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Pred Pack - Grass how to use??

dgimness_2afcafb311dgimness_2afcafb311 Posts: 0
edited December 1969 in New Users

Hi,
I bought Pred Pack - Grass One at: http://www.daz3d.com/pred-pack-grass-one
I downloaded it via Daz Install manager. It appears in my props, though how do I use it? When I double-click it, it doesn't load the grass into the scene. Do I need to apply it to something like a flat plane?

Thanks,

Dan

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited December 1969

    I don't have that particular product, sorry- but the fastest way to check is to simply go to create-new primitive-plane and try it. Before you do that, be sure you are selecting the actual item and not materials / textures. I've done that before, kept clicking, and wondering why nothing was loading- then I noticed I hadn't selected the right thing from the set.

  • dgimness_2afcafb311dgimness_2afcafb311 Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Thanks. I finally found it under Poser Formats and then drilled down to Props.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited December 1969

    I think there are some products that don't have ReadMe information, but that's another thing to keep in mind- it will tell you where the item is located. (the ReadMe's are a separate folder, a nice handy reference. It's a folder under My Library, depending on how you are set up.)

    Enjoy your grass! :)
    Cathie

  • ducenickelsducenickels Posts: 8
    edited December 1969

    i'm having the same problem when I seen it in there I clicked on it but it did nothing but gave me a message saying something needs to be loaded 1st so I tried new primitive plaine but that didn't work so I don't see it unless im over looking i'm using windows so I don't know which one is mac version and which is windows they didn't say when I downloaded it any help?

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    edited December 1969

    ducenickels said:
    i'm having the same problem when I seen it in there I clicked on it but it did nothing but gave me a message saying something needs to be loaded 1st so I tried new primitive plaine but that didn't work so I don't see it unless im over looking i'm using windows so I don't know which one is mac version and which is windows they didn't say when I downloaded it any help?

    When you downloaded it, the .exe file is for windows and the zip is for the Mac, if you downloaded manually. If you downloaded using the DIM then the file is OK for both formats.

  • Carola OCarola O Posts: 3,823
    edited December 1969

    When I read on the item page http://www.daz3d.com/pred-pack-grass-one it mention it comes with several ground babses, my guess would be that you need to first laod one of those bases and than load the grass onto that base. Hope this helps :)

    /C

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited May 2013

    I bought it recently- I'll go explore it, back in a bit.
    EDIT: No ReadMe file.

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited May 2013

    Here it is. I couldnt find it in the Smart Content, but it's in Content Library. Let me see what loads up. IMPORTANT EDIT:
    These are the materials- go into Poser Props for the base. Continue reading this thread and you'll see the screenshot.

    grassOne.jpg
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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited December 1969

    If you are using the Daz Install Manager, grab both those DIMS.
    If not, manually download the exe files if you are on a PC OR the zip files if you are a MAC user, as stated earlier by Chohole.
    then find the files over in Content Library where I've shown you.

    grassOne2.jpg
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  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited May 2013

    This is a poser format Item with DS format textures. You first load the Poser version of the item (prop) then go and apply the DS texture file with the DS mat files so it renders properly in DS.

    EDIT: Novica is correct, you need both of those files for DS.

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  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    TIP: If marked DIM you need ALL the DIM files for a item to work properly in DS4.5 or DS4.6.

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,583
    edited December 1969

    Jaderail said:
    TIP: If marked DIM you need ALL the DIM files for a item to work properly in DS4.5 or DS4.6.

    Not necessarily, only if there's a PS (or unsuffixed) version and a StudioCF -- Companion File means it isn't stand-alone.

  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    fixmypcmike said:
    Jaderail said:
    TIP: If marked DIM you need ALL the DIM files for a item to work properly in DS4.5 or DS4.6.

    Not necessarily, only if there's a PS (or unsuffixed) version and a StudioCF -- Companion File means it isn't stand-alone.Ah, I just went in my DIM to see what was installed for 4.6 and inferred from both being installed.

    I like DIM because it install's any files needed for the Software selected. No guessing needed.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited December 1969

    So folks can find it easier, I did a thread on how to create the plane and am working right now on screenshots for adding the grass. Not sure what the OP and other folks know, so this should get them zipping along.
    Cathie

    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/22425/

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited May 2013

    Ducky, just ducky. The base is not wanting to load onto the plane for me. I changed my plane back to the original color, thinking maybe I just wasnt seeing it, but it's not loading onto the plane anywhere. Checked World Center and every bit of the plane. Anyone else had luck with this so I can finish the tutorial? (I changed the name of it for the moment and took off the grass reference, but I'm not giving up until we get this figured out.) Who else has the Pred One grass? OP, did you get it to work?

    EDIT: shown are all the files. They are in props, as the other folks stated.

    grassOne7.jpg
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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited May 2013

    I'm going to track down Kerya, apparently in the old forums she (assume is a she?) had issues then solved them (had to do with the computer, not the product.)

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  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,583
    edited December 1969

    Those are just the DS mats. The grounds are in Props under Poser Formats.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited December 1969

    I had looked there, but was searching for the full vendor name so assumed I was wrong. (for other newbies, when the DIM is a Poser file, that would be a clue to look under Poser in the Content Library) I missed the 3DPA being this vendor!

    Screenshots coming.
    Thanks fixmypcmike, you made me take a second look!

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,887
    edited December 1969

    Here's where you'd load the base.

    grassOne8.jpg
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