorials I found anywhere worked. I had to systemaically try one thing after another until I got it on my own. I would occasionally find a tutorial which had at least one or two things which worked, and I'd make a note of that. One of the reasons, I found, they didn't work was because they were using a different layout than I was. Good to know. That's why they had me clicking things I didn't have. I eventually learned how to find that in multiple layouts, but not always. The next thing I figured out was they were probably using their own customized layouts. Also good to know. It took me longer to work around that, but I got it.  Now I'm dealing with another puzzle and this one is much, much worse.

Martial said:

If i copy all content  files inside E:\DAZStudio Library\ My Library sur E  to E:\ My Library sur E and modify the path in content manager in Preferences  , can i reopen the files saved using older path ? I don't want to reinstall all too many content installed  using E:\DAZStudio Library\ My Library sur E

R ichard Haseltine said:

Martial said:

But i use this folders structure for around 3 years now and all my others contents work ok All these are indicated in the content directory manager in Preferences

 

Zev0 said:

Martial said:

OK forget my comment this script works

i make confusion with

88686-01_Genesis3and8to9BatchPoseConverter

this new script don't work for me

 

 

Martial said:

Too bad The script don't work for me also
I have DAZStudio 4.21.0.5
i have installed and reinstalled manually,and tried with DAZ Instal Manager, Failed  -see capture screens __oups uploading still don't work
Here my files and folders structure
D\DAZStudio4 64 bits\Scripts
Most of my files for scripts and files in runtime fold are there i my main DAZStudio soft exe:
D\DAZStudio4 64 bits\My Library\Scripts
D\DAZStudio4 64 bits\My Library\Runtime
There where i have installed

Few files are here:
D\DAZStudio4 64 bits\Scripts

i also hasve another library in
E:\DAZStudio Library\ My Library sur E
where some scripts are in Scripts folder

Some suggestions please  Thanks

"i also hasve another library in
E:\DAZStudio Library\ My Library sur E"

Looks like you have nested libraries. EG a library within a library. But a log file would help. Thanks

Nested content directories (one inside another) cause problems because Daz Studio doesn't knoww hich to take as the starting point for relative paths - should a texture  in the inner folder be listed as /Runtime/Textures/Someflders/someimage.jpg or /My Library sur E/Runtime/Textures/Someflders/someimage.jpg - though that may not be apparent until the file is opened on another system.

The problem will come if the files used the bad relative path ( /My Library sur E/Runtime/Textures/Someflders/someimage.jpg) as that won't work in anything else - unless you uncompress the files (Window>Panes(Tabs)>Batch Convert or use an archive tool like 7Zip) and edit them in a text editor, replacing

/My%20Library%20sur%20E/Runtime/

with nothing. You could otherwise consolidate the two content directories, or just move the My Library sur E folder to another location and name it that or anything else. Note, however, that if you installed content to that location via Daz Central or Install Manager they will still think the files are in the original location.

gecko89 said:

SofaCitizen said:

gecko89 said:

OK I've already done that. It doesn't work. When I got to DAZ to install it, it says the file is not there.

It sounds like this is where you are going wrong - if you are not using Content Wizard (or similar plugin/script) then you won't be using Daz to install it. Check the link that was posted again as you need to manually merge the folders in the filesystem.

I don't understand what that means. I've read about merging. Apparently my version of Windows 10 or Daz does not do that. 

This is beyond frustrating. I'm about to give up on all of this and go back to Clip Studio.

That seems like a strange reaction. I would just advise to stick to assets from the Daz store for now since you can use one of the 3 installation methods to bring that content into Daz easily. Third-party assets obviously take some extra work and so you need to be prepared for that. Daz gives you the software for free and makes money on the asset sales from their store so obviously are not going to go out of their way to make it easy for you to bring in items purchased elsewhere - however, fortunately they do not go out of their way to block/hinder it either.

Again, Daz itself cannot be used to install third-party assets. You have to do it manually or use Content Wizard (or similar plugin/script). If you have Content Wiazrd then you can install it using your preferred install method DIM/Connect/Central - however, you should then read the PDF to understand how to use it - it makes things easier but not foolproof.

When I use DAZ Central, I do not see all my products by the last purchased date and in fact only see a few odd items noted on the DAZ Central page. When I use DIM, I don't see things listed by last purchased (it displays in A-Z order regardless of the filer chosen) and DAZ Studio itself also does this. 

I'm curious about what I must be doing incorrectly. 

I feel I shouldn't have to look at my DAZ Account Product listing to see what I most recently purchased, then install by looking up the product name in one of the three ways to install noted above. 

Before going to DAZ Support, I wondered if anyone else is experiencing this or has corrected these issues? I'd love a bit of insight as to what I can try in order to correct this. :) Thanks so much!

The program doesn't take up much space. It's your content. You would be better off moving your content to an external HD, and then telling DS where to find it. I know this is possible to do with DIM and Daz Central, but I manually install everything so I don't know the steps.

Daz Central is a simlified UI for Install Manager.

I installed the bridge in Daz, got into the menu, clicked "Install plugin", pointed to C/Documents/Cinema/plugisns, got a message that the plugin was successfully installed, opened it to blue and saw that nothing had changed. The plugin just wasn't added in Cinema. The folder where the plugin was installed is empty. I tried to reinstall the bridge both through Daz Central and through DIM, tried to install it manually, but to no avail. The plugin simply does not upload files to the Cinema folder. Please help me to solve this problem.

Wonderland said:

SofaCitizen said:

I would probably avoid using Daz Central or Connect in that situation - infact if you setup the base library on the external drive properly you won't even have to run DIM after Daz Studio is installed. Once DS is installed, immediately go into the list of base libraries and remove the pre-created ones which will be on C: - you will probably want to manually remove those folders. Then you can add the base library from your external drive and within Content DB Maintenance you can check Process Metadata Queue and Re-import Metadata and this will import everything into Smart Content (after several minutes).

However, even if you fully clean up and uninstall everything before you go home you would have to check the T&Cs to see if that is allowed. It probably would be since you would not be loading paid assets onto your friends computer but it's best to check for sure.

Iray preview does run on non-nvidia cards - albeit slowly. However, I don't know what the minimum spec would be for that, or filament or even just textured preview.

I don't want to screw up my existing DS (which already has multiple issues!) so I'd bring a fresh HD and install probably just what I needed on the new HD or who knows, maybe a fresh install would clear up my current issues. I don't see another way except through DIM but I have issues with DIM when I want to install into different folders (ie; I have a separate G9 folder) it will not show the items (all greyed out) on the folder that was not used in the last download. So if I download G9 items into its folder through DIM then open DS all my other content is greyed out and vice versa. I'm having so many issues with DS I 

Have you added the new G9 folder to the daz search path within Daz studio?

for me to do this I select the 'Content Library' tab

then, from the menu icon at the top of the 'Content Library' tab column select 'Content Directory Manager'

Inside the 'Content Directory Manager' select DAZ Studio formats

add the path to your new G9 folder

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See Above for ZIP files of previous props.

Woohoo.  Was able to upload the ZIP files for the coconut cream pie, the half-coconut cup, and the fancy bamboo with umbrella glass.  

I am working on the main table for the central clearing, the one that has the draping grass.  Using Carrara hair and Philemo's hair-to-mesh plugin.  Not finished yet but here is a WIP which I am posting because I can post.

Daz Central installs everything to the same folder, and you really don't want content in the Program Files tree as Windows protects it from many operations (which is probably the cause of the error, since the base Daz Central doesn't have the needed privileges). If you want to split destinations up for different types use Install Manager https://www.daz3d.com/get_install_manager/

space road stop is a space sation for the intergalactic travelers.
i have the project to completly build the inside of the station.

the first product is already in shop https://www.daz3d.com/space-road-stop

it include a principal room where spaceships can land, a controlroom for operators, an outside docking port for compatible spaceship, a level for storage and a walk with view to outside.

i designed the station to can be connected with duplicate asset of it, with doors to be able to moove beetween those station.

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Add-on 01

https://www.daz3d.com/space-road-stop-add-on-01

It include a registration and waiting room, a little security room with jail ,automatic vending machines and toilets for the people waiting for space travel and an elevator with his access for maintenance.

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Add-on 02

https://www.daz3d.com/space-road-stop-add-on-02

It include the 64 living unit who take place behind the windows at the top of the station. Those 64 living units are composed of 2  differents models. The first with 2 bedrooms, one with a big bed, the other with 2 beds for children; the second unit smaller with only the bedroom with one bed. Those living units are connected to corridors, elevators and a principal big room who do the connection to add-on 01. there is also a technical unit who join the maintenance path inside the elevator of add-on01 and the big room of add-on 02, and another little technical unit at the end of each corridor of the linving unit area. Finaly there is the walkway who create a path between connected station, like in the Space Road Stop Level-1 asset.

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Add-on 03

https://www.daz3d.com/space-road-stop-add-on-03

It include a central room who is on two levels with elevator who is connected directly next the hub from add-on 02. The connection beetween the 2 hub are made by a corridor who lead to the asset called "corridor alpha" in the space road stop orriginal asset (the 2 corridors with view on space) 

The central room leads to a refectory and a bar.

The refectory has a kitchen with cooking machines, a freezer room and corridor with industrial dishwasher. There is also many kinds of food to populate the display unit in the refectory (entree, cake, cheese, main food). Of course there is empty place if you want to use other foods asset. There is also micro-wave modules to heat independant food from the metal tray in the add-on. (for exemple ramen bowl)

The bar is on three levels. The main level is where there is the bar, table, and a room for maintenance and stock. The lower level has two billiards and a room with big screen to watch sport event. The upper level has circular privacy table. There is also many kinds of bottle and glass to populate the bar. Materials of each liquid of all the bottles are available to be easily applied to each of the containers of the different types of glasses.

There is also one technical unit next to the refectory who lead to the maintenance side of the elevator of the central room.

On the central hall you will probably see 2 door high connected to nothing, it's normal it's for next add-on, i put them here and not in the next add-on to not have hole in the elevator asset. (elevator which will serve in next add-on too)

The "Bar" and "Refectory" 3D assets are "regionalized", so you can hide rooms, that are not visible on your rendering, using the geometry tab to save memory. Additionally, all the props of these 2 elements are grouped based on where they are located, so you can hide the group to hide all the props that are not visible in the render.

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add-on 04

https://www.daz3d.com/space-road-stop-add-on-04

This fourth add-on for the Space Road stop is the hospital level. It consists of a waiting room that is connected to the elevator of Add-on 03. A pharmacy where there is a little table for creating medications and eight lockers with seventy-seven drawers each. A consultation room with a desk and an auscultation table. A rest room for employees with a table, chair, locker and toilet A small maintenance room. Operating rooms with a surgical machine fully articulated with two rotating scanners, table and fifteen arms. A recovery room model and finally a central hub with corridors that connect all the different rooms.

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add-on 05

https://www.daz3d.com/space-road-stop-add-on-05

This fifth add-on for Space Road Stop is the garden level.

It contains a central area with various trees and plants, as well as two adjacent areas for drones containing cacti and other delicate plants protected under a glass dome.

Next, there is a large maintenance area including a storage room, a planting and propagation area, a drone monitoring and refueling area, and finally, a maintenance area for the air compressor.

Like the previous add-ons, the asset is regionalized to hide areas not visible in the rendering to save memory consumption.

Similarly, the grass is a separate asset due to its large polygon count, allowing lower-end PCs to use it or not.

This add-on can be used on its own; the other add-ons are not required.

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if you have any problem don't hesitate to ask here.

You can rename products in Content Library>Products

Select the product, right-click select Rename, rename the product, click OK.

Edit: Existing metadata should be unaffected. I have no idea if changing the product name affects DIM, DAZ Central or DAZ Connect update notifications or if the product name will be changed back (if it's tracking the SKU for updates) if there is an update.

I would also like to not install Studio in the default location of C:\DAZ 3D but instead in C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4. But when I choose this location in Daz Central and click the Install button to install Studio, I get the attached error message. Anyone know how to fix this?

DAZ central would have to be the worst way possible (Connect it isn't even possible) to Download anything but DAZ studio used content

DIM gets 90% of Carrara and Poser content the rest you may need to do manually

Bryce forget DIM even

Daz has gone through every effort to make downloading Carrara as hard as possible. Is there a simpler way of downloading the software without going through through the Daz Central fiasco? Since i am back on PC, I can't help myself - gotta mess around in Cararra!!

esprit.sans.nom said:

Well it happens that one method or another is required for difrent installs. For instance somtimes content does not show up as avalible in Daz Studio, i have to then go into daz Central and find it in the list there install it, then it becomes avalible in Daz Studio to be installed. 

That sounds wrong, and suggests there is an issue somewhere. Certainly if it does actually force you to instal through DS having installed through DIM/Daz Central.

Installing inside DS is the only method that doesn't work with all the products and that is because it uses non-traditional location for the installations.

If one uses DIM or DAZ Central to install the products, one is better off never logging in to DS to keep DAZ Connect inside DS from making a mess of the installations.

Are you aware that Daz Central and installation from Daz Studio are totally independent, i.e. if you have it installed both from Daz Central and inside Daz Studio you will have it installed in 2 different places. And the installation from inside Daz Studio will take priority whether it works or not.