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Installing Genesis 8 for Maya

johnbpjohnbp Posts: 55
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

Hello all.  I just purchased Genesis 8 for Maya which says it can be installed with DAZ Install Manager, but it does not show up when I open Install manager.  Manual download works, but it is a mix of DAZ and Maya "parts" with no instructions about what goes where.  Has anyone gotten this to install properly?

 

Thanks!

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  • johnbpjohnbp Posts: 55
    edited June 2018

    Forgot to add... Latest version of Install Manager is being used (reinstalled to be sure).  

     

    Here is a link to the product page: https://www.daz3d.com/genesis-8-for-maya

    Post edited by johnbp on
  • LayLo 3DLayLo 3D Posts: 329

    Hi,

    Sorry for the delayed response, I just now stumbled upon this post. I was trying to keep a lookup for threads of this nature too.

    To install manually download extract the files to the following locations:

    • Everything in the folder:
      \DAZ Studio_4.5;4.x Public Build;4.x Private Build\scripts\support\LayLo3D\Genesis8ForMaya
      Goes into:
      C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZStudio4\scripts\support\LayLo3D\Genesis8ForMaya
    • For Windows, everything in:
      \UserDocs\Autodesk\maya\plug-ins
      Goes into:
      {your username}\Documents\maya\plug-ins
    • Everything in this folder:
      \AppData\DAZ 3D\Studio4\RunOnce
      You should be able to double click and they will open Daz Studio (if it’s not open) and set up the scripts inside the script menu so they can be ran from Daz Studio. You can also drag them from the folder onto the Daz Studio window and it should execute them as well.
    • For Mac OS, everything in:
      \SharedDocs
      is the same as what’s in the UserDocs, there’s just a little bit of a folder structure difference with Mac OS
      \Users\Shared\Autodesk\maya\{version}\plug-ins

    I also updated the manual with this info as well. I'm in the process of making it more thorough.

    Let me know if you have any other questions and thanks for your support!

  • johnbpjohnbp Posts: 55

    Thanks!  And no problem on the delay,

    I have been on vacation the last 10 days and just got back, so even if you replied earlier I wouldn't have seen it until today.  So actually it was perfect timing!

  • julianhwrd_d0b569a94djulianhwrd_d0b569a94d Posts: 46

    Are there any conflicts with having DazToMaya installed at the same time?

  • LayLo 3DLayLo 3D Posts: 329
    julianhwrd_d0b569a94d said:

    Are there any conflicts with having DazToMaya installed at the same time?

    No, they can both safely be installed at the same time. I also set my plug-in up in such a way you can still use DazToMaya's shader conversion tool as my plug-in doesn't do any shader conversion.

    For more information on how, please refer to the Genesis 8 for Maya manual:

    https://www.laylo3d.com/genesis-8-for-maya-manual/

  • prometheanstudiooneprometheanstudioone Posts: 3

    Install manager did not work. So I installed it manually. I have went through your manual twice to ensure I got it correct.. Its NOT working..

    When I go to the G8 For Maya Tab and select  import ( base character or other)  the same things happens , the charcter comes in but nothing is hooked up no ik etc.. 

    and the dialog box does not open , I have attached a image..

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  • prometheanstudiooneprometheanstudioone Posts: 3

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  • thomasslislethomasslisle Posts: 6

    hi it doesnt say if this is compatible with maya 2019.    i get g8 for maya in my menu but when i import     its stays on importing please wait for ever       I have let a response on your web site but no reply.     if thsi doesnt work on maya 2019 i want my money back  

  • jeanlucrichterjeanlucrichter Posts: 0
    thomasslisle said:

    hi it doesnt say if this is compatible with maya 2019.    i get g8 for maya in my menu but when i import     its stays on importing please wait for ever       I have let a response on your web site but no reply.     if thsi doesnt work on maya 2019 i want my money back  

    For Maya you have to activate the plug-in in the dedicated menu for it to show in the menus

  • jeanlucrichterjeanlucrichter Posts: 0
    LayLo 3D said:
    julianhwrd_d0b569a94d said:

    Are there any conflicts with having DazToMaya installed at the same time?

    No, they can both safely be installed at the same time. I also set my plug-in up in such a way you can still use DazToMaya's shader conversion tool as my plug-in doesn't do any shader conversion.

    For more information on how, please refer to the Genesis 8 for Maya manual:

    https://www.laylo3d.com/genesis-8-for-maya-manual/

    I am on Mac with Daz 4.11 and was unable to have the script activated in Daz3D. When I clic on the 3 files in Runonce, nothing happens.

    Is there a different way to install it, because it's very tedious to have to go to the content library to activate the supports scripts manualy

  • videoninja719videoninja719 Posts: 343
    edited January 2020

    just got this plugin with recommendation from some mysterious dude messaging me to get this, unfortunately it cant be found inside daz install manager. help

     

    Edit: ok found all the instructions and videos at laylo3d website. Working as intended. 

    Post edited by videoninja719 on
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