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Merge does not happen

cawcaw Posts: 7
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

Hi, I try to put two models together. Therfore I go to >file >merge and chose the second .duf document.
And then nothing happens.

 

I am using DAZStudio 4.22 on Apple iMac M1 with Sonoma 14.6.1

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  • GhostofMacbethGhostofMacbeth Posts: 1,623

    What are you trying to merge? I, typically, will merge in the lighting from one scene to another or merge two characters into a scene. It is not meant to merge two mesh together. You will need a modelling program for that.

  • cawcaw Posts: 7

    I try to put two figures from two different scenes together. I created one character in one scene and another character in another.

  • felisfelis Posts: 4,283

    That should work. Can you open each scenes individually?

    Instead of saving a character in a scene file, I would recommend saving them as scene subset.

  • cawcaw Posts: 7

    Well, unfortunately I can not safe, export or load anything into Studio. There is something fundamentally wrong …

    I can open scenes individually but can not safe with a new name or export.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,564

    Write permissions? Can you save to the same location from other applications? How about saving to a different location (ideally a different drive)?

  • cawcaw Posts: 7

    I think it has to do with DAZ Studio. I have no issue on my Apple Mac to safe from other applications to anywhere. 

    From within DAZ Studio I have the safe dialog, very short, but the file is not safed. I can safe an existing scene just with the normal safe command.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,564

    So you are using File>Save As>Scene? Or File>Save, which will do the same with an unamed scene or a scene where the Author doesn't match the current Ayuthor name in Edit>Preferences.

  • cawcaw Posts: 7

    Yes

    »open recent« is working
    »safe …« is working
    »safe as > Scene …« is not working
    »safe as > Pose present etc …« are not working

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,564

    Have you checked the end of the log file (Help>Troubleshooting>View Log File) after trying to save?

  • cawcaw Posts: 7
    edited September 14

    I checked the end of the log file. My first attempt to »safe as scene« … gave this:
    2024-09-14 14:55:22.814 [INFO] :: Failed to save a file. See the log for more details.

    A second attempt gave me this:
    2024-09-14 15:01:56.781 [INFO] :: Saved image: /Users/caw/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Library.tip.png

    Not the name I gave and not the location I have chosen …

    Edit: with regular saving the app collapses and ends immediately

    Post edited by caw on
  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,564

    What is the intended path to which you are trying to save?

  • cawcaw Posts: 7

    Now I am running DAZ Studio 4.23.Premier

    No matter what I try, saving frim an exitsing scene to any location, it tells me, »The targetfile already exists. Would you like to replace it?«

    With Show details: /users/…/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio.duf

    It does not matter if I click »Yes« or »No« – it does not safe anything.

    It works fine with a new document and saving the existing document via cmd-s …

    … hm …

  • felisfelis Posts: 4,283

    You didn't say which path you are trying to save to.

    And what is the scene name you are trying to save it with?

  • cawcaw Posts: 7

    As I said, it does not matter, where and which name … but here it is:

    I try to save the scene under the name: MMI_test.duf

    And to the location: /users/caw/projekte/caanwe/caanwe3D/DAZ/MMI/test

    Today it froze completely …

  • felisfelis Posts: 4,283

    I was thinking if it has something to do with write rights or special characters.

    Have you tried to save to a non-default folder, or on another drive if you have so?

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