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 ;)

kyoto kid said:

inception8 said:

kyoto kid said:

...I wish there was a better model than just the one at the Sketch up Warehouse as I'm not all that good at converting their format to something useable in Daz as there are often errors in their models that are a pain to clean up.. It may be simpler just  to model it from scratch as what I need is something along these lines for the central headquarters of a state security and intelligence bureau in one of my stories..

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/3d11e500812d3ac24db48ed68bd048e5/ATT-Long-Lines-Building

It's missing a number of parts of it that give it it's distinction. You can barely call it THAT building.

*Edit: After Googling the building again I'm seeing it from all sides. The sketchup is plain looking side from one angle.

I was planning on making some scifi tower buildings down the road with all the textures I worked on for about a month. Maybe I can fit something in like that.

 ...found a better looking one but it's from the Sim City4  game (format .SC4Model).  Not sure if it can even be converted. 

I did some searching and couldn't find anything that suggested you can convert the contents into another format like OBJ.

inception8 said:

kyoto kid said:

...I wish there was a better model than just the one at the Sketch up Warehouse as I'm not all that good at converting their format to something useable in Daz as there are often errors in their models that are a pain to clean up.. It may be simpler just  to model it from scratch as what I need is something along these lines for the central headquarters of a state security and intelligence bureau in one of my stories..

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/3d11e500812d3ac24db48ed68bd048e5/ATT-Long-Lines-Building

It's missing a number of parts of it that give it it's distinction. You can barely call it THAT building.

*Edit: After Googling the building again I'm seeing it from all sides. The sketchup is plain looking side from one angle.

I was planning on making some scifi tower buildings down the road with all the textures I worked on for about a month. Maybe I can fit something in like that.

 ...found a better looking one but it's from the Sim City4  game (format .SC4Model).  Not sure if it can even be converted. 

Is the file on gitub newer than the one that comes from Daz Central? Have you tried using the version from DC? I am using 2020 so I can't replicate your error. I'll try to get the trial and see if it gives me any issues and respond later.

kyoto kid said:

inception8 said:

kyoto kid said:

inception8 said:

nonesuch00 said:

Well I don't define cyberpunk for sure, but I've read it is dystopian, whatever than means. 

...dystopian, whatever than means.

In some places of the world where there are great numbers of a displaced population like the homeless in the United States and the conditions within which they live it might seem as though or has an appearance of something dystopian.

Right now the Russians after invading Ukraine have been creating vast amounts of destruction that would definitely have the appearance of a dystopian landscape such as the flattening of Mariupol.

There is a type of architecture called Brutalism that is often associated with dystopian and has since become one of the visual aesthetics of the genre. In countries once part of the Soviet Union there are a number of buildings or structures that have a brutalist appearance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture

...ah yes, like this one in Manhattan.  I actually "transplanted" this structure to a nation that is a dictatorship in one of my stories as the HQ for their Intelligence and secret police bureau.

Haha. You picked that building on purpose didn't you. I had to jog my memory. I remember seeing before when I was doing research on Brutalism.

"One of New York City’s most compelling pieces of Brutalist architecture — the “AT&T Long Lines Building” located at 33 Thomas Street — has been revealed, in an investigative piece by The Intercept, to be one of the National Security Agency’s central spy hubs in the US."

...I wish there was a better model than just the one at the Sketch up Warehouse as I'm not all that good at converting their format to something useable in Daz as there are often errors in their models that are a pain to clean up.. It may be simpler just  to model it from scratch as what I need is something along these lines for the central headquarters of a state security and intelligence bureau in one of my stories..

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/3d11e500812d3ac24db48ed68bd048e5/ATT-Long-Lines-Building

It's missing a number of parts of it that give it it's distinction. You can barely call it THAT building.

*Edit: After Googling the building again I'm seeing it from all sides. The sketchup is plain looking side from one angle.

I was planning on making some scifi tower buildings down the road with all the textures I worked on for about a month. Maybe I can fit something in like that.

inception8 said:

kyoto kid said:

inception8 said:

nonesuch00 said:

Well I don't define cyberpunk for sure, but I've read it is dystopian, whatever than means. 

...dystopian, whatever than means.

In some places of the world where there are great numbers of a displaced population like the homeless in the United States and the conditions within which they live it might seem as though or has an appearance of something dystopian.

Right now the Russians after invading Ukraine have been creating vast amounts of destruction that would definitely have the appearance of a dystopian landscape such as the flattening of Mariupol.

There is a type of architecture called Brutalism that is often associated with dystopian and has since become one of the visual aesthetics of the genre. In countries once part of the Soviet Union there are a number of buildings or structures that have a brutalist appearance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture

...ah yes, like this one in Manhattan.  I actually "transplanted" this structure to a nation that is a dictatorship in one of my stories as the HQ for their Intelligence and secret police bureau.

Haha. You picked that building on purpose didn't you. I had to jog my memory. I remember seeing before when I was doing research on Brutalism.

"One of New York City’s most compelling pieces of Brutalist architecture — the “AT&T Long Lines Building” located at 33 Thomas Street — has been revealed, in an investigative piece by The Intercept, to be one of the National Security Agency’s central spy hubs in the US."

...I wish there was a better model than just the one at the Sketch up Warehouse as I'm not all that good at converting their format to something useable in Daz as there are often errors in their models that are a pain to clean up.. It may be simpler just  to model it from scratch as what I need is something along these lines for the central headquarters of a state security and intelligence bureau in one of my stories..

kyoto kid said:

inception8 said:

nonesuch00 said:

Well I don't define cyberpunk for sure, but I've read it is dystopian, whatever than means. 

...dystopian, whatever than means.

In some places of the world where there are great numbers of a displaced population like the homeless in the United States and the conditions within which they live it might seem as though or has an appearance of something dystopian.

Right now the Russians after invading Ukraine have been creating vast amounts of destruction that would definitely have the appearance of a dystopian landscape such as the flattening of Mariupol.

There is a type of architecture called Brutalism that is often associated with dystopian and has since become one of the visual aesthetics of the genre. In countries once part of the Soviet Union there are a number of buildings or structures that have a brutalist appearance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture

...ah yes, like this one in Manhattan.  I actually "transplanted" this structure to a nation that is a dictatorship in one of my stories as the HQ for their Intelligence and secret police bureau.

Haha. You picked that building on purpose didn't you. I had to jog my memory. I remember seeing before when I was doing research on Brutalism.

"One of New York City’s most compelling pieces of Brutalist architecture — the “AT&T Long Lines Building” located at 33 Thomas Street — has been revealed, in an investigative piece by The Intercept, to be one of the National Security Agency’s central spy hubs in the US."

davelbro said:

I know it's five years later, but I had the problem of purple Iray render previews.   With the help of the foregoing submissions, I managed to uninstall the application using DIM, but reinstallation using DIM was unsuccessful.   I switched to Daz Central which by now had the option to install the application as well as the bridges.   Using this, the problem was resolved.

That sounds like over-enthusiastic security software.

I know it's five years later, but I had the problem of purple Iray render previews.   With the help of the foregoing submissions, I managed to uninstall the application using DIM, but reinstallation using DIM was unsuccessful.   I switched to Daz Central which by now had the option to install the application as well as the bridges.   Using this, the problem was resolved.

Any idea when this will work? I have tried everything. First, downloaded from Daz store just to be sure. Next, check Install Manager advanced settings to make sure that the correct path was pointing to Max. Under Installed tab, Daz to 3ds Max is installed. I uninstalled 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?

BTW, how did you install your stuff? With Install Manager, Daz Connect or Daz Central? It's hardest probably to use Install Manager but ultimately it's much more controllable where things get installed :)
 

Thank you everyone for your comments and replies! Yaaaay - a brilliant salesperson helped me find it and the email it was under, I was in tears! Now, the problem is I spent the night installing most of it for it to show up in a postage stamp icon with an exclamation mark! I have forgotten ALOT! I used to be pretty good with Daz  - but with years away and content updates, I'm almost lost! That upload is what I get and nothing can be found when I click on it. I uninstalled it all, including Daz Studio - 4.20.0.17 version. 

I'm back to learning everything all over again... but I will! Does anyone know where I can find help to install and SEE my content correctly? I do have Daz Central installed as well. The only thing that is showing up correctly is the new content characters and props I've bought. The old... no joy