Problem Loading Satsuki
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Hello everyone, I recently purchased Satsuki for Genesis and am having problems using any of her features.
Mainly, I'm having trouble loading the Satsuki figure into the scene. With a base genesis figure in scene, I will go over to one of Satsuki's options in the smart content figures panel. Double-click on one of those options and nothing will change one the scene. I've also tried Right-clicking on the option and choosing Open as New, which gives me an error that says "An error has occured while reading the file" and tells me to check the log for details.
If any of you have any advice, I'd love to hear it.
Though the only way I've installed Satsuki is through the newly released DAZ Content Manager. I'm not sure if that's the problem, but I'll try reinstalling through the install files themselves.
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Well, I seem to have solved my own problem.
Turns out installing it through the DAZ Content Manager is what made it not work even though it showed up.
Downloading the installers and installing it myself made it work though.
Oh well. :)
Note that these options are simply on-off switches for standard parameter dials in the Parameter and Shaping tabs. Using the options, you get full off or full on, nothing in between. Using the dials, as always you can set the dial to any value you want. Not sure why it was done that way, it's very limiting and discourages learning how to use parameter dials properly.
I have the same problem. I don't see anything in parameters that would allow me to "dial up" the Satsuki character assets.
Will there be any repaired version of the Satsuki install files for DAZ Install Manager?
Is there some other solution I need to try?
Have you tried loading a blank Genesis and entering "satsuki" in the search field at the top of the Parameters tab? That gives me the complete range of body, head and partial morphs. There might not be anything actually needing to be repaired, it's just that the morphs aren't always categorised in obvious places.
Tried that.
I deleted my current Satsuki install and downloaded and installed a new instance of the files from my product page at DAZ, using DAZ Install Manager.
Then I ran DAZ Studio, selected the Genesis base figure and looked at parameters--finding NO Satsuki content, of course.
Then I went to Scene, made sure the Genesis base figure was selected, then went to Smart Content Shapes and double clicked on Satsuki Full On.
Nothing happened to the Genesis base figure.
There was nothing "Satsuki" in the Parameters of my Genesis base figure.
I tried filtering the Parameters using "Satsuki" and "satsuki" and saw nothing from either.
I have seen and used "dial up" Parameter functionality before -- I bought the Vlad Dracula files several years ago and have fun with them.
I think I know what I'm supposed to be seeing when I use the Satsuki files, but I don't see anything load.
Thanks.
Something is not Installed properly. You should have a full range of auto morphs, 20 I believe (On/Off morphs), and 8 extra morphs. I see from the Info it does not LIST any morphs that do NOT have a POSE to apply them, so to me that says they can only be Injected with this set by doing this. Apply Full head morph (should change) then the Full Body Morph. You can then use the On Off and other Morphs icons to Edit the figure. I see no way to DIAL any of them.
I agree, something is not installed properly.
I don't have ANY morphs after trying to load the Satsuki Head morphs and the Full morphs.
Thanks for the information about Dialing these parameters -- since I don't see anything at all, it will be useful to know there will only be On/Off when Satsuki finally loads properly.
Do I need to install anything other than Genesis and Satsuki in order to be able to select the Genesis figure, load and use Satsuki ?
Do I also need to install some sort of extra Genesis Body Morphs or something else?
Is there anybody who has successfully installed Satsuki for Genesis using the DAZ Install Manager?
Thanks.
I like the Figure and the Price is Right. I will be doing a Full DIM test in just minutes. I'm just waiting for it to hit my DIM.
Test Over, the 19 Shaping Icons are all you get as far as Morphing the Figure goes. Inject the FULL figure and then turn on or off the parts as you like, that is ALL the figure comes with. It is still a nice Figure and the Materials are very nice.
I agree, it's a nice figure. Since it seems to install fine through DIM on your computer, there must be something wrong with mine or what I'm doing.
When you say "turn on or off the parts as you like" you are doing that in the Parameters tab, right?
Thanks for checking this out.
Huh? That's not been my experience. Maybe the product was updated/changed at some point...? I'll have to take a look when I get home.
From my testing this is ALL you get Morph wise. And you must use this for on or off. If I'm incorrect I will be pleased to learn so.
OK, I think I'm getting closer to understanding what I'm doing wrong.
The image Jaderail included in his latest message is exactly what I do see on my computer -- thanks for that, Jaderail.
It looks like all I have there is Turn Off and Turn On options.
Where is the INJECT option for Satsuki?
I don't find it in the Content tab or anywhere in the various Smart Content tabs, either.
I go to the Scene tab, select the Genesis figure, then go to Smart Content Shaping and double click the "01 Satsuki FULL On" and then "05 Satsuki Head On".
No change, no joy.
The First Icon the FULL one Injects the morphs.
OK, then I have something broken.
Thanks for your patience.
I loaded up Genesis, went to Parameters, clicked on Actor, and searched for Satsuki. All the morph dials showed up as expected. Are you guys not seeing the same? Definitely odd...
I did use the Install Manager to install this product.
Okay, I can confirm Scott's findings. Tip the Parameters did NOT show on my PC until I did a FULL Reboot, closing DAZ Studio was not enough. Odd but worked.
Well, this gives me a little more information as I deal with the guys at Tech Support.
I have no "Actor" tab on my Parameters and no Satsuki morph entries, or any other morphs, for that matter.
It really makes me wonder if there is another version of Genesis out there someplace, or maybe a Genesis Morphs package I don't have.
At no point have I been able to "Inject" the Satsuki data into my scene Genesis figure.
Sad.
If your still using the Default DS layout, that is the BASIC beginner layout and many features are hidden. If your Content is not Mapped properly that also can cause file issues.
To Swap to a Advanced User interface you do Window>WorkSpace>Layout and pick City Limits, for FULL Adavanced setup.
EDITS: You Also need to Register DS4.6 for the PRO features to be seen, the Serial should be in your My Account>My Serial Numbers
And If you Open the Content Directory Manager and EXPAND all your paths and post the image we can see if DS is seeing all your installed content.
Thanks for the Advanced User Interface informaton - I will use City Limits now.
I still don't see the Actor tab, or the Satsuki parameters.
I believe my copy of Studio Pro has been registered all through this discussion, and I just now refreshed the registration to be certain.
Is one of the attached images what you had in mind for my expanded Content Directory?
Thanks
You Never OPENED the Parameters tab. Here is the Content Directory Manager and the Parameters both opened and used. I just have my TABS set to be on top but is the same thing.
They also Show in the Shaping Tab in each of the Active sections if you enter satsuki in search.
Found it.
Is there some other setting similar to the "City Limits" that I need to enable in order to see the "Actor" tab?
This might be because of the layout you're using, with the sideways tabs and really huge text. Look at the RIGHT edge of your screen, the strip of tab labels with Parameters at the top. Down at the bottom of that strip is a double-arrowhead, which means there are more tabs off-screen you can't see unless you scroll to view them. I'm fairly confident if you were to scroll that tab strip up, you would see the Actors tab.
Note there's another scroll arrow at the bottom of the left-side tab strip, try it and see what's down there.
(FWIW: this might be personal preference, but I've never been able to work with any program using these sideways tabs. They were introduced with D|S4.0 and many people didn't like them but never realised they were only a preference that can be changed, like pretty much everything else in the appearance of D|S.)
Did you use the Install Manager to install Genesis Starter Essentials? It looks like your DAZ Studio Formats is missing one of the key folders that appears under Poser Formats: C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Documents/My DAZ 3D Library
Try adding it to DAZ Studio Formats in the Content Directory Manager. Maybe that's where Satsuki's morphs (and all your other morphs) are hiding.
It looks like its because the DS4.6 Content folder is not LISTED as a DS Folder.
Thank you all very much!
The Content Directory Manager was the solution, and as you can well imagine, suddenly I can now see many more of the tools I bought.