"And you are using the same email and password as for the site itself? You don't have to log in - you can get your serial number from your account or from Install manager (via right-click) and enter it directly and you can install content through Daz Central/Install Manager."

So there is no value to have DAZ Studio log in?

Having the same problem.  The server will not accept my log in credentials on Daz Central, DIM, or Daz Studio.

Do you want to use DAZ Connect to install your products, instead of Central or DIM? Otherwise there is no reason to log in from Studio. To avoid it in the future, open the login dialog and remove your e-mail and password. Also go to Preferences->Startup and uncheck "Automatically Login with Remembered Credentials". PerttiA should be along any minute to give the standard spiel...

ETA: Ah, I see they've already been here...

If you are using DAZ Central or DAZ Install Manager to install your content, you are better off not logging in to DAZ Studio, ever...

Logging in to DS is only needed when one has made an informed decision to use DAZ Connect inside DS as the primary means to install ones content, in which case there is no sense in using DAZ Central and/or DIM to installing content as all DAZ Connect installed content overrides content installed by all other means.

DAZ Connect inside DS is using completely different location for installing content, ie. one is installing content twice, taking twice the space if also using other means to install content.

Maybe I'm just slow, but I can't figure out how to use the shaders for [Essential Makeup for G8] this product.  When I click one of the makeup designs, it comes out white.  When I click a shader color, it stays white.  I poked around the shader menus looking for where it might have made a new surface to apply the shader, but I didn't find it.  Anyone know where these makeups "live" on a figure and how to change the color (and, ideally opacity level as well)?

On an additional note, is the authentication protocol not working?  DAZ central keeps claiming my password is wrong, even after I changed it and entered the new one.

Did you have it installed with DIM and Daz Central at the same time? Did you uninstall one before installing another? Did you add Max to the "Installation" and "Applications" tab?  You shouldn't use both Daz Central and DIM systems. Daz Central is a simplified version of DIM and therefore mostly targeting beginners. DIM is what an experienced user should use because of the numerous capabilities of it and being able to set custom paths. Using both will cause conflicts with the products and things can not work properly. I'm not a Max user so can't comment on the bridge but wanted to point out the "possible" issue(s). Can you possibly show a screenshot of your paths in DIM for us? 

Any idea when this will work? I have tried everything. First, downloaded it from Daz store just to be sure. Next, check Install Manager advanced settings to ensure that the correct path is pointing to Max. Under the Installed tab, Daz to 3ds Max is installed. I uninstalled it and tried again. Daz Central states it is installed and gives me the option to Open but it does nothing. Last, Under Scripts, there is no option for it. Being that I work in Max, I could really use this.

I searched the forums, 3ds Max and Daz to 3ds Max Bridge but nothing came up. Youtube videos make it look so simple but I just don't have the script. How do I get this?

You can change the location of the Connect library in Content Directory Manager, but I would not use the same folder as is used under DAZ Studio Formats.

Anyways, the Connect library is used for content installed within DS, and they have their own folder structure, so in no case they will be installed to the same locations that are used by the external installers (DAZ Central and DIM) or what's used for manual installation.

If you plan to install your content manually, or use the external installers, you are better off with not giving DS your login credentials to the DAZ site - Logging in to DS is only needed when one chooses to use the internal installer (DAZ Connect) within DS to install content.

One is ther Daz central default, the other the Install Manager default - presumably you reset the paths at some stage. On Windows you can merge the two folders by drag and drop, but then the ,amifests will give the wrong location which may be a problem uninstalling (or installing an update that removes files).

Hi Team, I have a weird issue in that recent items I have purchased are being installed via Daz Central to a different location than my initial Daz Library. This means I now have 2 "My Daz 3D Library" in my suite. When I open locations in Explorer I find that they are in 2 different folders, as illustrated in attached pic. This is only happening on my PC, on my Mac things are fine.

Whilst this is not a show stopper, it is a little annoying. Can this be rectified?

Thank you

Having expressed my appreciation for Catty 8.1 in this thread, it turns out that I can’t get her "Male Anatomical Elements" to look normal and the usual parameter/morph sliders won't work (apart from one or two exceptions).on those genitalia.  

Let me explain: Catty 8.1 like Nishi and Hans 8.1 and a few others has two types of anatomical elements:

01 Female Anatomical Elements
02 Male Anatomical Elements

On applying the "Genesis 8 Male Genitalia" from the central Smart Content "Anatomy" section on the Catty figure, the (sometimes 'dreaded') "Auto-Fit" popup appears asking you "What figure was the item originally designed for?". It's obvious that according the system Catty is a female figure. Within the autofit dialog you (basically have to) choose "Genesis 8 Male" which results in the figure getting the "Genesis 8 Male Genitalia" node (so far so good) that you apply one of two "Male Gens" materials to from the Catty figure. However, the end result does not quite look like the usual "Genesis 8 Male Genitalia" (let's say it is anatomically odd) and like I said the usual parameter/morph sliders won't work (apart from one or two exceptions) on those male genitalia. Products like "Transgender Shapes for Genesis 8" and "Genesis 8 UV Swap: Male and Female Base" don't seem to have any impact on this particular problem.

My question: How do you get the "Male Anatomical Elements" to look 'normal' with a figure like Catty that pretty much uniquely have their own Male and Female Anatomical Elements?

mikethe3dguy said:

NorthOf45 said:

Sounds like the database is messed up with bad references. You are probably just refreshing the bad data by re-categorizing. Too bad it can't be recovered, as far as I know. If you are going to do your categorization from scratch, I suggest maybe resetting the database, and re-importing the metadata. This will restore all the metadata from the Manifest Archive (all the installed stuff). Then try adding a few custom categories to see if they show up.

Re-importing gives you the option to include the UserData, which at this point is useless, it seems, so leave those out, if there are any.

ETA: Yes, this is the nuclear option...

Doesn't "reset database" require re-installing EVERYTHING... I mean: all content? How do you re-import metadata other than re-installing the content? Unless that's what you meant.

It depends how you install - through Daz Studio yes, a reset will wipe all reference to the products (though on reinstalling it should notice that the files are there and just validate them without redownloading) but through Install manager or Central no, the metadata fils are still there and can be read in with the reimport Metadata command in the same Content DB maintenance dialogue as the reset command.

Where are you looking for the products? DIM, Daz Central, Product Library?

I can see mine under the products section in my account and they're listed in Daz central for download.

Did you have an older account or did you get them as freebies off a 3D World cover disk or similar?

I couldn't work out why I didn't have anything pre V3 listed until I realised the few items I had were give aways on disks.

If you install through Install manager/Daz Central it may be enough to reinstall Genesis * (or whichever) Male Starter Essentials.

Search for Daz Install Manager (DIM) in the daz main site (please be sure it is the oficial), I suspect this issue with Daz Central is because windows update is installing some garbage in the background without notice and won't let your Daz Studio installation run it's course, If you already Installed daz central you won't even need to log-in again in daz Install manager, your antivirus will pop up for sure anyways saying that "it protected your machine" and "it belongs to and unknown editor" or something like that (my windows is in spanish), anyways, it's a false positive, just install it and then a small windows will pop up asking what you want to download, select all and you will see a detailed progress of downloads and instalations, good luck!

I had a problem with my computer and did a full system restore (I keep most things on external HDs).  Upon reinstalling Daz Studio and Daz Central, I used Daz Central to add my content back.  When I select the item in Daz Central (which normally would launch Daz Studio to the content in smart content), it does nothing.  The content opens fine if I manually launch Daz Studio and select the content from within the Smart Content panel.  Thoughts?  Ive uninstalled and reinstalled Daz Central and does the same thing.  I never used to have this problem.

One point, although Daz central is built on Qt5 Install Manager is currently built on Qt4 - though the change log dos indicate that that is changing (but not in the update just released).

Hi,

DIM (Daz Install Manager) works way better (at least for me) on macOS. One thing you will need to do, which can be frustrating if not done, and that is what you need to do with almost every program from macOS 10.15 and up, you need to go to the preferences panel , Security and the interity tab, and allow the DIMHelper full disk access, otherwise you cannot install as the integrity overrides even admin right.
And DIM is much more "to the point", it does what it is supposed to do without a lot of other stuff, DAZ Central is, my opinion, more like trying to look like a website instead of an installer.

I'm setting up a whole new Daz software system on a new Mac M1 (Apple silicon) (latest MacOS, etc), and I go to the Daz get started/download page (https://www.daz3d.com/dazcentral) that offers both DazCentral and Daz Install Manager, and I'm confused, as there is a DazCentral download button (that downloads the Mac DazCentral even though the text above says PC), and a 'Have a Mac?' link right next to it that goes to the
Daz Install Manager download button for Mac.

Could this be any more confusing for a new or any user? Daz needs to clean that up.... but, being confused, I looked further down the page and read the FAQs, which say:

First... DazCentral is the better choice over Daz Install manager:
     FAQ: "What are the advantages of DazCentral over Install Manager?
     Besides ease of..."

Then confirms..:
     FAQ: "I'm on a Mac, can I use DazCentral?
     Yes, Daz Central is available for Mac users."

But then says..
     FAQ: "I'm on a Mac. can I use DazCentral?
     We recommend using the Daz Install Manager (DIM) for the best experience on Mac."

So, more confusion, not less.

So the question stands, which is best to use on current Mac (Mac M1, etc, latest MacOS, etc), DazCentral of DIM (Daz Install Manager)?

• I sent this to Daz tech support but it's been about a week with zero response.
• One feature list said Daz Install Manager was updated to run on Mac M1 about a year ago, but that is not true, as Mac shows Daz Install Manager is an Intel application (therefore running through the Rosetta Intel simulator on a Mac M1).
• Both DazCentral and Daz Install Manager (latest versions as of 10/05/22) are Intel applications on Mac, no M1 (Apple silicon) support yet.
• In reading every related forum post, FAQ, off-site reviews, seems people have had both success and failures with both apps on Mac M1.
• Both apps seem to use QT 5... now, so many posts to the contrary seem incorrect, making both apps equal in that regard.

Which is techincally better (the general interface is not my concern, only reliability)?

Thanks in advance ;)