Hello!

I have added some viewport draw styles tools to the main toolbar so that I could select them with one click instead of two through the viewport dropdown. I hope what I am talking about is clear with the help of the attached images. Texture Shaded and Iray work perfectly. Filament is a dead button. The other buttons highlight yellow when I hover over them and they change the style when I click. Filament's button highlights once after I start DAZ Studio, but it does nothing when I click it and then it will not even highlight again.

I believe I did the same procedure to add all three buttons (by dragging in the panel shown attached), although I added the working buttons first and decided to also add Filament later. I then also tried assigning a shortcut to Filament (ctrl+1), but it does not work either. The shortcuts for the other styles work, but I did not set them; they are assigned by default.

If I select the drop down inside the viewport, all styles work. Including Filament.

Am I missing something? Is this a general bug I should report?

Thank you for any help!

We need easy proxy characters for animation.

Wire frame, filament, texture shaded modes are all too sluggish.  

I love that Daz characters are of the highest quality, but this makes animation out of reach.

We need to be able to push a button and have our characters instantly substituted with "very" low representations of proxy characters and clothing so animation can be smooth.

Then, right before rendering, change things back.

Decimator and Scene Optimizer do not help much, changing to low-res images does not seem to make animation much faster.

It is like the sluggishness is in Daz itself.

Which effect? Is it made for the render engine you are using - Iray, 3Delight, Filament?

DoctorJellybean said:

cain-x said:

Curious what this means for the new Filament DrawStyle:

• Reduced Filament DrawStyle required feature level to 1

           DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.22.1.120

Does that mean Filament is no longer on the fasttrack to getting a revamp/fix/enhancements? It seems dev on it has dropped off somewhat in subsequent builds.

Has anyone used the new Filament shader (if it is useable yet)?

Filament is still under development.

The required level had been bumped up while they were working on stuff, they have now been able to optimise that work so that it no longer reqires such a high feature level. I suppose it is possible that it may go up and down again as they continue to work on the feature, for the same reason.

cain-x said:

Curious what this means for the new Filament DrawStyle:

• Reduced Filament DrawStyle required feature level to 1

           DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.22.1.120

Does that mean Filament is no longer on the fasttrack to getting a revamp/fix/enhancements? It seems dev on it has dropped off somewhat in subsequent builds.

Has anyone used the new Filament shader (if it is useable yet)?

Filament is still under development.

Curious what this means for the new Filament DrawStyle:

• Reduced Filament DrawStyle required feature level to 1

           DAZ Studio : Incremented build number to 4.22.1.120

Does that mean Filament is no longer on the fasttrack to getting a revamp/fix/enhancements? It seems dev on it has dropped off somewhat in subsequent builds.

Has anyone used the new Filament shader (if it is useable yet)?

SofaCitizen said:

Are you constantly working using the iray preview and do you have the HEAT plugin installed?

Thanks for the response.  No, I know not to leave iray on, I use filament a lot instead. And no, I haven't installed any plugins. I could be working on a models body with iray OFF and it would just go black and non-responsive. It started when the 4.22. 15 updateand now it does it even more. Hard to work like this.

Hi there, inquire!

As the others have pointed out, DS 4.2.x.x versions do run under Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon (M-series) Macs.

I've been running DS successfully on an M1 iMac and M1 Macbook Air.  Around a year ago, I also purchased an HP Omen 40L gaming PC with an Nvidia 3060 (12GB VRAM) specifically for rendering with DS.  It's around 7 to 10 times faster rendering than my M1 Macs.  That's a wonderful speed up and the newer Nvidia cards render substantially quicker than the 3060.

However, I still daily use my iMac to set up my scenes and render.  I use the PC every few days/weeks for rendering as I'm not the biggest fan of Windows 11.  It gets the job done just fine, but Windows requires a bit more attention to keep it running well.  The PC feels like a pet that you have to take care of.  The Mac feels like it's taking care of me. LOL.

I'm still waiting for Apple to release an iMac Pro with at least an M3 variant (Pro, Max, or Ultra) -or- an updated Mac Studio with a high end M3/M4 variant.  I'd also get the Apple Pro Display XDR to go with the Mac Studio.  I have a feeling that the Mac Studio and Pro Display XDR is the combo that I'll be picking up later this year.  DAZ Studio 5 will likely not make use of the M3 GPU/hardware ray tracing for rendering (unless Filament can use it), at least for Iray.  However, CPU rendering on the M2 Ultra is, I believe, 2 to 3 (3 to 4?) times faster than the M1.  So that's a nice improvement for CPU rendering on the Mac.

In any event, I'm disappointed that DAZ hasn't released an Apple Silicon native version of DS yet.  I know it's a tough road for them due to the technical changes/challenges between Qt 4 to Qt 6. It's just that it's been 4-ish years since Apple Silicon arrived.  It would be nice to at least have native performance instead of the overhead of running in Rosetta 2.  But, everything is tied to the Qt 4 to 6 transition.  I don't envy the DAZ developers task of updating DS while maintaining and enhancing the current version.  I'm just getting impatient. :) LOL!

Since I'm rambling, I'll try to end my thoughts with a summary of my situation for a new Mac:

I will almost certainly wait for an M3/M4 based Mac Studio due to the hardware ray tracing regardless of whether DS will make use of it or not.  There are other applications that can and those (and future apps) might be helpful in my DAZ workflow.  Plus the incrementally better CPU performance.  And with a Pro Display XDR, I'll have a large monitor that I can use in landscape or portrait mode as needed (I render quite a lot of standing portraits.)  That's about it based on my needs. :)

The Wrinkle:  I keep putting the top spec 16" Macbook Pro (M3 Max) in my Apple Store cart and taking it back out.  I really do want a desktop Mac for daily use.  One day I might actually buy it and then get the Mac Studio that I really want when it becomes available.

Lee

doy said:

operating system : WIN7
graphics card : NVIDIA QUADRO P620
Daz Studio 4.22.016
The rendering model becomes red
How to solve
Thanks
[img]https://upload.cc/i1/2024/04/14/QofBca.png[/img]

Is that Iray, or Filament?

4.22.1.123 (April 12, 2024)

• Filament (Windows Only)
  • Integrated Filament 1.51.3
  • ...
• Progress dialog
  • ...
• Hierarchical Pose Preset Save Options dialog
  • ...
• Save Modified Assets dialog
  • ...
• Option dialogs
  • ...
• Geometry Shell
  • Creating a Geometry Shell now copies the (reset) material from the surface(s) of the target object to the corresponding surfaces of the Geometry Shell
• ...
• Scripting API
  • Made additions in various areas; see the Change Log for more detail
• Fixed bugs and/or made improvements in various areas; see the Change Log for details

so sad to be so easily disheartened

just because Disney does awesome animations doesn't mean I don't enjoy using AniBlocks on DAZ characters to render them doing corny dances

using Filament 
I use AI too

I also sing badly in the bathroom even though Florence Welch exists

cain-x said:

Stretch65 said:

I've tried Filment draw style and the scene is completely black.  I've already created a Filament Draw Options node, and tried adjusting a few parameters but still all black.  Is there something I'm missing?

Same. I assume there is more work to be done to make a proper Filament shader. I am excited that it is being worked on.

I am curious if this effort is being done resolve the issues Filament has had since it was introduced and implement new features to make it somewhat on par with Iray (i.e. transparency, emissives, etc..). Being able to access the full capabilities of Filament would be a huge boon. Understanding the roadmap will help folks like myself make better decisions for the future.

All I can suggest is watching the change log, Daz doesn't usually pre-announce things.

Stretch65 said:

I've tried Filment draw style and the scene is completely black.  I've already created a Filament Draw Options node, and tried adjusting a few parameters but still all black.  Is there something I'm missing?

Same. I assume there is more work to be done to make a proper Filament shader. I am excited that it is being worked on.

I am curious if this effort is being done resolve the issues Filament has had since it was introduced and implement new features to make it somewhat on par with Iray (i.e. transparency, emissives, etc..). Being able to access the full capabilities of Filament would be a huge boon. Understanding the roadmap will help folks like myself make better decisions for the future.

VicS said:

i have seen videos on lighting but none took me to where the renders look actually 3d, can you recommened a good video that will show me how

 

yeah I was using irays materials ok ill render a scene like anatomy theater and see how that comes out, if not good  ill ask if I cn get some tips how to improve it

 

even without switiching the engines I would like to know how to use and how m and b4 will come out with 3dL

Hello.  I’m a hobbyist who dabbles with Daz Studio and other 3D rendering software.   I’m retired now so I have a lot of time to give to this … not that I plan or expect to create masterpieces. I would say in general, that items created in the 3Delight heyday will render best with the 3Delight engine and that items created for Iray will render best with the Iray engine.  I have had delightful experiences at times when an item with materials created for one render engine rendered nicely (to my eye) in the other engine.

I loaded Anatomy Theatre, a few props and its lights and rendered the simple scene in both 3Delight and Iray. I didn’t try to change any settings; I just wanted quick renders.  The 3Delight renders looks better.

@felis mentioned RSSY’s Iray to 3Delight Converter.  I have bought that as well as their 3Delight to Iray Converter but I’ve not, regrettably, played with either one nearly enough.  Both are on sale this weekend, though, at 70% off ($6.20 each).

If you search YouTube for daz studio 3delight, you may find a very few videos that discuss 3Delight.  One is What's the Difference between Iray, 3Delight and Filament in Daz Studio (DAZ3D/Jay Versluis) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS1MPRJjDss.

              Hi,  Thanks for sending the tickets, I also bought both and get the "duplicate formulas" warning. And I want to point out that both characters have other issues. Carmel has it's body bump map also in the arm bump parameter slot. Also, both chars have body normal maps where the "bump" doesn't extend enough to the map edge, which leaves a noticable flat ridge ring all across the collar area. They both have the same rather nice base skin, Yomi is made more pale and has some different normal maps - and maybe the arm normal has problems ( writing this from memory  ) I just use Filament, so these issues are immediately obvious. But with fixing the bump map and not using those normals they were worth buying to me ( at $4 ) They are close ennough to what I like, to be able to do my heavy dial spinning to, and get something usable. Missing from the product page is that the eyeshadow and lips makeup is a color LIE that is completely color variable, I consider that a valuable asset that surprisingly is not mentioned.  / peace

I've tried Filment draw style and the scene is completely black.  I've already created a Filament Draw Options node, and tried adjusting a few parameters but still all black.  Is there something I'm missing?

4.22.1.110 (March 26, 2024)

• NVIDIA Iray
  • Integrated Iray 2023.1.4 (373000.3036); see this thread for more detail
    • REQUIRES:
      • NVIDIA Driver 537.13 (R535) on Windows
        • NOTE: This is a lower minimum requirement than 4.22.1.41
      • See NVIDIA Driver Downloads
        • NVIDIA recommends installing Studio Drivers (SD)
      • ​SSSE3 enabled CPU is a minimum requirement on macOS/x86
  • ...
• Filament (Windows Only)
  • ...
• Progress dialog
  • ...
• Timeline pane
  • ...
• Scene Data
  • ...
• Push Modifier
  • ...
• ...
• Scripting API
  • Made additions in various areas; see the Change Log for more detail
• Fixed bugs and/or made improvements in various areas; see the Change Log for details

Padone said:

A possible option is to export to blender with diffeomorphic, then use eevee which is much more capable than filament. Then iray materials are limited under eevee, same as they're limited under filament, but transparency and base material attributes work fine. As for emission and GI it is possible to bake light maps for scenes.

In general, daz studio is good to mix figures and scenes to make the content you need. But then for anything else than "basic pose and rendering" you have to export to another more advanced application as maya or blender. There's no other way.

I agree with Padone, I have not rendered in Daz Studio in a couple of years because the lag. I use the bridge to Blender as well. I buy stuff at store to support the artists but spend my time mostly in Blender.

Richard Haseltine said:

cain-x said:

Same.

Soon someone can explain what they do - but I assume it is a work in progress if I read a little bit inbetween the lines in the changelog. It'll be a complex web of magic like the Iray Shader - it is probably someone on the DAZ dev team that will build out a proper Filament shader.

Next, the timeline will actually pause when the spacebar is pressed...

Speaking of the timeline, the only way I get the spacebar to work properly is if you do play/pause via spacebar on a pane that is undocked. So what I have done is undock the Viewport and the timeline so I can do this - its a funky workaround but it works in a pinch.

The spacebar is taken by the Universal Tool and derivatives for pinning nodes, and that can't be remapped. (Pity as I would, when we perhaps get the ability to use alphanumeric keys as modifiers with the updated Qt, to have used space for Viewport pan (LMB) and dolly (RMB)).

Never knew that - I just know that the behavior changed after 4.12 and it has been very frustrating to use the timeline without the workaround. Thanks for the info, Rich.

On top of Filament enhancements, I am very much looking forward to the next gen DAZ. 

Richard Haseltine said:

cain-x said:

Same.

Soon someone can explain what they do - but I assume it is a work in progress if I read a little bit inbetween the lines in the changelog. It'll be a complex web of magic like the Iray Shader - it is probably someone on the DAZ dev team that will build out a proper Filament shader.

Next, the timeline will actually pause when the spacebar is pressed...

Speaking of the timeline, the only way I get the spacebar to work properly is if you do play/pause via spacebar on a pane that is undocked. So what I have done is undock the Viewport and the timeline so I can do this - its a funky workaround but it works in a pinch.

The spacebar is taken by the Universal Tool and derivatives for pinning nodes, and that can't be remapped. (Pity as I would, when we perhaps get the ability to use alphanumeric keys as modifiers with the updated Qt, to have used space for Viewport pan (LMB) and dolly (RMB)).

off thread topic but on this topic 

is there any way to replace scroll button camera zooming with camera z translation?

if I could, I could use the mouse and cube controller to animate camera movements

one cannot because zooming changes all parameters especially rotations so the camera will gimbal flip