Issue with Data Connect Paths

[Rombout Versluijs]

Hi there,

found the addon today and looks quite nice. I made some harsh remarks on your blog page about the UI. As i like the addon i ive started to convert it to a more “blender” UI method

Ive used the method of sub-panels which is a new thing with bl 2.80. This makes the UI much cleaner i think. Ive also grouped lots of operators together, which again makes read ability better. It also makes the GUI much more compact.

But my issue….

Ive hevnt used Daz in 2 years and only used just a tiny bit. I vaguely remember i had many issue with all the paths and folders it creates. I already posted this on your blog, i find that Daz makes a HUGE mess of folders. I started to move folders to the shared folder so everything is one located. Did almost everything by hand if i remember. Freaking pain in the but with all those sub-folders it uses to link content.

The issue i run into now is that some parts are in the Connect folder. But i noticed they have some random numbers assigned. I noticed in your json files for say Genesis 3 those cloud folders dont have this random number.

Are you familiar with this?

Im on OSX and have just updated to 4.12.

I also noticed for me on OSX the log file doesnt contain anything. The paths were setup for Windows so i made the file manually, added it to the addon folder. But that still nothing is logged in that file.

Ive made a copy of the console of the missing paths. Another issue is on OSX dot files are created for thumbnails, i see these popup as a folder.

Im also not sure what the order is for those paths. Its a bit vague how its explained. I got one folder which is a shared folder, this contains most items. Than i got another folder which is the use save fodler and the data conncect folder. Ive added each folder ass a base in the addon. But the issue is that Connect folder with those random numbers as folder name. For instance that “genesis 3 female.duf” file

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[Rombout Versluijs]

here’s that error output from the console with all missing paths. couldnt add 2 attachments

[Alessandro Padovani]

Please understand that daz studio needs to handle a huge library of assets from many different artists who join the PA program. That is, it is also a marketing platform. Plus it has to deal with different generations of characters and technologies from Poser content to V4 to G8. Thus a complex definition of the assets database is rather unavoidable.

Then they complicated things furthermore by adding three different methods to download and install content. That’s manual, plus dim, plus daz connect to work online that’s encrypted content. Of course the plugin can’t handle encrypted content. You can find an extensive documentation about the assets database at the daz help center and/or you can get help on the daz forum that’s a better place to discuss daz features.

https://helpdaz.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

https://www.daz3d.com/forums/

[Rombout Versluijs]

I understand Alessandro, thanks for the very quick response. I try to dig into those links.
Yeah all those different method of installing are simple. Probably no way around it i guess then.

I hope i can get it to work.

Hope Thomas will see my proposal for the panel layout. I think its a major improvement of how it looks. I thinks its about 50% more compact then the original

[Rombout Versluijs]

PS one thing i noticed, but perhaps im wrong here. But should the paths of gen 3 be with people in the path? At some locations on my system that is. Characters are placed in a people category folder

his jason template file with the paths does not have people in the path.

I think i need to do more research

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[Rombout Versluijs]

I did a test moving data from Connect library to my shared folder. Now blender does see the files. But i basically have that data twice now. I think im should export all my data connect files to the shared folder. Then dont use Connect ever again, if possible

[Alessandro Padovani]

As for me I stick with manual install that’s the more reliable in my opinion. In the daz forum there are many issues both with dim and daz connect. Plus afaik daz connect is encrypted.