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[Mark Skarr]

Originally Posted by Ze'Manel Cunha

I'd make the distinction between twigs vs slender at where the knees on your models look thicker than their thighs, that makes them too skinny, or they have knobby knees.

Which they don't btw, nice knees, they just need at least another inch around the thighs and biceps, and a half as much on the calves and forearms. Jillian's feet are thicker than her calves and as thick as her thighs. Jillian's wrists are as thick as her biceps, she looks like she'd have trouble leveling that shotgun since she has the arms of a six year old.

Jillian, a test, fresh out of LUX, was always intended to be skinny. Not quite emaciated, but getting there.

Aurora, after 12 hours became the final version as when I networked MonkeyFist's computer with mine, it went all pear-shaped.

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by Mark Skarr

Aurora, after 12 hours became the final version as when I networked MonkeyFist's computer with mine, it went all pear-shaped.

I've heard about that on one of the Reality threads at DAZ 3D. I can't find the post now, but IIRC it has to do with a memory or network problem on the secondary PC resulting in not all of the textures transferring.

Does MonkeyFist's computer have as much RAM as your main PC, and did it have as much free? If so, I'd squint suspiciously at the network connection. Check the log file for error messages.

Unfortunately, once one of the two computers has bad data, the swapping back and forth means bad data gets integrated into the main render and it's all FUBAR. As you've found out.

[Mark Skarr]

Originally Posted by Bruno

I've heard about that on one of the Reality threads at DAZ 3D. I can't find the post now, but IIRC it has to do with a memory or network problem on the secondary PC resulting in not all of the textures transferring.

Does MonkeyFist's computer have as much RAM as your main PC, and did it have as much free? If so, I'd squint suspiciously at the network connection. Check the log file for error messages.

He and I have identical computers.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Unfortunately, once one of the two computers has bad data, the swapping back and forth means bad data gets integrated into the main render and it's all FUBAR. As you've found out.

Yeah, bummer. I'll have to re-do that render from the start. And take a look at our network.

Well, I did have a new image of Jillian, but Photobucket decided it violated their terms of service. So, I don't have it posted anymore.

[Bruno]

Another thing that occured to me - does the secondary machine have enough harddrive space for all the images? Does it have write permission to the LUX directory? The LUX directory is where all the files go temporarily.

[Mark Skarr]

Originally Posted by Bruno

Another thing that occured to me - does the secondary machine have enough harddrive space for all the images? Does it have write permission to the LUX directory? The LUX directory is where all the files go temporarily.

That could be it. I don't think it does. I'll have to share that directory on his computer and give it another try.

Here's an updated Pink after 9.5 hours in the rendering engine. It's only at 741 S/px. But, I turned the 5 fluorescent tubes in the scene into lights, so I could get the lighting shades.

And, apparently, that image of Jillian violated Photobucket's Terms of Service . . . though I can't imagine why. It's not the most risqué picture I have in there.

[Mark Skarr]

Well, I went back and changed a few things on Pink's picture. This is after about 18 hours of rendering at 1,520 S/px.

[robkelk]

Hope this isn't too off-topic for this thread - if it is, my apologies.

I'm just starting to play with DAZ Studio. I've found this page of public-domain 3D NASA models. I want to use this one as a background element in an image. It doesn't have an auto-installer. Anybody know how to load it into DAZ Studio? (For that matter, can I load it into DAZ Studio?)

[Mark Skarr]

Originally Posted by robkelk

Hope this isn't too off-topic for this thread - if it is, my apologies.

At one point I had a thread in the Network section for DAZ help, but it's gone now, due to being so old.

Originally Posted by robkelk

I'm just starting to play with DAZ Studio. I've found this page of public-domain 3D NASA models. I want to use this one as a background element in an image. It doesn't have an auto-installer. Anybody know how to load it into DAZ Studio? (For that matter, can I load it into DAZ Studio?)

I was afraid of that. It's a 3DS file, so it's for 3D Studio Max. DAZ can't load it. I was looking to see if I could fake it through an import, but no such luck. I also couldn't find you a free shuttle anywhere else. Vanishing Point has one that's soon to be released at Renderosity, but I don't know what they're going to charge for it.

[RogerBW]

Originally Posted by Mark Skarr

I was afraid of that. It's a 3DS file, so it's for 3D Studio Max. DAZ can't load it.

Being painstakingly fair, 3DS format was for 3D Studio (pre-Max), and is supported by pretty much every 3D modeller I've used; I'm very surprised any modern software can't handle it. (As opposed to MAX format, which is a whole different game.)

What can DAZ load? I might well be able to convert it.

[Mark Skarr]

Originally Posted by RogerBW

What can DAZ load? I might well be able to convert it.

It'll handle BioVision, Collada, Poser and Wavefront objects.

Here's the import list:
.bvh; .dae; .pz3; .pz2; .cr2; .lt2; .cm2; .pp2; .fc2; .hd2; .hr2; .pzz; .p2z; .crz; .ltz; .cmz; .ppz; .fcz; .hdz; .hrz; .obj; .obz