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My *&@($(@$(Cursor keeps disappearing !!!!

carrie58carrie58 Posts: 3,983
edited December 1969 in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

Okay so I've been working on a couple of scene that have required alot, of using ,translation and rotation ,and panning the camera ,well frequently,I'll be panning the camera ,when it seems like Studio blinks or burps and suddenly my cursor has vanished ......and I can't get it to come back ...... in order to close Studio I have to blindly scroll around until some icon hylights so I can figure out where the cursor is to get it where I can close Studio. It's agravateing!! the only plus is I have learned to save frequently!!
I'm useing a windows Vista 64 bit ,and DazStudio 4.5 .1.56 pro and I can't make heads or tails out of the log file
Any thoughts or suggestion welcome!! Please !!

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  • Wallace3DWallace3D Posts: 166
    edited December 1969

    I have run into the same problem on multiple occasions. Usually when my PC's resources run out

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001
    edited December 1969

    What video card and are your drivers up to date?

  • SpottedKittySpottedKitty Posts: 7,232
    edited December 1969

    I used to have a very similar problem in some of the later versions of D|S3. It's a video card driver problem, you'll need to check the manufacturer's website to see if there's a more recent driver version.

  • carrie58carrie58 Posts: 3,983
    edited December 1969

    Okay I'm going to let my ignorance all hang out .......how do I find out what video card info I need??.....the sticker on the front of the computer says nvidia ...... but other then that I'm clueless ......help...... ughhhhhh.

  • SpottedKittySpottedKitty Posts: 7,232
    edited December 1969

    Edit>Preferences>Interface and click on the "Current Hardware Features" button to get your video system specs as D|S sees them. Your exact card type should be on that list under "Hardware".

    Then go onto the NVidia website and select "Drivers", then follow the instructions to find the right driver for your system.

  • carrie58carrie58 Posts: 3,983
    edited December 1969

    Well I did manage to find out the info on my video card and I am up to date and I still have 384G of free RAM ......hmmm now what .....
    Thank you all for your responses .......I feel much less alone .......& frustrated ......

  • Joe CotterJoe Cotter Posts: 3,259
    edited December 1969

    Mine does that with the pen tablet when I right click. Alt+f4 closes the program btw.

  • carrie58carrie58 Posts: 3,983
    edited December 1969

    Hmmm I'm useing a Trackman Wheel "mouse",maybe it's time to replace it ......
    Gedd does the alt thing bring up the save scene tab when it closes DS?? wait what am I thinking ,I won't remember alt ....ugh it's so sad when your brain leaves without give 30 days notice ........

  • Joe CotterJoe Cotter Posts: 3,259
    edited December 1969

    Whenever you close using the x in the corner or the alt+f4 method in any windows program (unless they are non-standard) it pops up a dialog box to save/cancel/close. Try it on a scene with some minor modification.

  • carrie58carrie58 Posts: 3,983
    edited December 1969

    Oh well that's good to know, now to find my sticky notes and make a note ........though if I keep on with the sticky notes I'm either gonna have to get a bigger monitor ,or better glasses cause I won't be able to see the monitor through all the sticky notes ........
    Thank you Gedd

  • MKeyesMKeyes Posts: 467
    edited December 1969

    Okay - this is making me soooo angry and crazy! THIS what this original poster stated is my same scenario!!! I've restarted Daz 3 times trying to complete this scene! Specs below...

    ======================================
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    ASUS AMD FX 6100 Six-Core Processor
    nVidia GeForce GTX760 2gb ram graphics card
    16gb ram - 1trb drive

    Daz Studio 4.6.3.50 Pro

    Accuratus mouse

    ======================================

    PLEASE tell me there is a cure!!!

  • carrie58carrie58 Posts: 3,983
    edited June 2014

    Hey Mercedesk , I ended up having to get a new mouse ,before the issue stopped .I still don't know if it was a problem with DS or just the issue with the old mouse ,my work around was to save as a scene preset frequently....... so I didn't lose much work and just restart DS.

    Another thought I remember it happening when I was adjust camera view most frequently,or hopping between content tab and scene tab ..... is that what's causing the vanishing cursor on yours??

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  • MKeyesMKeyes Posts: 467
    edited December 1969

    carrie58 said:
    Hey Mercedesk , I ended up having to get a new mouse ,before the issue stopped .I still don't know if it was a problem with DS or just the issue with the old mouse ,my work around was to save as a scene preset frequently....... so I didn't lose much work and just restart DS.

    Another thought I remember it happening when I was adjust camera view most frequently,or hopping between content tab and scene tab ..... is that what's causing the vanishing cursor on yours??

    Because of the scene I'm building - I'm no doubt doing all of that - LOL - it's enough to make you pull your hair and scream at the top of your lung capacity.

    New mouse huh? Well - payday I will be doing just that. I pray that's the problem.
    Question - has anyone used this mouse with your 3D stuff? Poser or Daz Studio?
    http://www.3dconnexion.com/index.php?id=26&redirect2=www.3dconnexion.com

    Think it's worth it?

  • carrie58carrie58 Posts: 3,983
    edited December 1969

    I've seen that mouse, but haven't used it.I replaced my Logitech Tracball with a new ,Logitech Tracball .......

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,982
    edited December 1969

    I've only had the cursor disappear once or twice, but I recalled reading something I'd read (I think) here and did a right click on the mouse and that brought the cursor back into visibility.

  • carrie58carrie58 Posts: 3,983
    edited December 1969

    Simeon I right clicked when the mouse disappeared ,I left clicked, I center clicked, I cussed alot!! I popped the roller ball out and cleaned it ......and I cussed somemore when none of that did a bit of good . I even got up and walked away "Do not hit the computer,do not hit the computer"
    the disappearing cursor happened alot ,for about a month straight ........ hasn't happened once since I got the new mouse ......of course now that I've stated that Murphy's Law will kick in and my cursor will start disappearing again ......UGH!!

  • JaderailJaderail Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    FYI, as far as I know the Uber Mice will only work in DAZ Studio if they are programmable, so they can mimic the hot key functions in DAZ Studio.

    For the Cursor errors it can be the GPU, Graphic card, driver or the Mouse driver or even a combo of both that causes the error. Also be sure your OpenGL version is up to date and the highest version you can run or DAZ Studio can support depending on your card.

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