I just found a notice in the E-on Forum from May 10th that stated that they are aiming for the 3rd quarter and if you had a valid maintenance plan on April 1, 2016, it will be honored whenever the 2016 version is released. Here is the URL http://www.e-onsoftware.com/support/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9637

The simplest method is to export it as an OBJ and then make necessary material modifications in Vue. I can't say which ones because I export from DAZ. Usually it is highlights and bump maps

Hi Lyne -

I use DAZ Studio and export everything as an OBJ including your wonderful models. You could do the same with Poser. I have used both Vie 11 and 2015 Infinite. Vue has its quirks and always will. For what I do I am satisfied with 2015. My machine is now 3 1/2 years old, but was very advanced when it was made for me. My motherboard supports 64 GIG of memory and I have that. I upped from 32 to 64 about a year ago. I use win 7, 64 bit, also.

I don't know the changes to materials that are necessary for OBJs from Poser to Vue, but if you decide to go that route, I can certainly share with you my settings. I love working in Vue even with its issues and it is my main program. I create figures and objects in DAZ and then put them altogether in Vue as well as work with the atmosphere.n my opinion, you can't beat the lighting and atmosphere abilities that Vue has. If I can answer more questions, let me know.

Thanks for mentioning it. I saw that but I had already put on my backup. If I try again and it fails, I'll do that.

None of my custom categories showed up nor did the name of the category itself. When I migrated from 4.7 to 4.8 everything was fine.

I have been exporting using the following settings for years now. I export as OBJs. I do all my texture work in Vue. I almost always need to change the highlight and bump map settings. I will be happy to answer specific questions. I use surface names because I can edit all components better.

There is an FAQ on the E-on site under forum, announcements discussing this. I just saw it. There is room for questions.

It would be interesting to know if parameters were changed in the importer fo r Vue infinite 2015. I didn't start importing a lot of obj so until I was using  Vue 11. While I still preferred a certain 11.5 build, I could import all into Vue 12. Since you both seem to know a lot more than I do about obj geometry, could changing the DAZ export settings make a difference? 

* On your problem Paula, it -sounds- like the .obj format issue that has been around forever. DAZ is doing something that the 2015 obj importer doesn't support; 11.5 either does support it, or it simply strips it out of the equation, since it doesn't recognize it. The next most likely is DS is adding something to the format that it uses, 11.5 ignores, and 2015 is aware of just enough to dislike. Probably*

 The idea makes sense, but then why would some OBJs export and import properly and others not? The export settings are all the same. So far, G2F figures have imported properly into 2015. What hasn't are large scenes like canal city. I prefer to do all my work in Vue (rearranging parts of a scene, eliminating, etc.) other than with figures which have to be done in DAZ. I did send in a ticket on this to e-on.

I thought Vue 2015 was more stable than previous versions until it crashed every time I would put in a scene exported as an Obj from DAZ. Oddly enough I could bring it into Vue 11.5. Then if I opened the 11.5 scene in 2015, it was ok. I did open a ticket and sent them the files. Also, when using photometric atmos, the main camera window was do dark that I couldn't see what I was doing.  Then, if you want to render a small section of an image, it sort of seems useless. It was fine in prior versions. I did use Vue 2014, but went back to 11.5. My system is win 7 64 bit with 64 GB memory and is only 2 years old.  I'm on my iPad so I can't put down more specs, but it is fast and was custom built.  It is a good system.

I am beginning to wonder with all the valied experiences people are having whether Vue is just not really picky about configuration and other programs. I have used Vue infinite since about 2002 and it seems we all have different issues and experiences. 

I did post my issues on the maintenance forum and am awaiting answers. I would like to use this new version, but I seem to waste so much time that I keep going back to my Vue 11.5 so I can get work done. 

I must say I am frustrated.

My renders in Vue are fine. I don't have problems. What settings do you use and what issues do you have?

I have had very good luck in bringing in people from DAZ as OBJs. I find Vue 2015 Infinite faster and smoother than previous versions. Also, so far no crashes. You can configure OBJs of people beautifully.

I export from DAZ normally, but I have also from Poser. As a test, you might try exporting the Poser file as an OBJ. You will possibly have to change the bump and highlights in Vue. It will depend on the mat used. Since you model your own, you should have no trouble configuring it for rendering in Vue.

 To add to Impish's statement.  Select a model, right click on materials and select edit all. If there are a lot, you might have to scroll down until you see the edit all statement.

I used to enjoy this forum a lot. I wish it were more active.  If I recall a few years ago, a whole bunch of people got annoyed with something, can't remember what, and left. From then on it just sort of drifted. I would like to see it become active again. I have used Vue for over 12 years now.