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Can I make manifest file?

LambdaXLambdaX Posts: 13
edited September 2023 in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

I wonder if I could make manifest file to install contents by DIM.

I want to add the file to my free products so users can install them easily.

I know how to use it to install contents but don't know how to make the file.

I wish I could.

Post edited by Richard Haseltine on

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  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 6,175

    Yes you can, with this product - https://www.daz3d.com/content-package-assist

  • LambdaXLambdaX Posts: 13

    Thank you. It will help me. 

    crosswind said:

    Yes you can, with this product - https://www.daz3d.com/content-package-assist

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 99,293

    Moved to Technical Help as it is an Install Manager question, not a Daz Studio question.

  • ShelLuserShelLuser Posts: 749

    dartspd said:

    I wonder if I could make manifest file to install contents by DIM.

    I know how to use it to install contents but don't know how to make the file.

    As mentioned above you can easily do this, and better yet: you don't even need to purchase anything either because it's fully supported by Daz Studio itself. The keyword is: Content Library pane. It's actually quite easy:

    • Make sure you have your assets in a folder and accessible in the content library.
    • Right click on the main folder, then select: "Create product from...".
    • Give the product a name, then click ok.
    • Now expand the 'Products' section and find your product entry in here.
    • Right click and select "Edit meta data".
    • Now you can fully edit the details of your product.

    Make sure that your 'assets' are fully set up as well (see "Assets" tab) and for best results it's obviously a good idea if you add your assets to the smart contents pane prior to creating the product, though this isn't mandatory.

    After you have everything set up your can click "export" and that should do the trick. The support file ("dsx") will also be mentioned in this product screen as well.

    Well, that's roughly it. Really no need to spend money over this.

  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 6,175
    edited September 2023

    Nah... actually OP needed IM package with Manifest.dsx to install a product rather than a product metadata file.... They're totally different...

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  • ShelLuserShelLuser Posts: 749

    crosswind said:

    Nah... actually OP needed IM package with Manifest.dsx to install a product rather than a product metadata file.... They're totally different...

    I beg to differ. Maybe this is also a good read:

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/23697/creating-your-own-dim-install-package

    Bottom line: you don't need to purchase anything, Daz Studio is perfectly capable of handling everything on its own.

  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 6,175

    ShelLuser said:

    crosswind said:

    Nah... actually OP needed IM package with Manifest.dsx to install a product rather than a product metadata file.... They're totally different...

    I beg to differ. Maybe this is also a good read:

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/23697/creating-your-own-dim-install-package

    Bottom line: you don't need to purchase anything, Daz Studio is perfectly capable of handling everything on its own.

    I don't need to... but probably OP does. I've been playing DS for 6 years.. I can write a script to generate shared XML(s). I just recommended a product when it was just $5.5. That was up to OP to check and decide. Anything wrong ?

    You don't have to impose your opinion, just giving a proper advice will be fine. Before that, better really understand what OP needed.  Sorry, I certainly know what DS is capable of, but eventually who can get the job done is the one who uses DS...

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