I've purchased products from Renderosity and have tried extracting the ZIP files to the normal folders in Content Library and they aren't showing up. Is there a way to install products purchased from Renderosity using DIM? I've put the ZIP files in the download folder for DIM and they aren't appearing in the "Ready to Download" or "Ready to Install" sections of DIM. Any suggestions?

Unfortunately, DIM only handles zip files available at DAZ3D. Those are properly compressed for DIM use. You are wasting your time trying to force DIM to recognize Renderosity based DS files. Your best bet is to open the compressed files and take a look at how the individual folders are set up. If you see several individual folders, i.e., data, people, etc, then those folders can be decompressed directly into your DAZ Library folder (either My DAZ 3D Library, which DIM prefers or My Library). If you find that the primary folder is called Content, then you will need to enter that folder and transfer the folders within to the aforementioned DAZ Library folders. Renderosity compressed files are not DIM ready as I mentioned before, you will need to manually transfer files into the library. Any files you encounter with a Content folder as a primary folder is incorrect and should never have been constructed that way. There is no Content folder in the DAZ library.

I was afraid of that lol thanks for the info!

It is possible for others to make DIM-friendly Zips, using the Content Package Assistant at Daz, but that really needs to be done by the creator.

hborre posted at 6:57PM Tue, 19 February 2019 - #4345936

Unfortunately, DIM only handles zip files available at DAZ3D. Those are properly compressed for DIM use. You are wasting your time trying to force DIM to recognize Renderosity based DS files. Your best bet is to open the compressed files and take a look at how the individual folders are set up. If you see several individual folders, i.e., data, people, etc, then those folders can be decompressed directly into your DAZ Library folder (either My DAZ 3D Library, which DIM prefers or My Library). If you find that the primary folder is called Content, then you will need to enter that folder and transfer the folders within to the aforementioned DAZ Library folders. Renderosity compressed files are not DIM ready as I mentioned before, you will need to manually transfer files into the library. Any files you encounter with a Content folder as a primary folder is incorrect and should never have been constructed that way. There is no Content folder in the DAZ library.

-So which is it? Perhaps I'm misunderstanding you. I was under the impression that ALL Daz content you get from Renderosity goes into the C:UsersMyNameDocumentsDAZ 3DStudioMy Library location, and that there's no either/or option. C:UsersPublicDocumentsMy DAZ 3D Library location from what I understand is for DIM content only and that you shouldn't install Renderosity content there? I don't know if the content creators ever corrected the zip files themselves, but there are products that still show Content as a primary folder in the ReadMe file on the product page.

I don't know how it's supposed to be, but I've had no difficulty manually installing Rendo content into my Daz content library. I wanted an actual content directory. I made one in my user folder and put my Daz library in Documents->Daz3D->content. Then I told DIM where to put my content. I made a post a while ago to explain that. A lot of (not all!) the Rendo content I buy ends up in the subdirectories of the runtime folder. Daz supports multiple content directories. You can set up new directory sets in preferences->content->content directory manager. I haven't done that (yet). I may try it soon.

Agreed. You can have any location and direct the apps to those locations as long as you're consistent. All my DAZ content, whether DAZ3d based or Rendo, go into My Daz Library folder. Everything under one roof, so to speak. Limits my search to one library ATM.

I install everything manually. In my experience when you open a zip from DAZ the folder path starts at STUDIO. When i open zips from here they all need to install starting at the CONTENT folder. It's not an issue for me since I know to do this, but it makes me feel bad for new users that don't have a clue. I wonder why it is this way with Rendo files, seems like it would be an easy fix.

I have never seen a zip from DAZ that starts with Studio. The Content folder in DAZ zips is stripped out by DIM when installing. Zips for Studio from other sites should not have a Content folder.