Erwin0265 posted at 10:57AM Thu, 16 February 2017 - #4297668

Bugger! Marble, you are having the worst luck! I have NEVER cleared any cache (guess I should learn how to), I use DAZ Studio (I started using VWD in Poser just so I could use the program - this was before the bridges were created) and I can recall only ever having had one crash. Have you used the Task Manager to see if you are running out of RAM or CPU (ie. at 100% - though many rendering programs also run at the full 100%; so it's not a definite "this is the problem", but it may give you some more info..........)? I understand your giving up (for now); wait and see what the next release brings (like an updated user guide)............ All the best.

Here's the thing. I have a one year old, custom built PC which I only use for DAZ Studio. I have an iMac for other computing needs. The PC has a Skylake i7, 32 GB Ram and a GTX 1070 GPU. Not a professional rendering machine but pretty high spec for a hobby. If VWD needs more than that then I don't want VWD.

Yes I do monitor the performance. I have an app that sits in the task area and monitors all manner of system parameters, including CPU use, temperatures, RAM use, GPU load - you name it, it monitors it. Not only that, I can actually hear the fans come on when the CPU is working hard. VWD doesn't even cause an increase in fan speed.

If I were the only one getting crashes, I'd be worried about the PC but I'm not. Apart from what SicklYied says in her tutorial, others on the DAZ forums have also commented about how crash prone it is. Why some don't get crashes is interesting but I can only speak of my own experiences. I've attempted probably 20 or 30 simulations by now and most have exited with some kind of error. The exercise earlier with Smaker1 was actually the first time I've had a success and I was very optimistic that I now had a correct procedure. But then I tried 2 or 3 more and they all stopped on errors. Enough is enough.