Posting this one on behalf of my father.  Tell me what we're doing wrong here.

Version 4.9.4.117.  Windows 10.  Dual GTX 1080 GPUs.

    1. Start with the default empty scene (except for the Default Camera)

    2. Add an instance of Victoria 7 into the scene.  (Doesn't seem to depend on the particular character, so why not use the default one.)

    3. Add the "anatomical elements" to her.

    4. Switch your viewport to "NVIDIA Iray"

After giving Daz time to load up the textures, etc., etc., you get a viewport rendered using Iray.  All well and good.  Here's where it gets weird.

    5. Select the anatomical elements in the scene hierarchy, and then Create >> New Geometry Shell.  Select the "Parent to Selected Item" option.

Of course, since the geometry has changed, Daz and Iray have to start over again.  But they never seem to get done.  Looking at the log files, I see essentially the same set of lines over and over again:

2017-10-02 15:26:00.356 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Updating geometry.
2017-10-02 15:26:00.356 Iray VERBOSE - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.35  IRAY   rend stat : Materials memory consumption: 78.4141 KiB (GPU)
2017-10-02 15:26:00.382 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Using OptiX Prime ray tracing (3.9.1).
2017-10-02 15:26:00.382 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Importing geometry.
2017-10-02 15:26:00.411 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Geometry import (1 object with 147k triangles, 1 instance yielding 147k triangles) took 0.029666
2017-10-02 15:26:00.421 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Updating materials.
2017-10-02 15:26:00.425 Iray INFO - module:category(MATCNV:RENDER):   1.0   MATCNV rend info : found 106 textures, 0 lambdas (0 unique)
2017-10-02 15:26:00.429 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Emitter geometry import (1 light source with 2 triangles, 1 instance) took 0.00s
2017-10-02 15:26:00.429 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Updating lights.
2017-10-02 15:26:00.433 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Updating object flags.
2017-10-02 15:26:00.433 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Updating caustic portals.
2017-10-02 15:26:00.433 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Updating decals.
2017-10-02 15:26:00.435 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Allocating 1 layer frame buffer
2017-10-02 15:26:00.436 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Using interactive scheduling, architectural sampler unavailable, caustic sampler disabled
2017-10-02 15:26:00.467 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Rendering with 2 device(s):
2017-10-02 15:26:00.467 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : CUDA device 1 (GeForce GTX 1080)
2017-10-02 15:26:00.467 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : CUDA device 0 (GeForce GTX 1080)
2017-10-02 15:26:00.467 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Rendering...
2017-10-02 15:26:00.484 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.33  IRAY   rend info : Initializing light hierarchy.
2017-10-02 15:26:00.490 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.33  IRAY   rend info : Light hierarchy initialization took 0.00s
2017-10-02 15:26:00.601 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.40  IRAY   rend info : CUDA device 1 (GeForce GTX 1080): Scene processed in 0.134s
2017-10-02 15:26:00.607 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.31  IRAY   rend info : CUDA device 0 (GeForce GTX 1080): Scene processed in 0.140s
2017-10-02 15:26:00.609 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.35  IRAY   rend info : CUDA device 1 (GeForce GTX 1080): Allocated 2.62379 MiB for frame buffer
2017-10-02 15:26:00.618 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.38  IRAY   rend info : CUDA device 0 (GeForce GTX 1080): Allocated 2.62379 MiB for frame buffer
2017-10-02 15:26:00.619 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.40  IRAY   rend info : CUDA device 1 (GeForce GTX 1080): Allocated 1.65625 GiB of work space (2048k active samples in 0.000s)
2017-10-02 15:26:00.619 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.31  IRAY   rend info : CUDA device 0 (GeForce GTX 1080): Allocated 1.65625 GiB of work space (2048k active samples in 0.000s)
2017-10-02 15:26:00.629 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.31  IRAY   rend info : CUDA device 0 (GeForce GTX 1080): Used for display, optimizing for interactive usage (performance could be sacrificed)
2017-10-02 15:26:00.629 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.40  IRAY   rend info : CUDA device 1 (GeForce GTX 1080): Used for display, optimizing for interactive usage (performance could be sacrificed)
2017-10-02 15:26:00.715 Iray INFO - module:category(IRAY:RENDER):   1.0   IRAY   rend info : Updating geometry.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Seems like it sets things up, then decides the geometry has changed, so starts over, but then thinks the geometry has changed, so starts over, ad infinitum.  There's some slight variation between the iterations, but it always gets back around to "Updating geometry" and starting over.  Doesn't appear to matter whether you start from the NVIDIA Iray mode, or whether you switch out to Texture Shaded and back.

Is there something illegal about parenting a geoshell to the anatomical elements?  Or is there something broken with my father's setup?

I'm using G8F with Cayman's V4 for G8F uv/geograft kit ( https://www.daz3d.com/legacy-uvs-for-genesis-8-victoria-4 ) to allow the use of V4 skins on G8F. Changing the translucency didn't seem to affect anything though. I'll try the +translucency version and see what happens.

/edit
The +translucency version does work, even with the translucency colour set to pure white.

/edit 2
Alright, after some more fiddling, I've come to the conclusion that it's due to the geograft kit. Even using G8F's default skin, the Iskin works fine, but the second I add in the geograft setup, her own skin turns to white.

Does anybody know how I can create poses with talking morphs (moving lips, showing inside of mouth)?  I would like to create render frames with talking in them.

Yeah and so many of the items are rehashes.

Yeah, why do we need similar items for the new figures?

So now, just becuase I buy a  gen 8 figure I have to fall back off from  YEARS worth(s) of purchases and ONLY render (for the time being) clothing that comes out in the first few weeks of Vic 8s' launch?

No way. It's not as if Daz has released a full mix of clothing and accessories or that many of the new products have BOTH figure generations in mind.

Some do and it's appreciated. Would I rather have them separated so I can stick with stuff that adds on to my current library? yes.

And, not to be more of a jerk, but lots of the Victoria 8 figures look a lot like....Victoria 8.

I guess it's early so.......

Variety is on the way.....

i've put the brakes on buying as I really expected a backwards Utility to hit the market a month ago..... certainly didn't think it take this long.

Damn skippy. Well, I'm not even seeing the early 'work in progress' info...

I dunno. Long as the new clothing is going of triggering some other deep-dish discounts, it's worth it to have patience.

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But to say on a happy note: Today's Halloween sale is the bomb and I got a free item that I wanted for some time.

AND AND that SHADER is one of those endlessly useful purchases.

Today is a great day for shopping.

I can believe it, simply because the premier artists that do these kind of things have different priorities on what order they will do them in. 

I don't think this belongs in the regular list of 'products I'd like to make'

This is more like a utility. See how they rolled out all the morphs for G8 for the launch window?

Morphs are apparently considered Essential Purchases so they arrived in the early launch bundles/sales.

If I did any clothing for G8 AT ALL, I would want my product compatible with as many other Daz products/characters as possible.

That drives sales and makes OTHER vendors MORE $$$.

That, in turn makes it a concern for Daz, overall.

So, no Daz shouldn't (as I say that with full knowledge that I'm reaching into the pot of business-owner when I'm just a consumner, but..) "Hey, whenever you get around to it cause Victoria 8 needs a demon morph and an exclusive Goth Dress BEFORE we get the 200 clothing items coming suitable for purchase by ALL Daz customers.

Zev0 has been doing all the Gen8 morphs so that makes sense...

Looks like Valzhimers last product release was April. That's some cue.

Daz needs to solve this and as I said earlier it should be a UTILITY.

Most (backwards) compatible figure ever......are strong words to roll with.

And I think they should have done their own - even if it wasn't perfect. Let the superstars come along later and make a better version.

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I took the RISK and grabbed a bunch of Gen8 clothing - I did that because I didn't think the wait would be this long and/or any vendor would want to capitalize off the new figure frenzy.

I'm buying clothes on lay-a-way or fit-a-way for goodness sakes.

Tara 2

When I was a freelance photographer's assistant in the 80s, I worked on a Playboy shoot in Venice for 2 weeks. I can honestly say they were some of the nicest people I ever worked with. Everyone on the shoot became good friends, and for quite a few years after it, the photographer and editor kept in contact with me through Christmas cards, etc. They used to talk about what a great family atmosphere there was at Playboy, and they genuinely gave the impression they felt lucky to be a part of the magazine.

And yes, there was some nudity, but no one made any big deal of it, and the finished pics were very tasteful.

 

Hopefully playboy is more tasteful than the porn magazine some guy showed me to prove that fat girls are beautiful but those images were not tasteful at all.  Where is the brain bleach as I need to remove memories of that guy and his porn magazine from my head.  Learned the hard way not to tell anyone in real life about my desire to use nude pictures to texture Victoria.

Playboy always put things in front of the anatomical elements, or airbrushed out the hoo-has. (Kind of strange sometimes to expect to see something, and it's partly airbrushed out, almost Barbie-like.)

Yes, there is a lot of nudity, but the point of it was not the crazy and sometimes degrading depiction of women that you might see in other magazines. The context of the nudity is different in Playboy, I guess. It wasn't so much about raw sex as it was about beautiful sexy women.

The articles, interviews, fiction were all first class as well. You could actually read the magazine and be entertained by the content without looking at the nudity.

well, i have victoria 8.  i was just wondering if the HD addon would work decently if applied to the genesis 8 female base.

daz never seems to offer an HD addon for the base generation figures.  (that's always seemed to me to be an kind of an odd bet to miss, as it seems likely it'd outsell the more specific ones.)

j 

If the V7HD is any indication, yes, the V8HD will work fine on G8F. And I think the reason they don't create one specifically for the base female (or male) is that there will be plenty of those created by PAs.

well, i have victoria 8.  i was just wondering if the HD addon would work decently if applied to the genesis 8 female base.

daz never seems to offer an HD addon for the base generation figures.  (that's always seemed to me to be an kind of an odd bet to miss, as it seems likely it'd outsell the more specific ones.)

j 

oh.   think you meaning buying the V8 hd add-on, without buying victoria 8?

in daz studio.

to clarify, i was talking about daz's victoria 8 HD addon.  https://www.daz3d.com/victoria-8-hd-add-on

thanks, Mistara...just edited my original post for clarity's sake.

j

can victoria the victoria 8 HD addon be used on G8F base?  successfully, i mean.  :)

thanks!

j

Let me clarify my setup and maybe this will make more sense.  I have an external drive called "Backup 1 HDD" which was connected to my original computer.  I had everything working correctly on this computer including my custom Metadata 3rd party products showing up in SmartContent and searchable by artist with correct categories, product types, etc.  Aside from some known problem products that are still missing metadata from the DAZ store itself, everything was working quite well.  I even fixed some of these DAZ products myself and got them to show up in the correct SmartContent categoreis instead of Lost and Found.   

Then my computer died.  I bought a new Mac Pro and started over.  Again.  I installed DAZ on my new computer (clean install) and using this same external HDD from my original computer.  The drive didn't change at all.  So yes, I thought I could simply re-install DAZ on this new machine, login to Connect, setup my paths in Content Directory and away we go.  My DAZ content was/is installed as follows:

Backup 1 HDD / DAZ 3D >

• > 3rd Party (Runtime subfolder for Rendo content, etc)
• > Studio > My Library > Runtime > Support (all DAZ 3D* files, my custom ones as Local_User* and my UserData_1.dsx has correct date stamp from last export)
• > Studio > My DAZ Connect Library  > Data > Cloud

So here are a few oddities I noticed... I have searched through the SmartContent categories and most of my custom Products are in fact showing up if I do not load a character into scene, but if I load up say Victoria 4, they won't show up in SmartContent anymore.  Nothing is searchable by Artist anymore or even the name of product, and if I go to Content Library directly and choose one of these products, the results are not good.  Some pieces of a product will load fine, then others will say not supported.  This of course didn't happen before because I was very careful to assign proper compatibility base.

FYI - I followed this doc 100% to customize dozens of third party products and it worked great until now.  I even put in all custom thumbnail jpg's.  http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/userguide/creating_content/packaging/tutorials/adding_metadata/start

Thanks!

I haven't had the time or money to try them all, but so far I really like:

• Garrett for M8
• P3D Fara for V8
• Kieron for G8M
• Any of Darwins Mishap's characters, they are always top quality- Keri, Jeroyn, Ren, Clarke, Jackson

I'm sure there are some I'm forgetting. Mousso's and Anagord's characters at Rendo are very good as well, and quite photorealistic. Sangriart has come out with some cool GOT characters but I haven't had a chance to render them yet. 

Lyra

Lainey

Nenana

Benita

https://www.daz3d.com/lainey-for-victoria-8

https://www.daz3d.com/dylan-for-michael-8

https://www.daz3d.com/syble-hd-for-genesis-8-female

https://www.daz3d.com/garrett-for-michael-8

Honorable mention: https://www.daz3d.com/sc-chloe-for-genesis-8-female

I spoke too soon.

So I want to start with Victoria 5. The icon shows the error exclamation point.

Turns out I had my directories pointing to the wrong folder somehow, so I fixed that and the icons show up correctly, but...

I still get the same error saying the file does not exist.

I navigate to the location I have installed everything to, and the files are there, so I'm having a brain fart as far as how to proceed to fix it.

When I was a freelance photographer's assistant in the 80s, I worked on a Playboy shoot in Venice for 2 weeks. I can honestly say they were some of the nicest people I ever worked with. Everyone on the shoot became good friends, and for quite a few years after it, the photographer and editor kept in contact with me through Christmas cards, etc. They used to talk about what a great family atmosphere there was at Playboy, and they genuinely gave the impression they felt lucky to be a part of the magazine.

And yes, there was some nudity, but no one made any big deal of it, and the finished pics were very tasteful.

Hopefully playboy is more tasteful than the porn magazine some guy showed me to prove that fat girls are beautiful but those images were not tasteful at all.  Where is the brain bleach as I need to remove memories of that guy and his porn magazine from my head.  Learned the hard way not to tell anyone in real life about my desire to use nude pictures to texture Victoria.

Tried re-installing DAZ again.  Then I started going through each category and installing any items that had the Download/Install watermark.  Now I have quite a few duplicate items showing up such as two of Victoria 5. I checked and all of my custom third party content is there, but none of it is searchable now.  So if I select and item by AlfaSeed, and select the Artist name it won't bring up any of the other items in Smart Content.

Any ideas?

September 2017 Freebie Challenge: Girls/Boys Night Out Adventures

Apres Classe
aka "Studying in the Library"

Rendered in DAZ Studio using 3Delight, no postwork.

No Counts:
DAZ 3D Genesis 8 Female (Girl 4)
DAZ 3D Genesis 3 Female (Girl 2)
DAZ 3D Genesis 2 Female (Girl 1)
DAZ 3D Genesis Female (Girl 5, Staff 2)
DAZ 3D Genesis Male (Staff 1)
DAZ 3D Victoria 4 (Girl 3)

Paid
A3 Mitsu Hair by DAZ3D (previously free with Anime Starfighter Bundle)

The girls, clockwise from the left:

Girl 1:
Genesis 2 Female
Japanese Girl Morph Set for G2F by yomiuri (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/80686/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/Japanese-Girl-Morph-Set-for-G2F
Mars Hair by Realms of Savage
http://www.realmofsavage.com/ProjectSM_hair.htm
G2F Frilled Dress by Wilmap (registration required)
https://www.wilmapsdigitalcreations.co.uk/view_product.php?id=253
Rec Satin Shaders by redeyecat
https://redeyecat.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/rec-satin-shaders/
Loafers for Genesis 2 Female - DAZ Studio by Amy Aimei
https://amyaimei.deviantart.com/art/Loafers-for-Genesis-2-Female-DAZ-Studio-473681120

Girl 2:
Genesis 3 Female
East Asian Female Face by heryun
https://www.deviantart.com/art/Freebie-Daz3d-East-Asian-female-face-1-591587319
Short Bob Hair by Kozaburo
http://digitalbabes.jp/dload/Koz_Short_bob.html
CasualOutfit2 for G3F by Tab (Pants) (registration required)
https://www.sharecg.com/v/87520/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/CasualOutfit2-for-G3F
Skirt for G8F by Tab (Shoes) (registration required)
https://www.sharecg.com/v/88853/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/Skirt-for-G8F
wonderful shirt by messi123 (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/85414/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/wonderful-shirt

Girl 3:
Victoria 4
ML Monja for V4 by Mirella
https://fantasiesrealm.com/market/-Designers/Mirella/ML-Monja-for-V4?cPath=52&
Curly katsaro hair 1 and 2 for poser by Maria (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/2644/browse/11/Poser/curly-katsaro-hair-for-poser
http://www.sharecg.com/v/2814/gallery/11/Poser/katsaro2-thicker-curly-hair-
Name Brand Jeans by Jan (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/35556/browse/11/Poser/NameBrand-Jeans-Revamped
Long Sleeve T V4 by Evilinnocence (registration required)
http://www.evilinnocence.com/shop/long-sleeve-t-shirt-for-v4.html
Sleeveless tennis wear for A4 by Redviper2012 (shoes) (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/65704/gallery/11/Poser/Sleeveless-tennis-wear-for-A4-minor-fix

Girl 4:
Genesis 8 Female
GiuMaTa Jessica8 (registration required) Note: apparently the source for this has gone MIA, so must be a No Count.
A3 Mitsu Hair (Paid)
T-shirt, jeans and sandals for G8F by Tab (registration required)
https://www.sharecg.com/v/88738/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/Tshirt-for-G8F

Girl 5:
Genesis Female
Moire Morph for Genesis by sassanik (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/73738/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/Moire-Morph-for-Genesis
Koz Long Hair Evo by Kozaburo
http://digitalbabes.jp/dload/LongHairEvo.html
Funky Touch by Jan (skirt) (registration required) (Note: The bundle contains the original Funky Touch outfit, re-released with Jan's permission)
https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/funky-crush-bundle/56487
Baby T by Evilinnocence (registration required)
http://www.evilinnocence.com/shop/am-babyt-for-v4.html
G2F Sandals by Wilmap (registration required)
https://www.wilmapsdigitalcreations.co.uk/view_product.php?id=246

Restaurant Staff:

1. Genesis Male
Toulouse Hair by DAZ3D - Genesis Starter Essentials (registration required)
Sleeveless tennis wear for A4 by Redviper2012 (visor) (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/65704/gallery/11/Poser/Sleeveless-tennis-wear-for-A4-minor-fix
wonderful shirt by messi123 (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/85414/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/wonderful-shirt

2. Genesis Female
Sabby-Cortney for Genesis by Sabby (registration required)
https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/sabby-cortney-for-genesis/71874
Updo Hair by Kozaburo
http://digitalbabes.jp/dload/Koz_UpDo_SR1.html
Genesis Jeans by Wilmap (registration required)
https://www.wilmapsdigitalcreations.co.uk/view_product.php?id=30
Sleeveless tennis wear for A4 by Redviper2012 (shoes, socks and visor) (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/65704/gallery/11/Poser/Sleeveless-tennis-wear-for-A4-minor-fix
wonderful shirt by messi123 (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/85414/gallery/21/DAZ-Studio/wonderful-shirt

Restaurant and Accessories:

Inlite Little Cafe (registration required)
http://inlitestudio.com/3d/product/little-cafe/
Backpack by Tab (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/86547/browse/21/DAZ-Studio/Backpack
Backpack for G3F&G3M by Tab (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/87011/browse/21/DAZ-Studio/Backpack-for-G3FG3M
G2_Backpack by Beat578 (registration required)
https://www.sharecg.com/v/82261/view/21/DAZ-Studio/G2_Backpack
Iphone 6 by Amy Aimei
https://amyaimei.deviantart.com/art/iPhone-6-482194893
Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tablet 3D Model by RenderHere (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/58378/browse/5/3D-Model/Samsung-P1000-Galaxy-Tablet-3D-Model
Drinking cup with lid and straw - version 2 by skylab (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/41037/browse/11/Poser/Drinking-cup-with-lid-and-straw-version-2
The epic pink E-Drink by SetoKaiba (registration required)
https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/the-epic-pink-e-drink/73730
Grandma's teaset by NanetteTredoux (teacup, saucer and spoon) (registration required)
https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/grandmas-teaset/75399
Plastic Spray Bottle by Paul Jay Schrenker (registration required)
https://www.sharecg.com/v/14960/gallery/5/3D-Model/Plastic-Spray-Bottle
Morphing Kleenex by Trekkiegrrrl (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/18197/browse/11/Poser/Morphing-Kleenex
M4 Simple Glasses Smartprop by 3-d-c (registration required)
http://www.sharecg.com/v/37667/gallery/11/Poser/M4-Simple-Glasses-Smartprop