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Originally Posted by: yvesab

Being a long time user of poser since version 3, I learnt painfully how to organize content.
But for daz studio, anything not provided with a Dim/smart content, I just copy and paste in the content folder.
The result is an awfull distribution of kinky props or figures. Except for Meipe products.
Why are pubic hairs either in anatomy, in hair or in props?

I'm a little scared to change the folders distribution.
For clothes, it's really hard to find alternative shaders sold separatly for a specific garment.
undies, dresses, shoes are scattered almost everywhere under the name of the vendors.
Props are not clearly identified as made G3 or G8 figures.
Everything "landscape" products are more or less grouped in just one folder. I don't dare to make sub folders for grasses, flowers, plants and trees, not to mention rocks, or industrial products like electric poles and so on.
It's the same for furniture, I would be happy to diferentiate chairs from couches, tables, cupboards and so on.

For scripts, and utilities, it's exactly the same problem.

Everything HDRI is almost unfoundable.especially since there's no windows preview option for HDR files
The shaders presets is an awfull mess mixing skin, metals, ground, cloth, wood, walls AND decals, layers, effects.

The most irritating thing is that when using smart content system, for instance to mix different trees or bushes, the program always goes back to the root directory instead of staying in "landscape/plants" folder.

Since there's no updated documentation, I don't know how to manage all this content architecture without destroying the whole thing.

You can move anything within the content directory in daz, I have set all my items within each characters folders, for instance all hair marked as lets say Genesis 8 sits within a folder that is marked Genesis 8, this is for male or female does not matter, then all the cloths, props and poses are within that G8 folder system. I move stuff around all the time. You just cannot move the Data, or Runtime files, that starts problems.

I have to disagree here.
I think DAZ studio's library is a lot easier to use than Poser's, for every Item has its materials and shaders in a sub folders.
Unlike Poser's system, where you have to scroll all along either the pose folder, or material folder until you finally find the right shaders.
Well, at least vendors are following the library conventions.

Originally Posted by: rbug02

Originally Posted by: yvesab

Since there's no updated documentation, I don't know how to manage all this content architecture without destroying the whole thing.

You can move anything within the content directory in daz, I have set all my items within each characters folders, for instance all hair marked as lets say Genesis 8 sits within a folder that is marked Genesis 8, this is for male or female does not matter, then all the cloths, props and poses are within that G8 folder system. I move stuff around all the time. You just cannot move the Data, or Runtime files, that starts problems.

Thanks,

I'm going to backup my whole Daz library and try to organize things as per my needs.

It's kind of ironic that my hobbies needs much more "new knowledge", than my regular job !!!

Does anyone knows of a piece of software able to preview HDR files within windows 10 simply ?

Originally Posted by: yvesab

Not being at all a native English speaker, I'm not sure I do understand properly "bob's your uncle"

It means that everything is going to run smoothly and that very little effort will be required to achieve success. North Americans would say "easy as pie."
Its origins have to do with the English system of apprenticeships during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and a much respected prime minister Robert Peel, Bob.

It was an uncle's duty during those centuries to direct his nephew to an apprenticeship in a promising career. It might be something as humble as becoming a blacksmith or as prestigious as becoming a clerk in the Foreign Office with a view to eventually becoming a career diplomat. The nephew entered a contract with an experienced, even a licensed, professional in the given profession. The professional agreed to teach the nephew all that was necessary to become, likewise, a qualified professional.

Robert Peel enters the equation as a great prime minister whose solicitude for the poor and the humble was simply legendary. That the welfare of the English people was his first concern as a minister and as prime minister was everywhere considered as obvious as sunshine on a summer day.

So "Bob's your uncle" means that there is absolutely nothing to worry about. The most caring and attentive man in England concerns himself with your well-being and will connect you with an apprenticeship that will secure your future financial well-being.

Do not ask me why it was considered an uncle's responsibility and not the father's. I have no idea.

Incidentally, Robert Peel established the London Metropolitan Police, which is why to this day police in England are called Bobbies and, sometimes, Peelers.

Edited by user Tuesday, June 2, 2020 8:54:21 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

No English prime minister earned a greater, more enduring encomium. He died in 1850 and "Bob's your uncle" has survived to this day in popular vernacular.

Well after upgrading to new daz.... eeesh what a mess that has made anyone have any suggestions on how to fix the "A valid PostgreSQL could not be established" error. I tried everything to fix it including reinstall, checked firewall ok there checked network system everthing good there too and anti virus good as well?

Ok well fixed it finally now i am running 4.12.1.117 with all the new bells and whistles. How you may ask well because I still use a hot swap system I protected the main part of my program by simply removing it from the equation, and loading the new daz and then re-establishing the drive once all the work was done. yay 

Edited by user Thursday, June 4, 2020 7:02:27 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Originally Posted by: contedesfees

Originally Posted by: rbug02

Well after upgrading to new daz.... eeesh what a mess that has made anyone have any suggestions on how to fix the "A valid PostgreSQL could not be established" error. I tried everything to fix it including reinstall, checked firewall ok there checked network system everthing good there too and anti virus good as well?

Log in to your DAZ3D account, navigate to your Product Library and filter for "postgresql." That should present you with the product you need.  Select it and then choose "DOWNLOAD" or "DOWNLOAD & INSTALL."

I hope this helps. DAZ3D is not bug-free, but give it a try.

Yup worked like a charm..... Now maybe I should ask myself why did I not think of that, all I can say is I was too close to the fire to see the match... Thank you for your help.

Originally Posted by: contedesfees

Bob's your uncle!

Nope But it is my sons uncle! 

Originally Posted by: rbug02

Ok next problem I tried to load the new daz 12 and it messed up my HD the error i got was that it could not load main parts of DAZ 12.1.117, anyone else have this problem

People will need more details here, rbug02. It's difficult to tell where and how the problem occurs. And have you tried customer support at DAZ3D? Of course, I don't know why you should; tech support there has mud for brains, but asking can be good for a laugh.

Originally Posted by: rbug02

Originally Posted by: yvesab

Since there's no updated documentation, I don't know how to manage all this content architecture without destroying the whole thing.

You can move anything within the content directory in daz, I have set all my items within each characters folders, for instance all hair marked as lets say Genesis 8 sits within a folder that is marked Genesis 8, this is for male or female does not matter, then all the cloths, props and poses are within that G8 folder system. I move stuff around all the time. You just cannot move the Data, or Runtime files, that starts problems.

May I ask how you do it ?

- directly in the Windows file directory or within the Daz Studio interface ?

- Is it allowed to create folders with "non-standard" Daz names, ie : "restraints, "pubic hair" and whatever censored word from Daz point of view ?

Thanks