Proper File Location

tomsfo1

A little help please.

I downloaded a free product called Mobile Home. It has a directory Studio Files\GeckoCustom containing:

Mobile Home.daz
Mobile Home.daz.pgn

I have not been able where to put these files as I don't have a directory called "Studio Files."

It also ha files for Runtime\Textures and Runtime\Geometries which I believe I placed correctly.

I presume they should go under Runtime/Libraries. But what folder after that.

Your assistance is appreciated.

Tom

Richard Haseltine

If there's no Data folder it isn't going to work, at least as a .daz scene file, as you don't have the geometry. You may be able to import the OBJ and apply the textures by hand.

fixmypcmike

Runtime/Textures and Runtime/Geometries should be existing folders -- they don't go under Libraries.

"Studio Files" just means whatever your content folder is, e.g. "My DAZ 3D Library" or "My Library". Those files can go anywhere except inside Data, Runtime, or Readme's.

However, it sounds like the product is missing files for the Data folder. If it were a .duf file it could refer back to the Runtime/Geometries folder to rebuild the Data files, but a .daz file won't do that.

tomsfo1

Thanks to you both for a prompt response.

I'm about ready to give up on this. No loss as it was a free download.

You both cleared some confusion I had. But I will agree there seems to be some files missing. I did try to put the ".daz" files in various directors, not which seemed to work.

I also read ".daz" is an old file type, so I will presume DAZ3D no longer supports it.

Any other thoughts would be appreciated.

Tom

fixmypcmike

DAZ Studio still will read .daz files, but there are a lot of disadvantages to the format, so DS no longer will save in that format.