Sagan: A DAZ Studio to Blender Alembic Exporter

francescogenovesi78

 

Hi everyone, I'm experiencing a problem with the Sagan script/plugin in DAZ Studio, and I can't save my files or set the export directory properly. Here are the details:

When I try to use Choose Base Directory or Current Export Directory, the buttons don’t work, and I’m unable to select or input anything.
I occasionally get the error message: "Unknown File Format - No importer for the file format can be found" during certain operations.
I’ve already tried the following:
Running DAZ Studio as an administrator.
Resetting the layout and preferences in DAZ Studio.
Clearing temporary files and reinstalling the Sagan script.
I’m using DAZ Studio version [insert version] on Windows 11, and the plugin has been installed in the correct directory.
I’m wondering if the issue could be related to:

A misconfiguration of the script/plugin.
Missing or corrupted files.
An incompatibility with my version of DAZ Studio.
Has anyone encountered a similar issue? Is there a way to completely fix this or reinstall Sagan properly? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance for your help.

TheMysteryIsThePoint

Hi @francescogenovesi78

Wow. I found that the Qt slot for the Choose Base Directory button was missing in Qt Designer. I must have messed that up somehow, and I'm not enough of a Windows programmer to have automated tests set up. I'll fix it and make an update tonight.

But how could we go 18 days with no one reporting that pretty serious bug?

As for the "Unknown File Format..." error, can you provide more details? That is not a Sagan error message; it doesn't occur in the code, and "importer" in the text is kind of suspicious...

TheMysteryIsThePoint

OK, 3.6.1.0 is up at the link to the latest version. Sorry about the regression.

The only user-facing change is the fix for the Base Directorty button.

mindsong

TheMysteryIsThePoint said:

Hi @francescogenovesi78

Wow. I found that the Qt slot for the Choose Base Directory button was missing in Qt Designer. I must have messed that up somehow, and I'm not enough of a Windows programmer to have automated tests set up. I'll fix it and make an update tonight.

But how could we go 18 days with no one reporting that pretty serious bug?

As for the "Unknown File Format..." error, can you provide more details? That is not a Sagan error message; it doesn't occur in the code, and "importer" in the text is kind of suspicious...

I'm guessing many of us periodic users hadn't gotten to it yet... Downloaded, but waiting for a free time-slice...

For me it's the kind of tool that isn't touched until it's the most important capability in my pipeline, lol, and if it ain't broken, I'm apt to "get to it someday soon" (yeah, DAZ soon).

I've downloaded the newest update with appreciation, and will install it 'soon'! The appreciation really happens when it 'just does it'... again... Easy to take it for granted - the lack of feedback is likely the curse of your good work, I suppose.

heh,

--ms

TheMysteryIsThePoint

As usual, thanks, MS.

Ha ha "my good work" until I disable a button by accident :)

BTW, if there are any competent Win32 guys out there who know how to set up a good GUI unit test framework, please, let me know :)

 

WendyLuvsCatz

yeah, I only use the obj series export and it works on the rather old build I have 

is very much appreciated 

but I am always doing so many different things at once every day, trying new things all the time not using D|S or even 3D

tend to go off on tangents with my hobbies a lot

TheMysteryIsThePoint

WendyLuvsCatz said:

yeah, I only use the obj series export and it works on the rather old build I have 

is very much appreciated 

but I am always doing so many different things at once every day, trying new things all the time not using D|S or even 3D

tend to go off on tangents with my hobbies a lot

From the breadth of your posts alone, one can see how many pies you've got your fingers in, Wendy :)

mindsong

TheMysteryIsThePoint said:

WendyLuvsCatz said:

yeah, I only use the obj series export and it works on the rather old build I have 

is very much appreciated 

but I am always doing so many different things at once every day, trying new things all the time not using D|S or even 3D

tend to go off on tangents with my hobbies a lot

From the breadth of your posts alone, one can see how many pies you've got your fingers in, Wendy :)

Oh, what I would do to osmose the wisdom and lessons-learned across this domain from a few of you folks - both inspiring and humbling. Of course, this would also require a serious personal SSD expansion, lol.

Not enough hours in a minute... Glad y'all are here to compare notes with.

--ms

TheMysteryIsThePoint

mindsong said:

Not enough hours in a minute...

Permission to use that :)

francescogenovesi78

I apologize for the delayed response; I've been busy reconfiguring my PC and juggling work, leaving me little time to reply earlier. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the creator of Sagan for their outstanding work. As a developer, I frequently use their product and deeply appreciate the quality and dedication that shines through every aspect of it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

 

TheMysteryIsThePoint

@francescogenovesi78

An equally heartfelt "You're welcome"... The feeling of "Community", of a group of people all trying to do the same thing and facing the same obstacles, is what keeps me going in the face of all the challenges in developing for DAZ Studio, both technical and social.