• Daz Content Installer

I just started playing with Daz3D, and am just dragging the 3-4 folders from the zips/rars into the My Daz3D folder. So far, they seem to show up fine-custom characters seem to have their hierarchy, etc., and hair and clothes seem to attach ok (I just started though). I am curious what the benefits Smart Content can offer, to go through the slightly more involved DIM process. I'm pretty much a 3D dilettante though, maybe Pro-users with thousands of assets really see a benefit to the advanced organization tree.Coming from the Mac world, one of the most basic differences in file structure in Windows is the 'Folders don't replace Folders, they merge the contents' concept. I never understood it until now-it makes copying over these data files a lot simpler. No, no - nothing disappears, but the different artists have different views how to name their folder and under which tab it to appear; AND some of the content is visible in smart content but some - only in Content Library tab. The best way to find a 'missing' content is to go to the bottom of Content Library and expand the 'Products' category.

Daz Content Installer

You should be able to find everything installed in alphabet order.Also - you can install anything on any folder - but you need to add to Daz content manager the path to this folder - press F2 and click on Content tab then at the bottom click on Content directory Management. You need to do this only if you create new main folders on other place.And the rule of thumb - when you extract the archives you often will see folder Content and insides folder like Data, Runtime, Documentation etc. But sometimes the archive will directly extract the Data, Runtime etc folders. You need to be careful and to overwrite exactly those folders (and to get a question about overwriting, which means you are going OK); do not copy the whole Content folder.After several months of using Daz you will get accustomed to it and will start to organize your folders to be comfortable to you, but do not just move the folder - this will break internal content links. There are 2 content libraries - just 'Content library' and 'Smart content'.Go to 'Content library', look in the left for 'Products' and click on the triangle in left to it.

You will see all the installed products in alphabet order. If it is not there then you probably copied the asset in a wrong folder. Sometimes when you open the archive you will see a folder 'Content' and inside the real folders like 'Data', 'Runtime' etc.

You need to copy only those folders and to merge those folders with the existing folders; and sometimes the archive just have the folders 'Data', 'Runtime' etc - in this case just copy them and again merge the folders. Important - if you don't see a question to merge them this means you are coping them to a wrong place. Your problem is either this or you simply didn't look carefully - the artists use their name to store certain stuff so if you are looking for content named Just Josh it will be inside a folder Slosh like this RuntimeTexturesSloshJustJosh. No worries, happy to helpI would recommend installing all assets through DIM, its nice, fast and easy to install and uninstallJust follow what i have written if you still have any doubts feel free to askIf you need have installed an asset and are having trouble finding it just look at the name of the assets you installed and use search bar at the top of Content Library to find itIf its still not there, it might not have been installed correctly or simply must be brokenIf so just rebuild it using the Content Package Assist. There are 2 content libraries - just 'Content library' and 'Smart content'.Go to 'Content library', look in the left for 'Products' and click on the triangle in left to it. You will see all the installed products in alphabet order.

If it is not there then you probably copied the asset in a wrong folder. Sometimes when you open the archive you will see a folder 'Content' and inside the real folders like 'Data', 'Runtime' etc. You need to copy only those folders and to merge those folders with the existing folders; and sometimes the archive just have the folders 'Data', 'Runtime' etc - in this case just copy them and again merge the folders. Important - if you don't see a question to merge them this means you are coping them to a wrong place.

Your problem is either this or you simply didn't look carefully - the artists use their name to store certain stuff so if you are looking for content named Just Josh it will be inside a folder Slosh like this RuntimeTexturesSloshJustJosh. No worries, happy to helpI would recommend installing all assets through DIM, its nice, fast and easy to install and uninstallJust follow what i have written if you still have any doubts feel free to askIf you need have installed an asset and are having trouble finding it just look at the name of the assets you installed and use search bar at the top of Content Library to find itIf its still not there, it might not have been installed correctly or simply must be brokenIf so just rebuild it using the Content Package Assist. Unzip it and and put them in a folder with a name which you choose (better to be something meaningful).

Basically you actually can put this folder where you like, providing it is inside your library - but you will find most of the purchased poses in.PeopleGenesis 3 FemalePoses (of course use folder with the correct genesis number and sex). So better put it there - but again - do not forget to make separate folder and to give it some recognizable name.Edit: the truth is after a while you will be overwhelmed by the sheer number of the installed products but after some time you will start to reorganize folders at your liking. Unfortunately DAZ still don't offer the possibility of custom tabs. Unzip it and and put them in a folder with a name which you choose (better to be something meaningful). Basically you actually can put this folder where you like, providing it is inside your library - but you will find most of the purchased poses in.PeopleGenesis 3 FemalePoses (of course use folder with the correct genesis number and sex). So better put it there - but again - do not forget to make separate folder and to give it some recognizable name.Edit: the truth is after a while you will be overwhelmed by the sheer number of the installed products but after some time you will start to reorganize folders at your liking.

Unfortunately DAZ still don't offer the possibility of custom tabs.