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I did a fresh install of DAZ Studio 4 onto Win 7. During the installation, I indicated that I wanted to place my content in a specific folder as the installer wanted to put it into my Documents folder on my Mac OS via a shared folder, rather than keep it within my Win 7 environment (VMWare Fusion thing). What I did was I created a DAZ Content folder within my User directory, so my content folder path is:  C:UsersMyNameDAZ Content. I chose the default settings on all install queries while installing.

After going through the entire first start-up dialogue windows, I finally got to the new blank scene. By default, I'm using the Hollywood Boulevard workspace. In the left-hand column, by default, it displays the Products tab, rather than the Files tab. This prompts the white window with the "Where Are My Products?" dialogue.

To the left of that, you should see a column with "ALL; Accessories; Animals; Hair; etc. If you click on the "People" button, it should display Genesis in the white area to the right of the column. When you double-click on the Genesis icon, an area opens up beneath it to show all of the compatible content available for Genesis that is currently installed on your computer. If you look at the Genesis icon at the top of that column, you will see two sub-directory links.... ALL or Default. If you click on Default and, then, select People, you will be shown the Genesis icon again. This one will load the Genesis figure on the scene when double-clicked. It's easier than fishing for it through all of the compatible content.

Once you have the Genesis figure loaded, the far left column will change the selections offered. You will now see Accessories; Hair; Presets; Props; and Wardrobe. You can apply a texture to Genesis by either clicking on the Presets button and, then, scrolling to the bottom of the right side of the column to find the material settings. OR, if you look at the side-ways tabs (My Stuff; Shaping; Surfaces (Color)) you can selection Surfaces to see only the texture files (if they don't appear, look to the upper left-hand corner of the column and make sure "Presets" is selected.)

Double-click on the texture of your choice. Genesis should be selected in the scene by default, but if it's not, you will be prompted to select an object in the scene when trying to apply a texture. The Scene tab is located in the right column.

 

See if you can get this far. If not, please indicate which step didn't work for you. I want to see if we can get a basic figure loaded and a texture applied before moving forward with the M4 and V4 figures.

 

Thanks.

Regards,

Dave Frohmader (Nagus)

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