Mesh Grabber (not in tools)

Puzzie

Windows 10

Daz 4.12 Pro (registered)

Bought, downloaded, and installed Mesh Grabber 3.0.0.0 from the command line (64bit version) can see the .dll file in the plugins directory.

It shows as bieng installed when I look in Help => About Installed Plugins..   but not on the tools menu at all.  I have reinstalled it, re-downloaded it, All with DS closed down. In the Tools - About Installed plugins I can tell it not to start (I have turned it on and off) and get nothing.

??  ideas??

Puzzie

From the "About Installed Plugins" info (i.e. I read a post where the .dll was installed to the wrong directory, I checked that)

Filename :	C:/Program Files/DAZ 3D/DAZStudio4/plugins/MF_meshmorph.dll
Name :	ManFriday's Mesh Grabber Morph Editor
Author :	ManFriday
Version :	3.0.0.0

barbult

Did you follow the instructions in the Mesh Grabber documentation for adding the tool if Daz Studio does not do it for you? See page 11 of Mesh Grabber Manual.PDF that comes with the product.

NorthOf45

Did you have an earlier version installed, or is this a first time? Maybe the new version doesn't set up the GUI elements properly. Is there anything in the Customize dialog (F3) on the Actions side called "ManFriday's Mesh Grabber"? Go to the Tool Settings tab and try the Mesh Grabber tool shortcut key combo Alt-Shift-E. Anything?

D'oh! Ninja'd again.

Puzzie

Hi

 

Thank you both for the replies.  I have not found a manual (and I have looked).  There is a \docs\ directory at the same level as the \plugins  in it I find

C:\Daz 3D\Applications\64-bit\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\docs\Plugins\Mesh Grabber Morph Editor

but the only file in there is this.  "Mesh Grabber Morph Editor.dsx"

I went back to the download page for docs as well and couldn't find any.  Any idea where to find the docs?

@NorthOf45  Nope, first and only install.

The installer a lot like the old DAZ install wrapper programs.  It tells me that it is going to put files in this path (but I never could ficure out what it was talking aobut as I cannot find any path similat to the reference)

DAZ 3D\Installed Content\Mesh Grabber Morph Editor for DAZ Studio 4.5+ (Win 64-bit)

Do I need to open a cmd window as administrator and run it that way??

 

 

barbult

DIM installs the manual in C:\Program Files/DAZ 3D/DAZStudio4/docs/Plugins/Mesh Grabber/Mesh Grabber Manual.pdf 

Is there a reason you are not using DIM to install Mesh Grabber? 

barbult

You know, I'm not even sure the instructions for manually adding the Mesh Grabber tool to the menu are correct. I never had to use them, because installing with DIM added it to the menu automatically. So, I tried to follow those instructions today to help you out, but the F3 customize doesn't even show me a Tools menu as an option to add to. Did you try to activate Mesh Grabber with the Alt-Shift-E shortcut as suggested by Northof45?

NorthOf45

That "Mesh Grabber Morph Editor.dsx" is supposed to be used in DAZ Studio with the built-in Help browser (F1), but I can see now that it opens the local copy of the .pdf file. It used to open the on-line version, so it's a moot point, now.

NorthOf45

Wait a minute... Mesh Grabber Morph Editor? That's an Add-on to the base Mesh Grabber. What did you get, exactly?

barbult

OOPS! Good catch, @Northof45! I didn't catch that detail in the previous messages.

Mesh Grabber Morph Editor is just an add on to Mesh Grabber. It isn't a standalone product. Mesh Grabber is required first.

Puzzie

 

 

ok well that explains it..   Silly me.. 

THANK YOU (both)

NorthOf45

Yeah, the spidey-sense was tingling, but I couldn't place it...

barbult

Well, I'm glad the mystery is solved, but I still highly recommend installing it with DIM if you can.

Edit: I mean when you get the required product.

Edit again: If you just bought the wrong product, submit a help request to return it for a refund.